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Elevate your evening with soothing 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 Rachmaninov, Errollyn Wallen and Erland Cooper. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Maude Hirst, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how listening to slower music can help calm your nervous system.
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Music Played

  • William Byrd

    Retire My Soul

    Choir: Stile Antico.
    • Byrd: Retire My Soul.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Charles Gounod

    O ma belle rebelle

    Performer: Christian-Pierre La Marca. Performer: Amandine Savary.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    The Four Seasons, Concerto No 4 in F Minor, RV 297 "Winter" (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Chloe Chua. Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Chan Yoong-Han.
    • Pentatone.

  • Cécile Chaminade

    Pas des écharpes (Suite for piano)

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Hyperion.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 4 in C minor, D 417, 'Tragic'

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.

  • Erland Cooper

    Movement 7 - Instrumental

    Performer: Erland Cooper. Performer: Leo Abrahams.
    • Mercury Classics.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    6 Pieces, Op 19 (Nocturne)

    Performer: Narek Hakhnazaryan. Performer: Katya Apekisheva.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Triple Concerto for violin, cello & piano (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali.
    • DECCA.

  • Tom Ashbrook

    Too Soon

    • The Other Songs.

  • Muzio Clementi

    Piano Concerto in C Major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Felicja Blumental. Conductor: Alberto Zedda. Orchestra: Prague New Chamber Orchestra.
    • Vox.

  • Haydn Wood

    Serenade to Youth

    Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Leaper.
    • Marco-Polo.

  • Libby Larsen

    Dear Love (from Love Songs)

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Will Dawes.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No 3 in D Major 'Polish' Op 29 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • Onyx Classics.

  • Stephen Paulus

    The Road Home

    Choir: VOCES8. Conductor: Barnaby Smith. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music.
    • VOCES8 Records.

  • Errollyn Wallen

    Photography: II

    Ensemble: Ensemble X. Conductor: Nicholas Kok.
    • NMC Recordings Limited.

  • Ólafur Arnalds

    Epilogue (Nomadland)

    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).

  • Tatiana Stachak

    Walc w kafejce

    Performer: Heike Matthiesen.
    • Vienna2day.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Amore

    • WM Japan.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Flos Campi (5th mvt)

    Performer: Lawrence Power. Choir: BBC National Chorus of Wales. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Hyperion.

  • Joel Christian Goffin

    Waterfelt

    • Bluestone Symphonics.

  • Domenico Puccini

    Piano Concerto in B flat major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Eugene List. Orchestra: Austrian Tonkuenstler Orchestra. Conductor: Zlatko Topolski.
    • Musical Heritage Society.

  • Roger Eno & Brian Eno

    Verdigris

    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Alex Patterson

    Meditation

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: David Hill.

  • Chiquinha Gonzaga

    Heloisa

    Performer: Karin Fernandes.
    • Azul Music.

  • Eric Whitacre

    Sleep

    Ensemble: Ensemble Altera. Conductor: Christopher Lowrey.
    • Alpha Classics.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Warm Embrace

    • Juice Music.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Vocalise Op.34

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Divertimento No 15 in B flat major, K 287 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Xiaoming Han. Orchestra: Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
    • Oehms Classics.

  • Diarmuid J Kennedy

    In the field

    Performer: Diarmuid J Kennedy.

  • Jung Jae-il

    26.9

    Performer: Jung Jae-il. Orchestra: Budapest Scoring Orchestra. Choir: Budapest Scoring Choir. Conductor: Eun Hye Jung.
    • Universal Music Ltd..

  • Dinu Lipatti

    Piano Concertino in the Classical Style, Op 3 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Marco Vincenzi. Conductor: Gert Meditz. Orchestra: Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto.
    • Dynamic.

  • Liam Taylor-West

    A Slow Breath

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer.

  • Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou

    Homesickness

    • Mississippi Records.

  • Howard Skempton

    Ave Virgo sanctissima

    Choir: The Exon Singers. Conductor: Matthew Owens.
    • Delphian Records.

  • Jean‐Michel Blais

    yanni (piano)

    • Mercury Classics.

  • Laurie Spiegel

    The Unquestioned Answer

    • Unseen Worlds.

  • Hélène de Montgeroult

    Piano Sonata No 9 in F sharp minor, Op 5, No 3 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Sarah Cahill.
    • First Hand Records.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 9 Mar 2025 18:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Thu 8 May 2025 18:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind