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Switch off with calming 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, Avawaves and Philip Glass. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Izzy Judd, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how looking after houseplants can instantly make you feel calmer.

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Music Played

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 73: II. Adagio ma non troppo

    Performer: Arthur Stockel. Performer: Arthur Stockel. Orchestra: Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra. Orchestra: Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Leo McFall. Conductor: Leo McFall.
    • Weber: Clarinet Concertos, Clarinet Quintet.
    • 础辫补谤迟茅.
    • 2.

  • Rachel Portman

    Leaves and Trees

    Conductor: Erina Yashima.
    • Rachel Portman: Tipping Points, Vivaldi/Kerschek: The New Four Seasons.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 7.

  • Wang Luobin

    Wang Luobin: A La Mu Han, Chinese Traditional (Arr. For Guitar by Gerald Garcia)

    Music Arranger: Gerald Garcia.
    • Forty Degrees North.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 20.

  • Samuel Akpabot

    3 Nigerian Dances: Andante cantabile

    Conductor: Richard Cock. Orchestra: South African Broadcasting Corporation National SO.
    • Khumalo: 5 African Songs / Van Dijk: San Gloria / San Chronicle.
    • Marco-Polo.
    • 2.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-Flat Major, K. 456: II. Andante un poco sostenuto

    Conductor: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.
    • Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 "Jeunehomme" & 18.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 5.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Soirees Musicales

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.

  • Kelly Lee Owens

    Find Our Way (Arr. Clements)

    Composer: Sebastian Plano. Lyricist: Kelly Lee Owens. Lyricist: Sebastian Plano. Music Arranger: Jim Clements. Choir: VOCES8.
    • Infinity.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 6.

  • Georges Delerue

    La passante du Sans-Souci

    • Les choses de la vie - Cinema 2.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 12.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Fanny Mendelssohn: Notturno in G Minor, H-U 337

    • Mendelssohn.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 9.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata, BWV 159: Es ist vollbracht (Arr. 脫lafsson for Piano)

    Music Arranger: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.
    • J.S. Bach: Cantata, BWV 159: Es ist vollbracht (Arr. 脫lafsson for Piano).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 13 in D Major, Hob. 1/13: II. Adagio cantabile

    Conductor: 脕d谩m Fischer.
    • Haydn: The Complete Symphonies.
    • Nimbus Records.
    • 44.

  • Matteo Myderwyk

    Remembrance

    • Notes of Longing.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Ave Maria

    Choir: 大象传媒 National Chorus of Wales. Conductor: Adrian Partington.

  • Phamie Gow

    Rackwick Bay

    • Chilled Piano Vol.2.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 6.

  • Christian Sinding

    Suite for Violin & Orchestra in A Minor, Op.10 'im alten Stil' (2008 Remastered

    Conductor: Andr茅 Previn. Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
    • Korngold & Goldmark: Violin Concertos.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 5.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 (Arr. Liszt for Solo Piano as S. 469):

    Lyricist: Alois Jeitteles.
    • Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 "Hammerklavier"; An die ferne Geliebte (Arr. Lisz.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 6.

  • Nainita Desai

    Stephen's Mum

    • The Deepest Breath (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Lakeshore Records.
    • 4.

  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Symphony in C Major: II. Andante moderato

    Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Kodaly: Symphony in C Major, Concerto for Orchestra, Dances of Marossz茅k & Theat.
    • Chandos.
    • 105.

  • Karl Jenkins

    Jenkins: Miserere: Songs of Mercy and Redemption: 8. Hymnus: Locus iste

    Lyricist: Trad.. Music Arranger: Karl Jenkins. Conductor: Stephen Layton. Choir: Polyphony.
    • Miserere: Songs of Mercy and Redemption.
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).
    • 8.

  • Philip Glass

    Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: II. = Ca. 108

    Conductor: Kristjan J盲rvi.
    • Stravinsky & Glass: Violin Concertos.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 2.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in D Major, RV 93: 2. Largo (Arr. Siegfried Behrend)

    Composer: Siegfried Behrend. Conductor: Benjamin Northey. Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
    • Baroque Guitar Concertos.
    • ABC Classic.
    • 8.

  • Sofiane Pamart

    Alaska

    • PLANET.
    • Urban.
    • 10.

  • Anna Phoebe

    Forest Whispers

    Composer: Aisling Brouwer. Lyricist: Anna Phoebe. Lyricist: Aisling Brouwer.
    • Chrysalis.
    • One Little Independent Records.
    • 8.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony no. 1 (Op.11) in C minor

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.
    • GB大象传媒.

  • Roger Eno

    A Place We Once Walked

    Music Arranger: Roger Eno. Music Arranger: Max Knoth. Conductor: Roger Eno.
    • A Place We Once Walked.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Nils Frahm

    Because This Must Be

    • Graz.
    • Erased Tapes.
    • 3.

  • Paul Reade

    Serenata for Wind Sextet: I. Slow - Allegretto pastorale

    Conductor: Robin O鈥橬eill. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Ensemble: London Winds.
    • A Celebration of Paul Reade.
    • Signum Records.
    • 13.

  • Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir

    Leaving Home

    Composer: J贸hann J贸hannsson.
    • Mary Magdalene (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Milan.
    • 7.

  • Max Richter

    The Consolations of Philosophy

    • Black Mirror - Nosedive (Music From The Original TV Series).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 7.

  • John Corigliano

    Violin Concerto "The Red Violin": III. Andante flautando

    Conductor: Marin Alsop. Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
    • The Red Violin Concerto.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 3.

  • Sophie Hutchings

    The Wind That Circles Us

    Lyricist: Sophie Hutchings. Music Arranger: Sophie Hutchings.
    • A World Outside.
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 10.

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