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Ease the cares of the day with calming 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 Mozart, annasara and Arvo Pärt. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Michael James Wong, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on the positive effects of scented candles.

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano sonata in D major, K 576 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Jennifer Lim.
    • Mystical Mozart.
    • Genuin.
    • 205.

  • Paul Lewis

    English Suite: Meditation

    Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia.
    • ENGLISH STRING MINIATURES, Vol. 4.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.

  • Alexander Litvinovsky

    Snow White's Canzonetta

    Ensemble: Metamorphose String Orchestra. Conductor: Pavel Lyubomudrov.
    • Alexander Litvinovsky's Snow White.
    • Halidon.
    • 9.

  • William Mundy

    O Lord, the Maker of All Thing

    Choir: Choir of New College Oxford. Conductor: Robert Quinney.
    • William Mundy: Vox patris caelestis.
    • Linn Records.
    • 7.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Air on the G string (Suite No 3, BWV 1068 - Aria) arr. Philip Lasser

    Performer: Simone Dinnerstein. Music Arranger: Philip Lasser. Ensemble: Baroklyn.
    • complicite.
    • Supertrain Records.
    • 11.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite Op 40 (4th mvt, Air)

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka.

  • The Ayoub Sisters

    Ascension

    • The 21 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sarah Ayoub.
    • 4.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Paganini Variation arr. Jarkko Riihimaki

    Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Iyad Sughayer. Music Arranger: Jarkko Riihimäki.
    • Esther Abrami.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 2.

  • Daigo Hanada

    Katachi

    Performer: Daigo Hanada.
    • Bigo & Twigetti.

  • Judith Weir

    Still, Glowing

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • Dalia's Mixtape.
    • Platoon.
    • 3.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzo in A major, Op 118 No 2

    Performer: Martin James Bartlett.
    • Brahms: 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 2, Intermezzo in A Major.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Haydn Wood

    Piano concerto in D minor (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Hamish Milne. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Joseph Holbrooke & Haydn Wood: Piano Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Piano Conc.
    • Hyperion.

  • Jessie Montgomery

    Peace (Arr. for Cello & Piano)

    Performer: Heather Tuach. Performer: Yoko Misumi.
    • In the Mirror.
    • Divine Art.
    • 05.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Venetian Boat Song (Songs without words, Op 19 No 6)

    Orchestrator: Lahav Shani. Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Lahav Shani.
    • Mendelssohn: Venetian Gondola Song, Op. 19 No. 6.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Rachel Portman

    Flight

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Anna Lapwood.
    • Flight.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Francisco Guerrero

    O sacrum convivium

    Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: Paul Brough.

  • César Franck

    Symphony in D minor

    Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris – Philharmonie. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • Franck: Symphony in D Minor - Dukas: L’apprenti sorcier - Roussel: Symphony No..
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.

  • Elias Kiefer

    Improvisation No. 12

    Performer: Elias Kiefer.
    • Berlin Improvisations.
    • Andante Piano.
    • 5.

  • Claude Debussy

    Reflets Dans L'Eau (Images - Set 1)

    Performer: Alim Beisembayev.

  • Philip Glass

    Metamorphosis Two

    Performer: Kai Schumacher. Performer: Benedict Kloeckner.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • Lucy Walker

    Intuition

    Conductor: Graham Ross. Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers.

  • Nils Frahm

    Kanten

    Performer: Nils Frahm.
    • Night.
    • Leitner.
    • 3.

  • annasara

    Impressions from Salshog, No 2: Instrumental

    • Impressions from Sälshög.
    • annasongs.
    • 2.

  • John Williams

    Princess Leia's Theme (Star Wars IV)

    Music Arranger: Julian Riem. Performer: Raphaela Gromes. Performer: Julian Riem.
    • Imagination.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 19.

  • Eric Fogg

    Sea-Sheen - an Idyll, Op 17

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
    • Chisholm: Symphony No. 2 - Hold: The Unreturning Spring - Fogg: Merok & Sea Shee.
    • Dutton Epoch.
    • 15.

  • Franz Liszt

    Liebestraume, No 3

    Performer: Mariam Batsashvili.
    • Liszt: La campanella.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.

  • Büşra Kayıkçı

    Chest

    Performer: Büşra Kayıkçı.
    • Chest.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 5 in B flat major, D 485 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.

  • Jonathan L'Esperance & Stef N

    Gentle Flow

    • Enjou.

  • William Walton

    Henry V: Touch Her Soft Lips and Part

    Lyricist: William Shakespeare. Conductor: John Rutter. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Choir: The Cambridge Singers.
    • This is the Day.
    • Collegium Records.
    • 15.

  • Athana Siva

    Spring Afternoons

    Performer: Athana Siva.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Kuolema (Scene with Cranes)

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Will Everitt

    Be Kind to Yourself

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gabriella Teychenné.

  • Jenny J Nam

    Recovery

    Performer: Jenny J Nam.
    • Collaborative Records.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Silouan's Song (Version for String Orchestra)

    Orchestra: Concerto Copenhagen. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • Adrián Berenguer

    Lullaby

    Performer: Adrián Berenguer.
    • Metamorphosis.
    • The Other Songs.
    • 5.

  • Mars Smith

    By My Side

    • By My Side.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 1.

  • Melody Eötvös

    Danaid

    Performer: Alex Raineri.
    • A Story from the Sand Dunes: Solo Piano Works by Melody Eötvös.
    • ABC Classic.
    • 12.

  • Cecil Armstrong Gibbs

    Dusk (Fancy Dress suite, Op 82 No 3)

    Orchestra: The New London Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.
    • British Light Music Classics, Vol. 1.
    • Hyperion.
    • 10.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 4 Jun 2025 18:00
    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 29 Jun 2025 18:00
    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 Unwind