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Switch off with relaxing 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 Freya Arde, Louise Farrenc and Mozart. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Maude Hirst, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on the benefits of weighted blankets

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Music Played

  • Franz Schubert

    Der Tod und das M盲dchen, D. 531

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra.
    • Aeon.

  • Frederick Converse

    Serenade, Op. 25

    • New Focus Recordings.

  • Erik Satie

    Gnossienne No. 4 (Transcr. for Guitar by Xuefei Yang)

    • Platoon.

  • Frederick Delius

    Orchestral Suite No. 1, RT VI/6: IV. Duo

    • EMF Endeavours.

  • Thomas Farnon

    Prologue

    • Vignettes.
    • Chromium Music Group.
    • 1.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Septet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20: II. Adagio cantabile

    Ensemble: Les Solistes OSM.
    • Groupe Analekta, Inc.

  • Jean Sibelius

    6 Impromptus, Op. 5: Impromptu VI

    • Sony Classical.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Oboe concerto in G major, TWV 51:g2 (reconstructed by Ian Payne)

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Music Arranger: Ian Payne. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.
    • Telemann: Oboe Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:g2 (Reconstr. Ian Payne): I. Andante.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Flute and Harp Concerto, K. 299: II. Andantino (Arr. Spindler for Oboe,

    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Rachel Portman

    Moment in Time

    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Jake Runestad

    Let My Love Be Heard

    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Sulkhan Tsintsadze

    Folk Themes for Cello and Piano: No. 4, Nana

    Ensemble: Duo Cassad贸.
    • WM Spain.

  • Lisa Kriegler

    Flow like there's no tomorrow

    • Piano Mosaic.

  • Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov

    8 Russian Folksongs, Op.58 - 3. Melancholy Song

    Conductor: Shalom Ronly-Riklis. Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
    • Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537, orch Elgar

    Orchestrator: Edward Elgar. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.
    • Bach Transcriptions: 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic/Slatkin.
    • Chandos.
    • 7-8.

  • Philip Herbert

    Sonatina for Double Bass and Piano: Andante

    • Meridian Records.

  • Christopher Tin

    Intermezzo

    Conductor: Christopher Tin. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Universal Music Classics.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in F Minor, K. 462

    • Sony Classical.

  • Arvo P盲rt

    Spiegel im Spiegel

    • Chandos.

  • Takashi Yoshimatsu

    Symphony No. 4, Op. 82: III. Adagietto

    • Chandos.

  • Laufey

    Bewitched

    Composer: Spencer Stewart.
    • Vingolf Recordings.

  • Henri Vieuxtemps

    Capriccio from Morceaux, Op 61

    Performer: Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad.

  • Max Richter

    Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars (Pt. 2 / Faded)

    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Fiorenzo Carpi

    In Cerca Di Cibo

    • ECM Records.

  • James Heather

    Immortal Beloved

    • Ahead Of Our Time.

  • Freya Arde

    Echo

    • recordJet.

  • Alphonse Hasselmans

    La Source, Op. 44

    • RSK Entertainment Limited.

  • Dhafer Youssef

    Fuga Hirundinum "Birds Requiem" Suite

    • OKEH.

  • C茅cile Chaminade

    6 Romances sans paroles, Op.76: 6. Meditation

    • Doorway Music.

  • Liam Taylor-West

    A Slow Breath

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer.

  • Jonathan Dove

    Stargazer: VI. The Milky Way

    • Orchid Classics.

  • Carl Nielsen

    String Quintet in G Major, FS 5: II. Adagio

    Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
    • Dacapo.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Cello Sonata, Op. 46: II. Andante Sostenuto (Arr. for Violin and String Ensemble

    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 25 Jun 2025 18:00
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  • Sun 20 Jul 2025 17:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 Unwind