Peaceful Proms Special: Peaceful melodies to ease your 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 includes Gustav Holst’s The Planets featuring at the 2025 'The Planets and Star Wars Prom', as well as Ghislaine Reece-Trapp’s In Paradisum performed by Anna Lapwood in 2023, and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson’s Sinfonietta No. 1 performed by Chineke! In 2023.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind. MM
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Edward Elgar
Salut d'amour, Op. 12
Performer: Nicolas Dautricourt. Conductor: Frédéric Chaslin. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales.- Elgar: Violin Concerto & Salut d'amour - Delius: Suite.
- Channel Classics.
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Joseph Boulogne Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Violin Concerto No. 9 in G Major, Op. 8: II. Largo
Performer: Takako Nishizaki. Orchestra: Kölner Kammerorchester. Conductor: Helmut Müller‐Brühl.- Saint-Georges: Violin Concertos Op. 5, Nos. 1-2 and Op. 8.
- Naxos Music UK Ltd.
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Eric Whitacre
Sleep
Lyricist: Charles Anthony Silvestri. Conductor: Eric Whitacre. Choir: Eric Whitacre Singers.- Light & Gold.
- Decca (UMO).
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Gustav Holst
The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic
Choir: ѿý Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.- Holst : The Planets & Egdon Heath.
- Warner Classics International.
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Ruth Gipps
Symphony No. 2 in One Movement, Op. 30: V. Adagio
Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- Gipps: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4, Song for Orchestra & Knight in Armour.
- Chandos.
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Ghislaine Reece‐Trapp
In Paradisum
Performer: Anna Lapwood.- Luna.
- Sony Classical.
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Johannes Brahms
Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115: II. Adagio
Performer: Sharon Kam. Ensemble: Jerusalem Quartet.- Harmonia Mundi UK Limited.
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Gabriel Fauré
Requiem, Op. 48, N. 97: IV. Pie Jesu
Performer: James Rutherford. Performer: Libby Crabtree. Performer: Yan Pascal Tortelier. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: CBSO Chorus.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Ethel Smyth
Piano Trio in D Minor: II. Andante
Ensemble: Neave Trio.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Arthur Bliss
Pastoral, "Lie Strewn the White Flocks": III. Pan's Saraband
Performer: Alan Fearson. Performer: David Haslam. Conductor: Richard Hickox. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Choir: Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia.- Chandos.
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Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No.2
Performer: Vladimir Feltsman.- Chopin: Complete Nocturnes, Barcarolle, Berceuse.
- Nimbus Alliance.
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Florence Price
Resignation
Choir: London Voices.- Oxford University Press Music.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, KV 299: II. Andantino
Performer: Anna Besson. Performer: Clara Izambert. Conductor: Reinoud Van Mechelen. Ensemble: A Nocte Temporis.- Mozart: Flute Concertos.
- Alpha Classics.
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Jessica Curry
I Have Begun My Ascent
Performer: Jessica Curry.- Dear Esther (Original Game Soundtrack).
- thechineseroom.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Kathryn Stott.- Songs from the Arc of Life.
- Masterworks.
- 14.
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Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Sinfonietta No. 1: II. Song Form-Largo
Orchestra: Experiential Orchestra. Conductor: James Blachly.- American Counterpoints.
- Bright Shiny Things.
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Alma Mahler Werfel
Bei dir ist es traut
Composer: Staffan Evert Storm. Composer: Rainer Maria Rilke. Performer: Francesca Chiejina. Orchestra: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Claude Debussy
Clair de lune (Arr. for Saxophone & Ensemble)
Performer: Jess Gillam. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.- PRISM, Vol. 2.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Georges Bizet
Carmen Suite No. 1: III. Intermezzo
Conductor: Pablo González. Orchestra: Barcelona Symphony Orchestra.- Bizet: Carmen & L'arlésienne Suites.
- Naxos.
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Philip Glass
Violin Concerto No. 1: II. Quarter Note = 108
Performer: Adele Anthony. Conductor: Takuo Yuasa. Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra.- Glass, P.: Violin Concerto / Company / Prelude From Akhnaten.
- Naxos.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Deep River
Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.- Summertime.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 15.
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Jacob Collier
World O World
Choir: The Aeolians. Conductor: Jason Max Ferdinand.- Djesse Vol. 4.
- Decca (UMO).
- 16.
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Erik Satie
Gymnopédie No. 1
Performer: Philippe Entremont.- Erik Satie & Friends.
- Sony Classical.
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Antonín Dvořák
Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52: IV. Larghetto
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung.- Dvorák: Serenades for Strings and Winds.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op.33, TH 57: Moderato assai quasi Andante - Thema
Performer: Jean‐Guihen Queyras. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek.- Elgar: Cello Concerto / Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations / Dvořák: Silent Woods; R.
- harmonia mundi.
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Louise Farrenc
Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36: II. Adagio cantabile
Conductor: Johannes Goritzki. Orchestra: North German Radio Symphony Orchestra.- CPO.
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Germaine Tailleferre
Arabesque
Performer: Maria Du Toit. Performer: Vera Kooper.- She/Her: Music for Clarinet and Piano by 12 Female Composers.
- Channel Classics.
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Noriko Koide
Swaddling Silk and Gossamer Rain
Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.- Platoon Ltd.
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Luigi Boccherini
Minuet from String Quintet in E Major, Op. 13 No. 5
Performer: Mischa Maisky. Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- Mischa Maisky Portrait - Virtuose Cellokonzerte.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Michael Arne
The Lass With the delicate Air
Ensemble: Brandywine Baroque.- Plectra Music.
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Peter Gregson
The Day Before
Ensemble: Carducci String Quartet.- Carduccis Classics.
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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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Grace Williams
Sailing Song (Sea Sketches, No 2)
Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Andrews.- Sea Sketches for String Orchestra: II. Sailing Song.
- Resonus Classics.
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George Walker
Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra: II. Grave
Conductor: Paul Freeman. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- Black Composer Series, Vol. 3: Ulysses Simpson Kay & George Theophilus Walker (R.
- Sony Classical.
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet No. 62 in C Major, "Emperor": II. Poco adagio, cantabile
Ensemble: Kodály Quartet.- Varma röda stunder.
- Naxos.
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William Byrd
Justorum animae
Conductor: John Rutter. Choir: The Cambridge Singers.- Ave verum corpus: Motets & Anthems of William Byrd.
- Collegium.
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Broadcast
- Fri 8 Aug 2025 06:00ѿý Radio 3 Unwind
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