Peaceful Proms Special: Gentle classics for rest and relaxation
Soundtrack your day with three hours of serene and uplifting classical music previously heard at the ѿý Proms festival.
Unwind with a collection of tranquil Proms performances, curated to bring a sense of peace as you go about your day.
Including the flowing string melodies of William Walton’s ‘Touch her soft lips and part’, the meditative beauty of Eric Whitacre’s ‘Alleluia’, the warmth of Grace Williams’s ‘Sea Sketches’, and more.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for ѿý Radio 3 Unwind. MM
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William Walton
Henry V: Touch Her Soft Lips and Part
Lyricist: William Shakespeare. Conductor: John Rutter. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Choir: The Cambridge Singers.- This Is the Day: Music on Royal Occasions.
- Collegium.
- 15.
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William Boyce
Symphony in B-Flat Major, Op. 2 No. 1: II. Moderato e dolce
Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.- Boyce: 8 Symphonies.
- Capriccio.
- 5.
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Joaquín Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.- Aranjuez.
- Warner Classics.
- 2.
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Ola Gjeilo
Ubi Caritas
Performer: Ola Gjeilo. Lyricist: Anonymous. Ensemble: VOCES8.- Ola Gjeilo.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Gustav Holst
The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- Holst: The Planets.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 02.
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Max Richter
Winter 2 - 2012
Performer: Max Richter. Performer: Daniel Hope. Orchestra: Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin. Conductor: André de Ridder.- Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 12.
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Eric Whitacre
Alleluia
Conductor: Eric Whitacre. Ensemble: Eric Whitacre Singers.- Water Night.
- Decca (UMO).
- 1.
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Charles Gounod
Ave Maria
Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma.- Songs from the Arc of Life.
- Masterworks.
- 1.
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Gustav Mahler
Blumine
Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.- Masterpieces in Miniature.
- SFS Media.
- 2.
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Florence Price
Piano Concerto in one movement (Adagio cantabile)
Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Leslie Suganandarajah.- Florence Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement; Symphony No. 1 in E Minor.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Violin Concerto No. 10 in G Major: Largo
Performer: Zhou Qian. Conductor: Kevin Mallon. Orchestra: Toronto Chamber Orchestra.- Saint-Georges: Violin Concertos No. 1, Op. 3 and Nos. 2 and 10.
- Naxos.
- 2.
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Dora Pejačević
Cello Sonata in E minor, III. Adagio sostenuto
Performer: Andrej Bielow. Performer: Christian Poltéra. Performer: Oliver Triendl.- cpo.
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Ronald Binge
Sailing By
Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Parry.- 40 Best Classical Songs.
- Warner Classics International.
- 40.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo
Performer: Stewart Goodyear. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Andrew Constantine.- Orchid Music Limited.
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Frederick Edward Weatherly
Danny Boy
Composer: Trad.. Music Arranger: Joshua Pacey. Ensemble: VOCES8.- TWENTY.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 15.
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Frederick Delius
A Village Romeo and Juliet: Interlude. The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.- Delius: Orchestral Works.
- Warner Classics International.
- 4.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sheep May Safely Graze from Cantata No. 208
Music Arranger: James Galway. Lyricist: Salomon Franck. Conductor: James Galway. Conductor: James Galway. Conductor: James Galway. Conductor: Barry Griffiths. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: ѿý Singers. Choir: The Choir of King’s School, Canterbury.- Bach - The 50 Best Classical Masterpieces.
- Sony Classical.
- 39.
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Lili Boulanger
Nocturne for Violin and Piano
Performer: Janine Jansen. Performer: Itamar Golan.- Beau Soir, French Violin & Piano Favourites.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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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.
- 14.
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Roger Quilter
Where the Rainbow Ends Suite: No. 1a Rainbow Land
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Leaper.- Quilter: Where the Rainbow Ends / Country Pieces.
- Marco-Polo.
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Charles Villiers Stanford
Eight Part-songs, Op. 119: The Bluebird
Lyricist: Mary E. Coleridge. Choir: Choir of New College Oxford. Conductor: Edward Higginbottom.- 50 Pure Classics By Classic FM.
- Decca (UMO).
- 28.
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Philip Glass
Violin Concerto No. 1: II. Quarter Note = 108
Performer: Adele Anthony. Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Takuo Yuasa.- Glass, P.: Violin Concerto / Company / Prelude From Akhnaten.
- Naxos.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C Minor, BWV 1062: II. Andante e piano
Performer: Gustav Leonhardt. Conductor: Bob van Asperen. Ensemble: Melante Amsterdam.- Bach: Harpsichord Concertos etc..
- Warner Classics.
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Germaine Tailleferre
Arabesque, for Clarinet and Piano
Performer: Gaspare Tiricanti. Performer: Franca Moschini.- Les Six: France in the 1920s and Beyond.
- Menuetto Classics.
- 43.
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Lili Boulanger
Pie Jesu
Performer: Owen Saldanha. Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Ensemble: Pembroke College Girls' Choir.- Celestial Dawn.
- Signum Records.
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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.- Farrenc: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3.
- jpc schallplatten Versandhandels GmbH.
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Kristina Arakelyan
Star Fantasy
Performer: Anna Lapwood.- Luna.
- Sony Classical.
- 11.
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William Alwyn
Concerto for Oboe and Harp: I. Andante e rubato
Performer: Jonathan Small. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.- Alwyn, W.: Concerto for Oboe, Harp and Strings / Elizabethan Dances / The Innume.
- Naxos.
- 1.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581: II. Larghetto
Performer: Eduard Brunner. Ensemble: Hagen Quartett.- Mozart / Weber: Clarinet Quintets.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 02.
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