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Sit back and relax with a classical music playlist for your evening

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 William Mival, Helen Habershon and Mozart. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with Michael James Wong and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on the benefits of walking in a park.

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Music Played

  • Maurice Ravel

    Pi猫ce en Forme de Habanera

    Conductor: Andrew Litton. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • Romances For Saxophone.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 10.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Tema con Variazioni

    • Unfolding Lines.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 20.

  • William Mival

    Tristan - still: II. Poco meno messo. Tenero e fragile

    Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • Tristan - still: II. Poco meno messo. Tenero e fragile.
    • Signum Records.
    • 1.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Locus Iste

    Choir: 麻豆社 National Chorus of Wales. Conductor: Adrian Partington.

  • David Chalmin

    Valse noire for M.

    • Chalmin: Valse noire for M..
    • Universal Music Division Decca Records France.
    • 1.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Concerto in D major Op.61 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Mar铆a Due帽as. Orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
    • Beethoven and Beyond.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 2.

  • Emilie Mayer

    String Quartet in G Major (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Amai Quartet.
    • Emilie Mayer: String Quartets in F and G Major.
    • Da Vinci Classics.

  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major: III. Andante tranquillo

    Conductor: David Lloyd鈥怞ones. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
    • Stanford, C.V.: Symphonies, Vol. 4 (No. 1, Clarinet Concerto).
    • Naxos.
    • 3.

  • Poppy Ackroyd

    For Those Who Wait

    • For Those Who Wait.
    • One Little Independent Records.
    • 1.

  • William Grant Still

    Symphony No. 3 " The Sunday Symphony":II. Prayer (Very slow)

    Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony. Conductor: John Jeter.
    • Still: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 - Wood Notes.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.

  • Joe Hisaishi

    la pioggia

    • Songs of Hope: The Essential Joe Hisaishi Vol. 2.
    • Universal Music LLC.
    • 2.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony no.4 (K.19) in D major

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo V盲nsk盲.
    • GB麻豆社.

  • William Sterndale Bennett

    String Quartet in G Major, WoO 17: II. Adagio

    Ensemble: Villiers Quartet.
    • Bennett: Piano Sextet, Chamber Trio & String Quartet.
    • Naxos.
    • 302.

  • Julianna Barwick

    Call

    • BWSCD, INc. d/b/a SC Distribution.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, B. 191: II. Adagio ma non troppo

    • Dvor谩k: Cello Concerto; Silent Woods; Rondo ((Remastered)).
    • Sony Classical.
    • 2.

  • Emily Lim

    The Sun, Unafraid to Shine

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Parkinson.

  • Dustin O鈥橦alloran

    Gold

    • Splinter Records.

  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 6, No. 12: III. Adagio

    • Corelli: 12 Concerti Grossi Op. 6.
    • Archiv Produktion.

  • Robert Schumann

    No.1 from Three Romances, Op.94

    Performer: Oleg Shebeta-Dragan. Performer: Gunnar Mextorf.

  • Helen Habershon

    Found in a Dream

    • Found in Dreams.
    • Divine Art.
    • 1801.

  • Nadia Boulanger

    Lux aeterna

    Orchestrator: J茅r么me Ducros. Orchestra: Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sascha Goetzel.
    • Her Sonic Realm - The Creative Legacy of Women in Music.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 4.

  • Fela Sowande

    African Suite (Nostalgia)

    Orchestra: CBC Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Mario Bernardi.
    • Sowande: African Suite.
    • CBC.
    • 15.

  • Max Richter

    And Some Will Fall

    Lyricist: Max Richter.
    • In A Landscape.
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).
    • 5.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzo in E flat major, Op 117 No 1 (Schlummerlied)

    Performer: Eric Lu.

  • Takashi Yoshimatsu

    Leeward (Wind Color Vector)

    Performer: Gerard Cousins.
    • A Gift.
    • Galles Music.
    • 001.

  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets, Op. 32: 7 - Neptune, the Mystic

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Holst - Selected Works.
    • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO).
    • 7.

  • Paul Smith

    Most Precious Light

    Lyricist: Paul Smith.
    • Revolutions.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 7.

  • H. Leslie Adams

    Etude No. 10 in F Minor

    • H. Leslie Adams: Piano Etudes, Part II.
    • Albany Records.
    • 10.

  • David Bergm眉ller

    Eileen

    Composer: David Orlowsky.
    • Alter Ego.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Lara Somogyi

    箩贸濒

    • 箩贸濒.
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 1.

  • Gregorio Allegri

    Miserere

    • Of All Joys.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 11.

  • Daniel Bernard Roumain

    Divergence

    • Thirsty Ear Recordings.

  • Franz Schubert

    An die Musik, D. 547 (Transc. for Cello & Piano)

    Lyricist: Franz von Schober.
    • Schubert: An die Musik, D. 547 (Transc. for Cello & Piano).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 28 Apr 2026 17:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 23 May 2026 17:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind