
Peaceful Proms Special: Restful melodies to calm the mind
Enjoy a ‘peaceful Proms morning’ with this three hour collection of the most mindful classical pieces that have been performed at the ѿý Proms.
Enjoy a peaceful Proms morning with this three hour collection of the most mindful classical pieces that have been performed at the ѿý Proms.
This mix features Ronald Binge’s ‘Sailing By’ as part of 100 Years of the Shipping Forecast Prom, William Grant Still’s ‘Elegy’ which was performed by Isabelle Demers in 2023, and a string quartet by Doreen Carwithen which was programmed in Liverpool in 2022.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind. MM
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Grace Williams
Sea Sketches for String Orchestra: V. Calm Sea in Summer
Conductor: John Andrews. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra.- Grace Williams: Orchestral Works.
- Resonus Classics.
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Jacques Offenbach
Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 4: Entr'acte (Barcarolle)
Lyricist: Jules Barbier. Lyricist: Michel Carré.- Vissi d'Arte - Opera for Orchestra.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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William Henry Harris
Faire is the Heaven
Composer: Edmund Spenser. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.- Poetry in Music.
- CORO.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Violin concerto in G minor Op.80 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Elena Urioste. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin John Edusei.- Coleridge-Taylor.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Suite from the Gadfly, Op. 97a: VIII. Romance
Performer: Tasmin Little. Performer: Piers Lane.- Virtuoso Violin.
- Warner Classics.
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Thomas Tallis
O Sacrum Convivium
Performer: Gabriel Crouch. Performer: Gallicantus.- Queen Mary's Big Belly: Hope for an Heir in Catholic England.
- Signum Records.
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Florence Price
Symphony No. 1 in E Minor: II. Largo, maestoso
Conductor: John Jeter. Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony.- Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4.
- Naxos.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma.- Yo-Yo Ma - The Classic Albums Collection.
- Masterworks.
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Clara Schumann
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7: Romanze. Andante non troppo con grazia
Performer: Francesco Nicolosi. Orchestra: Alma Mahler Sinfonietta. Conductor: Stefania Rinaldi.- Schumann, C.: Piano Concerto in A Minor / Piano Trio in G Minor.
- Naxos.
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Ken Burton
A Prayer
Lyricist: Paul Laurence Dunbar. Conductor: Ken Burton. Choir: London Voices.- Oxford University Press Music.
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Ronald Binge
Sailing By (Radio 4, Shipping Forecast theme)
Conductor: David Parry. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.- Great Britain - 2012.
- Warner Classics International.
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Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly, Act II: Coro a bocca chiusa "Humming Chorus"
Lyricist: Giuseppe Giacosa. Lyricist: Luigi Illica. Choir: Vienna State Opera Choir. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.- Puccini: Madama Butterfly (2013 Remastered Version).
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Cécile Chaminade
6 Etudes de concert, Op. 35: II. Automne
Performer: Mark Viner.- Brilliant Classics Licensing BV.
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Edward Elgar
Chanson de nuit, Op.15 No.1
Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Orchestra: Hallé.- Elgar Wand of Youth.
- Halle Concerts Society.
- 23.
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Lili Boulanger
Pie Jesu
Performer: Owen Saldanha. Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Ensemble: Pembroke College Girls' Choir.- Celestial Dawn.
- Signum Records.
- 10.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major "Archduke", Op. 97: III. Andante cantabile
Ensemble: Trio Wanderer.- Harmonia Mundi UK Limited.
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Edgar L Bainton
Three Pieces for Orchestra: I. Elegy. Lento, molto tranquillo
Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Daniel.- Chandos.
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Kristina Arakelyan
Dreamland
Performer: Anna Lapwood.- Luna.
- Sony Classical.
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John Blow
An Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell: I. Mark How the Lark and Linnet Sing
Performer: Thomas Walker. Performer: Samuel Boden. Lyricist: John Dryden. Ensemble: Arcangelo. Conductor: Jonathan Cohen.- Blow: An Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell & Other Works.
- Hyperion.
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Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird - Ballet Suite (1911): IV. The Princesses' Round Dance
Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.- Pierre Boulez Conducts Stravinsky.
- Sony Classical.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Strings in G Minor, RV 157: II. Largo
Conductor: Alberto Martini. Orchestra: Accademia I Filarmonici.- Vivaldi: Concertos for Strings.
- Naxos.
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Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio
Performer: Javier Perianes. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.- Grieg: Piano Concerto; Lyric Pieces.
- harmonia mundi.
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Koji Kondo
Zelda's Lullaby (Arr. for Vocal Ensemble & Harp)
Performer: Lise Vandersmissen. Ensemble: VOCES8.- Nightfall.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Claude Debussy
Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: III. Clair de lune
Performer: Cécile Ousset.- Debussy: Préludes, Pour le piano, L'Isle joyeuse, Images, Suite bergamasque & Ar.
- Warner Classics.
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Augusta Holmès
Ludus pro Patria: La Nuit et l'Amour
Conductor: Patrick Davin. Orchestra: Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz.- Samuel Friedmann.
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Frédéric Chopin
Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 1 in B Flat Minor. Larghetto
Performer: Jan Lisiecki.- Chopin: Complete Nocturnes.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Peter Warlock
Capriol Suite: V. Pieds-en-l'air
Performer: James Ross. Ensemble: Büyükada Ensemble.- Warlock Capriol Suite.
- Ulysses Arts.
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William Grant Still
Elegy
Performer: Philip Brunelle.- Clarion.
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Doreen Carwithen
String Quartet No. 2: I. Adagio
Ensemble: Sorrel String Quartet.- Chandos.
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Maurice Ravel
Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.- Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano.
- Erato/Warner Classics.
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John Tavener
Mother of God
Composer: Mikhail Lermontov. Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Ensemble: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Ensemble: Pembroke College Girls' Choir.- All Things Are Quite Silent.
- Signum Records.
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Erik Satie
Mercure, Scene 1: La nuit
Conductor: Jérôme Kaltenbach. Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy.- Satie: Parade, Gymnopédies, Mercure & Relâche.
- Naxos.
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Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: II. Quasi adagio
Performer: Alexander Ullman. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.- Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Sonata.
- Rubicon.
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Thomas Adès
Dawn, Chacony for orchestra at any distance
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Thomas Adès.- Dawn - Chacony for Orchestra at any Distance.
- Halle Concerts Society.
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Alexander Glazunov
Chant du ménestrel, Op. 71
Performer: Pablo Ferrández. Performer: Julien Quentin.- Chant du ménestrel, Op.71.
- Sony Classical.
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Ēriks Ešenvalds
Stars
Composer: Sara Teasdale. Ensemble: VOCES8.- Lux.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Broadcast
- Fri 25 Jul 2025 06:00ѿý Radio 3 Unwind