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Relax with a calming selection of classical music

Niall Breslin brings you a calming selection of hand-picked music, designed to lighted up the winter darkness.

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 Mel Bonis, Max Richter, Handel, and Alice Sara Ott. Plus, a chance to Press Pause, and some Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel, all about the benefits of learning music.

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Sun 1 Feb 2026 17:00
麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Marcel Grandjany

    Siciliana

    Performer: Susann McDonald.
    • Delos.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Prelude in B major, Op.32 No.11

    Performer: Boris Giltburg.
    • Rachmaninoff: 24 Pr茅ludes.
    • Naxos.

  • Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht

    Lute Concerto in C major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Miguel Rinc贸n. Ensemble: Il Pomo d鈥橭ro. Director: Zefira Valova.
    • Aparte.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor, BWV 863 (Prelude)

    Performer: Maurizio Pollini.
    • J. S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier 1: Maurizio Pollini.
    • Deutsche Grammaphon.
    • 11.

  • J贸hann J贸hannsson

    A Sparrow Alighted upon our Shoulder

    Orchestra: Air Lyndhurst String Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Weeden.
    • 翱谤辫丑茅别.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 6.

  • John Eccles

    Ground: Aire (The Mad Lover Suite)

    Performer: Th茅otime Langlois de Swarte. Performer: Thomas Dunford.
    • The Mad Lover.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 101.

  • Remo Giazotto

    Adagio in G Minor (Arr. for Harp and Orchestra)

    Composer: Stefan Klieme. Composer: Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni. Performer: Xavier de Maistre. Orchestra: l鈥檃rte del mondo.
    • Sony Classical.

  • John Field

    Nocturne No. 14 in G Major, H. 58

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Field: Nocturne No. 14 in G Major, H. 58.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Requiem, Op 48 (Sanctus)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Singer: Kathleen Battle. Singer: Andreas Schmidt. Choir: Philharmonia Chorus. Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini.
    • 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Romance, Op 36

    Performer: Alec Frank-Gemmill. Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.

  • Mel Bonis

    Meditation in F major, Op 33

    Performer: Raphaela Gromes. Performer: Julian Riem.
    • M茅ditation in F Major, Op. 33.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Francisco T谩rrega

    Lagrima (Preludes)

    Performer: Milo拧 Karadagli膰.
    • Milos - The Guitar.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 004.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    String Quartet in D minor K421

    Ensemble: Consone Quartet.

  • Jean Cras

    Cello sonata (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Astrig Siranossian. Performer: Nathana毛l Gouin.
    • Invisibles.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 2.

  • Henry Purcell

    Morning Prayer

    Ensemble: Leonkoro Quartet.

  • Dora Bright

    Piano Concerto No 1 in A minor (2nd mvmt, Intermezzo)

    Performer: Samantha Ward. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Peebles.
    • Somm.

  • Ronald Binge

    The Water Mill

    Performer: Ruth Scott. Orchestra: The New London Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.
    • British Light Music Classics: New London Orchestra/Ronald Corp.
    • Hyperion.
    • 8.

  • Claude Debussy

    Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.
    • GB麻豆社.

  • Moritz Moszkowski

    Piano Concerto in E Major, Op. 59: II. Andante

    Performer: Markus Pawlik. Conductor: Antoni Wit. Orchestra: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • Moszkowski: Piano Concerto in E Major / From Foreign Lands.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.

  • Ruth Gipps

    Oboe Concerto, Op 20 (2nd mvt: Andante)

    Performer: Juliana Koch. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Whispered lullaby

    Performer: Maxim Rysanov. Performer: Evelyn Chang.
    • AVIE.

  • Alice Sara Ott

    Lullaby to Eternity on fragments of W.A. Mozart's 'Lacrimosa'

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 7 Jan 2026 17:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 1 Feb 2026 17:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind