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Draw a line under the day with calming 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 Samuel Barber, Rebecca Dale and Dalal. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Michael James Wong, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how crafting her own jewellery improves her wellbeing.

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Music Played

  • Adrian Sutton

    Emilie's Theme (War Horse Suite)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Seal.
    • Chandos.

  • Edward Elgar

    Sospiri, Op 70

    Performer: Braimah Kanneh-Mason. Performer: Konya Kanneh‐Mason.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Air from Orchestral Suite No 3, BWV 1068, arr. Siloti for piano

    Performer: David Fray.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Olivia Belli

    Tamar Metushelah

    Performer: Gautier Capuçon. Performer: Olivia Belli.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Philip Glass

    Echorus

    Performer: Yu-Eun Kim. Performer: Etienne Gara. Orchestra: Delirium Musicum.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    The Nightingale (from The Birds)

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze.

  • Irene Britton Smith

    Violin Sonata (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Caitlin Edwards. Performer: Daniel Schlosberg.
    • Navona.

  • Samuel Barber

    Adagio for strings

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Rebecca Dale

    Study I - Reverie in London Rain

    Performer: Rebecca Dale.
    • Signum Records.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Menuet from Keyboard Suite in G minor, HWV 434

    Performer: Shani Diluka.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Vicente Lusitano

    Emendemus in melius

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

  • Büşra Kayıkçı

    Tribute to Egyptian Song

    Performer: Büşra Kayıkçı.
    • Busra Kayicki/Parlophone.

  • Paul Lewis

    Rosa Mundi

    Orchestra: Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
    • Naxos.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Vissi d'arte (Tosca) Variation

    Performer: Lillia Keyes. Performer: Gabriele Bagnati.
    • Masterworks/Sony Music.

  • George Lloyd

    Symphony No 6 in D major (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: George Lloyd.
    • Albany Troy.

  • Ella Macens

    A Love Worth Fighting for - 1. Love

    Ensemble: Flinders Quartet.
    • ABC Classic.

  • Dario Marianelli

    Dawn from Pride and Prejudice (arr. for harp)

    Performer: Alis Huws.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Eugene Goossens

    By the Tarn, Op 15 No 1

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Chandos.

  • Philippe Gaubert

    Deux Esquisses: Soir sur la plaine

    Performer: Elizaveta Ivanova. Performer: Sanja Bizjak.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Air from Holberg Suite

    Performer: Ivana Gavrić.
    • Signum Records.

  • Sarah Latto

    Manage your fears

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

  • Dalal

    Bergamot

    • Warner Classics.

  • Pakk Hui

    Tsuyako

    Performer: Pakk Hui.
    • Pakk Hui.

  • Simmy Singh

    Close your eyes and see

    Performer: Simmy Singh. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No 5 in E minor, Op 64 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Karina Canellakis.
    • London Philharmonic Orchestra.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Closer to Forever

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Kevin Day

    Gymnopedie

    Performer: Sterling Elliott. Performer: Richard Uttley.

  • Erik Satie

    Gnossienne No 5

    Performer: Bruce Liu.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • John Cage

    In a Landscape

    Performer: Oksana Sidyagina.
    • Prima Classic.

  • Imogen Holst

    Lullaby (from Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow)

    Performer: Elizabeth Bass. Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

  • Stephan Moccio

    Fracture (Arr. Vennart for Saxophone, Piano & Moog)

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Leif Kaner‐Lidström. Performer: Sam Becker.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Rooydad & Relative Reality

    Riding the Lights

    • Rooydad.

  • Jacob Mühlrad

    In Retrospect

    Performer: Jacob Mühlrad.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Ben Ponniah

    Ra Ma Da Sa, Sa Se So Hung

    Choir: BBC Singers. Director: Graham Ross.

  • Giovanni Battista Martini

    Largo (Arr. for Trumpet & Organ by Marie-Claire Alain)

    Performer: Matilda Lloyd. Performer: Richard Gowers.
    • Chandos Records Ltd.

  • Andrew Shapiro

    Mint Green

    Performer: Andrew Shapiro.
    • Airbox Music.

  • Rachel Portman

    Marmolada (Dolomites, pale mountains)

    Orchestra: LGT Young Soloists. Conductor: Alexander Gilman.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.

Broadcasts

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