ѿý Proms Preview: Mesmerising music to calm your mind
Take a moment to unwind and relax with 3 hours of the most calming and beautiful music you can experience at this summer's ѿý Proms festival.
Relax, as you experience 3 hours of the most calming tracks that will feature at the ѿý Proms classical music festival this summer.
Including orchestral favourites from Sergei Rachmaninoff, Edvard Grieg and Maurice Ravel; plus glowing harmonies from Ethel Smyth, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Arvo Pärt and more.
Produced by James C Taylor & Katie Hill.
An Overcoat Media Production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind, MM
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: No. 2, Air
Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Orchestra: Berliner Barock Solisten.- Bach Generations.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: II. Adagio di molto
Performer: Lea Birringer. Conductor: Benjamin Shwartz. Orchestra: Rheinische Philharmonie.- Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 - Järnefelt: Berceuse in G Minor -.
- Rubicon.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
English Folk Song Suite: 2. Intermezzo: My Bonny Boy
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.- Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending (Classic FM: The Full Works).
- Decca (UMO) (Classics).
- 03.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
All-Night Vigil, Op. 37 "Vespers": No. 6, Ave Maria
Lyricist: Anonymous. Conductor: Simon‐Pierre Bestion. Ensemble: La Tempête.- Nocturne: Rachmaninov Vespers & Byzantine Hymns.
- Alpha Classics.
- 10.
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Violin Concerto in G Major, Op. 2 No. 1: II. Largo
Performer: Fumika Mohri. Performer: Michael Halász. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic.- Saint-Georges: Violin Concertos, Opp. 2 & 7.
- Naxos.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto no.20 in D minor, K.466 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Mitsuko Uchida. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Director: Mitsuko Uchida.- Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466 & No. 27 in B-Flat Major,.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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John Williams
Princess Leia's Theme
Performer: Zubin Mehta. Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic.- Holst: The Planets / John Williams: Star Wars Suite / Strauss, R.: Also sprach Z.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Ethel Smyth
Komm, susser Tod (Come, Sweet Death)
Choir: Sansara. Conductor: Tom Herring.- Traces.
- Platoon.
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Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio
Performer: Stephen Kovacevich. Conductor: Colin Davis. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.- Grieg: Piano Concerto; Peer Gynt.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 2 In G Minor, Op. 8 RV 315, Summer, Adagio e piano - Presto e forte
Orchestra: Salzburger Kammerorchester. Conductor: Alexander Von Pitimic.- Vivaldi: Four Seasons.
- Maestro.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: III. Adagio molto e cantabile
Lyricist: Friedrich Schiller. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- Beethoven: Symphonies.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Arvo Pärt
Da Pacem Domine
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Gent. Conductor: Michael Deltchev.- Collegium Vocale: Beyound The Eastern Wind.
- Danacord Records.
- 11.
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Percy Grainger
Lincolnshire Posy: II. Horkstow Grange
Ensemble: Dallas Winds. Conductor: Jerry Junkin.- Reference Recordings.
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Benjamin Britten
Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: No. 3, Moonlight
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: André Previn.- Music by the Sea.
- Warner Classics.
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Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai
Performer: Martha Argerich. Orchestra: Orchestra della Svizzera italiana. Conductor: Jacek Kaspszyk.- Le Piano Roi.
- Warner Classics.
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Alessandro Striggio
Missa Ecco sì beato giorno: I. Kyrie
Ensemble: I Fagiolini. Conductor: Robert Hollingworth.- Alessandro Striggio - Mass in 40 Parts (Remastered 2023).
- CORO.
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Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Les Indes galantes, RCT 44, Prologue: Entree de la suite d'Hebe
Orchestra: Orfeo Orchestra. Conductor: György Vashegyi.- Note 1 Music GmbH.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile from Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43
Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.- Greatest Hits - Romance.
- Sony Classical.
- 17.
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Gustav Holst
The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic
Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Bavarian Radio Chorus. Conductor: Daniel Harding.- The Planets.
- BR-Klassik.
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Ottorino Respighi
3 Chorales, P. 167: No. 1, Lento assai (After J.S. Bach's BWV 659)
Orchestra: Seattle Symphony. Conductor: Gerard Schwarz.- Bach: Orchestral transcriptions by Respighi & Elgar.
- Naxos.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending
Performer: Tasmin Little. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.- Warner Music UK Limited.
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Arvo Pärt
Vater Unser (Version for Cello and Piano)
Performer: Camille Thomas. Performer: Julien Brocal.- Voice Of Hope (Extended Edition).
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 19.
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Frederick Delius
A Mass of Life, RT II/4, Pt. 2: Introduction
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- Delius: A Mass of Life.
- Lawo Classics.
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Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World": II. Largo
Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.- Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 7-9.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Isle of Beauty
Choir: Choir of King’s College, London. Conductor: Joseph Fort.- Coleridge-Taylor: Isle of Beauty.
- Delphian Records.
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Edward Elgar
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 9. Nimrod (Adagio)
Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.- 50 Greatest British Classics.
- Decca (UMO).
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Igor Stravinsky
L'Oiseau de feu, K10: X. Khorovod (Ronde) des princesses
Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris – Philharmonie. Conductor: Klaus Mäkelä.- Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu (1911 Version): X. Khorovod (Ronde) des princesses.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Arturo Márquez
Concierto de Otoño - II. Balada de floripondios
Performer: Pacho Flores. Orchestra: Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería. Conductor: Carlos Miguel Prieto.- Estirpe.
- Universal Music Spain S.L..
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Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14: II. Andante
Performer: Hilary Hahn. Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Hugh Wolff.- Mendelssohn & Shostakovich: Violin Concertos.
- Sony Classical.
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Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. Ravel): VIIIb. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.- Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 7 in E Minor: IV. Nachtmusik II. Andante amoroso
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- Mahler: Symphony No. 7.
- Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings.
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- Fri 11 Jul 2025 14:00ѿý Radio 3 Unwind
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