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Slide into the evening with 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 Beethoven, Ruth Gipps and Alexis Ffrench. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with Helen Marie, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel, on how drinking a particular tea can help you de-stress from the pressures of your day.

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Dona Nobis Pacem (arr. for string trio)

    Performer: Jonathan Moerschel. Performer: Richard Harwood.
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  • Henry Purcell

    Chacony in G minor, Z.730

    Music Arranger: Benjamin Britten. Performer: Chaos String Quartet.
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  • Pérotin

    Beata Viscera II. Arr Paul Smith / Apollo5

    Performer: Apollo5.
    • Unknown.
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  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Sonata No 3 in E major, D.459 III. Adagio

    Performer: Elisabeth Leonskaja.
    • Unknown.
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  • Teiichi Okano

    Misty Moon Night

    Performer: James Galway.
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  • Maurice Jarre

    The Engadiner Suite - Winter

    Performer: Ahn Trio.
    • Unknown.
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  • Lauri Porra

    Aino

    Orchestra: Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kristian Sallinen.
    • Unknown.
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  • Giacomo Puccini

    E Lucevan le Stelle, arr for Cello and Orchestra (Tosca)

    Performer: Ophélie Gaillard. Orchestra: Morphing Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Frédéric Chaslin.
    • Unknown.
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  • Jules Massenet

    Poeme pastoral V. Crepuscule

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Unknown.
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  • Trad.

    The Parting Glass for bass choir

    Performer: Minnesota Choral Artists. Music Arranger: Karen Marrolli. Music Arranger: Karen Marrolli.
    • Unknown.
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  • Edward Elgar

    Enigma Variations Op 36, Var 13 Romanza (extract)

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
    • Unknown.
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  • Cécile Chaminade

    II. Lento

    Performer: Neave Trio.
    • Unknown.
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  • Margaret Bonds

    Montgomery Variations. IV. Dawn in Dixie

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Kellen Gray.
    • Unknown.
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  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartets, op 20. no 6 in A major, Hob. III.36 - II. Adagio. Cantabile

    Performer: Quatuor Mosaïques.
    • Unknown.
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  • Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov

    Cradle Song

    Performer: Alliage Quintett.
    • Unknown.
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  • Gerald Finzi

    5 Bagatelles arr clarinet & strings - No 2 Romance

    Performer: Anthony Peregrine.
    • Unknown.
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  • Ketil Bjørnstad

    In the Night, Midwinter

    Performer: Ketil Bjørnstad.
    • Unknown.
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  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Concerto in G M.83. II Adagio

    Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Seong‐Jin Cho.
    • Unknown.
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  • Thomas Tallis

    Third Mode Melody

    Performer: Lucia Micarelli.
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  • Peteris Vasks

    Castillo Interior: Adagio [Fig 14]

    Performer: Kristine Balanas. Performer: Margarita Balanas.
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  • Jean Sibelius

    King Christian II Suite III. Musette

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas Søndergaard.
    • Unknown.
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  • Ola Gjeilo

    Winter arr harp & string trio

    Performer: Alis Huws. Performer: Ellie Consta.
    • Unknown.
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  • Ruth Gipps

    Jane Grey Fantasy (arr. for viola and piano)

    Performer: Peter Mallinson. Performer: Lynn Arnold.
    • Unknown.
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  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Evening Star

    Performer: The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College. Performer: Anna Lapwood.
    • Unknown.
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  • John Williams

    With Malice Toward None (From Lincoln) arr. String quartet

    Performer: Calidore String Quartet.
    • Unknown.
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  • Thomas James White

    Reverie

    Performer: Thomas James White.
    • Unknown.
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  • Clara Schumann

    Liebst du um Schonheit, op 12 No 2

    Performer: Amy Harman. Performer: Tom Poster. Performer: Tom Poster.
    • Unknown.
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  • Handel

    Laschia ch'io pianga from Rinaldo arr piano

    Performer: Martin Stadtfeld.
    • Unknown.
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  • Shida Shahabi

    All in Circles

    Performer: Shida Shahabi.
    • Unknown.
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  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Clarinet Concerto No 2

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Performer: Nicholas Carpenter.
    • Unknown.
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  • Jordy Chandra

    Blooming Memories of our last Spring arr. Isaac

    Ensemble: Jordy Chandra Orchestra.
    • Unknown.
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  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Sonata in g minor op 19 for cello and piano

    Performer: Anastasia Kobekina.
    • Unknown.
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  • Gabríel Ólafs

    The Waves

    Performer: Gabríel Ólafs.
    • Unknown.
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  • Francesca Guccione

    Movement Vi

    Performer: Francesca Guccione. Performer: Bryan Senti.
    • Unknown.
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  • Beethoven

    Violin Concerto in D Major, op 61. 2 Larghetto

    Performer: RPO.
    • Unknown.
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  • Alexis Ffrench

    Moments

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Unknown.
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  • Tony Anderson

    Nuit

    Performer: Bonnie Brooksbank. Performer: Christopher Dennis Coleman.
    • Unknown.
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  • Faure

    Pavane arr guitar & orch

    Performer: Gerald Garcia.
    • Unknown.
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Broadcasts

  • Tue 13 Jan 202617:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Next Saturday17:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind