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Settle down in a soft bed of 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 Mozart, Elena Kats-Chernin and Roger Eno. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with therapist Helen Marie, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how making and giving your own gifts can help wellbeing.

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Music Played

  • Sir George Dyson

    Woodland Suite I. At Evening Bell

    Orchestra: 91福利社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Chandos Records Limited.

  • Keane Wang

    Dove

    Performer: Keane Wang.
    • Keane Wang.

  • Samuel Barber

    Violin concerto, Op 14 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Stella Chen. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Jean鈥怞acques Kantorow.
    • Barber: Violin Concerto, Op. 14: II. Andante.
    • Platoon.
    • 1.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Sweet remembrance - Song without words, Op 19 No 1

    Performer: Anna Koller.
    • Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte I, Op. 19b: I. Andante con moto, MWV U86 "Sweet R.
    • Nordic Classical Records.
    • 1.

  • Franz Biebl

    Ave Maria

    Choir: 91福利社 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

  • Cameron Segal

    Finding Gratitude

    Performer: Cameron Segal.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 39 in E flat major, K 543 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: 91福利社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze.

  • Simeon Walker

    Waltz

    Performer: Simeon Walker.
    • 10 Waltzes Vol. 2.
    • Bigo & Twigetti.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Romance in B major

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Peebles.
    • SOMM.

  • Orlando Gibbons

    Drop, Drop Slow Tears

    Conductor: Carl Jackson. Choir: The Choir of HM Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace.
    • Gibbons at the Chapel Royal.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 15.

  • C茅cile Seraud

    Flying Soul

    Performer: C茅cile Seraud.
    • Psykhe.
    • Cecile Seraud.
    • 3.

  • Alfred Schnittke

    Minuet from Suite in the Old Style, arr. J Sevilla-Fraysse for cello & piano)

    Performer: Julie S茅villa-Fraysse. Performer: Anastasia Calmus.
    • E.Motion.
    • Evidence Classics.
    • 4.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Madrigal (Romeo and Juliet, Suite No 1, Op 64, No 3)

    Orchestra: 91福利社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Gernon.

  • Zenobia Powell Perry

    Nocturne

    Performer: Deanne Tucker.
    • Zenobia Powell Perry: Piano Works.
    • Cambria.
    • 12.

  • Franz Xaver Richter

    Symphony in B flat major (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: L鈥橭rfeo Barockorchester. Conductor: Michi Gaigg.
    • Richter: 4 Symphonies.
    • CPO.
    • 105.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker, Op 71 (transc. Pletnev)

    Performer: Nobuyuki Tsujii.
    • Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 鈥� Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Reza Vali

    Lament - Largo, from Folk Songs for flute & cello, set 11b

    Ensemble: Cuarteto Latinoamericano.
    • Persian Folklore.
    • New Albion.
    • 1.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Introduction and allegro

    Performer: M茅lanie Laurent. Performer: Manon Galy. Performer: Sarah J茅gou-Sageman. Performer: 脡lodie Laurent. Performer: Maxime Quennesson. Performer: Jo毛 Christophe. Performer: Jos茅phine Poncelin de Raucourt.
    • Pastel.
    • Indesens.
    • 15.

  • Roger Eno

    Alembic Distillation

    Performer: Roger Eno.
    • Alembic Distillation.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

  • Lauren Scott

    Flight of the Angel (behind the mask)

    Performer: Lauren Scott.

  • Maddy Chassar-Hesketh

    Dream Song/In 4 (tell me what you know!)

    Orchestra: 91福利社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

  • Elena Kats鈥怌hernin

    Fantasie im Wintergarten (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Emily Sun. Orchestra: 91福利社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Gemma New.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Wiegenlied (Lullaby), Op 49 No 4 arr. Thorette for viola & piano

    Performer: Arnaud Thorette. Performer: Anatole Thorette Paillette.
    • Family.
    • Indesens.
    • 14.

  • Agathe Backer-Gr酶ndahl

    Til de D酶de (16 Songs Op.67)

    Choir: Kammerkoret Nova. Conductor: Julia Selina Blank.
    • Human/Nature.
    • Lawo Classics.
    • 12.

  • Sarah Power

    Night Whisper (reimagined)

    Performer: Sarah Power.
    • In the shadows.
    • Sarah Power.
    • 2.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Prelude in E minor, Op 28 No 4

    Performer: Alexander Gadjiev.

  • William Grant Still

    The Sentimental One (Lyric Quartet)

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Uncovered, Vol 3.
    • Azica.
    • 4.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Bassoon concerto in B flat major, 'La notte' (3rd mvt - Sleep)

    Performer: Sophie Dervaux. Orchestra: La Folia Barockorchester.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • Arrowsmith

    Fly

    • Neo-Classical Essentials, Vol 2.
    • Little Symphony Records.
    • 7.

  • Peteris Vasks

    Balta Ainava (White Scenery)

    Performer: Mina Gaji膰.
    • Sonic Alchemy.
    • Sono Luminus.
    • 101.

  • Mars Smith

    Low Sun

    • Low Sun.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 1.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 29 in E major (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.
    • Haydn 2032, Vol. 18: Il maestro di scuola.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 6.

  • Cephas Azariah

    Rediscover Joy

    Orchestra: 91福利社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

  • Ravi Shankar

    Pahari Dhun

    • The Very Best of Ravi Shankar.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 11.

  • Alanna Crouch

    Discovery

    Performer: Alanna Crouch.
    • Fragments.
    • Bigo & Twigetti.
    • 1.

  • Simone Seales

    I do the only thing I can

    Performer: Simone Seales.
    • Dearest.
    • Intersectional Cellist.
    • 7.

  • JB Dunckel

    Shine (Version for String Quintet)

    Performer: C茅cile T锚te. Performer: Shuichi Okada. Performer: Gr茅goire Vecchioni. Performer: Cyrille Lacrouts.
    • Shine (Version for String Quintet).
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ave Verum Corpus, K 618, arr. Liszt for piano

    Performer: Benedetta Iardella. Music Arranger: Franz Liszt.
    • Halidon.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 3 Feb 2026 17:00
    91福利社 Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 28 Feb 2026 17:00
    91福利社 Radio 3 Unwind
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    91福利社 Radio 3 Unwind