Slow down with calming 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 Mozart, Ralf Kleeman and Louise Farrenc – plus some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how exercise HIIT can calm the mind.
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Music Played
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan (Arr. for Saxophone & Piano)
- Orchid Music Limited.
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Arthur Bliss
Checkmate
Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. -
Antonio Vivaldi
Air for Chalumeau "La Tortora"
Orchestra: Concerto Köln.- Sony Classical.
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Vivian Roost
Crepuscule
- Pianoramix.
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Mark Butler
Dona nobis pacem
Composer: Trad.. Ensemble: London Voices. Conductor: Mark Butler.- Oxford University Press Music.
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Louise Farrenc
Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano, Op. 45: II. Andante
- Channel Classics.
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Amy Elise Horrocks
Twilight (Rêverie)
Performer: Alexandra Mackenzie. Performer: Ingrid Sawers.- Delphian Records.
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Hubert Clifford
Curly Locks (from 5 English nursery tunes)
Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.- Chandos.
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Alex Baranowski
Immortal Universal
Conductor: Angèle Dubeau. Ensemble: La Pietà.- Les Productions Analekta Inc..
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Alex Baranowski
Immortal Universal
Conductor: Angèle Dubeau. Ensemble: La Pietà.- Portrait: Alex Baranowski.
- Les Productions Analekta Inc..
- 8.
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H. Leslie Adams
Contrasts: II. Lament
- Albany Records.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041: II. Andante
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Heinrich Isaac
Nu vilar folk och länder
Music Arranger: Mats Bergström.- Naxos.
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Christian Badzura
Petites Vagues
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Antonio Ministeri
Here
- enjou.
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Blind Tom Wiggins
Water in the Moonlight
- Meridian Records.
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Lili Boulanger
3 Morceaux: No. 2, D'un jardin clair
- Grand Piano.
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Max Richter
Mercy
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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George Butterworth
Suite for String Quartette (Arr. for String Orchestra by K. Russman): IV. Molto
Conductor: Krišs Russman. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales.- BIS.
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Alexis Ffrench
Still Life
- Sony Classical.
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Alice Tegnér
Violin Sonata in A Minor: III. Andante
Performer: Bernt Lysell. Performer: Lucia Negro. Music Arranger: Svensson Sander. Performer: Leo Johanni.- MATS WENDT.
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Thomas Adès
Alchymia: III. Lachrymae
- Orchid Music Limited.
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Edmund Jolliffe
Musical Reflections
- De Wolfe Music.
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RIOPY
Twilight Meditation
- Warner Classics.
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Marie Awadis
Étude No. 2: Breathless
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Edvard Grieg
Two Elegiac Melodies, Op.34: II - The Last Spring
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO).
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Sigvaldi Kaldalóns
Ave María
Music Arranger: Víkingur Ólafsson. Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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John Luther Adams
Lines Made by Walking: I. Up the Mountain
- Cold Blue Music.
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Shuta Yasukochi
Air
- Shuta Yasukochi.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Sonata in G minor Op.19 for cello and piano
Performer: Anastasia Kobekina. Performer: Luka Okros. -
Carlos Simon
Light everlasting (solo piano version)
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Anne Lovett
Infinity (Arr. Lawson)
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299: II. Andante
- Alpha Classics.
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Timothy Ferchen, Russell Hartenberger, Steve Reich, Steve Chambers, Cornelius Cardew, Bob Becker, Ben Harms, Glen Velez, Joan La Barbara & Jay Clayton
Drumming - Part II
- UME - Global Clearing House.
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Roger Eno
Something Made Out Of Nothing
Conductor: Roger Eno.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Alberto Giurioli
Endless Spring
- Platoon Ltd.
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Philip Glass
Escape
- Orange Mountain Music.
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Ralf Kleemann
Found at Last
- KleeWorld.
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Challem
The Workman
- Télès Music.
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Clara Schumann
12 Gedichte aus Liebesfrühling, Op. 37: No. 11, Warum willst du andre fragen
Performer: Anneleen Lenaerts. Performer: Dionysis Grammenos.- Warner Classics.
Broadcasts
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