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Relax into the evening with a calming classical 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, Laura Marling and Robert Schumann. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Maude Hirst, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on the calming benefits of loading the dishwasher.

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Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    5 Songs (Op.105), no.1; Wie Melodien zieht es mir

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Harding.
    • Nicola Benedetti: Szymanowski, Chausson, Saint-Saens.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Dario Marianelli

    Dawn (Arr. Webb for Harp) (From \"Pride and Prejudice\")

    • Dawn (Arr. Webb for Harp) (From \"Pride and Prejudice\").
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Cello Sonata, FP 143: II. Cavatine

    • Saint-Sa毛ns: Cello Concerto No. 1 - Franck, Faur茅 & Poulenc.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 11.

  • Philippe Gaubert

    Sur l'eau

    • Lake Reflections - Music for Flute & Harp.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 12.

  • Paul Smith

    Love Always Within

    • Love Always Within.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 1.

  • Franz Schubert

    6 Moments musicaux, D 780

    Performer: Igor Levit.

  • Hideyuki Hashimoto

    Water Circle

    Composer: Hiroco.M.
    • Water Circle.
    • XXIM Records.
    • 1.

  • Jean Sibelius

    String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56 'Voces Intimae' (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Vertavo Quartet.
    • Lawo.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No. 2 in D Minor "La Fenice": II. Adagio

    Music Arranger: Andreas N. Tarkmann. Orchestra: Concerto K枚ln.
    • Vivaldi.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 8.

  • Agnes Obel

    Mimoser

    • Amazon Content Services, LLC.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto no.21 in C major K.467 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.
    • Decca.

  • William Lloyd Webber

    The Gardens at Eastwell, "A Late Summer Impression": Dolce espressivo (Version f

    • The Best of Tasmin Little.
    • Chandos.
    • 204.

  • Joe Hisaishi

    One Summer's Day (From \"Spirited Away\", Arr. for Guitar by Emmanuel Rossfelder

    • Joe Hisaishi: One Summer's Day (From \"Spirited Away\", Arr. for Guitar by Emman.
    • Evidence Classics.
    • 1.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Sextet in C Minor, Op. 40 (Version for Piano Quintet): II. Andante sostenuto

    Performer: Emmanuel Despax. Ensemble: Piatti Quartet.
    • RESONANCE: Schumann, Farrenc, Durosoir.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 102.

  • Howard Skempton

    Lento

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth.
    • Skempton - Lento.
    • NMC.
    • 1.

  • Owain Park

    Phos hilaron

    Choir: The Gesualdo Six. Conductor: Owain Park.
    • Fading.
    • Hyperion.

  • Tayla-Leigh Payne

    Meditation

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Parkinson.

  • Francesca Guccione

    Naiade

    Composer: Camille River.
    • Little Symphony Records.

  • Antonio Pasculli

    Omaggio a Bellini, Duetto per Corno Inglese e Arpa

    • Music for Cor Anglais by Daelli, Pasculli, Yvon.
    • Guild GmbH.
    • 4.

  • Thomas Horeczko

    础尘补毛濒

    • Ephemeral Memory.
    • Masterworks/Sony Music.
    • 9.

  • Amy Beach

    Dreaming

    Performer: Sterling Elliott. Performer: Richard Uttley.

  • Ignacy Jan Paderewski

    Miscellanea, Op. 16: No. 4, Nocturne in B-Flat Major

    • The Piano Album.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 7.

  • E虅riks Es虒envalds

    O Salutaris Hostia

    • O Salutaris Hostia.
    • Prima Classic.
    • 1.

  • Jean-Baptiste Barri猫re

    Six Cello Sonatas, Book 4, Sonata No. 4 for Two Cellos in G Major: II. Adagio

    • Tecchler's Cello: From Cambridge to Rome.
    • King鈥檚 College, Cambridge.
    • 8.

  • Akio Yashiro

    24 Preludes: No. 8. in F-Sharp Minor - Andante tempo di Barcarolle

    • 72 Preludes.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 32.

  • Kate ElisabethMoore

    The Boxer

    • Unsounds.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56: II. Largo

    Conductor: B茅la Drahos. Orchestra: Nicolaus Esterh谩zy Sinfonia.
    • Celebrate Beethoven: Concertos.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Laura Marling

    Lullaby (Instrumental)

    • Patterns in Repeat.
    • Chrysalis Records.
    • 11.

  • Eben Vogel

    Water

    • Water.
    • Nordic Euphony Records.
    • 1.

  • Stuart Beatch

    When sleep is nigh

    Choir: 蜜芽传媒 Singers. Conductor: Will Dawes.

  • Arc De Soleil

    Yellow Hills

    • Epidemic Sound.

  • Eric Whitacre

    Water Night

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Eric Whitacre.
    • Decca.

  • Ashley Jackson

    Ennanga: II.

    Composer: William Grant Still. Ensemble: Harlem Chamber Players.
    • I'm Troubled in Mind (Arr. by Ashley Jackson).
    • Bright Shiny Things.
    • 2.

  • Sally Greenaway

    The Secret Garden

    • Modern Classical X.

  • Robert Schumann

    Waldszenen, Op. 82: IX. Abschied

    • Chopin: Nocturnes, Book 1 & 2 - Grieg: Complete Lyric Pieces - Debussy: Prelude.
    • Cascavelle.
    • 63.

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