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Release the day with serene classical sounds

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 Camille Saint-Sa毛ns, Caroline Shaw, and Morten Lauridsen. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Maude Hirst, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how listening to white noise can help to unwind your mind.
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Fri 27 Feb 2026 17:00
麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    The Gadfly (Romance)

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.

  • Marques L. A. Garrett

    My heart be brave

    Lyricist: James Weldon Johnson. Choir: London Voices.
    • Oxford University Press Music.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Romance for strings

    Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.
    • Naxos.

  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Nature, amour, qui partagez mon coeur (Castor et Pollux)

    Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
    • Archiv.

  • Cerys Hafana

    Crwydro

    • Cerys Havana Hickman.

  • Alice Mary Smith

    Andante

    Performer: Angela Malsbury. Ensemble: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Howard Shelley.
    • Chandos.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    The Swan (Carnival of the Animals)

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Jeneba Kanneh鈥怣ason.
    • Decca.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Still Life

    Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto. Performer: Hirotaka Shimizu. Performer: Tamami Tono. Ensemble: Fretwork.
    • Decca (UMO).

  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Alma redemptoris mater

    Choir: The Rodolfus Choir. Conductor: Ralph Allwood.
    • Signum Classics.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Chorale Prelude Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (BWV 659)

    Performer: Giorgi Gigashvili. Music Arranger: Ferruccio Busoni.

  • Caroline Shaw

    In Waves

    Choir: Ars Nova Copenhagen. Conductor: Paul Hillier.
    • CANTALOUPE.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Trumpet Concerto in E flat major (2nd mvmt, Andante)

    Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Orchestra: The Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces.
    • Simax Classics.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    5 Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'

    Performer: Lesley Hatfield. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales.

  • John Ozbay

    A Paragon

    • John Ozbay.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Les Sylphides: I. Prelude in A Major, Op 28 No 7

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Once

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Violin concerto in G minor Op.80 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Elena Urioste. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin John Edusei.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Sarah Frances Jenkins

    Music and Meditation

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer.

  • Robert Lucas Pearsall

    Lay a garland

    Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

  • Lara Somogyi & Jean鈥怣ichel Blais

    monarque

    • Mercury Classics.

  • Alex Baranowski

    Constellations

    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • William Grant Still

    If You Should Go

    Performer: Lecolion Washington. Performer: Mark Ensley.
    • Albany Records.

  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Flute Concerto in G Major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini. Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Morten Lauridsen

    Ave Maria

    Composer: Trad.. Choir: Maulbronn Chamber Choir. Director: J眉rgen Budday.
    • K&K Verlagsanstalt.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Valse Triste

    Ensemble: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.
    • GB麻豆社.

  • Eleri Morgan

    Twilight's Glow

    Performer: Eleri Morgan.

  • Christoph Crois茅

    Lullaby for B茅atrice, Op 18 No 1

    Performer: Christoph Crois茅. Performer: Ana Bakradze.
    • AVIE Records.

  • John Field

    Nocturne no.4 in A major H.36

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Nils Frahm

    Merry

    • Erased Tapes.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, Op.49 (2nd mvt: Andante con moto tranquillo)

    Ensemble: Trio Chausson.
    • Mirare.

  • Nkeiru Okoye

    Dusk (African Sketches)

    Performer: William Chapman Nyaho.
    • MSR CLASSICS.

  • Brian Eno

    Music for Airports (1/1)

    Composer: Robert Wyatt. Composer: Rhett Davies. Performer: Robert Wyatt. Performer: Brian Eno.
    • Virgin Music.

  • Rachel Portman

    longing for spring

    • Node Records.

  • Hirenth

    Silver Shadow

    • Hirenth.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Keyboard Concerto in F major, H XVIII 3 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Jean鈥怑fflam Bavouzet. Orchestra: Manchester Camerata. Conductor: G谩bor Tak谩cs鈥怤agy.
    • Chandos.

  • Meredi

    White Flowers Take Their Bath

    Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Ensemble: Scoring Berlin. Conductor: Jonathan Stockhammer.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • David Bednall

    Ave Maria

    Performer: Jennifer Pike. Performer: David Bednall. Choir: Benenden Chapel Choir. Director: Edward Whiting.
    • Regent.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 2 Apr 2025 18:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 27 Apr 2025 18:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Thu 14 Aug 2025 18:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Thu 30 Oct 2025 17:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Fri 27 Feb 2026 17:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind