Take away the cares of the day with beautiful 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 Chopin, Herbie Hancock and Errollyn Wallen. 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 the scent of flowers can help ease anxiety.
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Frédéric Chopin
Prelude in E minor, Op 28 No 4
Performer: Eline Marlene.- Chopin: Prelude in E Minor.
- Télès Music.
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Philip Godfrey
Enchanted Night (3 Piece suite)
Orchestra: Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.- British Celebration 2.
- Heritage Records.
- 7.
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Jung Jae-il
Forgiven (from Broker soundtrack)
Performer: Jung Jae-il.- BROKER (OST).
- CJENM.
- 22.
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Gabriel Fauré
Pavane, Op 50
Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- Bizet, Faure, Ibert, Ravel: City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox.
- Virgin Classics.
- 5.
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Alexis Ffrench
Glow
Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- Glow.
- Sony Classical.
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in F minor, Op 20 No 5 (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Chaos String Quartet. -
Laura Masotto
Biki I
Performer: Laura Masotto.- Biki (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Laura Masotto.
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Max Bruch
Kol Nidrei, Op 47
Performer: Truls Mørk. Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.- VIRGIN.
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Max Richter
Non-Eternal Part 3
Performer: Max Richter. Performer: Louisa Fuller. Performer: Max Ruisi.- Non-Eternal (Pt. 3).
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Erland Cooper
Berriedale on Hoy
Performer: Erland Cooper.- Berriedale on Hoy.
- Mercury Classics.
- 1.
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George Frideric Handel
Trio sonata in G minor, HWV 393 arr. for 2 cellos & piano
Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Mariatu Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.- Handel: Trio Sonata in G Minor, HWV 393: III. Largo (Transcr. Beyer 2 Cellos &am.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 1.
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Valentin Silvestrov
Violin concerto (4th mvt)
Performer: Janusz Wawrowski. Orchestra: Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Lyndon‐Gee.- Valentin Silvestrov: Symphony No. 8 & Violin Concerto.
- Naxos Music UK Ltd.
- 4.
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Rachel Portman
Rosengarten (Dolomites, pale mountains)
Ensemble: LGT Young Soloists. Conductor: Alexander Gilman.- Dolomites, pale mountains/III. Rosengarten.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
- 1.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
June - Barcarolle (The Seasons)
Performer: Bruce Liu.- Tchaikovsky: The Seasons.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 6.
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Claude Debussy
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Orchestrator: Colin Matthews. Performer: Jonathan Morton. Ensemble: Scottish Ensemble.- LINN: CKD 512.
- Linn Records.
- 6.
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Vince Pope
Epilogue, Part 1
Singer: Kezia Tomsett. Orchestra: London Contemporary Orchestra. Conductor: Hugh Brunt.- Passages ѿý.
- Manners McDade.
- 6.
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Herbie Hancock
Harvest Time
Performer: Herbie Hancock.- The Piano.
- Sony.
- 004.
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Kerensa Briggs
Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God
Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.- Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God.
- Sony Classical.
- 1.
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Richard Addinsell
The Isle of Apples (The Saviours)
Music Arranger: Roy Douglas. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn.- Addinsell: Goodbye Mr. Chips / A Tale of Two Cities.
- Marco-Polo.
- 4.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Aria (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988) arr. for 2 guitars
Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Performer: Antoine Morinière.- Bach, JS: Goldberg Variations: Aria.
- Warner Classics.
- 1.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano concerto No 24, K 491 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Ryan Wigglesworth. Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. -
Simmy Singh
Close your eyes and see
Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. -
Chad Lawson
Where There Is Hope
Performer: Chad Lawson.- Where There Is Hope.
- Chad Lawson Decca US.
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Pablo Suárez
Second Chances
Performer: Pablo Suárez.- Retrospect.
- Pablo Suárez.
- 10.
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Germaine Tailleferre
Romance
Performer: Alexandra Dariescu. -
Ludovico Einaudi
Air
Performer: Gautier Capuçon.- Einaudi: Air.
- Warner Classics.
- 1.
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Edvard Grieg
Morning (Peer Gynt - suite No 1, Op 46)
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev.- Sommernachtskonzert 2025 / Summer Night Concert 2025.
- Sony Classical.
- 7.
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Luke Faulkner
The Journey
Performer: Luke Faulkner. Performer: Emma Arriza. Performer: Martha Mitu. Performer: Caleb Sibley. Performer: Tom Huet.- Halidon.
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Cecilia Tyrrell
Expand Your Creativity
Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. -
Kyle Preston
Submersion Symmetry
Performer: Kyle Preston.- Melancholy Pulse.
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Errollyn Wallen
Dance X (Dances for orchestra)
Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: John Andrews.- Dances for Orchestra: VIII. Dance X.
- Resonus Classics.
- 1.
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Zuzanna Całka
Nautilus
Performer: Zuzanna Całka.- Zuzanna Całka.
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Frederick Delius
Romance
Performer: Sterling Elliott. Performer: Richard Uttley. -
Karen Tanaka
Lavender Field
Performer: Signe Bakke.- Crystalline - Piano Music by Karen Tanaka.
- 2L.
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Zoe Dixon
Meditation
Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. -
Giulio Caccini
Ave Maria
Performer: Masako Shirabe.- Mclassics.
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Josef Rheinberger
Abendlied (3 Geistliche Gesange, Op 69)
Ensemble: The Gesualdo Six. Conductor: Owain Park.- Rheinberger: 3 Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 69: No. 3, Abendlied.
- Hyperion.
- 1.
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Florian Christl
Aurora (Upright Piano Version)
Performer: Florian Christl.- Aurora (Upright Piano Version).
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
- 1.
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Jun Futamata
#bfbfbf (12:00:00pm - 05:07:53pm)
Singer: Jun Futamata.- Jun Futamata.
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Sir George Dyson
At Evening Bell (Woodland Suite)
Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- Chandos Records Limited.
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