Relax to a classical evening 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 Philip Glass, Holst and Mars Smith – plus some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on a simple but effective way to prepare for a restful night.
To listen on most smart speakers just ask 鶹Լ Sounds to play Classical Wind Down.
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Music Played
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Edvard Grieg
Holberg suite Op.40 vers. for string orchestra - ii: Sarabande
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ole Kristian Ruud.- BIS.
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Philip Glass
Mishima/Closing (String Quartet No 3, 'Mishima')
Ensemble: Attacca Quartet.- Of All Joys.
- Sony Classical.
- 10.
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Edward Elgar
Serenade for Strings. Op. 20: II. Larghetto
Conductor: Christopher Warren‐Green. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.- Here Come the Classics, Vol. 4: English String Classics.
- RPO.
- 8.
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Laura Mvula
Sing to the Moon
Choir: 鶹Լ Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Chalmers. -
Grace Williams
Sea Sketches for String Orchestra: V. Calm Sea in Summer
Orchestra: 鶹Լ Philharmonic. Conductor: John Andrews.- Resonus.
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Elena Kats‐Chernin
Kats-Chernin: Unsent Love Letters
- Kats-Chernin: Unsent Love Letters, Meditations On Erik Satie.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 2.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un
Conductor: Kurt Sanderling. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.- Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 2.
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Gabriel Fauré
Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80: 4. Sicilienne
Conductor: Seiji Ozawa. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra.- Faure: Pelléas et Mélisande.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 4.
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Mars Smith
Here There Be Mermaids
- Faroe Islands: Echoes on the Wind.
- VOCES8 Records.
- 8.
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Gustav Holst
Venus, the Bringer of Peace (The Planets, Op 32)
Orchestra: 鶹Լ Philharmonic. Conductor: Andrew Davis.- Holst: Orchestral Works, Volume 2.
- Chandos.
- 11.
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Antonín Dvořák
Silent Woods
Performer: Jean‐Guihen Queyras. Orchestra: 鶹Լ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Henry Purcell
Ground in C minor
Performer: Lavinia Meijer.- Spring.
- Sony.
- 1.
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Luke Howard
Dappled Light
Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Jess Gillam Ensemble.- DECCA.
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Giacomo Puccini
Cristanemi
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.- Il maestro. Italian Music by Puccini, Rossini, Verdi....
- Warner Classics.
- 23.
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Germaine Tailleferre
Berceuse
Performer: Geneva Lewis. Performer: Sam Armstrong. -
Ballaké Sissoko
Berceuse
Composer: Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch.- Ornithology.
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Sigur Rós
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Performer: Thomas Gould. Performer: Emma Denton. Performer: Sam Becker. Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson. Choir: VOCES8.- DECCA.
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Snorri Hallgrímsson
Chasing the Present
- Lime Blue Music Limited.
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Rosey Chan
Infinity
- Rosey Chan.
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Khruangbin
Les Petits Gris
- A LA SALA.
- Dead Oceans.
- 12.
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John Eccles
Ground: Aire (The Mad Lover Suite)
Performer: Théotime Langlois de Swarte. Performer: Thomas Dunford.- The Mad Lover.
- harmonia mundi.
- 101.
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Dustin O’Halloran
Umrika
- Rident Royalties, Inc..
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Thorkell Sigurbjörnsson
Heyr himna smidur
Ensemble: Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis. Conductor: Hörður Áskelsson.- Meditatio: Music For Mixed Choir.
- BIS.
- 11.
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Arvo Pärt
Mozart-Adagio
Performer: Patrick Messina. Performer: Henri Demarquette. Performer: Fabrizio Chiovetta.- Rääts, Pärt, Gorecki: Kaleidoscopic.
- 貹é.
- 2.
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Vanbur
Falling Colour
Lyricist: Vanbur.- Falling Colour.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 1.
Broadcasts
- Wed 13 Nov 2024 18:00鶹Լ Radio 3 Unwind
- Friday 18:00鶹Լ Radio 3 Unwind
- Tue 31 Dec 2024 18:00鶹Լ Radio 3 Unwind
- Sat 11 Jan 2025 18:00鶹Լ Radio 3 Unwind