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Restore calm with 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 music from the likes of Prokofiev, Mozart and Evelyn Glennie. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with mindfulness teacher Izzy Judd and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how wearing comfy clothes can help you prepare for rest.
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Music Played

  • Tom谩s Luis de Victoria

    Missa Ave maris stella: IV. Sanctus

    Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Conductor: Justin Doyle.
    • Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.

  • V铆kingur 脫lafsson

    For J贸hann

    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Zdes' khorosho ('How Fair This Spot'), Op. 21, No. 7

    Performer: Pablo Ferr谩ndez. Performer: Denis Kozhukhin.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Oliver Davis

    Voyager, Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings (1st mvt)

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

  • Reynaldo Hahn

    Le rossignol 茅perdu: No 52, Hivernale

    Performer: Shani Diluka.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Sally Greenaway

    Liena

    Performer: Liena Lacey.
    • Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Lark Ascending

    Performer: Nathaniel Anderson-Frank. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.

  • Louis Philippson

    Memories of the Moldau (After "Vltava")

    • Masterworks/Sony Music.

  • Oliver Tarney

    The silver swan

    Lyricist: Trad.. Choir: Commotio. Conductor: Joanna Tomlinson.
    • Oxford University Press Music.

  • Trad.

    Soggarth Shamus O'Finn

    Ensemble: Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien. Conductor: Fran莽ois Lazarevitch.
    • Alpha Classics.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    May (Das Jahr)

    Performer: Christina Bj酶rk酶e.
    • Danacord Records.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Symphony No 7 in C sharp minor, Op 131

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Midnight

    • Sony Classical.

  • Daniela Mars

    Heartweaving

    Performer: Daniela Mars. Performer: Paul Smith.
    • VOCES8 Records.

  • Thomas Tomkins

    When David Heard

    Conductor: Harry Christophers. Choir: The Sixteen.
    • CORO.

  • Philippe Rombi

    Ave Maria

    Performer: Tim De Maeseneer. Performer: Brass Band Willebroek. Conductor: Frans Violet.
    • World of Brass.

  • Hideyuki Hashimoto

    Req

    • XXIM Records.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Quartet in C major K 157 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Leonkoro Quartet.

  • Park Jiha

    Bloom

    Performer: Park Jiha.
    • tak:til.

  • Lauri Porra & Mumintrollen

    Beautiful Blossoms

    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Debbie Wiseman

    Man of Sorrows

    Ensemble: The Locrian Ensemble of London.
    • Silva Screen Records.

  • George Enescu

    Aubade

    Ensemble: Trio 826.
    • Blue Griffin Recording, Inc..

  • Philip Glass

    Truman Sleeps (The Truman Show)

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.
    • Decca.

  • Oliver Vibrans

    Restless Muscle

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gabriella Teychenn茅.

  • Hayden Thorpe

    In My Name (Instrumental)

    Performer: Hayden Thorpe.
    • Domino.

  • Paul Mealor

    Ubi Caritas

    Choir: VOCES8.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Evelyn Glennie

    A Little Prayer

    Performer: Evelyn Glennie.
    • RCA Red Seal.

  • Jon Lord

    To Notice Such Things: VI. Afterwards

    Performer: Jon Lord. Performer: Cormac Henry. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Clark Rundell.
    • AVIE Records.

  • Fela Sowande

    K'A Mura (2 Preludes on Yoruba Sacred Folk Melodies)

    Performer: Rebeca Omordia.
    • SOMM Recordings.

  • ANNA

    Invitation

    • Mercury Classics.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    "Lovely on the Water" (6 Studies in English Folksong, vers for cello and piano)

    Performer: Gerald Peregrine. Performer: Antony Ingham.
    • Naxos.

  • Luigi Rossi

    Passacaille del seigneur Luigi

    Performer: Christina Pluhar.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Wide Eyed

    Mia

    • Masterworks.

  • Ethel Smyth

    Concerto for violin, horn and orchestra - II. Elegy (In Memoriam)

    Performer: Richard Watkins. Performer: Sophie Langdon. Ensemble: Lontano. Conductor: Odaline de la Mart铆nez.
    • Chandos.

  • William Thomson

    Arrival

    Performer: William Thomson.

  • Edward MacDowell

    To a wild rose (10 Woodland Sketches Op.51)

    Performer: Dame Moura Lympany.
    • EMI Classics.

  • 脫lafur Arnalds & Alice Sara Ott

    Reminiscence

    • Mercury Classics.

  • Masayoshi Fujita

    Old Automation

    • Erased Tapes.

  • Francisco Guerrero

    O sacrum convivium

    Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Conductor: Paul Brough.

  • Nils Frahm

    Went Missing

    • Erased Tapes.

  • Lucy Claire

    Thumb

    • 1631 Recordings.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 4 Mar 2025 18:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 5 May 2025 18:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Thu 31 Jul 2025 17:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 13 Oct 2025 17:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Yesterday 17:00
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