Peaceful Proms Special: Immersive classical music to ease your mind
Enjoy a ‘peaceful Proms morning’ with this three hour collection of the most mindful classical pieces that have been performed at the Âé¶¹Éç Proms.
Enjoy a ‘peaceful Proms morning’ with this three hour collection of the most mindful classical pieces that have been performed at the Âé¶¹Éç Proms.
Featuring Elanor Alberga’s Snow White and the Severn Dwarves from 2024’s CBeebies Prom, Keiko Abe’s Michi which premiered at the Proms in 1989, as well as a host of calming classical pieces from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Benjamin Britten.
Produced by Katie Hill.
An Overcoat Media Production for Âé¶¹Éç Radio 3 Unwind. MM.
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Edward Elgar
Dream Children, Op. 43: I. Andante
Conductor: Andrew Davis. Orchestra: Âé¶¹Éç Symphony Orchestra.- Elgar : Orchestral Works.
- Rhino.
- 2.
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John Tavener
Song for Athene
Lyricist: William Shakespeare. Ensemble: VOCES8.- Enchanted Isle.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 9.
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Joseph Haydn
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major (2nd mvmt, Andante)
Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Orchestra: The Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces.- Trumpet Concertos.
- Simax Classics.
- 2.
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Samuel Coleridgeâ€Taylor
Symphony in A Minor, Op. 8: II. Lament. Larghetto affettuoso
Conductor: Douglas Bostock. Orchestra: Aarhus Symfoniorkester.- Musical Concepts.
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Lili Boulanger
Trois Morceaux Pour Piano: D'un Vieux Jardin
Performer: Charlotte Mueller.- Woman's Work - Music for Solo Piano.
- MSR Classics.
- 6.
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Eleanor Alberga
Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs: Snow White's Dance
- Orchid Classics.
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AntonÃn Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, "From the New World": II. Largo
Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.- Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 7-9.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Koji Kondo
Zelda's Lullaby (Arr. for Vocal Ensemble & Harp)
Performer: Lise Vandersmissen. Music Arranger: Jim Clements. Ensemble: VOCES8.- Zelda's Lullaby (Arr. Clements for Vocal Ensemble & Harp).
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 1.
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Anna Meredith
Little World
Performer: Anna Meredith.- The End We Start From (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Decca (UMO).
- 3.
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Charles Villiers Stanford
An Irish Idyll in Six Miniatures, Op 77 No 2 (The Fairy Lough)
Singer: Morgan Pearse. Orchestra: Âé¶¹Éç Concert Orchestra. Conductor: John Andrews.- Stanford: Orchestral Songs.
- Resonus Classics.
- 1.
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Claude Debussy
2 Arabesques, L. 66: Arabesque No. 1
Performer: Hippo Dreams.- Etymology Classics.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sheep May Safely Graze
Performer: Leon Fleisher. Music Arranger: Egon Petri.- Two Hands.
- Sony Classical.
- 2.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo
Performer: Stewart Goodyear. Conductor: Andrew Constantine. Orchestra: Âé¶¹Éç National Orchestra of Wales.- Orchid Music Limited.
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William Byrd
O Lord, Make Thy Servant Elizabeth
Conductor: Harry Christophers. Orchestra: The Sixteen. Ensemble: The Sixteen.- Music of the Kingdom.
- CORO.
- 4.
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Jeanâ€Philippe Rameau
Les Indes galantes, Prologue: Entree de la suite d'Hebe
Conductor: György Vashegyi. Orchestra: Orfeo Orchestra.- Note 1 Music GmbH.
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Thea Musgrave
Clarinet Concerto: IV. Sensuoso
Performer: Victoria Soames Samek. Orchestra: Âé¶¹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Thea Musgrave.- Clarinet and Saxophone Classics.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra: II. Romanze - Lento
Orchestra: Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur. Ensemble: Duo Tal & Groethuysen. Conductor: Douglas Boyd.- Vaughan Williams: Concerto for Two Pianos & Orchestra/Symphony No. 5.
