Slow down with a relaxing classical music playlist
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 Beethoven, Alexis Ffrench and Caroline Shaw – plus some Wind Down Wisdom from award-winning science podcaster Caroline Steel.
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Leopold Hofmann
Cello Concerto in C Major, Badley C3: II. Adagio
Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia.- Naxos Special Projects.
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Clara Schumann
3 Romances Op.11 ( no.1 in E flat minor)
Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.- Romance – The Piano Music of Clara Schumann.
- Decca.
- 4.
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George Frideric Handel
Concerto for Oboe, Bassoon, Harpsichord and B.c. "Piagge serene": Adagio
Orchestra: Sinfonia Varsovia.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Caroline Shaw
and the swallow (Psalm 84)
Choir: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
Polly Carter
Midnight Clouds
- Sea Ash Records.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Suite from "24 Negro Melodies": IV. Lament - They Will Not Lend Me a Child
Conductor: Michael Repper. Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra.- AVIE Records.
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Franz Schubert
Impromptu No.3 in G flat major, D.899
Performer: Eric Lu. -
Dario Marianelli
Rescue Me (Album Version)
- Decca (UMO).
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Five Pieces for 2 Violins and Piano, WoO (Arr. for Clarinet, Piano and 4 Saxopho
Lyricist: Lev Atovmian.- Sony Classical.
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Lara Somogyi
voiles
Composer: Jean‐Michel Blais.- Mercury Classics.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis for double string orchestra
Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka.- GBѿý.
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Adrien La Marca
Tempelhof (Arr. for Viola & Piano by Dana Dorken and Adrien La Marca)
- LA PRIMA VOLTA.
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Karl Jenkins
Over the Stone: IV. Crossing the Stone
Composer: Trad.. Conductor: Karl Jenkins. Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.- Sony Classical.
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Joaquín Rodrigo
Canconeta pour violon et orchestre a cordes
- Arion.
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Alexis Ffrench
Across the Ocean
- Sony Classical.
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Davis Daniel
Cantilene
Composer: Josef Rheinberger.- Magnum Opus.
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Georges Delerue
La passante du Sans-Souci
- Warner Classics.
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Arnold van Wyk
5 Elegies for String Quartet: No. 3, Adagio. Senza tempo e parlante
- ECM New Series.
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Eunike Tanzil
Remembering
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Kristina Arakelyan
Meditation
Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Heron. -
Jonas Gewald
Clouds
Composer: Marius Lesemann. Composer: Thomas Muis.- NORR.
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Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 17: II. Romanza. Andante
Conductor: Antoni Wit. Orchestra: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.- Naxos.
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Lachlan Skipworth
Cavern - Quintet for Bass Recorder and String Quartet: II. Tranquillo
Ensemble: Australian String Quartet.- ABC Classic.
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Rachel Portman
Dolomites, pale mountains: IV. Saslonch
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Morten Lauridsen
O Magnum mysterium
Choir: Nordic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Nicol Matt.- Lauridsen - O Magnum Mysterium.
- Bayer Records.
- 17.
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Daigo Hanada
Haku
- Universal Music LLC.
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Anton Rubinstein
2 Mélodies, Op.3: II. Andante (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
- Sony Classical.
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Akira Nakada
A Song Of Early Spring
Music Arranger: Toru Takemitsu.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto no.27 in B flat major, K.595 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Mitsuko Uchida. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Nat Bartsch
Bartsch: Forever, and No Time At All
- Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
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Melissa Parmenter
A Foot On Both Sides / Amy's Piano Theme
- Universal Ltd..
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Max Richter
On the Nature of Daylight (Transc. for Saxophone Quartet and Cello)
Ensemble: Signum Saxophone Quartet.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Mirla
Ukiyo
Composer: Kenji Azuma.- enjou.
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Ludovico Einaudi
Due tramonti
- Sony Classical.
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Sophie Hutchings
Secrets To The Sea
- Mercury Classics.
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Erland Cooper
Rackwick Glen
- Mercury Classics.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer" (2nd mvmt Adagio)
Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Leonidas Kavakos. Performer: Emanuel Ax.- Sony.
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