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Let go of the day with a calm classical soundtrack

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 Imogen Holst, Germaine Tailleferre and Ennio Morricone. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Maude Hirst and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how a board game could help bring calm to your evening routine.

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Music Played

  • Joseph Canteloube

    Chants d Auvergne, Series 1: IIIc. Obal di lou Limouzi

    Performer: Adrien La Marca. Performer: Danae D枚rken.
    • LA PRIMA VOLTA.

  • Henry Purcell

    Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts Zc.

    Choir: The Gesualdo Six. Conductor: Owain Park.
    • Lux Aeterna.
    • HYPERION.
    • 08.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier, BWV 469

    Performer: Eldbj酶rg Hemsing. Performer: Tim Allhoff. Music Arranger: Jan-Peter Kl枚pfel. Ensemble: Norwegian String Quartet.
    • Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier, BWV 469 (Arr. for Violin, String Quintet & Pian.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Suite in E Minor: V. Les rappel des Oiseaux

    Performer: Sarah O鈥橞rien.
    • audite Musikproduktion.

  • Edward Elgar

    Salut d'amour, Op 12

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Keith Lockhart.

  • Dmitry Evgrafov

    Serein

    • Serein.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Piano Concerto No 2 in D Minor, Op 40 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Lars Vogt. Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Paris.
    • Mendelssohn: Piano Works.
    • Ondine.
    • 301.

  • Sally Greenaway

    Stay Awhile

    Choir: Luminescence Chamber Singers. Conductor: Daniel Brinsmead.
    • Greenaway: Aubade & Nocturne.
    • Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
    • 7.

  • Johann Walter

    Christ lag in Todesbanden

    Ensemble: Harmonia Recorder Ensemble.
    • Prodejhudbu.cz.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Prelude No 5 in G major, Op 32

    Performer: Conrad Tao.
    • Voyages.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.

  • Donna McKevitt

    Quiet Thoughts (The Mountain Within Me OST)

    • The Mountain Within Me - OST.
    • Instant Karma Classics.
    • 5.

  • Carlos Simon

    Memory of Summer

    Performer: Carlos Simon.
    • Together.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 6.

  • George Walker

    Lyric for Strings

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.

  • Alexandra Str茅liski

    Plus t么t

    Performer: Alexandra Str茅liski.
    • Secret City.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Pr茅lude No 15 in D flat major 'Raindrop', Op 28

    Performer: Mao Fujita.
    • 72 Preludes.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 15.

  • Mark Butler

    Dona nobis pacem

    Choir: London Voices. Conductor: Mark Butler.
    • Oxford University Press Music.

  • Sulkhan Tsintsadze

    Folk Themes for Cello and Piano: No 4, Nana

    Ensemble: Duo Cassad贸.
    • HYPNOTIK.
    • WM Spain.
    • 2.

  • Blurstem

    Ocelli

    • Ocelli.
    • Western Vinyl.
    • 2.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Lemminkainen Suite, Op 22 (The Swan of Tuonela)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    5 Anniversaries: No 5, For Susanna Kyle

    Performer: Warren Lee.
    • Touches & Traces.
    • Naxos.
    • 5.

  • Jia Pengfang

    Dusk

    • Zen Garden Summer.
    • Chapter One Co. Ltd. D.B.A. Pacific Moon Records.
    • 1.

  • Annabel Rooney

    Keep me as the apple of the eye

    Choir: The Choir of Christ's College, Cambridge. Conductor: David Rowland.
    • REGENT.

  • Betty Jackson King

    Four Seasonal Sketches: Spring Intermezzo

    Performer: Beatrice Nicholas.
    • Beatrice Nicholas.

  • Frank Bridge

    Spring Song (4 Short Pieces, No 2)

    Performer: Anastasia Kobekina. Performer: Luka Okros.

  • Ennio Morricone

    The Mission: The Falls

    Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma. Orchestra: Roma Sinfonietta. Conductor: Ennio Morricone.
    • Yo-Yo Ma - The Classic Albums Collection.
    • Masterworks.
    • 2.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite No 1 in G major, BWV 1007 arr for guitar (Prelude)

    Performer: 脕ngel Romero.
    • Angel Romero plays Bach: Transcriptions for guitar.
    • Telarc.
    • 1.

  • Erland Cooper

    Haar

    • Believe International.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sonata in C major, K 330 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Eric Lu.

  • Elaine Hagenberg

    The Music of Stillness

    Lyricist: Sara Teasdale. Choir: The Oxford Choir.
    • Oxford University Press Music.

  • Henry Purcell

    Two in one upon a Ground

    Ensemble: Charivari Agr茅able.
    • Two Upon A Ground.
    • Signum Records.
    • 20.

  • James Pratley Watson

    surfacing (rework)

    Performer: Mississippi Sarah.
    • Lime Blue Music Limited.

  • Helen Leach

    The Black Rood of Scotland

    Performer: Richard Simpson. Ensemble: Victoria String Quartet.
    • Divine Art Limited.

  • Rentaro Taki

    Kojo no tsuki (Moon at a desolate castle)

    Performer: Marc Grauwels.
    • Classical for Meditation.
    • Naxos Special Projects.
    • 1.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzo in A major (6 Pieces Op.118)

    Performer: Eric Lu.

  • Belle Chen

    My Deers

    • Ravel In The Forest.
    • Platoon.
    • 10.

  • Malcolm Arnold

    Siciliano

    Ensemble: The Trade Winds. Conductor: Daniel Schmidt.
    • Grainger & Friends - The Music Of Great Composers For Band.
    • Bleecker Street Records.
    • 6.

  • Imogen Holst

    Shed no tear (Welcome joy and welcome sorrow)

    Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Performer: Tanya Houghton. Conductor: Graham Ross.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Omfeel

    Awaking

    • House of Youth.

  • Agust铆n Barrios Mangor茅

    La catedral: I. Preludio (Saudade)

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • 笔谤辞蹿别蝉颈贸苍.
    • Pentatone.
    • 101.

  • Tom Kinsella

    Move Slow and Fix Things

    Performer: Tom Kinsella.

  • Emily Lim

    The Sun, Unafraid to Shine

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Parkinson.

  • Orlando Gibbons

    This is the Record of John

    Music Arranger: Nico Muhly. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Nico Muhly: Seeing is Believing.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 4.

  • Will Samson

    Loshult

    • Dauw.

  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Berceuse

    Performer: Sara Chenal. Performer: Jean-Pierre Ferey.
    • Skarbo.

  • Gabriel Jackson

    O sacrum convivium

    Choir: Royal Holloway Choir. Conductor: Rupert Gough.
    • Choral Music - Byrd / Victoria / Weelkes / Part / Holst / Jackson, G. / Bruckner.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 7.

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