Calming classical tunes for quiet reflection
Enjoy a 鈥榩eaceful Proms morning鈥 with this three hour collection of the most mindful classical pieces that have been performed at the 麻豆社 Proms.
Enjoy a 鈥榩eaceful Proms morning鈥 with this three hour collection of the most mindful classical pieces that have been performed at the 麻豆社 Proms.
This mix includes Isobel Waller-Bridge鈥檚 The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse, featured at the 2024 21st Century Soundtracks Prom, as well as VOCES8鈥檚 cover of Radiohead鈥檚 Pyramid Song from the 2023 Mindful Mix Prom. Plus a whole host of well-known favourites from Edward Elgar, Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for 麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind. MM.
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Jean Sibelius
Belshazzar's Feast Suite, Op. 51: III. Nocturne
Conductor: Pietari Inkinen. Orchestra: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.- Naxos.
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Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 (Arr. for Viola and Orchestra)
Performer: Timothy Ridout. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.- harmonia mundi.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Silence and Music
Conductor: Paul McCreesh. Ensemble: Giovanni Gabrieli.- Signum Records.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Lieder ohne Worte I, Op. 19b: VI. Andante sostenuto
Performer: Andreas Ottensamer. Performer: Gunars Upatnieks. Ensemble: Schumann Quartett.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Grace Williams
Elegy
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes.- Rubicon.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
4 Novelletten, Op. 52: No. 3, Andante con moto
Orchestra: South-West German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim. Conductor: Vladislav Czarnecki.- EBS.
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Dora Peja膷evi膰
Symphony in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 41: II. Andante sostenuto
Conductor: Ari Rasilainen. Orchestra: Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz.- CPO.
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Isobel Waller-Bridge
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse
Composer: Charles Mackesy. Performer: Isobel Waller-Bridge.- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
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Ken Burton
Many are the Wonders
Ensemble: ORA. Conductor: Suzi Digby.- harmonia mundi.
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L茅o Delibes
Lakme: Flower Duet (Arr. for Violin and Strings)
Music Arranger: Vivan Bhatti. Music Arranger: Ketan Bhatti. Performer: Esther Abrami.- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Minor, Op. 40: II. Largo
Performer: Yuja Wang. Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Michael Tippett
A Child of our Time, Part III: Preludium
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 2
Lyricist: Lorenzo Da Ponte. Lyricist: Pierre Beaumarchais. Conductor: Colin Davis. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Lili Boulanger
Nocturne (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra)
Performer: Luka Faulisi. Conductor: Martyna Pastuszka. Orchestra: {oh!} Orkiestra.- Sony Classical.
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Gra偶yna Bacewicz
Piano Quintet No. 1: III. Grave
Performer: Ewa Kupiec. Conductor: Mariusz Smolij. Ensemble: Capella Bydgostiensis.- Naxos.
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 20 No. 3: II. Menuetto. Allegretto
Ensemble: London Haydn Quartet.- Hyperion.
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Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai
Performer: Steven Osborne. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ludovic Morlot.- Hyperion.
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Fela Sowande
African Suite: II. Nostalgia: Andante
Conductor: Paul Freeman. Orchestra: Chicago Sinfonietta.- Cedille.
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Lucy Walker
Give Me Your Stars
Composer: Sara Teasdale. Ensemble: VOCES8.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Frederick Delius
2 Pieces for Small Orchestra: No. 1, On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Conductor: Vernon Handley. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.- Parlophone UK.
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Kristina Arakelyan
Star Fantasy
- Platoon.
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Benjamin Britten
Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: No. 3, Moonlight
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.- Warner Music UK Limited.
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Clara Schumann
3 Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22: I. Andante Molto
Performer: Julian Bliss. Performer: James Baillieu.- Signum Records.
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Peter Warlock
Capriol Suite, 2. Pavane
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: III. Andante
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra.- Warner Classics.
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Edvard Grieg
Lyric Pieces, Book II, Op. 38: No. 3, Melody
Performer: H氓kon Austb酶.- Brilliant Classics.
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Judith Weir
I Love All Beauteous Things
Composer: Robert Bridges. Choir: Choir of Christ Church Cranbrook.- Christ Church Cranbrook.
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Yoko Shimomura
Dearly Beloved
Performer: Yoko Shimomura.- Universal Music Operations Ltd.
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George Frideric Handel
Water Music, Suite No. 1, HWV 348: No. 6, Air
Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.- Harmonia Mundi UK Limited.
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Erik Satie
Gymnop茅die No. 1. Lent et douloureux
Performer: Jean鈥怸ves Thibaudet.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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George Walker
Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra: I. When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd
Performer: Latonia Moore. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: Franz Welser鈥怣枚st.- Cleveland Orchestra.
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Pyotr Tchaikovsky
The Snow Maiden, Op. 12 "Sn茅gourotchka": X. Melodrama
Orchestra: Metamorphose String Orchestra. Conductor: Pavel Lyubomudrov.- Halidon.
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Claude Debussy
R锚verie, L. 68
Performer: Daniel Hope. Orchestra: Z眉rcher Kammerorchester.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Edward MacDowell
Piano Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 15: II. Andante tranquillo
Performer: Xiayin Wang. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.- Chandos Records Limited.
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Robert Schumann
Fantasiestucke, Op. 73: I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
Performer: Lorraine Campet. Performer: Nathana毛l Gouin.- 础辫补谤迟茅.
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Radiohead
Pyramid Song
Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson. Performer: Thomas Gould. Performer: Matthew Sharp. Performer: Eleanor Turner. Ensemble: VOCES8.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
Broadcasts
- Fri 22 Aug 2025 06:00麻豆社 Radio 3 Unwind
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