- Sony Classical.
- 2.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Strings in G Minor, RV 157: II. Largo
Conductor: Alberto Martini. Orchestra: Accademia I Filarmonici.- Vivaldi: Concertos for Strings.
- Naxos.
- 2.
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Keiko Abe
Michi (For Solo Marimba)
Performer: Evelyn Glennie. Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.- Rhythm Song.
- RCA Red Seal.
- 12.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem K. 626 - Lacrimosa
Conductor: Jordi Savall. Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations.- Mozart : Requiem.
- Alia Vox.
- 8.
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Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Sinfonietta No. 1: II. Song Form-Largo
Orchestra: The Experiential Orchestra. Conductor: James Blachly.- American Counterpoints.
- Bright Shiny Things.
- 4.
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Fanny Mendelssohn
6 Lieder, Op. 1: No. 3, Warum sind denn die Rosen so blass
Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Performer: Eric Le Sage.- "La tempesta di mare" - Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Telemann, Beethoven.
- Warner Classics.
- 60.
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto
Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. Conductor: David Zinman.- Brahms: Symphonies 1-4.
- RCA Red Seal.
- 3.
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Erik Satie
Mercure, Scene 1: La nuit
Conductor: Jérôme Kaltenbach. Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy.- Satie: Parade, Gymnopédies, Mercure & Relâche.
- Naxos.
- 1.
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Louise Farrenc
Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36: II. Adagio cantabile
Conductor: Johannes Goritzki. Orchestra: North German Radio Symphony Orchestra.- Farrenc: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3.
- jpc schallplatten Versandhandels GmbH.
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Frédéric Chopin
Waltz in C Sharp Minor, Op. 64 No. 2: Tempo giusto
Performer: Ji Liu.- Pure Chopin.
- Decca (UMO) (Classics).
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George Frideric Handel
Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 6 No. 10, HWV 328: V. Allegro moderato
Performer: Simon Standage. Performer: Elizabeth Wilcock. Performer: Anthony Pleeth. Performer: Robert Woolley. Performer: Trevor Pinnock. Ensemble: The English Concert.- Handel: Complete Orchestral Recordings.
- Archiv Produktion.
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Charles Villiers Stanford
Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 126: II. Adagio molto, Piu mosso
Performer: Benjamin Frith. Conductor: Andrew Gourlay. Orchestra: Âé¶¹Éç National Orchestra of Wales.- Stanford: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Works for Solo Piano.
- Champs Hill Records.
- 2.
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Caroline Shaw
And the Swallow
Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Ensemble: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Ensemble: Pembroke College Girls' Choir.- All Things Are Quite Silent.
- Signum Records.
- 7.
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Benjamin Britten
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: 7. Interlude
Composer: John James. Composer: Robert Wedderburn. Composer: Robert Southwell. Composer: James Noel John. Composer: Roger Hemingway. Performer: Tanya Houghton. Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Conductor: Graham Ross.- harmonia mundi.
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Gerald Finzi
Clarinet Concerto, Op. 31: II. Adagio, ma senza Rigore
Performer: Roberta Gottardi. Orchestra: Orchestra da camera Benedetto Marcello. Conductor: Flavio Scogna.- Brilliant Classics.
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Florence Price
Resignation
Choir: London Voices.- Oxford University Press Music.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Flute Sonata in B-Flat Major: III. Largo
Performer: Enzo Caroli. Performer: Anna Martignon.- Urania Records.
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Andrea Morricone
Cinema Paradiso
Composer: Ennio Morricone. Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Conductor: Stéphane Denève. Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic.- Classical Chillout.
- Warner Classics.
- 36.
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Gabriel Fauré
Cantique de Jean Racine
Choir: Accentus. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Laurence Equilbey.- Faure Requiem.
- ²Ô²¹Ã¯±¹±ð.
- 09.
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