Ease into the 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 pieces from the likes of Eric Satie, Belle Chen and Beethoven. We Press Pause with mindfulness champion Izzy Judd and discover some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science presenter Caroline Steel on why taking a bath at the end of a busy day is the ultimate in relaxation.
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Music Played
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Frank Bridge
Berceuse
Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Nicholas Cleobury.- Bridge: Suite for Strings etc: Britten Sinfonia/Nicholas Cleobury.
- Conifer.
- 15.
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Lisa Kriegler
Feast Of The Rosary
Performer: Lisa Kriegler.- Feast Of The Rosary.
- Piano Mosaic.
- 1.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in B flat major K.361 (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: LSO Wind Ensemble.- MOZART Serenade No 10 for winds Gran Partita.
- LSO Live.
- 3.
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Florence Price
Andante con espressione
Performer: Mark Cargill. Performer: Gerry Bryant.- Navona.
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Jon Hopkins
Scene suspended
Performer: Eleanor Turner. Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson. Choir: Voces 8.- Decca.
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Léo Delibes
Flower Duet from Lakme
Performer: Lang Lang. Music Arranger: Émile Naoumoff.- Delibes: Lakmé: Flower Duet (Arr. Naoumoff for Piano).
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 1.
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Angela Morley
Reverie
Performer: Esther Abrami. Ensemble: Her Ensemble.- ¸éê±¹±ð°ù¾±±ð.
- Sony.
- 1.
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Bright Sheng
Black Swan [after Brahms' Intermezzo in A major Op.118 no.2]
Orchestra: Kansas City Symphony. Conductor: Michael Stern.- Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations.
- Reference Recordings.
- 12.
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Yann Tiersen
Nursery Rhyme from another summer (Amelie)
Composer: Sérgio Assad. Performer: PlÃnio Fernandes.- Comptine d'un autre été : L'Après-midi (Arr. for Guitar by Sérgio Assad) (From ".
- Decca.
- 1.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Vocalise Op.34
Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis. -
Luke Faulkner
Ode to Peace
Performer: Tom Huet. Performer: Luke Faulkner.- Esja.
- 8.
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Akira Kosemura
A Mother's Touch
Performer: Akira Kosemura.- A Mother's Touch (From â€A Mother's Touch" Soundtrack).
- Universal Music LLC.
- 1.
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Josephine Lang
Gruss in die Ferne, Op 44
Performer: Ian Tindale. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard concerto No 7 in G minor (2nd mvt)
Performer: Jörg Halubek. Ensemble: Il Gusto Barocco.- Berlin Classics.
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Edmund Finnis
String Quartet No 3 (Devotions) - 3rd mvt
Ensemble: Solem Quartet.- Devotions (String Quartet No 3): III..
- Delphian Records.
- 1.
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EÌ„riks EsÌŒenvalds
Stars
Choir: Sjaella.- Origins.
- Fuga Libera.
- 14.
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Julie Cooper
MOONGLADE in Jet Black
Performer: Joby Burgess. Performer: Camilla Pay. Performer: Julie Cooper. Ensemble: Her Ensemble. Ensemble: Oculus Ensemble. Conductor: Jessica Cottis.- Julie Cooper: Oculus.
- Signum Records.
- 1.
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Belle Chen
Closer
Performer: Belle Chen.- Ravel In The Forest.
- Platoon.
- 7.
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Poldowski
Caledonian Market (Excerpts): No. 6, Musical Box
Performer: Jan Philip Schulze.- Legends.
- Orchid Classics.
- 12.
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Maurice Ravel
Pavane pour une infante défunte
Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thierry Fischer. -
Alexander Scriabin
24 Preludes Op.11 (no.21 in B flat major)
Performer: Julius Asal.- Scriabin – Scarlatti: Singles (Pt. 1).
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 2.
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Will Everitt
Be Kind to Yourself
Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gabriella Teychenné. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor, Op 37 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Paul Lewis. Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jiřà BÄ›lohlávek.- Beethoven Complete Piano Concertos Lewis - Belohlavek.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 2.
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Grzegorz Ciechowski
Smierc na piec
Performer: Hania Rani. Performer: Dobrawa Czocher. Music Arranger: Hania Rani.- Biała flaga (Remastered 2021).
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 8.
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Brandee Younger
Dreamful Love Story
Performer: Brandee Younger.- Serenity: A Collection Of Mindful Meditations.
- Impulse!.
- 1.
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Franz Schubert
Rosamunde (Entr'acte no.3 in B flat major)
Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.- BIS.
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Gabriel Fauré
Pavane (Sam Thompson Rework)
Composer: Sam Thompson. Performer: Sam Thompson. Performer: Peter Gregson. Performer: Martha Thompson.- Summer Tales.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 10.
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Erik Satie
Gymnopedie No 1 (version for 2 pianos)
Performer: Vanessa Wagner. Performer: Wilhem Latchoumia.- Piano Twins.
- La Dolce Volta.
- 7.
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Nightports & Matthew Bourne
Unveil
- Dulcitone 1804.
- The Leaf Label Ltd.
- 3.
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Kate Grant
Lullaby - Chapter 4
Performer: Kate Grant. -
Johannes Ockeghem
Deo Gratias
Choir: Huelgas Ensemble. Conductor: Paul Van Nevel.- Utopia Triumphans.
- Sony Classical.
- 004.
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Nick Martin
Kołysanka [Lullaby]
Performer: Daniel Pioro. Performer: Katherine Tinker.- Platoon.
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Misha Mullov-Abbado
The Stage Hand
Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Parkinson. -
Melissa Parmenter
Cley
Performer: Melissa Parmenter.- Cley.
- Globe Productions.
- 1.
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Eric Fogg
Sea-Sheen - an Idyll, Op 17
Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.- Chisholm: Symphony No. 2 - Hold: The Unreturning Spring - Fogg: Merok & Sea Shee.
- Dutton Epoch.
- 15.
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Through the Fields
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Haythem Mahbouli
Farewell to Earth
Orchestra: Budapest Scoring Orchestra. Conductor: Haythem Mahbouli.- Schole Records.
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Dawn Chorus and the Infallible Sea
Deus
- Reveries.
- Sonic Cathedral.
- 2.
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Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in E flat major, Op 9 No 2
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