 
                
                        Find calm with Dr Sian Williams and beautiful music from the Proms
Peaceful Proms mornings with Dr Sian Williams, featuring beautiful and calming pieces from this and previous years’ ѿý Proms. We’ll also hear from a Proms star performer with their choice of classical music that helps them find their focus.
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    ![]()  Johann Sebastian BachOrchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (Air) Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.- Harmonia Mundi.
 
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    ![]()  Fanny Mendelssohn4 Lieder for Piano, Op 8 (No 3) Performer: Miku Nishimoto-Neubert.- Solo Musica.
 
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    ![]()  Charles‐Marie WidorSymphony No 1 Op 16 (2nd mvt) Conductor: Martin Yates. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.- Dutton.
 
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    ![]()  Giuseppe VerdiFour Sacred Pieces (Praise to the Virgin Mary) Conductor: Xian Zhang. Orchestra: ѿý National Chorus of Wales.
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    ![]()  William Grant StillVignettes (2nd mvt, 'Carmela') Ensemble: Salon Trio.- Salon Trio.
 
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    ![]()  Maurice RavelLe Tombeau de Couperin (Prelude) Conductor: Stéphane Denève. Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.- SWR MUSIC.
 
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    ![]()  Franz SchubertNacht und Träume (Night & Dreams), D 827 Performer: Pablo Ferrández. Performer: Julien Quentin.- Sony.
 
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    ![]()  Charles Villiers StanfordSymphony No 1 in B flat major (3rd mvt) Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.- Naxos.
 
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    ![]()  María Huld Markan SigfúsdóttirMaríuljóð (Mary's Poem ) Choir: Schola Cantorum. Conductor: Hörður Áskelsson.- Sono Luminus.
 
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    ![]()  Giacomo PucciniLe Villi ( Act 1: 'Prelude') Conductor: Ivan Repušić. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra.- BR Klassik.
 
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    ![]()  Louise FarrencSymphony No 3 in G minor, Op 36 (2nd mvt) Conductor: Duncan Ward. Orchestra: Philzuid.- Fuga Libera.
 
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    ![]()  George GershwinEmbraceable You (Girl Crazy) Performer: Joshua Bell. Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- Sony.
 
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    ![]()  Marie DareElegy Performer: Yan Levionnois. Performer: Héloïse Luzzati. Performer: Xavier Phillips. Performer: Caroline Sypniewski.- La Boîte à Pépites.
 
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    ![]()  Duke EllingtonBlack, Brown & Beige arr for orchestra (2nd mvt, 'Brown') Composer: Maurice Peress. Conductor: JoAnn Falletta. Orchestra: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.- Naxos.
 
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    ![]()  Claude DebussyPrelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune Performer: Andrew Nicholson. Conductor: Thierry Fischer. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales.
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    ![]()  Rebecca ClarkeEpilogue Performer: Gerald Peregrine. Performer: Antony Ingham.- Naxos.
 
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    ![]()  Julian Lloyd WebberJasmine Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Louis Philippson.- MASTERWORKS.
 
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    ![]()  Trad.24 Negro Melodies, Op 59 (No 20, 'Pilgrim Song') Performer: Alessio Pianelli. Music Arranger: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Orchestra: Avos Chamber Orchestra.- Rubicon.
 
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    ![]()  Gustav HolstHymn to the Dawn (Songs of the Rig Veda) Performer: Elizabeth Bass. Choir: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.
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    ![]()  Johann StamitzSymphony in F major, No 1 Op 4, Wolf F3 (2nd mvt) Conductor: Nicholas Ward. Orchestra: Northern Chamber Orchestra.- Naxos.
 
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    ![]()  George WalkerFolk Songs for Orchestra (Going to lay down my sword) Conductor: Edwin London. Orchestra: Cleveland Chamber Symphony.- Albany.
 
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    ![]()  Joseph HaydnSymphony No 102 in B flat major, Hob I:102 (2nd mvt) Conductor: Ádám Fischer. Orchestra: Danish National Chamber Orchestra.- Naxos.
 
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    ![]()  Nainita DesaiMother and Son (14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible) Performer: Galya Bisengalieva. Conductor: Robert Ames. Orchestra: London Contemporary Orchestra.- Lakeshore.
 
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    ![]()  Robert SchumannArabesque, Op 18 Performer: Nelson Freire.- Decca.
 
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    ![]()  Arvo PärtDa Pacem Domine (Give Peace, O Lord) Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Paul Hillier.- Harmonia Mundi.
 
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    ![]()  Jean Françaix15 Children's Portraits by Auguste Renoir (No 4, 'Little Girl Reading') Conductor: Alain Moglia. Orchestra: Toulouse National Chamber Orchestra.- Capriccio.
 
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    ![]()  Bill EvansPeace Piece Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.- SAVOY.
 
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    ![]()  Edward ElgarThe Spirit of the Lord Choir: Choir of Merton College, Oxford. Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Benjamin Nicholas.- Delphian.
 
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    ![]()  Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPiano Concerto No 9 in E flat major, K 271, 'Jeunehomme' (2nd mvt) Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.- Warner.
 
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    ![]()  Roxanna PanufnikFour World Seasons (2nd mvt, 'Tibetan Winter') Performer: Tasmin Little. Conductor: Graham Bradshaw. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.- CHANDOS.
 
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    ![]()  Felix MendelssohnSymphony No 2 in B flat, Op 52, MWV A 18, 'Hymn of Praise' (1st mvt, 'Sinfonia') Conductor: Paavo Järvi. Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich.- Alpha.
 
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    ![]()  Henry PurcellDido and Aeneas (Act II: The Groves Dance) Performer: Jakob Lindberg. Music Arranger: Jakob Lindberg.- BIS.
 
Broadcast
- Fri 25 Jul 2025 09:00ѿý Radio 3 Unwind
