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ĢƵ Proms Special: Soothing melodies for mindful relaxation

Relax your mind and soul with this collection of calming classical music.

Relax your mind and soul with this collection of calming classical music, featuring a selection of pieces featured at the ĢƵ Proms. Alongside soothing soundscapes, this mix features Richard Strauss’ Eine Alpensinfonie and Joseph Haydn’s ‘Mourning’ Symphony. Listen out for contemporary gems from Luke Faulkner, Cait Nishimura and Andrew Yee amongst well-known favourites from Thomas Tallis, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Claude Debussy.

Produced by Katie Hill.
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Music Played

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 44 in E Minor, Hob.I: 44 "Mourning": III. Adagio

    Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.
    • Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116 / Dvorák: Symphony No.8 in G Majo.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 15.
  • Max Richter

    Mercy

    Performer: Hilary Hahn. Performer: Cory Smythe.
    • In 27 Pieces: the Hilary Hahn Encores.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 13.
  • Andrzej Panufnik

    Love Song (Arr. for cello, harp & strings)

    Performer: Božidar Vukotić. Conductor: Alexander Walker. Orchestra: ĢƵ Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • Love Song (Arr. for cello, harp & strings by Andrzej Panufnik).
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 1.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Air on the G String (Arr. for Piano)

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson. Music Arranger: Víkingur Ólafsson.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • Samuel Coleridge‐Taylor

    4 Novelletten, Op. 52: No. 3, Andante con moto

    Orchestra: South-West German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim. Conductor: Vladislav Czarnecki.
    • EBS.
  • Astor Piazzolla

    Oblivion - Arr. for Violin, Cello & Piano

    Ensemble: Trio Zadig.
    • naive, a label of Believe Group.
  • James MacMillan

    A Child's Prayer

    Conductor: Bart Van Reyn. Ensemble: Vlaams Radiokoor.
    • MacMillan: A Child's Prayer.
    • Antarctica Records.
    • 1.
  • Margaret Tesch-Muller

    Snow and Shadow

    Performer: Emily Granger.
    • A Thing of Beauty.
    • ABC Classic.
    • 12.
  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120: II. Romance (Ziemlich langsam)

    Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas. Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony.
    • Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1-4.
    • SFS Media.
    • 15.
  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Trio Sonata in C minor TWV 42: III. Avec douceur. Lentement

    Ensemble: L’Orfeo Wind Ensemble. Conductor: Carin van Heerden.
    • CPO.
  • Bernard Herrmann

    Clarinet Quintet - Souvenirs de Voyage: III. Andantino. Canto amoroso

    Performer: Jin Ta. Performer: Ma Yue. Performer: Joshua Tan. Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Darrell Ang.
    • John Williams Flute Concerto – Bernard Herrmann Souvenirs de Voyage.
    • PENTATONE.
  • Ruth Gipps

    Cringlemire Garden, Op. 39

    Orchestra: ĢƵ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Gipps: Orchestral Works Vol. 3.
    • Chandos Records Limited.
    • 06.
  • William Grant Still

    Miniatures: Yaravi Peru

    Ensemble: Calico Winds.
    • Vintage America.
    • Albany Records.
    • 14.
  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: II. Canzonetta. Andante

    Performer: Mariko Senju. Orchestra: Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Chikara Imamura.
    • Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: II. Canzonetta. Andante.
    • Universal Music LLC.
    • 1.
  • Amy Beach

    Peace I Leave with You (After 3 Choral Responses, Op. 8: III.)

