Set the mood with Dr Sian Williams’ and captivating music from the ѿý Proms
Peaceful Proms mornings with Dr Sian Williams, featuring comforting, and peaceful music from this and previous years’ ѿý Proms.
Peaceful Proms mornings presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.
Featuring comforting, and peaceful melodies from Shaw, Satie and Liszt, and music from this and previous years’ ѿý Proms. We’ll also hear from the Proms star conductor Antonio Pappano about which music helps him find his focus, and Professor Catherine Loveday explores the relationship between playing musical instruments and cognitive health as we get older.
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Georges Bizet
L'Arlésienne Suite No 1 (3rd mvt)
Conductor: Pablo González. Orchestra: Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya.- Naxos.
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Emilie Mayer
Piano Concerto in B flat major (2nd mvt)
Performer: Ewa Kupiec. Conductor: Sebastian Tewinkel. Orchestra: Neubrandenburg Philharmonic Orchestra.- Capriccio NR.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Summer is Gone
Lyricist: Christina Rossetti. Choir: ѿý Singers. Conductor: David Hill. -
Franz Liszt
Romance oubliée (Forgotten Romance), S 132
Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.- Sony.
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Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No 2 Op 55 (4th mvt, 'Solveig's Song')
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.- DG.
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Sting
A Thousand Years
Performer: Sting.- A&M Records.
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Julius Klengel
Cello Concertino No 1 in C major, Op 7 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Martin Rummel. Performer: Mari Kato.- Naxos.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No 104 in D major, Hob I:104, 'London' (2nd mvt)
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.- Editions Audiovisuel Beulah.
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Julia Perry
Ye, Who Seek the Truth
Music Arranger: Jannina Norpoth. Conductor: James Blachly. Orchestra: Experiential Orchestra.- Bright Shiny Things.
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Chevalier de Saint-Georges Joseph Bologne
Violin Concerto No 10 in G major (2nd mvt)
Performer: Zhou Qian. Conductor: Kevin Mallon. Ensemble: Toronto Chamber Orchestra.- Naxos.
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Erik Satie
Gnossienne No 4
Performer: Hélène Grimaud.- DG.
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Naresh Sohal
Lila (5th mvt, 'Ether')
Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.- Heritage.
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Clara Schumann
Drei gemischte Chöre arr for brass ensemble (No 1, 'Abend')
Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Music Arranger: Jarle Storløkken. Ensemble: TenThing Brass Ensemble.- LAWO.
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William Alwyn
Symphony No 1 (3rd mvt)
Conductor: Sakari Oramo. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. -
Isobel Waller-Bridge
An Exercise In Restraint (Until You Go)
Ensemble: 12 Ensemble.- Mercury KX.
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Max Richter
Recomposed by Max Richter (Vivaldi, The Four Seasons: Summer 2)
Performer: Daniel Hope. Conductor: André de Ridder. Orchestra: Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin.- DG.
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Florence Price
Adoration (arr for violin and orchestra)
Performer: Randall Goosby. Music Arranger: Jim Gray. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra.- Decca.
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William Byrd
Retire My Soul
Choir: Stile Antico.- Decca.
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Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird: Lullaby (arr for piano)
Performer: Beatrice Rana. Music Arranger: Guido Agosti.- Warner Classics.
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Joaquín Turina
Violin Sonata No 2 in G major, Op 82, 'Sonata Española' (1st mvt)
Performer: Felix Ayo. Performer: Bruno Canino.- Dynamic.
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George Butterworth
A Shropshire Lad
Conductor: Sakari Oramo. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. -
Franz Ignaz Beck
Symphony in D major, No 6 Op 3 (2nd mvt)
Conductor: Marek Štilec. Orchestra: Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice.- Naxos.
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Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat major, Op 83 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth. Orchestra: Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg.- Hyperion.
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Caroline Shaw
Plan & Elevation (5th mvt, 'The Beech Tree')
Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Orchestra: Scoring Berlin.- DG.
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Max Reger
Suite in the Old Style, Op 93, version for orchestra (2nd mvt)
Conductor: Leif Segerstam. Orchestra: Norrköpings Symfoniorkester.- BIS.
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Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
Concerto a 5 in D minor, No 2 Op 9, for oboe, strings, and continuo (2nd mvt)
Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Ensemble: New Seasons Ensemble.- Sony.
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Frédéric Chopin
Berceuse in D flat major, Op 57
Performer: Ruth Slenczynska.- Decca.
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Fanny Mendelssohn
6 Melodies, Op 4 & 5 (No 2 in C sharp minor, Op 4)
Performer: Béatrice Rauchs.- BIS.
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Edward Elgar
3 Motets, Op 2 (No 1, 'Ave, verum corpus')
Performer: Thomas Trotter. Choir: Huddersfield Choral Society. Director: Aidan Oliver.- Signum.
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Richard Strauss
Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments in E flat major, Op 7
Performer: François Leleux. Ensemble: Ensemble Paris-Bastille.- Sony.
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Sven-David Sandström
The Passion of St John (Er Vi Dit Ansigts Væde)
Choir: Mogens Dahl Chamber Chorus. Conductor: Mogens Dahl.- Exlibris.
Broadcast
- Fri 29 Aug 2025 09:00ѿý Radio 3 Unwind