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Let time stand still with classical sounds

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 Joseph Boulogne Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Rebecca Clarke and Brandee Younger, plus some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel.

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Music Played

  • Gerald Finzi

    Love's Labour's Lost Suite, Op. 28a: VII. Soliloquy No. 1, The King's Poem

    Conductor: Howard Griffiths. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia.
    • A Finzi Anthology.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    English Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807: IV. Sarabande

    • Bach: English Suites Nos. 2, 4 & 5.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 4.

  • Chad Lawson

    Fields of forever

    Conductor: James Southall.
    • breathe.
    • Chad Lawson Decca US.
    • 4.

  • Lucy Walker

    O Nata Lux

    Lyricist: Anonymous. Choir: VOCES8.
    • Nightfall.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 12.

  • Chevalier de Saint-Georges Joseph Bologne

    Violin Concerto in A Major, Op. 5 No. 2: II. Largo

    Conductor: Daniel Hege. Orchestra: Encore Chamber Orchestra.
    • Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries.
    • Cedille.
    • 2.

  • Morten Lauridsen

    O Magnum Mysterium (Arr. for Violin and Chorus by Grant Gershon & Morten Laurids

    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach. Conductor: Grant Gershon. Ensemble: Los Angeles Master Chorale.
    • Mysterium.
    • AVIE Records.
    • 4.

  • Rebecca Clarke

    I'll Bid My Heart Be Still (Version for Cello & Piano)

    • Folk Tales, Vol. 2: British & Irish Miniatures.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.
    • 7.

  • John Dowland

    Go, Crystal Tears

    • Venice.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 4.

  • Margaret Bonds

    Bright Star (Arr. for String Quartet by Ellie Consta)

    • Her Ensemble.

  • Vivian Roost

    Un r锚ve blanc

    • Winter Calm 2024.
    • Decca Records US.
    • 32.

  • Robert Schumann

    Abendlied, Op. 85, No. 12 (Arr. for String Orchestra by Johan Svendsen)

    Lyricist: Johan Svendsen.
    • Eastbound: Schumann, Dvorak, Schreker (Works for String Orchestra).
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 13.

  • Carlos Guastavino

    Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: II. Andante

    • The Lyrical Clarinet, Vol. 2.
    • Chandos.
    • 121.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Trio in C minor, Op 9, No 3

    Performer: Johan Dalene. Performer: Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad. Performer: Andrei Ioni牛膬.

  • Ronald Binge

    Alto Saxophone Concerto: II. Andante espressivo

    Conductor: Ernest Tomlinson. Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • Binge: Watermill (The) / Scottish Rhapsody.
    • Marco-Polo.
    • 2.

  • Orlando Gibbons

    Drop, Drop Slow Tears

    Choir: Tenebrae. Performer: Christian Forshaw. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • When Sleep Comes: Evening Meditations for Voices & Saxophone.
    • Signum Records.
    • 1.

  • Eunike Tanzil

    Luna

    • Be My Home.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.

  • Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Am Tage aller Seelen, D. 343, 'Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen'

    Lyricist: Johann Georg Jacobi.
    • Silent Dreams.
    • Universal Music, a division of Universal International Music BV.
    • 4.

  • Sergei Bortkiewicz

    Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 52 "From My Homeland": III. Adagio

    Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • Bortkiewicz: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2.
    • Hyperion.
    • 3.

  • Vince Gabriel

    Land of Dreams

    Performer: Vince Gabriel.

  • Eric Whitacre

    Lux Aurumque

    • Eric Whitacre: Marimba Quartets.
    • Signum Records.
    • 1.

  • Mars Smith

    The Floating Lake

    • Faroe Islands: Echoes on the Wind.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 2.

  • John Field

    Nocturne No. 9 in E Minor, H. 46

    • Field: Nocturne No. 9 in E Minor, H. 46.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Brandee Younger

    Moonlight Reflections

    • Serenity: A Collection Of Mindful Meditations.
    • Impulse!.
    • 2.

  • Kate Bush

    And Dream of Sheep (Arr. W. Newell for String Quartet)

    • The Four Quarters.
    • Orchid Classics.
    • 1501.

  • Takashi Yoshimatsu

    And Birds Are Still ..., Op. 72

    • Yoshimatsu: Piano Concerto "Memo Flora".
    • Chandos.
    • 104.

  • Ola Gjeilo

    Winter Light (Version for Saxophone & Ensemble)

    Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.
    • Gjeilo: Winter Light (Version for Saxophone & Ensemble).
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • John W. Duarte

    Appalachian Dreams, Op. 121: II. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair

    • Relaxing Guitar.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 28.

  • Jon Hopkins

    Recovery

    Lyricist: Jon Hopkins.
    • Everything Connected.
    • Domino Recording Co.
    • 9.

  • Bryce Dessner

    Song for Octave (Arr. Badzura for Solo Violin, Piano & Electronics)

    Music Arranger: Christian Badzura.
    • LIFE (Extended).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 11.

  • Yiruma

    Embrace of Silence

    Music Arranger: Yiruma.
    • Piano.
    • SME Korea Inc..
    • 1.

  • Paul Simon

    The Sound Of Silence (Arr. Lawson, Trueman)

    Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson. Music Arranger: Chris Trueman.
    • Sound Of Silence.
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 1.

  • Max Richter

    Embers

    • Sleep.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 17.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Much Ado About Nothing - Incidental Music - Concert Suite: Intermezzo

    Orchestra: London Festival Orchestra.
    • In a Monastery Garden: The Immortal Works of Albert Ket猫lbey.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 16.

  • Federico Albanese

    The Prince and the Emperor

    • The Prince and the Emperor.
    • XXIM Records.
    • 1.

  • Kerensa Briggs

    Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God

    Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.
    • Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • J贸hann J贸hannsson

    A Pile of Dust

    Conductor: Anthony Weeden. Orchestra: Air Lyndhurst String Orchestra.
    • 翱谤辫丑茅别.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 5.

  • Daniel Kidane

    Continuance

    • Lost & Found.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 3.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata in F major, K.332 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • Philips.
    • 2.

  • Evgeny Grinko

    See You Tomorrow

    • Orange Marmalade.
    • Evgeny Grinko.

  • Samuel Barber

    Sure on This Shining Night, Op. 13 No. 3 (Arr. Parkin for Cello and Pian

    Music Arranger: Simon Parkin.
    • Muse.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 7.

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