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Wind down this evening with 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 Borodin, Peter Gregson, Saint-Saens and Meredi. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Maude Hirst, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on the importance of engaging in the arts.

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Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzo in E flat major, Op 117 No 1 (Schlummerlied)

    Performer: Eric Lu.

  • Adolphus Hailstork

    Kum ba yah (3 Spirituals)

    Orchestra: Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: JoAnn Falletta.
    • Adolphus Hailstork: An American Port of Call.
    • Naxos.
    • 6.

  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Trio Sonata in G major, Op.2 No.12 (Ciaccona)

    Ensemble: Ensemble Augelletti.

  • Luise Adolpha Le Beau

    Symphony No 1

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Geoffrey Paterson.

  • Nino Rota

    Viola Sonata no. 2 in C major

    Performer: Timothy Ridout. Performer: Frank Dupree.

  • Anna Clyne

    Cello Concerto 'Dance' (When You're Broken Up)

    Performer: Inbal Segev. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
    • Avie.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Impromptu in B minor, Op.5 no.5

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • Sony.

  • Peter Gregson

    1. Prelude

    Performer: Peter Gregson. Performer: Reinoud Ford. Performer: Ben Chappell. Performer: Katherine Jenkinson. Performer: Richard Harwood.
    • Recomposed by Peter Gregson - Bach: the Cello Suites.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

  • Rachel Portman

    much loved

    Performer: Caroline Dale. Performer: Rachel Portman.
    • ask the river.
    • Node Records.
    • 3.

  • April Chung

    Picturesque

    Performer: April Chung.
    • Enjou.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Fantaisie, Op. 124

    Performer: Skaila Kanga. Performer: Kenneth Sillito.
    • Ravel, Debussy, Saint-Saens, Roussel - Kanga/ASMF.
    • Chandos.
    • 7.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in C minor for mandolin, recorder and strings BWV.1060R

    Music Arranger: Avi Avital. Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Giovanni Antonini. Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico.
    • DG.

  • Philip Glass

    Tissue No. 7

    Performer: Camille Thomas. Performer: Julien Brocal.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Keyboard Suite in B flat major, HWV 434 (Menuet)

    Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason.
    • Jane Austen's Piano.
    • Sony.
    • 4.

  • Margaret Bonds

    Lament (Montgomery Variations)

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Kellen Gray.
    • African American Voices II.
    • Linn Records.
    • 06.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 25 Feb 202617:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sunday17:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind