Boost your mood with Dr Sian Williams and calming music from the Proms
Peaceful Proms mornings with Dr Sian Williams, featuring gentle, relaxing pieces from this and previous years’ ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms.
Peaceful Proms mornings presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.
Featuring gentle, relaxing melodies from Takemitsu, Tailleferre and Rossini, and music from this and previous years’ ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms. We’ll also hear from American Violinist and Proms star Randall Goosby about a piece of music that helps him find his focus, and Sian explores a hidden world while out to Take a Breath.
Last on
Music Played
-
Gustav Holst
The Planets (2nd mvt, 'Venus')
Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.- LPO.
-
Edvard Grieg
Elegies for Piano, Op 34 (1st mvt, 'Wounded heart')
-
Frank Bridge
Valse Intermezzo à cordes, H 17
Conductor: Richard Hickox. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales.- Chandos.
-
Toru Takemitsu
Two Piano Pieces for Children (2nd mvt, 'Clouds')
Performer: Veronika Shoot.- Ulysses Arts.
-
Rita Strohl
Solitude (arr for violin and piano)
Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Kim Barbier.- Sony.
-
Harry Warren
There Will Never Be Another You
Performer: Chet Baker. Lyricist: Mack Gordon.- Play Digital.
-
Léo Delibes
Coppelia (Valse lente)
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Orchestra: Orchestra Victoria.- ABC.
-
Antonio Molina
Mamer (Cradle Song)
Performer: Sally Pinkas.- MSR Classics.
-
Antonio Molina
Piano Sonata No 23 in F minor (2nd mvt)
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Mariam Batsashvili.- Warner.
-
Gabriel Fauré
Requiem (Agnus Dei)
Choir: Choeur Pro Arte de Lausanne. Choir: Choeur de Chambre Romand. Conductor: Armin Jordan.- Warner.
-
Gustav Holst
A Song of the Night, Op 19, H 74
Performer: Tasmin Little. Conductor: Andrew Davis. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra.- Chandos.
-
Gerald Finzi
Five Bagatelles, Op 23 (4th mvt, 'Forlana')
Performer: Robert Plane. Ensemble: Finzi Quartet.- Resonus.
-
Gioachino Rossini
Edipo a Colono (Overture)
Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.- Philips.
-
Kristina Arakelyan
Circle Waltz
Performer: Kristina Arakelyan.- Platoon.
-
Amilcare Ponchielli
La Gioconda (Dance of the hours)
Conductor: Neeme Järvi. Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.- DG.
-
Büşra Kayıkçı
Dragon
Performer: Büşra Kayıkçı. Performer: Büşra Kayıkçı. Performer: Büşra Kayıkçı.- Warner.
-
Florence Price
Suite No 1 for Organ (3rd mvt, Aria)
Performer: Nicole Keller.- RAVEN CDs.
-
Antonio Cesti
Tu mancavi a tormentarm (Wilt No Longer Thou Torment Me)
Music Arranger: Leopold Stokowski. Conductor: Matthias Bamert. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra.- Chandos.
-
Robert Schumann
Waldszenen [Forest Scenes], Op 82 (No 7, 'The Prophet Bird')
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.- DECCA.
-
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No 2 in E flat major, K 417 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Alec Frank-Gemmill. Conductor: Nicholas McGegan. Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra.- BIS.
-
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 1 in E minor (2nd mvt)
Conductor: John StorgÃ¥rds. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. -
Louise Héritte-Viardot
Piano Quartet No 1 in A major, 'Im Sommer' (3rd mvt, 'Die Schwüle')
Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.- Chandos.
-
Xiaogang Ye
A Morning Sun over Qiang Village
Performer: Yue Li. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: José Serebrier.- BIS.
-
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No 101 in D major, 'Clock' (2nd mvt)
- Chappell Recorded Music Library.
-
Kikuko Kanai
Variations on Tensagunu-hana
Performer: Manuela Wiesler. Performer: Noriko Ogawa.- BIS.
-
Alessandro Striggio
Ecce beatem lucem a 40 (Behold the blessed light)
Conductor: Paul Van Nevel. Ensemble: Huelgas Ensemble.- harmonia mundi.
-
Germaine Tailleferre
Sonata for Solo Harp (2nd mvt)
Performer: Valérie Milot.- Analekta.
-
George Frideric Handel
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 (Bouree)
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.- Production.
-
JoaquÃn Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez (3rd mvt)
Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Conductor: Ben Glassberg. Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse.- Warner.
-
William Mundy
Sive vigilem (Whether I Keep Watch )
Choir: Choir of New College Oxford. Conductor: Robert Quinney.- Outhere.
-
François Couperin
Le Tic-Toc-Choc
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.- ERATO.
-
Mrs. Philarmonica
Sonata Quinta (1st mvt)
Performer: Angelika Low-Beer. Performer: Johanna Regenbogen. Performer: Stephanie Knauer.- Soundworker.
-
Christian Sinding
6 Pieces Op 32 (No 3, 'Rustle of Spring')
Performer: Christian Ihle Hadland.- Naxos.
-
Henry Purcell
Abdelazer, Z 570 (2nd mvt, Rondeau)
Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists.- Warner.
-
Charles Villiers Stanford
Symphony No 1 in B flat major (3rd mvt)
Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.- Naxos.
-
Giacomo Antonio Perti
Messa a 12 (Qui tollis)
Choir: San Peronio Capella Musicale Chorus. Choir: Color Temporis. Choir: Collegium Music Almae Matris Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Orchestra della Cappella Musicale di San Petronio. Conductor: Michele Vannelli.- Dynamic.
Broadcast
- Fri 15 Aug 2025 09:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 Unwind