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Slow down with a calm classical soundtrack

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 Ryuichi Sakamoto, Agnes Obel and Mozart. We Press Pause with mindfulness champion Izzy Judd and we discover some essential Wind Down Wisdom on how avoiding sugar at the end of the day can help prepare you for a restful night.

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Music Played

  • Ola Gjeilo

    Serenity [O magnum mysterium]

    Performer: Matthew Sharp. Ensemble: Tenebrae.
    • Decca.

  • Agnes Obel

    September Song

    • Play It Again Sam.

  • Louis Spohr

    Clarinet Concerto No 1 in C minor, Op 26 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Andreas Ottensamer. Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.
    • Mercury Classics.

  • Amy Beach

    Berceuse, Op 40

    Performer: Rachel Barton Pine. Performer: Matthew Hagle.
    • Cedille.

  • Caroline Charrière

    Flowers

    Lyricist: Emily Dickinson. Choir: Schweizer Jugendchor. Conductor: Nicolas Fink.
    • Carus.

  • Oliver Davis

    Flight, Concerto for Violin & Strings (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Kerenza Peacock. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Bateman.
    • Signum Records.

  • Reinhold Moritzevich Glière

    Concerto for Horn and Orchestra, Op 91 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Richard Watkins. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Edward Downes.
    • Chandos.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten, Cantata BWV 202 "Wedding Cantata"

    Performer: Fred Thomas. Music Arranger: Fred Thomas.
    • ECM New Series.

  • Peter Gregson

    Peaceful Music (Three)

    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Edward Elgar

    Dream Children, Op 43 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • Rhino.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Mizu no Naka no Bagatelle

    Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.
    • Commmons.

  • Jack Trombey

    Tears

  • Florence Price

    String Quartet No 1 in G major (2nd mvmt, Andante moderato)

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Azica Records.

  • Büşra Kayıkçı

    Azure (Piano Version)

    • Aukai Music.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Suite for Viola & Orchestra, Group 2 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Timothy Ridout. Orchestra: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jamie Phillips.
    • Claves.

  • Eric Whitacre

    Deep Field (Earth Choir)

    Choir: Virtual Choir 5. Choir: Eric Whitacre Singers. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Eric Whitacre.
    • UNQUIET.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    The Swan (Carnival of the Animals)

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason.
    • Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd..

  • Karl Jenkins

    Annette

  • Helen Leach

    Song Without Words

    Performer: Benedict Holland. Performer: Simon Leach.
    • Divine Art Limited.

  • Jean‐Michel Blais

    amour

    • Arts & Crafts Productions Inc..

  • Luise Adolpha Le Beau

    Piano concerto in D minor, Op 37 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Yekaterina Chemberdzhi. Orchestra: Berlin Chamber Symphony Ensemble. Conductor: Jürgen Bruns.
    • Dreyer Gaido.

  • William Lawes

    Fantasy in G minor-major

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze.

  • Martin Kohlstedt

    VIM

    • Martin Kohlstedt.

  • Liam Taylor-West

    A Slow Breath

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer.

  • Julie Cooper

    VENUS in Sunlight Grey

    Performer: Grace Davidson. Performer: Clio Gould. Performer: Camilla Pay. Ensemble: Oculus Ensemble. Conductor: Simon Hale.
    • Signum Classics.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Divertimento in E flat major K 563 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Ssens Trio.
    • Lawo Classics.

  • Masayoshi Fujita

    Tears Of Unicorn

    • Erased Tapes.

  • Erik Satie

    Gnossienne no.3 in A minor

    Performer: Noriko Ogawa.
    • BIS.

  • Rebekah Reid

    Dancing In The Light

    • Rebekah Reid.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Keyboard Sonata in E major, Kk.380

    Performer: Elisabeth Brauss.

  • Fiona Brice

    Nocturnal

    • Bella Union.

  • Thomas Tallis

    Agnus Dei (Missa Puer natus est nobis)

    Ensemble: Stile Antico.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Liam McCollum

    Lonely Forest

    Performer: Liam McCollum.

  • A Winged Victory for the Sullen

    Steep Hills Of Vicodin Tears

    • Erased Tapes.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Amen from Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice, Op. 26 (arr Paul Mealor)

    Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Decca.

  • Balmorhea

    Nos

    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Herbert Howells

    The Chosen Tune

    Performer: Matthew Schellhorn.
    • Naxos.

  • Angus MacRae

    Gloaming

    • Nation of the Sea.

  • Alaskan Tapes

    Simple Math

    • Nettwerk Music Group.

  • Carlos Simon

    Hold Fast to Dreams

    Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Carlos Simon.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

Broadcasts

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