
Boost your mood with Dr Sian Williams and calming music from the Proms
Peaceful Proms mornings with Dr Sian Williams, featuring gentle, relaxing pieces from this and previous years’ ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Proms.
Peaceful Proms mornings presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.
Featuring gentle, relaxing melodies from Takemitsu, Tailleferre and Rossini, and music from this and previous years’ ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Proms. We’ll also hear from American Violinist and Proms star Randall Goosby about a piece of music that helps him find his focus, and Sian explores a hidden world while out to Take a Breath.
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Music Played
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Gustav Holst
The Planets (2nd mvt, 'Venus')
Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.- LPO.
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Edvard Grieg
Elegies for Piano, Op 34 (1st mvt, 'Wounded heart')
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Frank Bridge
Valse Intermezzo à cordes, H 17
Conductor: Richard Hickox. Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ National Orchestra of Wales.- Chandos.
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Toru Takemitsu
Two Piano Pieces for Children (2nd mvt, 'Clouds')
Performer: Veronika Shoot.- Ulysses Arts.
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Rita Strohl
Solitude (arr for violin and piano)
Performer: Esther Abrami. Performer: Kim Barbier.- Sony.
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Harry Warren
There Will Never Be Another You
Performer: Chet Baker. Lyricist: Mack Gordon.- Play Digital.
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Léo Delibes
Coppelia (Valse lente)
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Orchestra: Orchestra Victoria.- ABC.
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Antonio Molina
Mamer (Cradle Song)
Performer: Sally Pinkas.- MSR Classics.
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Antonio Molina
Piano Sonata No 23 in F minor (2nd mvt)
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Mariam Batsashvili.- Warner.
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Gabriel Fauré
Requiem (Agnus Dei)
Choir: Choeur Pro Arte de Lausanne. Choir: Choeur de Chambre Romand. Conductor: Armin Jordan.- Warner.
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Gustav Holst
A Song of the Night, Op 19, H 74
Performer: Tasmin Little. Conductor: Andrew Davis. Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Philharmonic Orchestra.- Chandos.
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Gerald Finzi
Five Bagatelles, Op 23 (4th mvt, 'Forlana')
Performer: Robert Plane. Ensemble: Finzi Quartet.- Resonus.
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Gioachino Rossini
Edipo a Colono (Overture)
Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.- Philips.
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Kristina Arakelyan
Circle Waltz
Performer: Kristina Arakelyan.- Platoon.
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Amilcare Ponchielli
La Gioconda (Dance of the hours)
Conductor: Neeme Järvi. Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.- DG.
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Büşra Kayıkçı
Dragon
Performer: Büşra Kayıkçı. Performer: Büşra Kayıkçı. Performer: Büşra Kayıkçı.- Warner.
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Florence Price
Suite No 1 for Organ (3rd mvt, Aria)
Performer: Nicole Keller.- RAVEN CDs.
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Antonio Cesti
Tu mancavi a tormentarm (Wilt No Longer Thou Torment Me)
Music Arranger: Leopold Stokowski. Conductor: Matthias Bamert. Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Philharmonic Orchestra.- Chandos.
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Robert Schumann
Waldszenen [Forest Scenes], Op 82 (No 7, 'The Prophet Bird')
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.- DECCA.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No 2 in E flat major, K 417 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Alec Frank-Gemmill. Conductor: Nicholas McGegan. Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra.- BIS.
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Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 1 in E minor (2nd mvt)
Conductor: John StorgÃ¥rds. Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Philharmonic Orchestra. -
Louise Héritte-Viardot
Piano Quartet No 1 in A major, 'Im Sommer' (3rd mvt, 'Die Schwüle')
Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.- Chandos.
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Xiaogang Ye
A Morning Sun over Qiang Village
Performer: Yue Li. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: José Serebrier.- BIS.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No 101 in D major, 'Clock' (2nd mvt)
- Chappell Recorded Music Library.
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Kikuko Kanai
Variations on Tensagunu-hana
Performer: Manuela Wiesler. Performer: Noriko Ogawa.- BIS.
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Alessandro Striggio
Ecce beatem lucem a 40 (Behold the blessed light)
Conductor: Paul Van Nevel. Ensemble: Huelgas Ensemble.- harmonia mundi.
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Germaine Tailleferre
Sonata for Solo Harp (2nd mvt)
Performer: Valérie Milot.- Analekta.
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George Frideric Handel
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 (Bouree)
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.- Production.
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JoaquÃn Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez (3rd mvt)
Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Conductor: Ben Glassberg. Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse.- Warner.
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William Mundy
Sive vigilem (Whether I Keep Watch )
Choir: Choir of New College Oxford. Conductor: Robert Quinney.- Outhere.
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François Couperin
Le Tic-Toc-Choc
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.- ERATO.
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Mrs. Philarmonica
Sonata Quinta (1st mvt)
Performer: Angelika Low-Beer. Performer: Johanna Regenbogen. Performer: Stephanie Knauer.- Soundworker.
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Christian Sinding
6 Pieces Op 32 (No 3, 'Rustle of Spring')
Performer: Christian Ihle Hadland.- Naxos.
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Henry Purcell
Abdelazer, Z 570 (2nd mvt, Rondeau)
Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists.- Warner.
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Charles Villiers Stanford
Symphony No 1 in B flat major (3rd mvt)
Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.- Naxos.
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Giacomo Antonio Perti
Messa a 12 (Qui tollis)
Choir: San Peronio Capella Musicale Chorus. Choir: Color Temporis. Choir: Collegium Music Almae Matris Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Orchestra della Cappella Musicale di San Petronio. Conductor: Michele Vannelli.- Dynamic.
Broadcast
- Fri 15 Aug 2025 09:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 3 Unwind