Find calm with Dr Sian Williams and beautiful music from the Proms
Peaceful Proms mornings with Dr Sian Williams, featuring beautiful and calming pieces from this and previous years鈥 麻豆社 Proms. We鈥檒l also hear from a Proms star performer with their choice of classical music that helps them find their focus.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (Air)
Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Fanny Mendelssohn
4 Lieder for Piano, Op 8 (No 3)
Performer: Miku Nishimoto-Neubert.- Solo Musica.
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Charles鈥怣arie Widor
Symphony No 1 Op 16 (2nd mvt)
Conductor: Martin Yates. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.- Dutton.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Four Sacred Pieces (Praise to the Virgin Mary)
Conductor: Xian Zhang. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Chorus of Wales. -
William Grant Still
Vignettes (2nd mvt, 'Carmela')
Ensemble: Salon Trio.- Salon Trio.
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Maurice Ravel
Le Tombeau de Couperin (Prelude)
Conductor: St茅phane Den猫ve. Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.- SWR MUSIC.
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Franz Schubert
Nacht und Tr盲ume (Night & Dreams), D 827
Performer: Pablo Ferr谩ndez. Performer: Julien Quentin.- Sony.
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Charles Villiers Stanford
Symphony No 1 in B flat major (3rd mvt)
Conductor: David Lloyd鈥怞ones. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.- Naxos.
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Mar铆a Huld Markan Sigf煤sd贸ttir
Mar铆ulj贸冒 (Mary's Poem )
Choir: Schola Cantorum. Conductor: H枚r冒ur 脕skelsson.- Sono Luminus.
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Giacomo Puccini
Le Villi ( Act 1: 'Prelude')
Conductor: Ivan Repu拧i膰. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra.- BR Klassik.
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Louise Farrenc
Symphony No 3 in G minor, Op 36 (2nd mvt)
Conductor: Duncan Ward. Orchestra: Philzuid.- Fuga Libera.
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George Gershwin
Embraceable You (Girl Crazy)
Performer: Joshua Bell. Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- Sony.
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Marie Dare
Elegy
Performer: Yan Levionnois. Performer: H茅lo茂se Luzzati. Performer: Xavier Phillips. Performer: Caroline Sypniewski.- La Bo卯te 脿 P茅pites.
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Duke Ellington
Black, Brown & Beige arr for orchestra (2nd mvt, 'Brown')
Composer: Maurice Peress. Conductor: JoAnn Falletta. Orchestra: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.- Naxos.
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Claude Debussy
Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Performer: Andrew Nicholson. Conductor: Thierry Fischer. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. -
Rebecca Clarke
Epilogue
Performer: Gerald Peregrine. Performer: Antony Ingham.- Naxos.
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Julian Lloyd Webber
Jasmine
Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Louis Philippson.- MASTERWORKS.
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Trad.
24 Negro Melodies, Op 59 (No 20, 'Pilgrim Song')
Performer: Alessio Pianelli. Music Arranger: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Orchestra: Avos Chamber Orchestra.- Rubicon.
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Gustav Holst
Hymn to the Dawn (Songs of the Rig Veda)
Performer: Elizabeth Bass. Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
Johann Stamitz
Symphony in F major, No 1 Op 4, Wolf F3 (2nd mvt)
Conductor: Nicholas Ward. Orchestra: Northern Chamber Orchestra.- Naxos.
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George Walker
Folk Songs for Orchestra (Going to lay down my sword)
Conductor: Edwin London. Orchestra: Cleveland Chamber Symphony.- Albany.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No 102 in B flat major, Hob I:102 (2nd mvt)
Conductor: 脕d谩m Fischer. Orchestra: Danish National Chamber Orchestra.- Naxos.
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Nainita Desai
Mother and Son (14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible)
Performer: Galya Bisengalieva. Conductor: Robert Ames. Orchestra: London Contemporary Orchestra.- Lakeshore.
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Robert Schumann
Arabesque, Op 18
Performer: Nelson Freire.- Decca.
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Arvo P盲rt
Da Pacem Domine (Give Peace, O Lord)
Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Paul Hillier.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Jean Fran莽aix
15 Children's Portraits by Auguste Renoir (No 4, 'Little Girl Reading')
Conductor: Alain Moglia. Orchestra: Toulouse National Chamber Orchestra.- Capriccio.
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Bill Evans
Peace Piece
Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.- SAVOY.
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Edward Elgar
The Spirit of the Lord
Choir: Choir of Merton College, Oxford. Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Benjamin Nicholas.- Delphian.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 9 in E flat major, K 271, 'Jeunehomme' (2nd mvt)
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.- Warner.
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Roxanna Panufnik
Four World Seasons (2nd mvt, 'Tibetan Winter')
Performer: Tasmin Little. Conductor: Graham Bradshaw. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra.- CHANDOS.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No 2 in B flat, Op 52, MWV A 18, 'Hymn of Praise' (1st mvt, 'Sinfonia')
Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi. Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Z眉rich.- Alpha.
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Henry Purcell
Dido and Aeneas (Act II: The Groves Dance)
Performer: Jakob Lindberg. Music Arranger: Jakob Lindberg.- BIS.
Broadcast
- Fri 25 Jul 2025 09:00麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind