BBC Proms Special: Mindful classical tunes to clear your head

Dorothy Howell

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

Orchestra: South-West German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim. Conductor: Douglas Bostock.

• CPO.

Frédéric Chopin

Berceuse, Op. 57

Performer: Paolo Ceccarini.

• Halidon Classical.

Ronald Binge

Sailing By (Radio 4, Shipping Forecast theme)

Conductor: David Parry. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.

• Keep Calm and Classical.
• Warner Classics International.
• 2.

Florence Price

The Moon Bridge

Performer: Brandon Patrick George. Performer: Bryan Wagorn.

• The Deep Has Always Known Me.
• PENTATONE.
• 8.

John Tavener

Mother Of God, Here I Stand

Lyricist: John Tavener. Lyricist: Mikhail Lermontov. Ensemble: VOCES8.

• Lux.
• Decca Music Group Ltd..
• 5.

Benjamin Britten

Simple Symphony, Op. 4: III. Sentimental Saraband

Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.

• Contemplation.
• Warner Classics.
• 51.

Yu‐Peng Chen

Waltz of the Fireflies

Performer: Yu‐Peng Chen. Performer: Yixuan Wei. Orchestra: Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra.

• Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

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.

Clara Schumann

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

Composer: Marc Vallon. Performer: Lindsay Flowers. Performer: Christopher Taylor.

• Navona.

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.

Eric Whitacre

Sleep

Performer: Lavinia Meijer.

• Sleep.
• Sony Classical.
• 1.

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..

Oscar Peterson

Hymn to Freedom

Performer: Lara Downes.

• Pentatone.

Emilie Mayer

Symphony No. 6 in E Major: II. Marcia funebre. Andante maestoso

Conductor: Marc Niemann. Orchestra: Philharmonisches Orchester Bremerhaven.

• Naxos Music UK Ltd.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Flute Sonata in B-Flat Major: III. Largo

Performer: Enzo Caroli. Performer: Anna Martignon.

• Urania Records.

Mel Bonis

Suite en forme de valses: I. Ballabile, Op. 35/3

Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

• Mel Bonis: Orchestral Works.
• Chandos Records Ltd.
• 4.

João Marcondes

Synesthetic Nature: No. 1 for Clarinet and Cello: I. Ar

Performer: João Marcondes. Performer: Sérgio Burgani. Performer: Joel de Souza.

• Marcondes: Synesthetic Nature: No. 1 for Clarinet and Cello: I. Ar.
• Azul Music.
• 1.

Robert Schumann

Kinderszenen, Op.15: XII. Kind im Einschlummern

Ensemble: Arcadi Volodos.

• Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Major, D. 850 - Schumann: Kinderszenen Op. 15.
• Sony Classical.
• 16.

William Byrd

Vigilate

Ensemble: Mancunium Consort.

• A New Light.
• VOCES8 Records.
• 3.

Richard Strauss

Concerto for Horn and Orchestra No. 2, TrV 283: II. Andante con moto

Performer: Martin Owen. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.

• Chandos.

Suena

Solísima

Performer: Suena.

• Solísima.
• Sony Classical/Sony Music.
• 1.

Cipriani Potter

Symphony in C Minor: II. Andante con moto, quasi allegretto

Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.

• Cipriani Potter: Complete Symphonies, Vol. 3.
• CPO.
• 2.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Serenade in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran Partita": III. Adagio

Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

• Mozart, W.A.: The Wind Concertos / Serenades / Divertimenti.
• Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
• 3.

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Andata

Performer: Georgijs Osokins.

• Sakamoto: Andata.
• Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
• 1.

Louise Farrenc

Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 39: III Adagio

Performer: Daniele Orlando. Performer: Linda di Carlo.

• Brilliant Classics Licensing BV.

Lucy Walker

There Will Come Soft Rains

Ensemble: Mancunium Consort.

• Lucy Walker: There Will Come Soft Rains.
• VOCES8 Records.
• 1.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041: II. Andante

Performer: Anne‐Sophie Mutter. Ensemble: Mutter’s Virtuosi.

• Bach, Bologne, Previn, Vivaldi, Williams.
• Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

Luke Faulkner

Dawn

Performer: Emma Arizza. Performer: Martha Mitu. Performer: Caleb Sibley. Performer: Tom Huet. Performer: Luke Faulkner.

• Dawn.
• Curly Records.
• 1.

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

6 Pieces, Op. 19: No. 4, Nocturne (Arr. for Violin and Piano)

Performer: Daniel Lozakovich. Performer: Hélène Mercier. Music Arranger: Daniel Lozakovich.

• Lost to the World.
• Warner Classics.
• 7.

Philip Moore

Emmanuel

Composer: Donna Douglas. Composer: Patsy J Moore. Choir: St. Albans Cathedral Choir. Conductor: Andrew Lucas.

• First Hand Records.

Cerys Havana Hickman

Bridoll

Performer: Cerys Hafana.

• Edyf.
• Cerys Havana Hickman.

Joseph Bologne

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major: II. Adagio

Conductor: Théotime Langlois de Swarte. Orchestra: Orchestre de l’Opéra Royal.

• Le Chevalier de Saint-George - Portrait.
• Château de Versailles Spectacles.
• 9.

Maurice Ravel

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

Performer: Steven Osborne. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ludovic Morlot.

• Ravel: Piano Concertos; Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain.
• Hyperion.