Welcome in 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, Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres and Lambert. 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 a bit of sunlight can bring calm and health benefits.
To listen on most smart speakers, just ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Wind Down.
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George Frideric Handel
Lascia ch'io piangia (Rinaldo)
Performer: Felix Klieser. Ensemble: CHAARTS.- Berlin Classics.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Auf Flugeln des Gesanges
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Olivia Belli
Triune
- XXIM Records.
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Sicilienne from Act V, Scene 2 of the Heroic Drama "Armide" (Arr. Leopold Stokow
- Chandos.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No. 1 in B-Flat Major "Sant' Angelo": II. Ad
Orchestra: Concerto Köln.- Sony Classical.
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Henri Vieuxtemps
Élégie Op. 30
Performer: Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad. Performer: David Meier.![]()
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Adagio in B Minor, K. 540
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Florence Price
Poem of Praise
Performer: Libby Burgess. Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Benjamin Nicholas.![]()
Vince Pope & Alexandra Hamilton‐Ayres
Until Then (For Strings)
- Manners McDade.
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Die tote Stadt, Op. 12: Tanzlied des Pierrot (Arr. for Violin & Piano)
Music Arranger: Anon..- Solo Musica.
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Minna Keal
Ballade
Performer: Alexander Baillie. Performer: Martina Baillie.- NMC Recordings.
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Will Todd
A New Sunrise
Conductor: Will Todd. Orchestra: Alina Orchestra.- Signum Records.
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Carl Reinecke
Sonata "Undine" Op. 167 for Flute and Piano: I. Allegro
- Jasmine Choi.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier, BWV 469
Performer: Eldbjørg Hemsing. Performer: Tim Allhoff. Music Arranger: Jan-Peter Klöpfel. Ensemble: Norwegian String Quartet.- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Thomas Hewitt Jones
Passacaglia
- Vivum Music.
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William Walton
Henry V: Passacaglia "Death of Falstaff"
Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.- Warner Classics.
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William Byrd
Pavana Lachrymae (After Dowland's "Flow My Tears")
- Warner Classics.
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Hideyuki Hashimoto
Kyo
- XXIM Records.
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Brandee Younger
Unrest
- Decca Records US.
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Franz Schubert
Adagio in E flat, Op. posth. 148 D.897 \"Notturno\"
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Dustin O’Halloran
Goodbyes
- Universal Music Operations Ltd.
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Antonín Dvořák
Poetic Tone Pictures, Op.85: III. In the Old Castle
- Sony Classical.
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Charlie Chaplin
Smile
Lyricist: John Turner. Lyricist: Geoffrey Parsons. Performer: Jon Batiste.- Verve.
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Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Sonate pour le violon et le clavecin in D Minor: I. [...]
- Alpha Classics.
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Peter Gregson
Horizon
- Decca Records US.
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Jean Sibelius
Suite from "Belshazzar's Feast", Op. 51: II. Solitude
- Chandos.
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Lambert
Balcony Hotel
- UME - Global Clearing House.
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Lara Somogyi
ascension
Composer: Jean‐Michel Blais.- Mercury Classics.
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Chia-Pei Chen
The Chameleon
- Platoon.
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Sally Greenaway
Greenaway: Poem II
- Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
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Max Richter
On Reflection (Music From "Black Mirror" TV Series)
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Erland Cooper
Berriedale at Dawn
Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Rita Strohl
Solitude (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Esther Abrami)
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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