Classic FM playlist, 6 August 2026

Last Updated on August 6, 2026

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171 pieces aired on Classic FM on 6 August 2026, captured live as each track changed.

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Classic FM Playlist: 6 August 2026

The Classic FM playlist for 6 August 2026 presented a diverse selection of 171 pieces, ranging from well-loved classics to some lesser-known gems. The day began with a lively start, featuring Camille Saint-Saens’ ‘Carnival of the Animals (13)’, followed by John Rutter’s ‘O Waly Waly’ and Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky’s ‘None but the lonely heart Opus 6 No.6’. This early mix set the tone for a day that balanced familiar melodies with more contemplative works.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was the most-played composer, with eight pieces aired throughout the day, including ‘Piano Sonata No.16 in C major (1)’ and ‘Horn Concerto No.4 in Eb major (3)’. Ludwig van Beethoven and Edvard Grieg also featured prominently, each with five pieces. The playlist demonstrated a strong representation of Romantic era composers, alongside Baroque and Classical works, ensuring a rich listening experience. The inclusion of contemporary composers like John Rutter and Karl Jenkins added a modern touch to the traditional classical repertoire.

The latter part of the day maintained the varied programming, concluding with Nino Rota’s ‘Romeo & Juliet – Love Theme’, Frederic Chopin’s ‘Nocturne in Bb minor Opus 9 No.1’, and Alexander Voormolen’s ‘Baron Hop Suite No.2 – Air’. The consistent rotation of both popular and more obscure pieces provided a comprehensive overview of classical music, catering to a wide range of tastes and ensuring there was something for every listener throughout the broadcast.

The full playlist

1. Carnival of the Animals (13), Camille Saint-Saens
2. 'O Waly Waly', John Rutter
3. None but the lonely heart Opus 6 No.6, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
4. Songs of the Auvergne – Bailero, Joseph Canteloube
5. The Armed Man – Benedictus, Karl Jenkins
6. Rosemary, Edward Elgar
7. Lullaby, Florian Christl
8. Requiem Opus 48 – Agnus Dei, Gabriel Faure
9. Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major BWV.1068 (2), Johann Sebastian Bach
10. Gnossienne No.5, Erik Satie
11. Gladiator – Earth, Hans Zimmer
12. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Opus 43 (18), Sergei Rachmaninov
13. Kol Nidrei Opus 47, Max Bruch
14. Piano Sonata No.16 in C major (1), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
15. A Midsummer Night's Dream – Nocturne, Felix Mendelssohn
16. The Banks of Green Willow, George Butterworth
17. Piano Trio No.1 in Bb major D.898 (2), Franz Schubert
18. Symphony No.6 in F major Opus 68 (1), Ludwig van Beethoven
19. Ladies in Lavender – Main Theme, Nigel Hess
20. Farewell, Eunike Tanzil
21. Scheherazade Opus 35 (3), Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
22. You Only Live Twice – Main Theme, John Barry
23. Arabesque No.1 in E major, Claude Debussy
24. Cavalleria Rusticana – Intermezzo, Pietro Mascagni
25. Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Opus 66, Frederic Chopin
26. Prince Igor – Polovtsian Dances, Alexander Borodin
27. The Deer Hunter – Cavatina, Stanley Myers
28. Liebestraum No.3, Franz Liszt
29. Love Story – Main Theme, Francis Lai
30. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte, Maurice Ravel
31. Suite of Cotswold Folkdances (2), Philip Lane
32. Fanfare For The Common Man, Aaron Copland
33. Symphony No.101 in D major (2), Joseph Haydn
34. Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Opus 18 (2), Sergei Rachmaninov
35. The Land Before Time – End Credits, James Horner
36. Lullaby, John Rutter
37. Jazz Suite No.2 (6), Dmitri Shostakovich
38. Andante for Clarinet and Orchestra, Alice Mary Smith
39. 'Nessun Dorma', Giacomo Puccini
40. Captain Corelli's Mandolin – Pelagia's Song, Stephen Warbeck
41. Dance of the blessed spirits, Christoph Willibald Gluck
42. The Seal Lullaby, Eric Whitacre
43. Violin Concerto in G minor Opus 80 (2), Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
44. Suite Bergamasque (3), Claude Debussy
45. Out of Africa – Main Theme, John Barry
46. Fantasia Para un Gentilhombre (1), Joaquin Rodrigo
47. The Mission – Gabriel's Oboe, Ennio Morricone
48. Symphony No.6 in B minor Opus 74 (2), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
49. Horn Concerto No.4 in Eb major (3), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
50. Serenade for Strings Opus 22 (1), Antonin Dvorak
51. Pelleas & Melisande Suite Opus 80 (3), Gabriel Faure
52. Road to Perdition – Main Theme, Thomas Newman
53. Florida Suite (2), Frederick Delius
54. Hungarian Dance No.1, Johannes Brahms
55. Also Sprach Zarathustra Opus 30 (1), Richard Strauss
56. Spring Opus 22a No.5, Josef Suk
57. Carnival of the Animals (14), Camille Saint-Saens
58. Carmen – Habanera, Georges Bizet
59. Elizabethan Serenade, Ronald Binge
60. Waltz in C# minor Opus 64 No.2, Frederic Chopin
61. Le Onde, Ludovico Einaudi
62. The Victorian Kitchen Garden : Suite (1), Paul Reade
63. The Lark Ascending, Ralph Vaughan Williams
64. Violin Concerto in E minor Opus 64 (2), Felix Mendelssohn
65. The Planets Opus 32 (4), Gustav Holst
66. Cello Concerto in Bb major RV.423 (3), Antonio Vivaldi
67. The Birds – Prelude, Ottorino Respighi
68. The Big Country – Main Theme, Jerome Moross
69. Variations on an Original Theme Opus 36 (9), Edward Elgar
70. Symphony No.40 in G minor (1), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
71. Peer Gynt Suite No.1 (3), Edvard Grieg
72. Tannhauser – Overture, Richard Wagner
73. Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor Opus 13 (2), Ludwig van Beethoven
74. Carmen – Act III En'tracte, Georges Bizet
75. Apollo 13 – The Launch, James Horner
76. English Folksong Suite (1), Ralph Vaughan Williams
77. Karelia Suite Opus 11 (3), Jean Sibelius
78. Romance, Anon
79. Symphony No.5 in Bb major D.485 (2), Franz Schubert
80. Gone with the Wind – Tara's Theme, Max Steiner
81. Requiem Opus 48 – In Paradisum, Gabriel Faure
82. Clarinet Quintet in A major (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
83. Cello Suite No.1 in G major (1), Johann Sebastian Bach
84. The Great Escape – Main Theme, Elmer Bernstein
85. Symphony No.5 in C minor Opus 67 (1), Ludwig van Beethoven
86. Voices of Spring Opus 410, Johann Strauss (II)
87. 'La donna e mobile', Giuseppe Verdi
88. String Quartet No.1 in D major Opus 11 (2), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
89. The Mastersingers of Nuremberg – Prelude, Richard Wagner
90. Returning Home, John Barry
91. The Humming Chorus, Giacomo Puccini
92. Water Music Suite No.2 in D major (2), George Frideric Handel
93. Inspector Morse – Main Theme, Barrington Pheloung
94. Piano Concerto No.21 in C major (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
95. Te Deum – Prelude, Marc-Antoine Charpentier
96. A German Requiem Opus 45 (4), Johannes Brahms
97. Ritual Fire Dance, Manuel de Falla
98. Trumpet Concerto in Eb major Hob.VIIe:1 (3), Joseph Haydn
99. Invitation to the Dance Opus 65, Carl Maria von Weber
100. Jazz Suite No.2 (6), Dmitri Shostakovich
101. Oboe Concerto in D minor (3), Alessandro Marcello
102. Danse Macabre Opus 40, Camille Saint-Saens
103. Symphony No.9 in E minor Opus 95 (2), Antonin Dvorak
104. Barcarolle, Jacques Offenbach
105. Waltz of the Spring Maid, Florence Price
106. Symphony No.7 in A major Opus 92 (4), Ludwig van Beethoven
107. Carmina Burana (1), Carl Orff
108. A Musical Joke (4), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
109. Melodie Opus 42 No.3, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
110. 'E lucevan le stelle', Giacomo Puccini
111. Symphonic Dances Opus 64 No.2, Edvard Grieg
112. Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave) Opus 26, Felix Mendelssohn
113. St.Paul's Suite Opus 29 No.2 (4), Gustav Holst
114. Keyboard Concerto in D major Hob.XVIII:11 (3), Joseph Haydn
115. Palladio (1), Karl Jenkins
116. Harry Potter – Hedwig's Theme, John Williams
117. Salut d'Amour Opus 12, Edward Elgar
118. La Fille Mal Gardee – Clog Dance, Ferdinand Herold
119. String Quartet No.2 in D major (3), Alexander Borodin
120. 'Con te Partiro', Satori/Quarantotto
121. Music for the Royal Fireworks (4), George Frideric Handel
122. Requiem Opus 48 – Sanctus, Gabriel Faure
123. Symphony No.5 in Eb major Opus 82 (3), Jean Sibelius
124. Fanfare For The Common Man, Aaron Copland
125. Waltz in Eb major Opus 18, Frederic Chopin
126. Organ Symphony No.5 Opus 42 (5), Charles Marie Widor
127. Walking The Dog, George Gershwin
128. Symphony No.3 in F major Opus 90 (3), Johannes Brahms
129. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte, Maurice Ravel
130. Symphonie Fantastique Opus 14 (2), Hector Berlioz
131. Pomp & Circumstance March No.1 in D major Opus 39, Edward Elgar
132. A Summer Place – Love Theme, Max Steiner
133. Songs of the Auvergne – Bailero, Joseph Canteloube
134. The Marriage of Figaro – Overture, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
135. Por Una Cabeza, Carlos Gardel
136. Spitfire Prelude & Fugue, William Walton
137. Romeo & Juliet – Juliet as a Young Girl, Sergei Prokofiev
138. Eliza's Aria, Elena Kats-Chernin
139. The Deer Hunter – Cavatina, Stanley Myers
140. Evita – Don't Cry for me Argentina, Andrew Lloyd Webber
141. Romance No.1 in G major Opus 40, Ludwig van Beethoven
142. Gymnopedie No.1, Erik Satie
143. La Calinda, Frederick Delius
144. Symphony No.2 in Bb major D.125 (2), Franz Schubert
145. The Harmonious Blacksmith, George Frideric Handel
146. 5 Bagatelles Opus 23 (2), Gerald Finzi
147. Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia, Aram Khachaturian
148. Trumpet Concerto in Eb major Hob.VIIe:1 (2), Joseph Haydn
149. Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair, Stephen Foster
150. Suite Bergamasque (3), Claude Debussy
151. Requiem – Requiem aeternam, John Rutter
152. Guitar Concerto in D major RV.93 (2), Antonio Vivaldi
153. Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
154. Thais – meditation, Jules Massenet
155. In the Steppes of Central Asia, Alexander Borodin
156. Mulberry Cottage, William Lloyd Webber
157. Peer Gynt Suite No.1 (1), Edvard Grieg
158. Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Opus 65 No.6, Edvard Grieg
159. The Last Spring Opus 34, Edvard Grieg
160. Canon in D major, Johann Pachelbel
161. Am Tage Aller Seelen (Litanei) D.343, Franz Schubert
162. Miserere, Gregorio Allegri
163. Preludes Book 1 (8), Claude Debussy
164. The Lord Bless You & Keep You, John Rutter
165. Symphony in Eb major (2), Michael Haydn
166. Ghost – Main Theme, Maurice Jarre
167. Piano Concerto No.2 in F major Opus 102 (2), Dmitri Shostakovich
168. Slavonic Dance in E minor Opus 72 No.2, Antonin Dvorak
169. Romeo & Juliet – Love Theme, Nino Rota
170. Nocturne in Bb minor Opus 9 No.1, Frederic Chopin
171. Baron Hop Suite No.2 – Air, Alexander Voormolen