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ѿý Proms Special: uplifting classical sounds to soothe your soul

Take a moment to unwind and relax - with highlights of some of the most beautiful and mindful classical music performed at this year's ѿý Proms, from Haydn to Alma Mahler.

Enjoy highlights of the most most blissful and soul-enriching performances from this year's ѿý Proms festival - the perfect escape from the stresses of the everyday.

Featuring calming melodies by Haydn, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Alma Mahler, and stunning live performances from Anna Lapwood, Chineke!, Pekka Kuusisto and more.

Catch up with the Mindful Mix Prom - featuring soothing musical performances and beautiful soundscapes performed LIVE by Voces8, Carducci String Quartet and Ola Gjeilo - online. Just search "Mindful Mix Prom" on ѿý Sounds.

Produced by Steven Rajam
An Overcoat Media production for ѿý Sounds.

Release date:

2 hours, 2 minutes

Music Played

  • Edvard Grieg

    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio (ѿý Prom 1, 14 July 2023)

    Performer: Paul Lewis. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: II. Canzonetta (ѿý Prom 59, 30 August 2023)

    Performer: Augustin Hadelich. Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    The Four Seasons: Spring: II. Largo (ѿý Prom 4, 16 Jul 2023)

    Performer: Pekka Kuusisto. Performer: Ale Carr. Performer: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Conductor: Pekka Kuusisto.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Trumpet Concerto in E Flat: II. Andante (ѿý Prom 61, 1 September 2023)

    Performer: Aaron Azunda Akugbo. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.
  • Aaron Copland

    Clarinet Concerto: I. Slowly and expressively (ѿý Prom 21, 31 July 2023)

    Performer: Annelien Van Wauwe. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major: II. Adagio (ѿý Prom 47, 20 August 2023)

    Performer: Alexander Melnikov. Orchestra: Les Siècles. Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth.
  • Alma Mahler-Werfel

    Bei dir ist es traut (ѿý Prom 33, 9 August 2023)

    Performer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Storgårds.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Elijah, Part 1: 'Cast thy burden upon the Lord' (ѿý Prom 19, 29 July 2023)

    Choir: Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Maxim Emelyanychev.
  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54: II. Intermezzo (ѿý Prom 37, 12 August 2023)

    Performer: Sir András Schiff. Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.
  • Carl Orff

    Carmina Burana: In trutina (ѿý Prom 17, 27 July 2023)

    Performer: Mari Eriksmoen. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kazuki Yamada.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor (ѿý Prom 30, 6 August 2023)

    Performer: Alim Beisembayev. Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Horn Concerto No 4 in E Flat Major: II. Romance. Andante Cantabile (ѿý Prom 24)

    Performer: Felix Klieser. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor: 2. Romance (ѿý Prom 42, 16 August 2023)

    Performer: Seong‐Jin Cho. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali.
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 80: Andante (ѿý Prom 7, 19 July 2023)

    Performer: Elena Urioste. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka.
  • Claude Debussy

    Clair de Lune (ѿý Prom 15, 25 July 2023)

    Performer: Anna Lapwood.
  • Richard Strauss

    Four Last Songs: 3. Beim Schlafengehen (ѿý Prom 28, 5 August 2023)

    Performer: Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha. Orchestra: The National Youth Orchestra. Conductor: Carlos Miguel Prieto.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No 3 in C Minor: Largo - ѿý Prom 14 (25 July 2023)

    Performer: Jan Lisiecki. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Elim Chan.
  • David Lang

    Mystery Sonatas: No. 7, 'Glory' (ѿý Prom 46, 19 August 2023)

    Performer: Rakhi Singh.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter': II. Andante cantabile (ѿý Prom 47)

    Orchestra: Les Siècles. Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Le Tombeau de Couperin: V. Menuet (ѿý Prom 3, 16 July 2023)

    Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor.