
Welcome tranquillity with blissful classical music
Niall Breslin brings you calming classical music to help you release the stresses of the day, recharge and prepare to rest.
Three hours of calming classical music to help you release the stresses of the day, recharge and prepare to rest - presented by Irish musician and mindfulness expert Niall Breslin.
This episode features a rich blend of music from the likes of Vivaldi, Max Richter and Rose Riebl. Plus a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Michael James Wong, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how knitting can help induce a calming 'flow state'.
To listen on most smart speakers, just ask ѿý Sounds to play Classical Wind Down.
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Franz Liszt
Liebestraume, No 3 arr. for harp
Performer: Nora von Marschall.- Liebestraum - Scarlatti, Liszt, Fauré, Tournier.
- Prospero Classical.
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Gerald Finzi
Amen from Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice, Op. 26 (arr Paul Mealor)
Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.- Decca.
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John Tavener
Song for Athene
Lyricist: William Shakespeare. Ensemble: VOCES8.- Enchanted Isle.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 9.
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Laure Chan
Lost in Translation
Performer: Laure Chan. Ensemble: Curve Ensemble.- Bigo and Twigetti.
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Polly Carter
Blue sketchbook
Performer: Polly Carter.- Sea Ash Records.
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Antonín Dvořák
Romantic Piece, Op 75 No 1 (arr. Alex Fortes)
Performer: Grace Park. Music Arranger: Alex Fortes. Orchestra: Prague Philharmonia. Conductor: Emmanuel Villaume.- Grace Park plays Dvorak & Mozart.
- Orchid Classics.
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Fanny Mendelssohn
String Quartet in E flat major (3rd mvt - Romanze)
Ensemble: Consone Quartet. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 6 in F major, Op 68 (Pastoral) - 2nd mvt: scene by the brook
Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda. -
Keane Wang
All the same
Performer: Keane Wang.- Keane Wang.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 mandolins in G major, RV 532 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Alon Sariel. Ensemble: Venice Baroque Orchestra.- Vivaldi pour lire.
- UME - Global Clearing House.
- 37.
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Helen Jane Long
The Aviators
Ensemble: Music Lab Collective.- BLE Music Group.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No 4 in E flat major, K 495 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Anthony Halstead. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.- Mozart: Horn Concertos 1-4: Halstead/AAM/Hogwood.
- L'Oiseau-Lyre.
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Yann Tiersen
Caledonian Canal
Performer: Yann Tiersen.- Rathlin from a Distance _ The Liquid Hour.
- Mute.
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Luke Faulkner
Stargazing
Performer: Luke Faulkner. Performer: Emma Arriza. Performer: Martha Mitu. Performer: Caleb Sibley. Performer: Tom Huet.- Halidon.
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Eugène Bozza
Aria
Performer: Kohei Ueno.- Eau Rouge.
- eplus music.
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Henry Purcell
When I am laid in earth (Dido and Aeneas) arr. Stokowski
Orchestrator: Leopold Stokowski. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.- CHANDOS.
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Büşra Kayıkçı
Dragon
Performer: Büşra Kayıkçı.- Dragon.
- Warner Classics.
- 1.
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Chad Lawson
Sanctuary (Sleep Rework)
Performer: Chad Lawson.- Chad Lawson Decca US.
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Trad.
Unknown Air
Performer: Duncan Chisholm. Performer: Phil Cunningham. Music Arranger: Duncan Chisholm.- Affric.
- Copperfish Records.
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Hanna Havrylets
Prayer
Singer: Grace Davidson. Choir: Meridian. Conductor: Irene Messoloras.- Serenity – Choral Music from Fauré to Prauliņš.
- Signum Classics.
- 104.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Piano concerto No 2 in F major, Op 102 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Yuja Wang. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.- Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Lloyd Coleman
Luminescence
Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer. -
Max Richter
Perihelion
Performer: Louisa Fuller. Performer: Natalia Bonner. Performer: Nick Barr. Performer: Max Ruisi. Performer: Zara Hudson‐Kozdoj.- Perihelion.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Robert Schumann
Romance, Op 28 No 2
Ensemble: Duo Arnicans.- Dream.
- Prima Classic.
- 10.
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Frank Bridge
Two Old English Songs for string orchestra, No 1: Sally in our alley
Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- Orchestral Works Vol. 5.
- Chandos.
- 10 - 11.
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Peter Gregson
Ritual
Performer: Peter Gregson.- Decca Records US.
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Bright Sheng
Black Swan [after Brahms' Intermezzo in A major Op.118 no.2]
Orchestra: Kansas City Symphony. Conductor: Michael Stern.- Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations.
- Reference Recordings.
- 12.
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Rose Riebl
Even as the Light Fades
Performer: Rose Riebl.- INNI.
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Laura Sullivan
Rest your sorrow, Movement 1
Performer: Laura Sullivan.- Sentient Spirit Records.
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Nobuo Uematsu
Theme of Love (from Final Fantasy IV)
Performer: Alis Huws. Performer: Ellie Consta. Performer: Emma Oldfield. Performer: Ben Norris. Performer: Deni Teo.- Theme of Love (From "Final Fantasy IV") [Arr. Lawson for Harp & String Quartet].
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Jessie Marcella
Komorebi
Performer: Jessie Marcella.- Mercury Classics.
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Randall Thompson
Alleluia
Choir: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Paul Brough. -
Howard Shore
The Shire (from Lord of the Rings)
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Howard Shore.- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - the Complete Recordings.
- Rhino/Warner Records.
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Lauri Porra
A Song for Winter
Performer: Lauri Porra. Ensemble: Mumintrollen.- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Third Coast Percussion
How To Miss Someone
- Neogarde.
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Misha Mullov-Abbado
The Stage Hand
Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Parkinson. -
Anna Simonetta
Echo - reimagined
Performer: Anna Simonetta.- Little Symphony Records.
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Erland Cooper & Freya Goldmark
Asleep On The Wing (Edit)
- Mercury Classics.
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Theo Alexander
re; Waiting
Performer: Theo Alexander.- Arts & Crafts Productions Inc..
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Amanda Christina Elizabeth Aldridge
Columbine (Carnival, Suite of 5 dances, No 4)
Performer: Rochelle Sennet.- Bach To Black: Suites for Piano, Vol. II.
- Albany Records.
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