Classic FM playlist, 23 September 2026

Last Updated on September 23, 2026

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148 pieces aired on Classic FM on 23 September 2026, captured live as each track changed.

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Classic FM Playlist for 23 September 2026

The schedule for 23 September 2026 presented a balanced 148 tracks, anchored heavily in the core Classical, Baroque, and Romantic repertoires. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart led the day with eight selections, ranging from the sparkling Overture to The Marriage of Figaro to tranquil concerto movements. Johann Sebastian Bach followed closely with seven appearances, providing familiar Baroque touchstones such as Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring and movements from his third Orchestral Suite.

British music formed a distinct thread through the hours, driven by five works from Ralph Vaughan Williams. His Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus opened the morning broadcast, with later inclusions of the Fantasia on Greensleeves, the Tallis Fantasia, and The Lark Ascending. Antonin Dvorak and George Frideric Handel also featured prominently, each clocking five plays alongside staples by Edward Elgar, Frederic Chopin, and Gabriel Faure.

Cinematic themes made regular interludes between larger orchestral movements, with contributions from John Barry, Nino Rota, and Stanley Myers. The daytime momentum of lively overtures and concertos gave way to reflective pieces as night fell, culminating in a gentle sequence of Faure’s Pavane, Rota’s Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet, and Jean Sibelius’s Andante Festivo.

