
Recharge with Dr Sian Williams and soothing music from the Proms
Peaceful Proms mornings with Dr Sian Williams, featuring beautiful and calming pieces from this and previous years’ ѿý Proms.
Peaceful Proms mornings presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.
Featuring soothing and relaxing pieces from Britten, Ravel and Rebecca Clarke, and music 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, and Sian takes a stroll in the footsteps of her ancestors.
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Music Played
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor (2nd mvt, 'Romance')
Performer: Khatia Buniatishvili. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.- Sony.
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Rebecca Clarke
Ave Maria
Choir: Blossom Street. Conductor: Hilary Campbell.- Naxos.
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Max Bruch
Scottish Fantasy, Op 46 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Conductor: Rory MacDonald. Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra.- Naxos.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Carnival of the Animals (No 13, 'The Swan')
Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason.- Decca.
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Charles Villiers Stanford
The Bluebird
Choir: Choir of New College Oxford. Conductor: Edward Higginbottom.- DECCA.
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Grazioso en sol mineur
Performer: Jens Barnieck.- Coviello.
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Frank Bridge
The Banks of Green Willow
Conductor: Krišs Russman. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales.- BIS.
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Maurice Ravel
String Quartet in F major, M 35 (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Leonkoro Quartet.- Mirare.
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Frédéric Chopin
Etude No 3 Op 10, 'Tristesse [Sadness] Etude'
- Audio Network.
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Edward Elgar
La Capricieuse, Op 17
Performer: Lydia Mordkovitch. Performer: Julian Milford.- CHANDOS.
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Stephan Moccio
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Performer: Stephan Moccio.- Decca.
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Pauline Viardot
Hai, Luli!
Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Lavinia Meijer. Ensemble: Esther Abrami Ensemble.- Sony.
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Jean Sibelius
King Christian II Suite, Op 27 (4th mvt, Serenade)
Conductor: Thomas Søndergård. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales.- Linn.
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François Couperin
Les Barricades Mysterieuses (The Mysterious Barricades)
Performer: Khatia Buniatishvili.- Sony.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 1 (2nd mvt)
- EMH Classical Music Library.
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony No 3 in F major (3rd mvt)
Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth. Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. -
Toby Hession
She walks in beauty
Choir: VOCES8.- Decca.
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Ludovico Einaudi
Ascent, Day 1 (Seven Days Walking)
Performer: Ludovico Einaudi.- DECCA.
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Ina Boyle
Phantasy for Violion and Chamber Orchestra
Performer: Daniel Hope. Conductor: Daniel Geiss. Orchestra: Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra.- DG.
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Margaret Sutherland
Choral Prelude (Second Suite)
Performer: Jeanell Carrigan.- Wirripang.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No 5, 'Emperor' (2nd mvt)
- EMH Classical Music Library.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Vier Novelletten (No 2)
Conductor: Vladislav Czarnecki. Orchestra: South-West German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim.- EBS.
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Erik Satie
Gymnopedie No 1
Performer: Andreas Ottensamer. Performer: José Gallardo.- DG.
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Takashi Yoshimatsu
Pleiades Dances IIb, Op 28b (2nd mvt, 'Slender Romance')
Performer: Nobuya Sugawa. Performer: Seiichirō Yamamoto. Performer: Kazunori Kawasaki. Performer: Masaharu Karita.- Universal.
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Benjamin Britten
Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes' (1st mvt, 'Dawn')
Conductor: Andrew Davis. Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra.- Warner.
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Errollyn Wallen
For Airi
Performer: Fenella Humphreys.- Rubicon.
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Antonín Dvořák
Czech Suite, Op 39 (3rd mvt, 'Sousedska')
Conductor: Armin Jordan. Orchestra: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra.- WARNER.
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Hania Rani
Glass
Performer: Hania Rani.- Gondwana Records.
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Toru Takemitsu
Cherry Blossoms
Choir: SWR Vokalensemble. Conductor: Marcus Creed.- SWR MUSIC.
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Nico Muhly
The Revd Mustard his Installation Prelude
Performer: James McVinnie.- Bedroom Community.
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Gerald Finzi
The Fall of the Leaf, Op 20
Conductor: Adrian Boult. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.- Lyrita.
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Orazio Benevoli
Missa si Deus pro nobis, a 16 voci (1st mvt, Kyrie eleison)
Conductor: Hervé Niquet. Orchestra: Le Concert Spirituel.- Alpha.
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Chiquinha Gonzaga
Saudade
Performer: Karin Fernandes.- Azul.
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Marianna Martines
Concerto per Cembalo in G major (2nd mvt)
Performer: Nicoleta Paraschivescu. Performer: Stefano Barneschi. Orchestra: La Floridiana.- DHM.
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Francis Poulenc
Un soir de neige (1st mvt, 'De grandes cuillers de neige')
Choir: The Sixteen. Director: Harry Christophers.- CORO.
Broadcast
- Fri 1 Aug 2025 09:00ѿý Radio 3 Unwind