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BBC Proms special: Soothing classics for rest and relaxation

Take a moment to unwind and relax with a taste of some of the most blissful and mindful music you can experience at this summer's BBC Proms festival.

Relax, as you experience a collection of the most calming tracks that will feature at the BBC Proms classical music festival this summer.

Including orchestral favourites from Edward Elgar, Imogen Holst and Maurice Ravel; plus glowing harmonies from Joby Talbot, Hubert Parry and more.

Produced by James C Taylor & Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind.

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2 hours, 60 minutes

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Music Played

  • 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..
    • 02.

  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • Holst: The Planets.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 02.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai

    Performer: Steven Osborne. Performer: Ludovic Morlot. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
    • Ravel: Piano Concertos; Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain.
    • Hyperion.
    • 02.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Vetrate di chiesa (Church Windows), P. 150: III. Il Mattutino di Santa Chiara

    Orchestra: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: JoAnn Falletta.
    • Respighi: Vetrate Di Chiesa - Impressioni Brasiliane - Rossiniana.
    • Naxos.
    • 3.

  • Edward Elgar

    Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: III Adagio

    Performer: Timothy Ridout. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Elgar: Viola Concerto - Bloch: Suite for Viola and Orchestra.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 3.

  • Gabriela Ortiz

    Revolucion diamantina (Todas)

    Choir: Los Angeles Master Chorale. Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • Platoon Ltd.

  • John Williams

    Yoda's Theme

    Lyricist: John Williams. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • Star Wars: El Imperio Contraataca (Banda Sonora Original).
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 2.

  • William Grant Still

    3 Visions: II. Summerland

    Performer: Mark Boozer.
    • STILL: Piano Music.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.
    • 2.

  • Imogen Holst

    Suite for String Orchestra: III. Intermezzo

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Alice Farnham.
    • Imogen Holst: Discovering Imogen.
    • NMC Recordings Limited.
    • 13.

  • Edward Elgar

    Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 9. Nimrod (Adagio)

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Dan Jones.
    • Sur la plage de Chesil (Bande originale du film).
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 3.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: II. Romanze

    Performer: Kristóf Baráti. Orchestra: Philzuid. Conductor: Otto Tausk.
    • Korngold: Violin Concerto, Violin Sonata.
    • Brilliant Classics.
    • 2.

  • Peter Graham

    Force of Nature: II. Wayfarer "Reflections on Poor Wayfaring Stranger"

    Performer: David Childs. Conductor: Nicholas Childs. Ensemble: Black Dyke Band.
    • Force of Nature.
    • Naxos.
    • 10.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVIII. Andante cantabile

    Performer: Gautier Capuçon. Performer: Gabriela Montero.
    • Souvenirs.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 22.

  • Claude Debussy

    Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86 (Arr. for Flute and Piano)

    Performer: Noemi Gyori. Performer: Zoltán Fejérvári.
    • L'après-midi d'une nymphe.
    • Rubicon.
    • 6.

  • Hubert Parry

    Songs of Farewell: My Soul, There is a Country

    Ensemble: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Hubert Parry: Songs of Farewell.
    • Signum Records.
    • 5.

  • Gustav Holst

    A Moorside Suite, H. 173: Nocturne

    Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: David Lloyd‐Jones.
    • ENGLISH STRING MINIATURES, Vol. 4.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.

  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120: II. II. Romanza.

    Orchestra: Gürzenich Orchester Köln. Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth.
    • Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 (Live).
    • Myrios Classics.
    • 6.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Miroirs, M. 43: V. La vallee des cloches

    Performer: Seong‐Jin Cho.
    • Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Works.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 12.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: II. Adagio di molto

    Performer: Lea Birringer. Orchestra: Rheinische Philharmonie. Conductor: Benjamin Shwartz.
    • Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 - Järnefelt: Berceuse in G Minor -.
    • Rubicon.
    • 2.

  • Aaron Copland

    Appalachian Spring: Very Slowly

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • Copland: Appalachian Spring, El Salón México & Music for the Theatre ((Remas.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Joby Talbot

    Path of Miracles: III. Leon

    Ensemble: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short. Ensemble: Fellows of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain.
    • Joby Talbot: Path of Miracles / Owain Park: Footsteps.
    • Signum Records.
    • 4.

  • 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.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Symphonic Dances (From "West Side Story"): II. Somewhere (Adagio)

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • Original Jackets -- Leonard Bernstein.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 2.

  • Eddie Barclay

    Once Upon A Summertime (La Valse des Lilas)

    Composer: Michel Legrand. Performer: Michel Legrand.
    • The Music of Michel Legrand.
    • Silva Screen Records.
    • 3.

  • Florence Price

    Symphony No. 1 in E Minor: II. Largo, maestoso

    Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.
    • Florence Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: II. Andante

    Performer: Mariko Senju. Orchestra: Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Chikara Imamura.
    • Mendelssohn & Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos.
    • Universal Music LLC.
    • 2.

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