    Performer: Raphaela Gromes. Music Arranger: Ben Palmer. Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gordon Hamilton.
    • Peace I Leave with You (After 3 Choral Responses, Op. 8: III. Peace I Leave with.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.
  • Philip Glass

    The Poet Acts (Music from "The Hours") [Arr. for Piano Solo]

    Performer: Célia Oneto Bensaid.
    • Glass: Echoes.
    • Mirare.
    • 4.
  • Edward Elgar

    Symphony No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 55: III. Adagio

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis.
    • Elgar: Symphony No. 1.
    • LSO Live.
    • 3.
  • Mel Bonis

    Suite en forme de valses: IIa. Interlude, Op. 36/3

    Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Orchestra: ĢƵ Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • Mel Bonis: Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos Records Ltd.
    • 5.
  • Thomas Tallis

    If Ye Love Me

    Performer: Andrew Fletcher. Choir: Ex Cathedra. Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore.
    • The Sound Corporation.
  • Cait Nishimura

    Hiraeth

    Performer: Christopher Williams. Performer: David Childs.
    • Naxos.
  • Andrew Yee

    Requiem

    Performer: Andrew Yee. Choir: Trinity Youth Chorus. Choir: Trinity Youth Choir. Conductor: Melissa Attebury. Ensemble: NOVUS. Choir: Choir of Trinity Wall Street.
    • Trans Requiem.
    • New Amsterdam Records.
    • 1.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Songs My Mother Taught Me (From Gypsy Songs, Op. 55, B. 104)

    Performer: Lucienne Renaudin Vary. Conductor: Bill Elliott. Orchestra: ĢƵ Concert Orchestra.
    • Mademoiselle in New York.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 12.
  • Ludovico Einaudi

    I Giorni

    Performer: Lavinia Meijer.
    • Passaggio.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 2.
  • Luke Faulkner

    Dreamer (Piano and Strings)

    Performer: Luke Faulkner. Ensemble: Alkyona Quartet.
    • DODO.
  • Alexander Glazunov

    Chant du ménestrel, Op. 71

    Performer: Pablo Ferrández. Performer: Julien Quentin.
    • Chant du ménestrel, Op.71.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.
  • Max Bruch

    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio

    Performer: Joshua Bell. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 / Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Quincy Jones

    The First Letter (From "The Color Purple")

    Composer: Jeremy Lubbock. Composer: Rod Temperton. Composer: Jorge Calandrelli. Performer: Quincy Jones. Conductor: Dick Hazard.
    • The Color Purple (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Qwest Records IGA.
    • 1.
  • Alexandra Stréliski

    Avant la suite

    Performer: Anastasia Kobekina. Performer: Alexandra Stréliski. Music Arranger: Maximilien Ciup.
    • Avant la suite.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.
  • Richard Addinsell

    The Isle of Apples

    Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn. Orchestra: ĢƵ Concert Orchestra.
    • Addinsell: Goodbye Mr. Chips / A Tale of Two Cities.
    • Marco-Polo.
    • 1.
  • Thomas Weelkes

    Lament and Elegy: Death Hath Deprived Me

    Conductor: Lionel Meunier. Ensemble: Vox Luminis.
    • Purcell, Morley & Tomkins: English Royal Funeral Music.
    • Ricercar.
    • 8.
  • Barry Hudson‐Taylor

    Echoes

    Performer: Barry Hudson‐Taylor.
    • Moderna Records.
  • Florence Price

    Adoration (Arr. for Violin and Piano)

    Performer: Ilya Kaler. Performer: Rasa Vitkauskaite. Music Arranger: Elaine Fine.
    • Ongaku Records.
  • Fedir Yakymenko

    Nocturne in D Major

    Conductor: Dalia Stasevska. Orchestra: ĢƵ Symphony Orchestra.
    • Ukrainian Mixtape.
    • Platoon.
    • 5.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, KV 299: II. Andantino

    Performer: Anna Besson. Performer: Clara Izambert. Conductor: Reinoud Van Mechelen. Ensemble: a nocte temporis.
    • Mozart: Flute Concertos.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 5.
  • Claude Debussy

    Clair de lune, CD 82/3 (Arr. for Saxophone and Ensemble)

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.
    • PRISM, Vol. 2.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.
  • Ken Burton

    A Prayer

    Lyricist: Paul Laurence Dunbar. Conductor: Ken Burton. Choir: London Voices.
    • Oxford University Press Music.
  • Richard Strauss

    Eine Alpensinfonie, Op.64, TrV 233: Ausklang

    Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis. Orchestra: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
    • Richard Strauss: An Alpine Symphony / Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks.
    • ABC Classic.
    • 22.

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