Float along on a gentle river of 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 Robert Schumann, Amy Beach and Alexandra Str茅liski. 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 eating earlier in the evening can help with sleep.
To listen on most smart speakers just ask 蜜芽传媒 Sounds to play Classical Wind Down.
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Music Played
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Manuel de Falla
Nana (7 Popular Spanish songs, No 5) transcribed Llobet & Pujol for violin & guitar
Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Pl铆nio Fernandes.- Decca.
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Eric Coates
Under the Stars
Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.- Eric Coates: Orchestral Works Vol. 4.
- Chandos.
- 601.
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Joe Mottau
Breathe in
Performer: Joe Mottau.- JCB Records.
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Lauri Porra & Mumintrollen
Things You Find on Seashores
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Robert Schumann
Symphony No 2 in C major, Op 61 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- London Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd.
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Peter Maxwell Davies
Farewell to Stromness
Performer: Lavinia Meijer.- Farewell to Stromness.
- Sony Classical.
- 1.
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Roque Cordero
Nocturno (8 Miniatures, No 5)
Orchestra: Chicago Sinfonietta. Conductor: Paul Freeman.- African Heritage Symphonic Series volume II.
- CEDILLE RECORDS.
- 7.
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Laura Masotto
Biki V
Performer: Laura Masotto.- Laura Masotto.
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Karl Jenkins
Largo from Palladio Reimagined
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Karl Jenkins.- Stravaganza.
- Decca.
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Alexis Ffrench
Guiding Light
Performer: Gerard Cousins.- Guiding Light (Arr. for guitar by Gerard Cousins).
- Prima Classic.
- 1.
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John Tavener
Shakti, from Mahashakti
Performer: Ruth Palmer. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.- Tavener: Requiem.
- Warner Classics.
- 8.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Aria and Variations 1-12)
Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.- Hyperion.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Oboe concerto in G major, TWV 51:g2 (1st mvt)
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.
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Arsha Kaviani
Concert Etude After Bach
Performer: Arsha Kaviani.- SRSLY.
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Henri毛tte Bosmans
Cello concerto No 2 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Gemma Rosefield. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jonathan Bloxham. -
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Florence Price
Piano Sonata in E Minor (2nd mvt)
Performer: Hiroko Ishimoto.- Pioneers: Piano Works by Female Composers.
- Grand Piano.
- 1601.
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Sophie Hutchings
A Sense Of Place
Performer: Sophie Hutchings.- Mercury Classics.
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Sicut cervus
Choir: The London Oratory School Schola. Conductor: Charles Cole.- Sacred treasures of Rome.
- Hyperion.
- 14.
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Mikael Oterhals
Her
Performer: Mikael Oterhals.- Daphne Records.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Song to the moon (Rusalka)
Music Arranger: Pablo Ferr谩ndez. Performer: Pablo Ferr谩ndez. Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Frost.- Rusalka, Op. 114, Act I: Song to the Moon.
- Sony Classical.
- 1.
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Muri毛l Bostdorp
Hope
Performer: Muri毛l Bostdorp.- Hope.
- Andante Piano.
- 1.
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Matilda Brown
Moving Through Emotions
Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gabriella Teychenn茅. -
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Sonata No 6 in A major, Op 30 No 1 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Geneva Lewis. Performer: Julia Hamos. -
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Alexander Glazunov
Nocturne from Chopiniana
Composer: Fr茅d茅ric Chopin. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. -
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Alexandra Str茅liski
Umbra
Performer: Alexandra Str茅liski.- XXIM Records.
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William Grant Still
Moon Dusk from Wood Notes
Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Riley Court-Wood. -
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Yujin Baek
Life like this
Performer: Yujin Baek.- Yellow Rose Records.
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John Barry
Out of Africa (Main Theme)
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: John McNeely.- VARESE SARABANDE.
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Nora
Madeleine
Performer: Nora.- T茅l猫s Music.
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Toshifumi Hinata
Vendetta
Orchestra: Budapest Scoring Orchestra. Conductor: Zolt谩n Pad.- Sony Music Labels Inc..
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Robert Allen Elliott
Soft Shimmer
Performer: Robert Allen Elliott.- 2nd Foundation Music.
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Augusta Holm猫s
Roland Furieux (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Valentina Peleggi. -
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Tottomori
Hopping tidepools
Performer: Tottomori.- Tottomori.
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Christian Janssen
The right path
Performer: Christian Janssen.- Piano Mosaic.
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Misha Mullov-Abbado
The Stage Hand
Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Parkinson. -
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Kieran Hebden & William Tyler
No Services
- Psychic Hotline.
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Secret Garden
Adagio
- Universal Music AS.
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Amy Beach
By the still waters, Op 114
Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason.- Decca.
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Romance
Two of a kind
Performer: Romance.- Ecstatic Recordings.
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John Ireland
A Downland Suite (3rd mvt: Minuet)
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.- John Ireland: Orchestral Works.
- Chandos.
- 4.
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