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Calm the soul with 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 Mozart, Sophie Hutchings and Fanny Mendelssohn. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with Niall, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on the wellbeing benefits of completing a task.

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Music Played

  • Howard Goodall

    And the Bridge Is Love

    Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • And the Bridge Is Love: English Music for Strings.
    • Naxos.
    • 4.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Impromptu no.2 in B minor

    Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.
    • Summertime.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 14.

  • Trad.

    Greensleeves (Arr. Huws for Harp)

    • Greensleeves (Arr. Huws for Harp).
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Souvenirs de voyage for Clarinet Quintet: I. Lento. Molto tranquillo -

    • Herrmann, Gershwin, Waxman & Copland: American Chamber Music.
    • Hyperion.

  • Xaver Scharwenka

    Concerto No. 2, Op. 56, Scharw. 126: II. Adagio

    • Scharwenka: Complete Piano Concertos.
    • Chandos.
    • 105.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    String Quartet in E-Flat Major: I. Adagio ma non troppo

    Ensemble: Quatuor Ébène.
    • Mendelssohn Felix and Fanny.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 105.

  • Richard Strauss

    Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra in D Major (2nd movement)

    • Longing for Paradise.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Ella Macens

    A Love Worth Fighting For: IV. The Departing

    Ensemble: Flinders Quartet.
    • Ella Macens: A Love Worth Fighting For.
    • ABC Classic.
    • 4.

  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 2: Melody. Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Arr. Kre

    Music Arranger: Fritz Kreisler.
    • Mirage.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 4.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041: II. Andante

    • Bach, Bologne, Previn, Vivaldi, Williams.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Bennie Benjamin

    Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

    Composer: Sol Marcus. Composer: Gloria Caldwell. Lyricist: Bennie Benjamin. Lyricist: Sol Marcus. Lyricist: Gloria Caldwell.
    • Cover Girl.
    • Decca Records US.
    • 1.

  • Amy Beach

    Romance, Op 23

    Performer: Sterling Elliott. Performer: Richard Uttley.

  • Gustav Holst

    Brook Green Suite: II. Air

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Leigh O'Hara.
    • Fide et literis.
    • EMF Endeavours.
    • 6.

  • Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe

    Held

    Composer: Michael A. Muller. Music Arranger: Michael A. Muller.
    • Pendant World.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 8.

  • Eric Whitacre

    The Sacred Veil: III. Home

    Lyricist: Charles Anthony Silvestri.
    • Home.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 7.

  • Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda

    6 Nocturnes, Op. 186: No. 3, Poco adagio

    • Romantic Viola Sonatas.
    • Naxos.
    • 303.

  • Jeppe Kjellberg

    Fredag

    Composer: Jesper Mechlenburg.
    • Fredag.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Robert de Visée

    Suite in D Major: IV. Sarabande

    • Robert de Visee: Theorbo Solos.
    • BIS.
    • 11.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: II. Adagio

    • Mozart: The Complete Piano Sonatas.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 8.

  • Peter Gregson

    Unsaid

    • Peter Gregson.
    • Decca Records US.
    • 7.

  • Edward Elgar

    Serenade for string orchestra (Op.20) in E minor

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.
    • GBBBC.

  • Liam Taylor-West

    A Slow Breath

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer.

  • Sophie Hutchings

    Fragments Of Light (Digitonal Rework)

    • become the sky (for sleep).
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 1.

  • Toru Takemitsu

    12 Songs for Guitar: Secret Love

    • Toru Takemitsu: Guitar Works.
    • ALM RECORDS.
    • 13.

  • Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Gottschalk: Morte!! "Lamentation", Op. 60, RO 174

    • Gottschalk: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 4.
    • Hyperion.
    • 8.

  • Thomas Jean Mohamed Rabeh Horeczko

    Rose Bloom

    Performer: Braths. Orchestra: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Irene Delgado-Jiménez.
    • Rose Bloom.
    • Masterworks/Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Luke Howard

    Solidarity

    Performer: Lara Somogyi. Ensemble: Shards. Conductor: Kieran Brunt.
    • Solidarity.
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 1.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Variations in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: Var. VII. Largo

    • Beethoven: The Piano Trios, Vol. 2.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 17.

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  • Tuesday17:00
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