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BBC Proms Special: Mindful classical tunes to clear your head

Press play and listen deeply for a mindful reset. Enjoy a selection of pieces featured in the BBC Proms, paired with soothing soundscapes from the natural world.

Press play and listen deeply for a mindful reset. Enjoy a selection of pieces featured in the BBC Proms, paired with soothing soundscapes from the natural world.

This mix features Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G and Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, as well as choral works by Lucy Walker and William Byrd and calming piano by Oscar Peterson and Suena.

To listen to performances from this year’s BBC Proms, just search ‘Proms’ on BBC Sounds.

Produced by Katie Hill.
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM.

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Music Played

  • Now

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25: II. Andante

    Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason. Ensemble: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Jonathan Bloxham.
    • Mendelssohn.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • 5 minutes ago

    Eric Whitacre

    Sleep

    Performer: Lavinia Meijer.
    • Sleep.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.
  • 9 minutes ago

    Edward Elgar

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

    Performer: Alban Gerhardt. Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne. Conductor: Andrew Manze.
    • Elgar & Dvořák: Cello Concertos.
    • Hyperion.
    • 3.
  • 14 minutes ago

    Clara Schumann

    Soirees musicales, Op. 6: No. 2, Notturno (Arr. For Oboe & Piano)

    Composer: Marc Vallon. Performer: Lindsay Flowers. Performer: Christopher Taylor.
    • Navona.
  • 19 minutes ago

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, No. 2 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenuto

    Performer: Paul Lewis.
    • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 9.
  • 24 minutes ago

    Yu‐Peng Chen

    Waltz of the Fireflies

    Performer: Yu-Peng Chen (clarinet). Performer: Yixuan Wei (piano). Orchestra: Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
  • 29 minutes ago

    Benjamin Britten

    Simple Symphony, Op. 4: III. Sentimental Saraband

    Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • Contemplation.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 51.
  • 36 minutes ago

    John Tavener

    Mother Of God, Here I Stand

    Lyricist: John Tavener. Lyricist: Mikhail Lermontov. Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Lux.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 5.
  • 39 minutes ago

    Florence Price

    The Moon Bridge

    Performer: Brandon Patrick George. Performer: Bryan Wagorn.
    • The Deep Has Always Known Me.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 8.
  • 41 minutes ago

    Ronald Binge

    Sailing By (Radio 4, Shipping Forecast theme)

    Conductor: David Parry. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.
    • Keep Calm and Classical.
    • Warner Classics International.
    • 2.
  • 44 minutes ago

    Frédéric Chopin

    Berceuse, Op. 57

    Performer: Paolo Ceccarini.
    • Halidon Classical.
  • 48 minutes ago

    Dorothy Howell

    2 Pieces for Muted Strings: No. 1, Nocturne. Allegretto

    Orchestra: South-West German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim. Conductor: Douglas Bostock.
    • CPO.
  • 53 minutes ago

    Erik Satie

    Gnossienne No. 1

    Performer: Oliver Patrice Weder. Music Arranger: Oliver Patrice Weder. Music Arranger: Samuel Rumney. Ensemble: Laudinum.
    • Aurean Brae Ltd.
  • 56 minutes ago

    Richard Flury

    Symphony No. 5: IVc. Var. 3, Larghetto

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Mann.
    • Toccata Classics.
  • 59 minutes ago

    Sebastián de Vivanco

    Caritas Pater est a9

    Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.
    • Lead, Kindly Light.
    • CORO.
    • 11.
  • 1 hour ago

    Joaquín Rodrigo

    Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio

    Performer: Raphaël Feuillâtre. Orchestra: Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Gábor Takács‐Nagy. Orchestra: Verbier Festival Orchestra.
    • Spanish Serenades.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 10.

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