Bill Turnbull has teamed up with Sony Classic to present new album Bill Turnbull’s Relaxing Classics.
Due for release on 18th November 2016, the album is a 3CD set featuring some of the world’s most beautiful and relaxing classic music. Bill has curated the tracklist himself picking pieces such as Barberās Adagio for Strings; Faureās Pavane, Lisztās Liebestraum, Mozartās Clarinet Concerto; Pachelbelās Canon and Vaughan Williamsā The Lark Ascending.
The album features many acclaimed artists including Joshua Bell, Amy Dickson, Sol Gabetta, Lang Lang and Yo-Yo Ma. It also features music from heritage artists such as Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz, Arthur Rubinstein and Eugene Ormandy.
Bill is best-known for presenting on BBC Breakfast. He started off his career as a reporter for Radio Clyde in Glasgow before going on to be a BBC correspondent. In his career he has also participated on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing and took part in a sleep deprivation experiment for The One Show.
Since recently leaving BBC Breakfast, Bill has been host of the BBC One quiz show Think Tank. He also presents a three-hour music programme on Classic FM every Saturday and Sunday morning.
Take a look at the artwork for Bill Turnbull’s Relaxing Classics below: