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Switch off with tranquil classical melodies

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 pieces from the likes of Hannah Peel, Alexis Ffrench and Ralph Vaughan Williams. We Press Pause with meditation teacher Michael James Wong and we discover some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how gentle movement can help you prepare for a restful night.

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Organ Sonata no.4 BWV.528 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.
    • Bach for the Home.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 179.

  • Evelyn Glennie

    Light in Darkness

    Performer: Evelyn Glennie.
    • RCA Red Seal.

  • Eleanor Daley

    Upon Your Heart

    Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Choir: The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.
    • All Things are Quite Silent.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 13.

  • Eyd铆s Evensen

    Fyrir Mikael

    • Bylur.
    • XXIM Records.
    • 6.

  • Richard Casey

    Farewell To Stromness

    • ASC Records.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite Op 40 (4th mvt, Air)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Romantic Piece No 4, Op 75

    Performer: Renaud Capu莽on. Performer: Khatia Buniatishvili.
    • Franck, Grieg, Dvorak: Sonatas for violin & piano.
    • Erato/Warner Classics.
    • 11.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 19 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Gautier Capu莽on. Performer: Yuja Wang.
    • Rachmaninoff & Brahms.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 6.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Lark Ascending

    Performer: Tasmin Little. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • Chandos.

  • Trad.

    We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace

    Music Arranger: Undine Smith Moore. Choir: VocalEssence. Conductor: Philip Brunelle.
    • CLARION.

  • Lara Somogyi

    lodges

    • !.
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 7.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Orchestra: Manchester Camerata. Conductor: G谩bor Tak谩cs鈥怤agy.
    • Chandos.

  • Arthur Bliss

    Serenade on the Lake (Kenilworth)

    Performer: Black Dyke Band. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Bliss: Works for Brass Band.
    • Chandos Records Limited.
    • 3.

  • Hannah Peel

    The Unfolding

    Singer: Victoria Oruwari. Orchestra: Paraorchestra. Conductor: Charles Hazlewood.
    • The Unfolding.
    • Real World.
    • 4.

  • John Ireland

    The Holy boy, arr orchestra [orig no.3 of "4 preludes"]

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: David Hill.
    • GB麻豆社.

  • Christopher Tin

    The Saddest Noise (Choral Edition)

    Lyricist: Emily Dickinson. Choir: VOCES8. Conductor: Barnaby Smith.
    • The Lost Birds: Choral Edition.
    • Universal Music Classics.
    • 1.

  • Ollie Jones

    Blurred Horizon

    Performer: Ollie Jones.

  • John Dowland

    Fantasia in G major P.1

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • Delphian.

  • C茅cile Chaminade

    Solitude, Op 127

    Performer: Mark Viner.
    • Brilliant Classics Licensing BV.

  • Poppy Ackroyd

    Hanover Birds

    • For the Birds: The Birdsong Project, Vol. III.
    • The Birdsong Project.
    • 4.

  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    The Blue Bird

    Singer: Bethany Partridge. Choir: National Youth Choir. Director: Christopher Hann.
    • National Youth Choirs of Great Britain.

  • David Bowie

    Heroes

    Composer: Brian Eno. Performer: David Le Page. Music Arranger: David Le Page. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Swan. Conductor: Bruce O鈥橬eil.
    • Timelapse.
    • Signum Records.
    • 11.

  • Ole Bull

    Solitude on the Mountain

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Bluebird

    • Evolution.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 4.

  • Cecilia McDowall

    Pavane

    Conductor: George Vass.
    • McDowall: Shipping Forecast.
    • Dutton Epoch.
    • 4.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzo in A major (6 Pieces Op.118)

    Performer: Eric Lu.

  • Yiruma

    River Flows in You

    Performer: HAUSER. Music Arranger: Robin Smith. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Ziegler.
    • River Flows in You.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Max Richter

    Vladimir's Blues

    • The Blue Notebooks (15 Years).
    • Universal Music Operations Ltd.
    • 6.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Suite for Violin and Piano (2nd mvmt, Cavatina)

    Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Zhu Wang.
    • Roots (Deluxe Edition).
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 20.

  • Jon Lord

    Evening Song

    Performer: Fiona Paterson. Performer: David Pigott. Performer: Timothy Nicholson. Performer: Thelma Handy. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Clark Rundell.
    • Jon Lord: To Notice Such Things.
    • Avie.
    • 7.

  • Nils Frahm

    The Dane

    • All Encores.
    • Erased Tapes.
    • 4.

  • William Cornysh I

    Ave Maria, mater Dei

    Choir: The Gesualdo Six. Conductor: Owain Park.
    • English Motets: From Dunstaple to Gibbons.
    • Hyperion.
    • 12.

  • Belle Chen

    And It Rains

    • Ravel In The Forest.
    • Platoon.
    • 8.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 9 Nov 2024 18:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Friday 18:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Wed 11 Dec 2024 18:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind