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Shape your 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 Amy Beach, Maurice Ravel and Bryce Dessner. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Maude Hirst, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on the benefits of short naps.

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Music Played

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne in E-flat Major Op.55 No.2

    Performer: Giorgi Gigashvili.

  • Phil Cunningham

    Loch Katrine's Lady

    Performer: Ryan Corbett.

  • Amy Beach

    3 Browning Songs, Op. 44, No. 3: I Send My Heart up to Thee! (Arr. for Cello)

    Performer: Raphaela Gromes. Performer: Olga Scheps.
    • Sony.

  • John Hughes

    Calon Lan, arr. Braimah and Aminata Kanneh Mason

    Performer: Braimah Kanneh-Mason. Performer: Aminata Kanneh‐Mason.
    • River of Music.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 4.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Piano Concerto in A minor (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.
    • Wonderland.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 2.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Romance & Pastorale for violin & piano: II. Pastorale

    Performer: Midori Komachi. Performer: Simon Callaghan.
    • Vaughan Williams: Complete Works for Violin & Piano.
    • MusiKaleido.
    • 1.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Kuolema (Scene with Cranes)

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Berceuse

    Performer: Geneva Lewis. Performer: Sam Armstrong.

  • Fazil Say

    Violin Sonata Op.7

    Performer: Geneva Lewis. Performer: Evren Ozel.

  • Roger Eno

    A Place We Once Walked

    Music Arranger: Roger Eno. Music Arranger: Max Knoth. Conductor: Roger Eno.
    • A Place We Once Walked.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • John Cage

    In a Landscape

    Performer: Oksana Sidyagina.
    • map of my imaginary memories.
    • Prima Classic.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Wednesday17:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind