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Calming classical music to soothe the soul

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, Neruda and Fanny Mendelssohn. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation expert Maude Hirst, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how scrapbooking can be a good way to wind down.

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Sat 25 Oct 2025 17:00
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Music Played

  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace

    Conductor: Daniel Harding. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • BR-Klassik.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Vier Lieder f眉r das Pianoforte, Op. 2: No. 3, Villa Mills. Allegretto grazioso H

    Performer: Olga Pashchenko.
    • Guess Who?.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 9.

  • George Fenton

    Birds Eye View

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: George Fenton.
    • Wild Isles: Our Precious Isles (music from TV series soundtrack).
    • Shogun Music Ltd.
    • 04.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano concerto No 2 in B flat major, Op 19 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Hannu Lintu.
    • Hyperion.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Violin Sonata in F major, Op 57

    Performer: Tai Murray. Performer: Gilles Vonsattel.

  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Symphony No. 1 in G Major, Op. 11, No. 1: II. Andante

    Music Arranger: Dominique-Ren茅 de Lerma. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Freeman.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Ludovico Einaudi

    Adieux

    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).

  • Fr茅d茅ric d鈥橢rlanger

    Po毛me in D Major

    Conductor: David Lloyd鈥怞ones. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Hyperion.

  • Rachel Portman

    The Swallow

    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in C Major, Op. 33 "The Bird": III.

    Ensemble: Chiaroscuro Quartet.
    • BIS.

  • Thomas Tallis

    Blessed are those that be undefiled

    Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Conductor: David Hill.

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 73, J. 114: II. Adagio ma non troppo

    Conductor: Peter Ruzicka. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin.
    • Orfeo.

  • Hania Rani

    Intermezzo cis-moll

    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Morten Lauridsen

    O nata lux (Lux aeternum)

    Performer: J枚rg Halubek. Choir: Chamber Choir of Europe. Conductor: Nicol Matt.
    • HANSSLER.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Children's Intermezzo (Othello)

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.
    • Coleridge-Taylor: Othello, Op. 79: II. Children's Intermezzo.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Lara Downes

    It Only Ever Rains in November

    • PENTATONE.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485: II. Andante con moto

    • harmonia mundi.

  • Edward Elgar

    Elegy, Op 58

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • Sir Andrew Davis conducts Elgar.
    • WARNER.
    • 4.

  • Pavel Grigorievich Chesnokov

    10 Communion Hymns, Op. 25: No. 5, Spaseniye sodelal

    Lyricist: Anon.. Conductor: Graham Walker. Choir: St John's Voices. Choir: Cambridge University Chamber Choir.
    • Naxos.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414 - Andante

    • Forlane.

  • Alice Coltrane

    Radhe-Shyam

    • Decca Records US.

  • Henryk Miko艂aj G贸recki

    Symphony No 3, Op 36 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs' (2nd mvt)

    Singer: Dawn Upshaw. Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: David Zinman.
    • Gorecki: Symphony No. 3: Dawn Upshaw.
    • Elektra Nonesuch.

  • Dalal

    Kindred

    • Warner Classics.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Cello Concerto in C Minor, RV 401: II. Adagio

    Conductor: Paul Robinson.
    • RCA Red Seal.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    A Personal Journey

    • Juice Music.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: II. Andante cantabile

    • Rubicon Classics.

  • Paul Leonard鈥怣organ

    Linlithgow Palace from A History of Scotland

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • 麻豆社.

  • Carlo Gesualdo

    Miserere

    Conductor: Nigel Short. Choir: Tenebrae.
    • Archiv Produktion.

  • Johann Baptist Georg Neruda

    Concerto For Trumpet And Strings In E Flat - 2. Largo

    Composer: Pacho Flores. Conductor: Christian V谩squez. Orchestra: Konzerthausorchester Berlin.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Mel Bonis

    Phoeb茅, Op. 30 (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Isma毛l Margain)

    • Evidence Classics.

  • Glowworm

    Agape

    Composer: Asia Dojnikowska.
    • Hammock Music.

  • Julia Christine Andersson

    Nostalgi

    • Moderna Records.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 28 Sep 2025 17:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 25 Oct 2025 17:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind