31/12/2025
This episode features a blend of radiant music from the likes of JS Bach, Max Richter, Tchaikovsky, and Debussy.
Three hours of calming classical music designed to light up the winter darkness, and 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 blend of radiant music from the likes of JS Bach, Max Richter, Tchaikovsky, and Debussy. Plus, a chance to Press Pause, and some Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel, all about the benefits of making your home cosy.
To listen on most smart speakers just ask 麻豆社 Sounds to play Classical Wind Down.
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Amy Beach
Young Birches, Op. 128, No. 2
Performer: Christopher Hopkins.- ARABESQUE.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor (2nd mvt)
Performer: Stephan Siegenthaler. Ensemble: Leipziger Streichquartett.- British Clarinet Quintets.
- CPO.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello suite No 6 in D major, BWV 1012 (Sarabande)
Performer: Abel Selaocoe. Music Arranger: Fred Thomas. Ensemble: Manchester Collective.- Bach, JS: Cello Suite No. 6, BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande.
- Warner Classics.
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William Lawes
Fantasy in G minor-major
Music Arranger: Andrew Manze. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze. -
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Louis Spohr
Symphonie concertante for violin, harp and orchestra in G major (2nd mvt)
Performer: Mar铆a Due帽as. Performer: Volker Kempf. Orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.- Beethoven and Beyond.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nocturne, arr. from 6 Morceaux, Op.19
Performer: Narek Hakhnazaryan. Performer: Oxana Shevchenko. Music Arranger: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. -
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in D Major, RV 93: 2. Largo (Arr. Siegfried Behrend)
Composer: Siegfried Behrend. Conductor: Benjamin Northey. Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.- ABC Classic.
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Ethel Smyth
4 Dances for piano (1. Minuet in D major)
Performer: Liana 葮erbescu.- CPO.
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Claude Debussy
En bateau arr Galway
Performer: James Galway. Performer: Christopher O鈥橰iley.- James Galway: The French Recital.
- RCA.
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George Frideric Handel
Trio sonata in G minor, HWV 393 arr. for 2 cellos & piano
Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Mariatu Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason.- Handel: Trio Sonata in G Minor, HWV 393: III. Largo (Transcr. Beyer 2 Cellos &am.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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William Grant Still
Ennanga: 2nd mvt
Ensemble: Videmus.- William Grant Still.
- New World Records.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216 (2nd mvt)
Performer: David Oistrakh. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Director: David Oistrakh.- Mozart The Collectors Edition 50 CDs The Masterpieces The Greatest Artists.
- EMI Classics.
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Max Bruch
String Quintet in E flat major (3rd mvmt, Andante con moto)
Ensemble: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Chamber Players.- ALPHA.
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Lionel Tertis
Hier au soir - Pensee Musicale
Performer: Timothy Ridout. Performer: James Baillieu. -
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Robert Schumann
Arabeske, Op.18
Performer: Elisabeth Brauss. -
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Mel Bonis
Scenes de la Foret: i. Nocturne; ii. A l'Aube
Performer: Tatjana Ruhland. Performer: Florian Wiek. Ensemble: Stuttgart Soloists.- Hanssler.
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Radiohead
Pyramid Song
Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson. Ensemble: VOCES8.- DECCA.
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Jon Hopkins
Scene suspended
Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson. Performer: Eleanor Turner. Choir: VOCES8.- Decca.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Silent Woods, Op.68 no.5
Performer: Jacqueline du Pr茅. Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.- Jacqueline du Pre: The Complete EMI Recordings.
- EMI.
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