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1. 5 Variants of 'Dives & Lazarus', Ralph Vaughan Williams
2. The Ashokan Farewell, Jay Ungar
3. Etude Opus 76 No.2, Jean Sibelius
4. Slavonic Dance in E minor Opus 72 No.2, Antonin Dvorak
5. Suite Bergamasque (3), Claude Debussy
6. Gloria – Laudamus Te, Karl Jenkins
7. Clarinet Concerto in A major (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
8. Serenade, Edward Elgar
9. The Beyondness Of Things, John Barry
10. Consolation No.3, Franz Liszt
11. 'Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera', Antonio Vivaldi
12. Jazz Suite No.2 (6), Dmitri Shostakovich
13. The Seal Lullaby, Eric Whitacre
14. El Noi de la mare, Anon
15. Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major BWV.1068 (2), Johann Sebastian Bach
16. Nocturne in Bb minor Opus 9 No.1, Frederic Chopin
17. Vocalise Opus 34 No.14, Sergei Rachmaninov
18. Requiem – Pie Jesu., Andrew Lloyd Webber
19. Symphony No.3 in F major Opus 90 (3), Johannes Brahms
20. Serenade for Strings Opus 22 (1), Antonin Dvorak
21. Crown Imperial, William Walton
22. 'Ombra mai fu', George Frideric Handel
23. Danse Macabre Opus 40, Camille Saint-Saens
24. A Downland Suite – Minuet, John Ireland
25. Symphony No.5 in E minor Opus 64 (3), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
26. Prelude & Fugue No.1 in C major BWV.846 (1), Johann Sebastian Bach
27. Gone with the Wind – Tara's Theme, Max Steiner
28. Scheherazade Opus 35 (2), Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
29. Pelleas & Melisande Suite Opus 80 (3), Gabriel Faure
30. The Deer Hunter – Cavatina, Stanley Myers
31. Gymnopedie No.3, Erik Satie
32. Florida Suite (2), Frederick Delius
33. String Quartet No.2 in D major (3), Alexander Borodin
34. The Watermill, Ronald Binge
35. Prelude in Db major Opus 28 No.15, Frederic Chopin
36. 49th Parallel – Prelude, Ralph Vaughan Williams
37. The Planets Opus 32 (2), Gustav Holst
38. 'Wachet auf' (4), Johann Sebastian Bach
39. Gladiator – Earth, Hans Zimmer
40. The Phantom of the Opera – Music of the Night, Andrew Lloyd Webber
41. The Harmonious Blacksmith, George Frideric Handel
42. Piano Sonata No.16 in C major (1), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
43. La Traviata – Prelude to Act I, Giuseppe Verdi
44. Consolation No.3, Franz Liszt
45. Piano Concerto No.2 in F major Opus 102 (2), Dmitri Shostakovich
46. 4 Miniatures Opus 75a – Romanza, Antonin Dvorak
47. Mandolin Concerto in C major RV.425 (3), Antonio Vivaldi
48. Cavalleria Rusticana – Intermezzo, Pietro Mascagni
49. Dolly Suite Opus 56 (1), Gabriel Faure
50. Trumpet Concerto in Eb major Hob.VIIe:1 (2), Joseph Haydn
51. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte, Maurice Ravel
52. West Side Story – 'Maria', Leonard Bernstein
53. Habanera, Emmanuel Chabrier
54. Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major BWV.1068 (2), Johann Sebastian Bach
55. Returning Home, John Barry
56. Spring Song, Frank Bridge
57. Romeo & Juliet – Juliet as a Young Girl, Sergei Prokofiev
58. Horn Concerto No.4 in Eb major (3), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
59. Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Opus 66, Frederic Chopin
60. The Lord of the Rings – The Council of Elrond, Howard Shore
61. Also Sprach Zarathustra Opus 30 (1), Richard Strauss
62. Chanson de matin Opus 15 No.2, Edward Elgar
63. Water Music Suite No.1 in F major (6), George Frideric Handel
64. Peer Gynt Suite No.1 (1), Edvard Grieg
65. Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis, Ralph Vaughan Williams
66. Recuerdos de la Alhambra, Francisco Tarrega
67. A German Requiem Opus 45 (4), Johannes Brahms
68. Serenade for Strings Opus 22 (2), Antonin Dvorak
69. Libertango, Astor Piazzolla
70. Carmen – Aragonaise, Georges Bizet
71. Organ Symphony No.5 Opus 42 (5), Charles Marie Widor
72. Symphony No.40 in G minor (1), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
73. Karelia Suite Opus 11 (1), Jean Sibelius
74. 'Sheep may Safely Graze', Johann Sebastian Bach
75. Symphonie Fantastique Opus 14 (2), Hector Berlioz
76. Fanfare For The Common Man, Aaron Copland
77. 'Va pensiero', Giuseppe Verdi
78. Carnival of the Animals (13), Camille Saint-Saens
79. Variations on an Original Theme Opus 36 (9), Edward Elgar
80. Le Onde, Ludovico Einaudi
81. Ave Verum Corpus K.618, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
82. Piano Concerto No.1 in Bb minor Opus 23 (1), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
83. The Planets Opus 32 (4), Gustav Holst
84. Eliza's Aria, Elena Kats-Chernin
85. 'Nessun Dorma', Giacomo Puccini
86. By the Beautiful Blue Danube Opus 314, Johann Strauss (II)
87. Masquerade Suite (1), Aram Khachaturian
88. Four Seasons Opus 8 – Concerto No.3 (Autumn) (3), Antonio Vivaldi
89. Danzon No.2, Arturo Marquez
90. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (4), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
91. Gymnopedie No.1, Erik Satie
92. Pirates of the Caribbean – Main Theme, Klaus Badelt
93. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Opus 43 (18), Sergei Rachmaninov
94. Carmen – Act III En'tracte, Georges Bizet
95. Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor Opus 13 (2), Ludwig van Beethoven
96. La Calinda, Frederick Delius
97. Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G major (1), Johann Sebastian Bach
98. Sense & Sensibility – My Father's Favourite, Patrick Doyle
99. 'Ombra mai fu', George Frideric Handel
100. Sailing By, Ronald Binge
101. Barcarolle, Jacques Offenbach
102. West Side Story – 'America', Leonard Bernstein
103. Symphony No.4 in F major, William Boyce
104. Fantasia on Greensleeves, Ralph Vaughan Williams
105. Coppelia – Waltz, Leo Delibes
106. Piano Sonata No.14 in C# minor Opus 27 (1), Ludwig van Beethoven
107. The Marriage of Figaro – Overture, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
108. Scheherazade Opus 35 (1), Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
109. Karelia Suite Opus 11 (3), Jean Sibelius
110. Band of Brothers – Main Theme, Michael Kamen
111. Adagio in G minor, Tomaso Albinoni
112. Requiem – Pie Jesu., Andrew Lloyd Webber
113. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, George Frideric Handel
114. Vocalise Opus 34 No.14, Sergei Rachmaninov
115. The Godfather – Love Theme, Nino Rota
116. 'E lucevan le stelle', Giacomo Puccini
117. Piano Concerto No.21 in C major (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
118. Lullaby, John Rutter
119. Nocturne in Eb major Opus 9 No.2, Frederic Chopin
120. The Banks of Green Willow, George Butterworth
121. Parce mihi Domine, Cristobal de Morales
122. Requiem Opus 48 – Sanctus, Gabriel Faure
123. The Gadfly – Romance, Dmitri Shostakovich
124. The Last Spring Opus 34, Edvard Grieg
125. Flower Duet, Leo Delibes
126. String Quartet No.1 in D major Opus 11 (2), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
127. Seven Years in Tibet – Main Theme, John Williams
128. Forgotten Dreams, Leroy Anderson
129. Les Miserables – Bring Him Home, Claude-Michel Schonberg
130. The Deer Hunter – Cavatina, Stanley Myers
131. If ye love me, Thomas Tallis
132. Romeo & Juliet – Balcony Scene, Craig Armstrong
133. 'Jesu, joy of man's desiring', Johann Sebastian Bach
134. Arabesque No.1 in E major, Claude Debussy
135. Song to the Moon, Antonin Dvorak
136. Ghost – Main Theme, Maurice Jarre
137. Romance, Anon
138. String Quartet No.2 in D major (3), Alexander Borodin
139. Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Opus 26 (2), Max Bruch
140. Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Opus 18 (2), Sergei Rachmaninov
141. The Lark Ascending, Ralph Vaughan Williams
142. Returning Home, John Barry
143. Braveheart – For the Love of a Princess, James Horner
144. Le Villi – Prelude to Act 1, Giacomo Puccini
145. Trumpet Concerto in Eb major Hob.VIIe:1 (2), Joseph Haydn
146. Pavane opus 50, Gabriel Faure
147. Romeo & Juliet – Love Theme, Nino Rota
148. Andante Festivo, Jean Sibelius