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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 JS Bach, Phamie Gow and Reynaldo Hahn. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation expert Maude Hirst, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how vacuuming is good for the mind.
To listen on most smart speakers just ask ѿý Sounds to play Classical Wind Down.
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    ![]()  Georges BizetAu Fond du Temple Saint arr. cello Conductor: Andrew Greene. Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.- Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
 
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    ![]()  Ola Gjeiloѿýbound - DAWN.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 7.
 
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    ![]()  Peter SchickeleElegies for Clarinet and Piano: Song for Bert - Albany Records.
 
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    ![]()  Heitor Villa‐LobosO Canto do Cisne Negro - AVIE Records.
 
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    ![]()  Rachel PortmanJune - Sony Classical/Sony Music.
 
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    ![]()  José FerrerCharme de la Nuit in A Major, Op. 36 "Nocturne" - Prima Classic.
 
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    ![]()  Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyQuartet No. 3 In E Flat Minor Op.30 For Strings, iii. Andante funebre e doloroso, ma con moto Ensemble: The Heath Quartet.- Harmonia Mundi : HMU 907665.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 7.
 
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    ![]()  Sally GreenawayGreenaway: Etude In F Minor - Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
 
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    ![]()  Ólafur ArnaldsÖldurót (Island Songs IV) - Mercury Classics.
 
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    ![]()  Johann Sebastian BachKeyboard Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052: II. Adagio Conductor: Murray Perahia. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.- Sony Classical.
 
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    ![]()  Leos JanáčekViolin Sonata, JW VII/7: II. Ballada Performer: Coco Tomita. Performer: Simon Callaghan.- Echoes.
- Orchid Classics.
- 103.
 
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    ![]()  Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-GeorgesQuartet concertant in G minor, Op 15 No 2 (1st mvmt, Adagio) Ensemble: Arabella String Quartet.- Naxos.
 
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    ![]()  Helen HabershonThe Bronze Horseman (Arr. J. Lenehan): II. Andante - Found in Winter: Works by Helen Habershon.
- Divine Art Limited.
- 7.
 
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    ![]()  Stuart BeatchWhen sleep is nigh Choir: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Will Dawes.
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    ![]()  Chia-Pei ChenMoonrise - Platoon.
 
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    ![]()  Arthur SullivanSymphony in E major 'Irish' Ensemble: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- GBѿý.
 
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    ![]()  Lloyd ColemanLuminescence Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer.
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    ![]()  Snorri HallgrímssonI've Been Here Before - Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
 
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    ![]()  Reynaldo HahnPiano Quartet in G Major: III. Andnate - Chandos Records Limited.
 
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    ![]()  Sophie HutchingsDrift Through The Hours - Mercury Classics.
 
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    ![]()  George Frideric HandelLascia ch'io pianga Reflection (From Rinaldo) Arr. for Violin Conductor: Joseph Bastian.- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
 
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    ![]()  Gerald Finzi5 Bagatelles, Op. 23a (Arr. L. Ashmore for Clarinet & Strings): No. 2, Romance. Conductor: Howard Griffiths. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia.- Naxos.
 
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    ![]()  Toru Takemitsu12 Songs for Guitar: No. 5 Danny Boy - Warner Classics.
 
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    ![]()  Thomas Jean Mohamed Rabeh HoreczkoIntra Composer: Stephane Horeczko.- Masterworks/Sony Music.
 
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    ![]()  Joseph HaydnHaydn: Piano Sonata in F Major, Hob. XVI:29: II. Adagio (Excerpt) - Haydn: Piano Sonata in F Major, Hob. XVI:29: II. Adagio (Excerpt).
- Hyperion.
- 1.
 
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    ![]()  Manuel de Falla7 Canciones populares españolas: No. 3, Asturiana (Transcr. Llobet & - Decca Music Group Ltd..
 
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    ![]()  Arvo PärtVater Unser (Version for Cello and Piano) - Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
 
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    ![]()  Hildegard von BingenO Virtus Sapientiae (Arr. for Violin and String Quintet by Penelope Axtens) - Sony Classical/Sony Music.
 
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    ![]()  Margaret BondsTangamerican - Mango Eater Music.
 
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    ![]()  Joe AchesonVII. Seven Hunters - Strings & Harp - Tru Thoughts.
 
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    ![]()  Takashi YoshimatsuPleiades Dances V: Arabesque in Twilight - Denon.
 
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    ![]()  Jean SibeliusSuite from "Belshazzar's Feast", Op. 51: II. Solitude - Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, Spring Song & Suite from "Belshazzar's Feast".
- Chandos.
- 107.
 
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    ![]()  Martin JacobyEchoes - Silent Star Music.
 
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    ![]()  Claude DebussyClair de lune, CD 82/3 (Arr. Parkin & Kaner-Lidström for Saxophone - Decca Music Group Ltd..
 
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