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Embrace the evening with serene 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 Marin Marais, Clara Schumann and Claude Debussy. We Press Pause with yoga and meditation teacher Rod Stryker and reveal some essential Wind Down Wisdom on how reducing exposure to 'blue light' from screens can help improve the quality of your sleep.

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Music Played

  • Claude Debussy

    En bateau (Petite suite)

    Orchestrator: Henri B眉sser. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Geoffrey Simon.
    • Debussy: Night in Granada: Philharmonia Orchestra/Simon.
    • Cala.

  • John Adams

    China Gates

    Performer: Daniil Trifonov.
    • Adams: China Gates.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

  • Clara Schumann

    3 Romances, No 1: Andante molto

    Performer: Christian-Pierre La Marca. Performer: Jean-Fr茅d茅ric Neuburger.
    • Love Letters.
    • Naive.
    • 1.

  • Koji Kondo

    Zelda's Lullaby

    Performer: Lise Vandersmissen. Music Arranger: Jim Clements. Choir: VOCES8.
    • Nightfall.
    • Decca.
    • 10.

  • Trad.

    Tra Bo Dau

    Performer: Alis Huws. Music Arranger: Alis Huws.
    • Universal Music Operations Ltd.

  • Franz Schubert

    Impromptu No 3, D899

    Performer: Elisabeth Brauss.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Melodie (Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op 42)

    Performer: Niek Baar. Music Arranger: Alexandru Lascae. Orchestra: Concertgebouw Kamerorkest.
    • Obsession.
    • Channel Classics.
    • 8.

  • Jacob Shea

    The Arctic Suite: Sea Ice Melting

    Performer: Eldbj酶rg Hemsing. Performer: H氓vard Gimse.
    • Shea: The Arctic Suite, V. Sea Ice Melting (Violin-Piano Version).
    • Sony.
    • 1.

  • Deborah Henson-Conant

    The Nightingale

    Performer: Anda Egl墨te.
    • In the Light of Silence.
    • Prima Classic.
    • 1.

  • George Butterworth

    The Banks of Green Willow

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Kri拧s Russman.
    • BIS.

  • Fran莽ois Couperin

    Les Baricades Mist茅rieuses

    Music Arranger: Thomas Ad猫s. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Insomnia.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 102.

  • George Walker

    Lyric for Strings

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Song without words, Op 30 No 1

    Performer: Sophie Kauer. Performer: Kunal Lahiry.
    • Unsung.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 3.

  • Augusta Holm猫s

    La Nuit et l'amour (Ludus pro Patria) arr. Roland Pidoux

    Ensemble: Cello8. Director: Rapha毛l Pidoux.
    • Ode 脿 la nuit.
    • Mirare.
    • 2.

  • Gerard Cousins

    Stay By My Side

    Performer: Gerard Cousins.
    • Stay By My Side.
    • Prima Classic.
    • 1.

  • Fiona Brice

    Prelude 10

    Performer: Fiona Brice.
    • Bigo and Twigetti.

  • Grzegorz Ciechowski

    Odchodzac

    Performer: Hania Rani. Performer: Dobrawa Czocher. Music Arranger: Hania Rani.
    • Bia艂a flaga (Remastered 2021).
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 4.

  • Poppy Ackroyd

    Flutter

    Performer: Poppy Ackroyd.
    • Pause.
    • One Little Independent Records.
    • 9.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    The Pigeon (from The Birds)

    Performer: Victoria Brawn. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Swan. Conductor: Daniele Rosina.
    • Labyrinths.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 201.

  • Kristina Arakelyan

    Meditation

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Heron.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String quartet No 16 in F major, Op 135 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Quatuor Ysa每e.
    • Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 132, Op. 135.
    • La Dolce Volta.
    • 7.

  • Ghislaine Reece-Trapp

    In Paradisum

    Performer: Anna Lapwood.
    • Luna.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 9.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Adagio (after 1st movement of the Violin sonata in E major, BWV 1016)

    Performer: Laura Pontecorvo. Music Arranger: Rinaldo Alessandrini. Ensemble: Concerto Italiano. Director: Rinaldo Alessandrini.
    • More Bach, Please!.
    • Naive.
    • 9.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Canyons

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Canyons.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Jung Jae-il

    I Remember my name (from Squid Game)

    Performer: Ray Chen. Performer: Jonathan Ayling. Music Arranger: John Langley. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Cristian M膬celaru.
    • I Remember My Name (Arr. Langley for Violin & Orchestra) (From "Squid Game").
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Cephas Azariah

    Faber Sanctum

    Performer: Cephas Azariah.

  • Marin Marais

    Les voix humaines (Pieces de viole, Book 2 No 63)

    Ensemble: Le Po猫me Harmonique. Conductor: Vincent Dumestre.
    • Mon amant de Saint-Jean.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 2.

  • J贸hann J贸hannsson

    Two is Apocryphal (Drone Mass)

    Ensemble: American Contemporary Music Ensemble. Choir: Theatre of Voices. Conductor: Paul Hillier.
    • Two is Apocryphal.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

  • Eleonora d鈥橢ste

    Sicut lilium inter spinas

    Choir: Lyyra.
    • More Love.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 1.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No 3 in F major, Op 90 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.

  • Amaro Freitas

    Gloriosa

    Performer: Amaro Freitas.
    • Y'Y.
    • Psychic Hotline.
    • 8.

  • 脡douard Ferlet

    Cecile

    Performer: 脡douard Ferlet.
    • PIANOID2.
    • Melisse.
    • 8.

  • Sebastian Mullaert

    Rest of the Heron

    Performer: Sebastian Mullaert. Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Z眉rich.
    • Nathall.
    • Neue Meister.
    • 8.

  • Segun Akinola

    Mordros

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gabriella Teychenn茅.

  • Vivan Bhatti

    Winter Meditation (after Vivaldi's Four Seasons)

    Composer: Ketan Bhatti. Performer: Eldbj酶rg Hemsing. Ensemble: Hestia String Quartet.

  • Balmorhea

    Solanales

    • Solanales.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

  • Amy Beach

    By the still waters, Op 114

    Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason.
    • Decca.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 6 Nov 2024 18:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 18 Nov 2024 18:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 30 Nov 2024 18:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 22 Dec 2024 18:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Wed 15 Jan 2025 18:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Wed 5 Mar 2025 18:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Tue 27 May 2025 18:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 Unwind