Classic FM playlist, 6 May 2026

Last Updated on May 25, 2026

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228 pieces aired on Classic FM on 6 May 2026, captured live as each track changed.

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Classic FM Playlist for 6 May 2026

The Classic FM playlist for 6 May 2026 presented a diverse selection of 228 classical pieces, spanning various eras and moods. The day commenced with John Barry’s evocative ‘Dances with Wolves – John Dunbar Theme’, followed by Felix Mendelssohn’s ‘Piano Sonata in Bb major Opus 106 (3)’ and Alexander Glazunov’s ‘Symphony No.2 in F# minor Opus 16 (2)’. This early sequence set a tone for a day that balanced popular film scores with substantial classical works.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was the most-played composer with nine pieces, closely followed by Johann Sebastian Bach with eight, and Ludwig van Beethoven with seven. Joseph Haydn and Edward Elgar also featured prominently, each with six pieces. The playlist demonstrated a consistent mix of well-known compositions, such as Beethoven’s ‘Symphony No.7 in A major Opus 92’, and lesser-heard gems, ensuring a broad appeal for listeners throughout the day. The final pieces included Joseph Haydn’s ‘Keyboard Concerto in F major Hob.XVIII:3 (2)’, Reynaldo Hahn’s ‘L’Heure Exquise’, and Johann Sebastian Bach’s ‘Sheep may Safely Graze’, concluding the broadcast with a blend of concerto, vocal music, and a beloved chorale.

The full playlist

1. Dances with Wolves – John Dunbar Theme, John Barry
2. Piano Sonata in Bb major Opus 106 (3), Felix Mendelssohn
3. Symphony No.2 in F# minor Opus 16 (2), Alexander Glazunov
4. Trumpet Concerto in Eb major Hob.VIIe:1 (2), Joseph Haydn
5. Abendlied, Josef Rheinberger
6. Cello Concerto No.8 in C major (2), Luigi Boccherini
7. Dawn, Dario Marianelli
8. Piano Concerto No.21 in C major (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
9. String Quintet in A minor Opus Posth. (3), Max Bruch
10. Nuvole Bianche, Ludovico Einaudi
11. Mulberry Cottage, William Lloyd Webber
12. Cavatina, Stanley Myers
13. Ritual Fire Dance, Manuel de Falla
14. Gigues en Rondeau, Jean-Philippe Rameau
15. Piano Concerto No.5 in Eb major Opus 73 (2/3), Ludwig van Beethoven
16. Variations on an Original Theme Opus 36 (9), Edward Elgar
17. Pavane opus 50, Gabriel Faure
18. Four Seasons Opus 8 – Concerto No.1 (Spring) (3), Antonio Vivaldi
19. Mors et Vita – Judex, Charles Gounod
20. Ghost – Main Theme, Maurice Jarre
21. Jesu, joy of man's desiring', Johann Sebastian Bach
22. Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Opus 66, Frederic Chopin
23. Romeo & Juliet – Love Theme, Nino Rota
24. Karelia Suite Opus 11 (1), Jean Sibelius
25. Symphony No.85 in Bb major (2), Joseph Haydn
26. Slovak Suite – At Church, Vitezslav Novak
27. Violin Concerto in E minor Opus 64 (1), Felix Mendelssohn
28. 5 Bagatelles Opus 23 (3), Gerald Finzi
29. Petite Suite (1), Claude Debussy
30. Canon in D major, Johann Pachelbel
31. Coppelia – Waltz, Leo Delibes
32. Apollo 13 – The Launch, James Horner
33. Passaggio, Ludovico Einaudi
34. Oboe Concerto in D minor Opus 9 No.2 (2), Tomaso Albinoni
35. Barcarolle, Jacques Offenbach
36. Liebestraum No.3, Franz Liszt
37. Romance No.2 in F major Opus 50, Ludwig van Beethoven
38. The Land of Smiles – Overture, Franz Lehar
39. Carnival of the Animals (13), Camille Saint-Saens
40. Nunc Dimittis, Geoffrey Burgon
41. Semiramide – Overture, Gioachino Rossini
42. Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Opus 18 (2), Sergei Rachmaninov
43. Chanson de matin Opus 15 No.2, Edward Elgar
44. Symphony No.94 in G major (2), Joseph Haydn
45. Symphony No.3 in F major Opus 90 (3), Johannes Brahms
46. Old Boston, George Martin
47. Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major BWV.1068 (2), Johann Sebastian Bach
48. Dusk, Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
49. Symphony No.6 in B minor Opus 74 (2), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
50. Berceuse in Db major Opus 57, Frederic Chopin
51. Everybody's Gone to the Rapture – The Mourning Tree, Jessica Curry
52. Czech Suite Opus 39 (2), Antonin Dvorak
53. Pelleas & Melisande Suite Opus 80 (3), Gabriel Faure
54. Clarinet Quintet in A major (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
55. Petite Suite de Concert Opus 77 – Un Sonnet d'Amour, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
56. Suite Bergamasque (3), Claude Debussy
57. Lady Radnor's Suite (6), Hubert Parry
58. A Midsummer Night's Dream – Nocturne, Felix Mendelssohn
59. Gabriel's Oboe, Ennio Morricone
60. Manon Lescaut – Intermezzo, Giacomo Puccini
61. Also Sprach Zarathustra Opus 30 (1), Richard Strauss
62. A Downland Suite – Minuet, John Ireland
63. Symphony No.6 in C major D.589 (2), Franz Schubert
64. The Victorian Kitchen Garden : Suite (1), Paul Reade
65. Holberg Suite Opus 40 (1), Edvard Grieg
66. Harry Potter – Harry's Wondrous World, John Williams
67. By the Beautiful Blue Danube Opus 314, Johann Strauss (II)
68. String Quartet No.1 in D major Opus 11 (2), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
69. Carnival of the Animals (7), Camille Saint-Saens
70. Guitar Concerto in D major RV.93 (2), Antonio Vivaldi
71. How To Train Your Dragon – Romantic Flight, John Powell
72. Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor BWV.1067 (7), Johann Sebastian Bach
73. Suo Gan, Traditional
74. Legends of the Fall – The Ludlows, James Horner
75. L'Arlesienne Suite No.2 (4), Georges Bizet
76. Piano Sonata No.11 in A major (3), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
77. Coppelia – Mazurka, Leo Delibes
78. Flight Of The Bumblebee, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
79. Maria', Leonard Bernstein
80. Florida Suite (2), Frederick Delius
81. Concerto Grosso in A major Opus 6 No.11 (5), George Frideric Handel
82. Danzas espanolas (Spanish Dances) Opus 37 (5), Enrique Granados
83. The Watermill, Ronald Binge
84. Consolation No.3, Franz Liszt
85. La Traviata – Prelude to Act I, Giuseppe Verdi
86. Symphony No.6 in F major Opus 68 (1), Ludwig van Beethoven
87. Out of Africa – Main Title, John Barry
88. The Armed Man – Sanctus, Karl Jenkins
89. Symphony No.8 in G major Opus 88 (3), Antonin Dvorak
90. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
91. Simple Gifts', Aaron Copland
92. In the Steppes of Central Asia, Alexander Borodin
93. Gloria in D major RV.589 (3), Antonio Vivaldi
94. Piano Concerto No.1 in Bb minor Opus 23 (3), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
95. Romeo & Juliet – Dance of the Knights, Sergei Prokofiev
96. Yellowstone – Main Theme, Brian Tyler
97. The Land of the Mountain & the Flood, Hamish MacCunn
98. A Midsummer Night's Dream – Intermezzo, Felix Mendelssohn
99. Piano Concerto No.2 in F major Opus 102 (2), Dmitri Shostakovich
100. St.Paul's Suite Opus 29 No.2 (1), Gustav Holst
101. Far Out in the Ocean, Helen Habershon
102. Barcarolle, Jacques Offenbach
103. Concerto Grosso in G major Opus 6 No.1 (5), George Frideric Handel
104. Piano Sonata No.14 in C# minor Opus 27 (3), Ludwig van Beethoven
105. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
106. Che gelida manina', Giacomo Puccini
107. Un Sospiro, Franz Liszt
108. Salut d'Amour Opus 12, Edward Elgar
109. The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Paul Dukas
110. 5 Pieces in folkstyle Opus 102 (1), Robert Schumann
111. Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV.565, Johann Sebastian Bach
112. Variations on a theme of Haydn – Theme, Johannes Brahms
113. Gone with the Wind – Tara's Theme, Max Steiner
114. The Barber of Seville – Overture, Gioachino Rossini
115. Piano Sonata in A major D.664 (3), Franz Schubert
116. Primavera, Ludovico Einaudi
117. Romance, Anon
118. River Flows in You, Yiruma
119. Slavonic Dance in E minor Opus 72 No.2, Antonin Dvorak
120. Palladio (1), Karl Jenkins
121. Water Music Suite No.1 in F major (8), George Frideric Handel
122. Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Opus 65 No.6, Edvard Grieg
123. The Queen Symphony (3), Tolga Kashif
124. Anvil Chorus, Giuseppe Verdi
125. Interstellar – Day One, Hans Zimmer
126. Symphony No.7 in A major Opus 92 (4), Ludwig van Beethoven
127. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Opus 43 (18), Sergei Rachmaninov
128. Danzon No.2, Arturo Marquez
129. Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave) Opus 26, Felix Mendelssohn
130. Suite of Cotswold Folkdances (2), Philip Lane
131. Requiem Opus 48 – Sanctus, Gabriel Faure
132. Symphony in Bb major Opus 18 No.1 (3), Muzio Clementi
133. Rodeo – 4 Dance Episodes (4), Aaron Copland
134. Pur ti miro', Claudio Monteverdi
135. Serenade., William Grant Still
136. Gymnopedie No.1, Erik Satie
137. You Only Live Twice – Main Theme, John Barry
138. Symphony No.40 in G minor (1), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
139. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly – Main Theme, Ennio Morricone
140. Symphony No.5 in Eb major Opus 82 (3), Jean Sibelius
141. Violin Concerto in A major Opus 9 No.4 (2), Tomaso Albinoni
142. Variations on an Original Theme Opus 36 (9), Edward Elgar
143. Magnificat in D major (1), Johann Sebastian Bach
144. Waltz in Eb major Opus 18, Frederic Chopin
145. String Quartet No.2 in D major (3), Alexander Borodin
146. Pulcinella Suite (1), Igor Stravinsky
147. Othello Opus 79 – Children's Intermezzo, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
148. The Mastersingers of Nuremberg – Prelude, Richard Wagner
149. Music for the Royal Fireworks (2), George Frideric Handel
150. Carmen – Toreador's Song, Georges Bizet
151. Flute Concerto in G major, Johann Melchior Molter
152. Sleeping Beauty – Waltz, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
153. Trumpet Concerto in D major (1), Georg-Philipp Telemann
154. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – Fawkes the Phoenix, John Williams
155. Danse Macabre Opus 40, Camille Saint-Saens
156. Masquerade Suite (1), Aram Khachaturian
157. Symphony No.104 in D major (3), Joseph Haydn
158. Four Seasons Opus 8 – Concerto No.1 (Spring) (1), Antonio Vivaldi
159. English Folksong Suite (3), Ralph Vaughan Williams
160. Piano Concerto No.9 in Eb major (3), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
161. King Charles III Coronation March, Patrick Doyle
162. America', Leonard Bernstein
163. Poems from Spring's Love Opus 12, Clara Schumann
164. Mother Goose (3), Maurice Ravel
165. Adagio in G minor, Tomaso Albinoni
166. Preludes Book 1 (8), Claude Debussy
167. Pie Jesu, John Brunning
168. Cavalleria Rusticana – Intermezzo, Pietro Mascagni
169. Serenade in E minor for Strings Opus 20 (1), Edward Elgar
170. Summer in February – Lamorna, Benjamin Wallfisch
171. The Thieving Magpie – Overture, Gioachino Rossini
172. Tango Opus 165 No.2, Isaac Albeniz
173. Band of Brothers, Michael Kamen
174. Liebestraum No.3, Franz Liszt
175. Lullaby, John Rutter
176. Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor Opus 13 (2), Ludwig van Beethoven
177. Watching the White Wheat, Traditional
178. Melodie Opus 42 No.3, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
179. Nocturne in Eb major Opus 9 No.2, Frederic Chopin
180. A Summer Place – Love Theme, Max Steiner
181. The Princesses' Round Dance, Igor Stravinsky
182. Suite Ancienne Opus 31a (4), Johan Halvorsen
183. The Lord is my Shepherd, Howard Goodall
184. Bucolic Suite (2), Ralph Vaughan Williams
185. Cello Suite No.1 in G major (1), Johann Sebastian Bach
186. The Harmonious Blacksmith, George Frideric Handel
187. Romance in Eb major Opus 11, Gerald Finzi
188. Ave Maris Stella, Edvard Grieg
189. Symphony No.44 in E minor (3), Joseph Haydn
190. Symphony No.3 in F major Opus 90 (3), Johannes Brahms
191. Farewell to Stromness, Peter Maxwell Davies
192. Flute & Harp Concerto in C major (1), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
193. The Ashokan Farewell, Jay Ungar
194. Ghost – Main Theme, Maurice Jarre
195. Adagio for Strings, Samuel Barber
196. Assagio No.1 – Andante, Johann Helmich Roman
197. Earth Song, Frank Ticheli
198. Thais – meditation, Jules Massenet
199. Serenade for Strings Opus 22 (2), Antonin Dvorak
200. Waltz in C# minor Opus 64 No.2, Frederic Chopin
201. O Waly Waly', John Rutter
202. German Mass D.872 – Holy, Holy, Holy, Franz Schubert
203. Prelude No.20 in E major, Francisco Tarrega
204. Apollo 13 – The Launch, James Horner
205. Symphony No.7 in A major Opus 92 (2), Ludwig van Beethoven
206. Go, little book : Suite Opus 18 (6), Robin Milford
207. God Only Knows, Brian Wilson
208. Vocalise Opus 34 No.14, Sergei Rachmaninov
209. Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major BWV.1068 (2), Johann Sebastian Bach
210. La Vie En Rose, Louiguy
211. Concerto for Piano Duet Opus 153 (2), Carl Czerny
212. Returning Home, John Barry
213. Nightingale Chorus, George Frideric Handel
214. Dear, Sofiane Pamart
215. Dolly Suite Opus 56 (1), Gabriel Faure
216. I Giorni, Ludovico Einaudi
217. Salut d'Amour Opus 12, Edward Elgar
218. Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor Opus 15 (2), Johannes Brahms
219. Andante Festivo, Jean Sibelius
220. Nunc Dimittis, Geoffrey Burgon
221. Symphony No.3 in D major Opus 29 (3), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
222. Vladimir's Blues, Max Richter
223. Symphony No.6 in F major (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
224. Ave Maria D.839, Franz Schubert
225. Once upon a time in America – Deborah's Theme, Ennio Morricone
226. Keyboard Concerto in F major Hob.XVIII:3 (2), Joseph Haydn
227. L'Heure Exquise, Reynaldo Hahn
228. Sheep may Safely Graze', Johann Sebastian Bach