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Calm your senses with soothing 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 Mozart, Philip Glass and Eyd铆s Evensen. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Michael James Wong, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on the calming effects of rainfall.

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Thu 26 Feb 2026 17:00
麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Johann Pachelbel

    Canon and Gigue

    Ensemble: Gli Incogniti. Director: Amandine Beyer.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in B minor, K 27 (arr. for harp)

    Performer: Nora von Marschall.
    • Prospero Classical.

  • Philip Lane

    Constant Billy (Suite of Cotswold folk-dances)

    Orchestra: Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
    • Marco Polo.

  • Hania Rani

    Prelude in C minor

    Performer: Dobrawa Czocher. Performer: Hania Rani.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • George Walker

    Lyric for Strings

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.

  • Florian Christl

    Muntenia

    Performer: Florian Christl.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Alonso Lobo

    Versa est in luctum

    Choir: Stile Antico.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Romance from Serenade in G major, K 525, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'

    Orchestra: M眉nchener Kammerorchester. Conductor: Enrico Onofri.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Zo毛 Keating

    Don't Worry

    Performer: Zo毛 Keating.
    • Zoe Keating.

  • Duncan Moss

    Hope

    Performer: Duncan Moss.
    • Mossy Music.

  • John Dowland

    Fantasia in G major P.1

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • Delphian.

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    The young prince and princess (Sheherazade)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.

  • E虅riks Es虒envalds

    Stars

    Choir: Sjaella.
    • Origins.
    • Fuga Libera.
    • 14.

  • Mel Bonis

    Soir, Op 76 No 1

    Ensemble: Brackman Trio.
    • Challenge Classics.

  • Eyd铆s Evensen

    Tranquillant

    Performer: Eyd铆s Evensen.
    • XXIM Records.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Romance Op.11

    Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi.
    • Decca.
    • 12.

  • R. Nathaniel Dett

    Nepenthe and the Muse

    Performer: Clare Hammond.

  • Clarence Cameron White

    Basque folk song

    Performer: Marcus Eley. Performer: Lucerne DeSa.
    • Sono Luminus.

  • Songlark

    First Bird

    • CGMG.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Humming Chorus (Madame Butterfly)

    Choir: Bavarian Radio Symphony Choir. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Ivan Repu拧i膰.
    • Famous Opera Choruses.
    • BR-Klassik.
    • 6.

  • Arash Safaian

    Resting (from The Fox - soundtrack)

    Orchestra: The Berlin Orchestra. Conductor: Bernhard W眉nsch.
    • Arash Safaian.

  • Tayla-Leigh Payne

    Meditation

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Parkinson.

  • Philip Glass

    Etude, Book 1 No 2

    Performer: Giusto Di Lallo.
    • Somm.

  • Joan Szymko

    Wake, Love, Wake

    Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Conductor: Will Dawes.

  • Patrick Hamilton

    Lost in Thoughts

    Performer: Patrick Hamilton.
    • Masterworks.

  • Patrick Hawes

    Fair Albion

    Orchestra: Prague Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Patrick Hawes.
    • Signum Records.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Where'er you walk (Semele, HWV.58)

    Music Arranger: Andreas N. Tarkmann. Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Orchestra: Sinfonia Varsovia.
    • New Seasons.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 13.

  • Saah & Denisse Ojeda

    The Space Within

    • Saah / Denisse Ojeda / Enjou.

  • Caitlin Edwards

    Intro

    Performer: Caitlin Edwards.
    • Caitlin Edwards.

  • Jonathan L'Esperance & Stef N

    Gentle Flow

    • Jonathan L'Esperance / Stef N / Enjou.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Berceuse in D flat major Op.57

    Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • CBS.

  • Max Richter

    Little Requiems (Cello Version)

    Performer: Ian Burdge. Performer: Max Richter. Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Robert Ziegler.
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).

  • Emma Jackson

    Nuit

    Performer: Emma Jackson.
    • Emma Jackson / Enjou.

  • Robert Schumann

    Violin sonata No 3 in A minor (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Alina Ibragimova. Performer: C茅dric Tiberghien.
    • Schumann: Violin Sonatas.
    • Hyperion.
    • 9.

  • BPMoore

    From all who came before

    • Rhodium.

  • Emily Lim

    The Sun, Unafraid to Shine

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Parkinson.

  • Elena Kole

    Thousand Islands

    Performer: Elena Kole.
    • Prima Classic.

  • Joseph Lawrenson

    Love And Clear Sight

    Performer: Joseph Lawrenson.
    • Neogarde.

  • Stars of the Lid

    Piano Aquieu

    • kranky.

  • John Metcalf

    Calm

    Music Arranger: David John Roche. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 23 Mar 2025 18:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Fri 23 May 2025 18:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 11 Aug 2025 18:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 27 Oct 2025 17:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Thu 26 Feb 2026 17:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind