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Ease into the evening 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, Lucy Walker and Christopher Tin. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation expert Michael James Wong and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on opening windows at home can help you reset.
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Music Played

  • George Butterworth

    English Idyll No 2

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Kri拧s Russman.
    • Butterworth: Orchestral Works & Works for Voice & Orchestra.
    • BIS.
    • 10.

  • Jonny Greenwood

    Trio for Willa

    Lyricist: Jonny Greenwood. Conductor: Hugh Brunt. Orchestra: London Contemporary Orchestra.
    • One Battle After Another (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Nonesuch.
    • 18.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Largo (after Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056) [Arr. for Clarinet and P

    Performer: Martin Fr枚st. Performer: Benny Andersson. Music Arranger: Martin Fr枚st.
    • Largo (after Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056) [Arr. for Clarinet and P.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Florence Price

    String Quartet in G Major (Unfinished): II. Andante moderato

    • Uncovered, Vol. 2: Florence B. Price.
    • Azica Records.
    • 19.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Piano concerto No 2 in F major, Op 102 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Yuja Wang. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.
    • Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 6.

  • Karl Jenkins

    Nunc dimittis (The Healer)

    Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Karl Jenkins: Motets.
    • DG.
    • 19.

  • Michael Haydn

    Notturno in F major, P.106 (3rd mvt: Adagio)

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Classical Hits.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 4.

  • Jean Sibelius

    10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 24: Romance, No. 9

    • Sibelius.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 6.

  • Sergei Bortkiewicz

    Symphony No 1 in D major 'From my homeland', Op 52, 3rd movement "Adagio"

    Ensemble: 蜜芽传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Bortkiewicz: Symphonies 1 & 2.
    • Hyperion.
    • 3.

  • Patrick Hamilton

    Weekend Walk

    • Weekend Walk.
    • Masterworks.
    • 1.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Gran Adagio (Arr. Spindler for Oboe, Violin, Cello and Orchestra After A

    • Mozart: Gran Adagio (Arr. Spindler for Oboe, Violin, Cello and Orchestra After A.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Marguerite Monnot

    Hymne 脿 l'amour (Arr. Dyens for Guitar)

    • Letters from Paris.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 7.

  • Teng Yu-Hsien

    Rain Night Flower (Four Taiwanese Songs)

    Music Arranger: Wei-Chieh Lin. Ensemble: Formosa Quartet.
    • From Hungary To Taiwan.
    • Bridge.
    • 18.

  • Henry Purcell

    Morning Prayer

    Ensemble: Leonkoro Quartet.

  • Gian Francesco Malipiero

    Cello Concerto: II. Lento

    Conductor: Valentin Uryupin. Orchestra: Rostov Academic Symphony Orchestra.
    • Malipiero, Ghedini & Casella: Works for Cello & Orchestra.
    • Naxos.
    • 102.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": II. Adagio

    • Beethoven: Sonates pour piano No. 8 "Path茅tique", No. 14 "Clair de lune", No. 17.
    • Warner Classics International.
    • 8.

  • Peter Gregson

    Gregson: Quartets: Four: III. Three Parallels: 3

    • Quartets Three & Four.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Louise Farrenc

    Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: European Soloists, Luxembourg. Conductor: Christoph K枚nig.
    • Farrenc: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3.
    • Naxos.
    • 6.

  • Marie Awadis

    脡tude No. 3: Ballade

    • Awadis: 脡tude No. 8: Through the Window.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 \"Trout Quintet\": II. Andante

    • River of Music.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Christopher Tin

    Nocturne (Ambient Remix)

    • Nocturne (Ambient Remix).
    • UMC - Decca Gold.
    • 1.

  • Lucy Walker

    Bird Raptures: II. Twilight

    Conductor: Andrew Earis. Ensemble: St Martin's Voices.
    • Bird Raptures: II. Twilight.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 1.

  • Lara Somogyi

    mirage

    Composer: Jean鈥怣ichel Blais.
    • 诲茅蝉别谤迟.
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 4.

  • Hilary Hahn & Hauschka

    Ashes

    • Silfra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 9.

  • Chad Lawson

    Ballade in A Minor

    • You Finally Knew (Deluxe Edition).
    • Chad Lawson Decca US.
    • 12.

  • Maurice Ravel

    String Quartet in F Major, M. 35: III. Tr猫s lent

    • Ravel: String Quartet.
    • Platoon.
    • 103.

  • Edmund Jolliffe

    One 蜜芽传媒

    • Musical Reflections.
    • De Wolfe Music.
    • 2.

  • Sophie Hutchings

    Eyes On The Sun (Acoustic Version)

    Lyricist: Sophie Hutchings.
    • become the sky.
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 11.

  • Gerard Cousins

    One Step Away

    • Stay By My Side.
    • Prima Classic.
    • 2.

  • William Byrd

    In nomine 脿 5 No 4

    Ensemble: Phantasm. Director: Laurence Dreyfus.
    • Byrd: Consort Music / PHANTASM.
    • Linn.
    • 6.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzo in A major (6 Pieces Op.118)

    Performer: Eric Lu.
    • Late Works by Mozart, Schubert & Brahms.
    • Genuin.
    • 302.

  • Margaret Bonds

    Troubled Water

    Performer: Ashley Jackson. Music Arranger: Ashley Jackson.
    • Decca.

  • Frederick Delius

    Over the Mountains High (Arr. J. Lloyd Webber for cello and piano)

    Music Arranger: Julian Lloyd Webber.
    • Delius & Ireland: Evening Songs.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 21 Oct 2025 17:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 15 Nov 2025 17:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 Unwind