Welcome calm with relaxing 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 Vaughan Williams, Snorri Hallgr铆msson and Doreen Carwithen. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Maude Hirst, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how an aromatic bath can aid relaxation.
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Ernest John Moeran
Air (Serenade in G major)
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: JoAnn Falletta.- Naxos.
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Johannes Brahms
Chorale prelude, Op 122, No 5 arr. Busoni for piano
Performer: Samson Tsoy.- Linn Records.
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Mary Finsterer
Lumen Prime Aurore
Orchestra: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Benjamin Northey.- ABC Classic.
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Eyd铆s Evensen
Helena's Sunrise
Performer: Eyd铆s Evensen.- XXIM Records.
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Richard Rodney Bennett
A Good Night
Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.- Signum Records.
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Joaqu铆n Rodrigo
Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez
Performer: Rapha毛l Feuill芒tre. Orchestra: Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: G谩bor Tak谩cs鈥怤agy.- Spanish Serenades.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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B眉艧ra Kay谋k莽谋
Bird
Performer: B眉艧ra Kay谋k莽谋.- Warner Classics.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. -
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R. Nathaniel Dett
Magnolia (4th mvt "Mammy")
Performer: Luke Welch.- Luke Welch.
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George Butterworth
English Idyll No 2
Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Kri拧s Russman.- BIS.
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Alanna Crouch
Waterlilies
Performer: Alanna Crouch.- Piano and Nature.
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Felix Mendelssohn
String Quartet in D major, Op 44 No 1 (2nd mvt)
Ensemble: Consone Quartet. -
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Adolphus Hailstork
Kum ba yah (3 Spirituals)
Orchestra: Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: JoAnn Falletta.- Naxos.
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Dustin O鈥橦alloran
Arrival
Composer: Hauschka. Performer: Dalal.- Warner Classics.
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C茅sar Franck
Panis angelicus (arranged for orchestra)
Music Arranger: Leopold Stokowski. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.- Chandos.
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Fanny Mendelssohn
Schwanenlied
Performer: Mats Lidstr枚m. Performer: Leif Kaner鈥怢idstr枚m.- Hyperion.
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Oliver Davis
Graceful Giants (Sea Dances, No 2)
Ensemble: Beth & Flo. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Bateman.- Signum Records.
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Julie Cooper
Firedove
Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Anna Lapwood. Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir.- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
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Snorri Hallgr铆msson
Nowhere Again, Kinder
Performer: Snorri Hallgr铆msson.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Edward Elgar
Symphony No 1 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth. -
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Franz Schubert
Impromptu in G flat major, D 899 No 3
Performer: Eric Lu.- Warner Classics.
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Kristina Arakelyan
Meditation
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Heron. -
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Grace Williams
Elegy
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes.- G. Williams: Elegy.
- Rubicon.
- 1.
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Gibran Alcocer
Idea 20 (orchestral version)
Performer: Gibran Alcocer.- Kurate Music.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Alle Menschen mussen sterben, BWV 262 (arr. for string quartet)
Ensemble: Quatuor Arod.- Warner Classics.
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Olivia Belli
Sapias
Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Performer: Julien Quentin. Ensemble: Scoring Berlin. Conductor: Jonathan Stockhammer.- Universal Music Operations Ltd.
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Brian Eno, Leo Abrahams & Jon Hopkins
Emerald and Stone
- UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Aquarium (Carnival of the Animals)
Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Konya Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Timothy Ridout. Performer: Adam Walker. Performer: Ayla Sahin. Performer: Braimah Kanneh-Mason. Performer: Alasdair Malloy.- Decca.
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Doreen Carwithen
Piano concerto (2nd mvt)
Performer: Alexandra Dariescu. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo. -
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Magic Flute Lullaby (I am the birdcatcher)
Performer: Gabriele Bagnati.- Masterworks/Sony Music.
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VLMV
First Light, Early Morning, With Birdsong
- State Of Mind Records.
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Karen Tanaka
Night Bird
Performer: Gerard McChrystal.- Aria.
- First Hand Records.
- 14.
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Hildegard von Bingen
Columba Aspexit (arr. for string quartet by A Fortes)
Ensemble: Aizuri Quartet.- Azica Records.
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Alexandre Guilmant
Prayer in F major, Op 16 arr. for piano & accordion
Performer: Milo拧 Milivojevi膰. Performer: Simon Callaghan.- Nimbus Records.
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Sarah Frances Jenkins
Music and meditation
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer. -
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Qasim Naqvi
Plastic Glacier
Performer: Qasim Naqvi.- Erased Tapes.
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Eleri Morgan
The Tides Inside
Performer: 协谢褝褉懈.- Eleri Morgan.
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Craig Armstrong
Balcony Scene (From "Romeo & Juliet")
Orchestra: Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Bateman.- Shakespeare In Music & Words.
- Decca (UMO) (Classics).
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