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Settle into an evening of soothing 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 Eunike Tanzil, Balmorhea and Bruckner. 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 dancing to music.

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Music Played

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Serenade for strings in E major, Op 22 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Antje Weithaas. Orchestra: Camerata Bern.
    • CAvi-music.

  • Clara Schumann

    Romance in B minor

    Performer: Sylviane Deferne.
    • Clara Schumann: Romanze in B Minor (Posth.).
    • 础辫补谤迟茅.
    • 1.

  • Eunike Tanzil

    Reverie

    Performer: Eunike Tanzil. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Conductor: Anna Handler.
    • Reverie.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

  • Hubert Clifford

    Pastoral and Folk Song (A Kentish Suite)

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Bainton & Clifford: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2.
    • Chandos.
    • 107.

  • Kristina Arakelyan

    Dreamland

    Performer: Kristina Arakelyan. Singer: Ellie Blewitt. Ensemble: Choir of King鈥檚 College, London. Conductor: Joseph Fort.
    • Kristina Arakelyan: Dreamland.
    • Signum Records.
    • 1.

  • Queen Lili'uokalani

    Aloha 'Oe

    Music Arranger: Jordan Sramek. Singer: Heather Cogswell. Singer: Kim Sueoka. Conductor: Jordan Sramek. Ensemble: The Rose Ensemble.
    • Na Mele Hawaii.
    • Rose Records.
    • 28.

  • Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky

    Sinfonietta, Op 68 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • Myaskovsky: Sinfonietta, Op. 68: II. Andantino grazioso.
    • Lawo Classics.
    • 1.

  • Gaspard Le Roux

    Sarabande grave en ronde (Suite No 6 in F sharp minor)

    Performer: Daniel-Ben Pienaar.
    • Gaspard Le Roux: Complete Suites.
    • AVIE Records.
    • 31.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Souvenir de Florence, Op 70 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: H茅l猫ne Cl茅ment. Performer: Antoine Lederlin. Ensemble: Modigliani Quartet.
    • Tchaikovsky: Quatuor 脿 cordes & Souvenir de Florence.
    • Mirare.
    • 6.

  • Francesco Manfredini

    Concerto grosso in C major, Op 3 No 12, 'per il santissimo natale' (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: I Solisti Veneti. Conductor: Claudio Scimone.
    • Corelli, Torelli, Handel, Manfredini & Locatelli: Famous Christmas Concertos.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 8.

  • John Rutter

    When Music Sounds

    Performer: Matthew Jorysz. Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • John Milford Rutter.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No 1 in C minor, Op 68 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka.

  • William Byrd

    Justorum animae

    Choir: 蜜芽传媒 Singers. Conductor: David Hill.

  • Oliver Davis

    The Veil Between Worlds: IV

    Performer: Kerenza Peacock. Performer: Benjamin Baker. Performer: Katherine Jenkinson. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Bateman.
    • Oliver Davis: Air.
    • Signum Records.
    • 16.

  • Linda Catlin Smith

    Adagietto

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Geoffrey Paterson.

  • Edmund Finnis

    Prelude III

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason.
    • Song.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 17.

  • Olivia Belli

    Ithaca Suite: IV. Penelopeia

    Performer: Olivia Belli.
    • Ithaca Suite/IV. Penelopeia.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Nathan James Dearden

    Silent Stones

    Choir: 蜜芽传媒 Singers. Conductor: Sarah Latto.

  • Alessandro Marcello

    Largo

    Music Arranger: Aristid von Wurtzler. Ensemble: New York Harp Ensemble. Orchestra: New York Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Aristid von Wurtzler.
    • Weihnachtliche Harfenmusik: A Pastoral Christmas with Harp.
    • Orfeo.
    • 8.

  • Brandee Younger

    Unrest

    Performer: Ashley Jackson.
    • Take Me To The Water.
    • Decca Records US.
    • 5.

  • Balmorhea

    Who Brought You Up (From "The Trap")

    Ensemble: Balmorhea.
    • The Trap (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 2 in D major, Op 36 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Flanders Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kristiina Poska.
    • Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 (Complete Symphonies, Vol. 2).
    • Fuga Libera.
    • 2.

  • Musashi Project

    Sadness and Sorrow (From "Naruto") arr. for piano

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • Musashi Project: Sadness and Sorrow (From \"Naruto\") [Arr. Telleria for Solo Pi.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Ave Maria

    Choir: 蜜芽传媒 National Chorus of Wales. Conductor: Adrian Partington.

  • Julie Cooper

    Galilean Moons

    Performer: Nicholas McCarthy.
    • Julie Cooper: Continuum.
    • Signum Records.
    • 13.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Nocturne (from 6 Pieces, Op 19)

    Performer: Narek Hakhnazaryan. Performer: Oxana Shevchenko.

  • Alain Lef猫vre

    Vers l'horizon

    Performer: Alain Lef猫vre.
    • Vers l鈥檋orizon.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Frederick Delius

    Late Swallows (from String Quartet)

    Ensemble: Brodsky Quartet.
    • Elgar / Delius: String Quartets.
    • Decca (UMO).
    • 6.

  • Arturo M谩rquez

    Danzon No 2

    Orchestra: Sim贸n Bol铆var Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Hideyuki Hashimoto

    Breeze

    Performer: Hideyuki Hashimoto.
    • Time.
    • XXIM Records.
    • 13.

  • Thomas Enhco

    Clarinet Concerto (The Mozart Paradox)

    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Thomas Enhco.
    • Mozart Paradox (Extended Version).
    • Masterworks.
    • 12.

  • Herbert Howells

    Requiem aeternam 2 (from Requiem)

    Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • A Prayer for Deliverance.
    • Signum Records.
    • 15.

  • Snorri Hallgr铆msson

    Row Softer 蜜芽传媒

    Orchestra: Budapest Art Orchestra.
    • The Importance of Birds.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 6.

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