Classic FM playlist, 24 September 2026

Last Updated on September 24, 2026

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149 pieces aired on Classic FM on 24 September 2026, captured live as each track changed.

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Mozart and Bach Lead Classic FM Playlist

Classic FM offered a rich, balanced schedule on 24 September 2026, broadcasting 149 pieces across the day. The programme leaned heavily towards familiar classical and romantic staples, underpinned by frequent excursions into 20th-century film scores and reflective contemporary miniatures. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart led the roster with seven featured works, closely matched by Johann Sebastian Bach and Antonin Dvorak with six apiece, providing a melodic and recognisable spine throughout the morning and afternoon broadcasts.

Listeners heard beloved concert favourites alongside short-form gems. Key symphonic and concerto movements, such as Sergei Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.3 and Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, sat naturally next to light music standards like Ronald Binge’s The Watermill and popular soundtrack contributions from John Barry, Nigel Hess, and Ennio Morricone. The schedule also made space for evocative choral works, including Gabriel Faure’s In Paradisum and Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere, adding peaceful interludes to the daytime flow.

The running order showed thoughtful pacing from dawn until late evening. The broadcast opened gently with Bach’s Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C major and the soothing chorus from Johannes Brahms’s A German Requiem. Energetic orchestral highlights by William Walton, Richard Wagner, and Camille Saint-Saens drove the midday hours before the station settled into a quieter register at night. The broadcast concluded on an introspective note, transitioning from Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony to John Rutter’s The Lord Bless You and Keep You, finishing finally with Robert Schumann’s Widmung.

The full playlist

1. Prelude & Fugue No.1 in C major BWV.846 (1), Johann Sebastian Bach
2. A German Requiem Opus 45 (4), Johannes Brahms
3. The Watermill, Ronald Binge
4. Gymnopedie No.2, Erik Satie
5. Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor Opus 13 (2), Ludwig van Beethoven
6. Evita – Don't Cry for me Argentina, Andrew Lloyd Webber
7. Danzas espanolas (Spanish Dances) Opus 37 (5), Enrique Granados
8. Trumpet Concerto in D major (1), Georg-Philipp Telemann
9. Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis, Ralph Vaughan Williams
10. Impromptu in Gb major D.899 No.3 Opus 90, Franz Schubert
11. Fantasia Para un Gentilhombre (1), Joaquin Rodrigo
12. Cavalleria Rusticana – Intermezzo, Pietro Mascagni
13. Waltz in C# minor Opus 64 No.2, Frederic Chopin
14. You Only Live Twice – Main Theme, John Barry
15. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
16. Peer Gynt Suite No.1 (3), Edvard Grieg
17. Amelie – Rhyme From Another Summer: Afternoon, Yann Tiersen
18. La Calinda, Frederick Delius
19. Fedora – Intermezzo, Umberto Giordano
20. Variations on an Original Theme Opus 36 (9), Edward Elgar
21. Violin Concerto in D major Opus 35 (2), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
22. Warsaw Concerto, Richard Addinsell
23. Suo Gan, Traditional
24. Four Seasons Opus 8 – Concerto No.3 (Autumn) (1), Antonio Vivaldi
25. Slavonic Dance in E minor Opus 72 No.2, Antonin Dvorak
26. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Opus 43 (18), Sergei Rachmaninov
27. Ladies in Lavender – Main Theme, Nigel Hess
28. The Godfather – Love Theme, Nino Rota
29. Suite of Cotswold Folkdances (2), Philip Lane
30. Keyboard Concerto in F minor (2), Johann Sebastian Bach
31. Folk Songs of the Four Seasons (3), Ralph Vaughan Williams
32. Palladio (1), Karl Jenkins
33. 5 Bagatelles Opus 23 (2), Gerald Finzi
34. In the Steppes of Central Asia, Alexander Borodin
35. Le Onde, Ludovico Einaudi
36. Scheherazade Opus 35 (3), Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
37. Cello Concerto in E minor Opus 85 (3), Edward Elgar
38. Sarabande, George Frideric Handel
39. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence – Main Theme, Ryuichi Sakamoto
40. Suite Bergamasque (3), Claude Debussy
41. The Ashokan Farewell, Jay Ungar
42. Symphony No.5 in Bb major D.485 (2), Franz Schubert
43. Tutto e Bellissimo, Alberto Giurioli
44. Trumpet Concerto in Eb major Hob.VIIe:1 (3), Joseph Haydn
45. Jazz Suite No.2 (6), Dmitri Shostakovich
46. Humoresque in Gb Major Opus 101 No.7, Antonin Dvorak
47. Out of Africa – Main Theme, John Barry
48. Sylvia – Pizzicati, Leo Delibes
49. Invocation, William Lloyd Webber
50. Passaggio, Ludovico Einaudi
51. Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16 (2), Edvard Grieg
52. Ghost – Unchained Melody, Alex North / Maurice Jarre
53. St.Paul's Suite Opus 29 No.2 (4), Gustav Holst
54. Ride of the Valkyries, Richard Wagner
55. Carnival of the Animals (14), Camille Saint-Saens
56. Cello Suite No.1 in G major (1), Johann Sebastian Bach
57. The Humming Chorus, Giacomo Puccini
58. Serenade in E minor for Strings Opus 20 (1), Edward Elgar
59. Voices of Spring Opus 410, Johann Strauss (II)
60. Symphony No.6 in F major Opus 68 (1), Ludwig van Beethoven
61. Canon in D major, Johann Pachelbel
62. Requiem Opus 48 – In Paradisum, Gabriel Faure
63. Spiegel im Spiegel, Arvo Part
64. Concierto de Aranjuez (2), Joaquin Rodrigo
65. The Planets Opus 32 (1), Gustav Holst
66. Carmen – Habanera, Georges Bizet
67. Holberg Suite Opus 40 (1), Edvard Grieg
68. Clarinet Concerto in A major (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
69. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves – Overture, Michael Kamen
70. 'Wachet auf' (4), Johann Sebastian Bach
71. Romeo & Juliet, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
72. Bagatelle No.25 in A minor WoO.59, Ludwig van Beethoven
73. Songs My Mother Taught Me Opus 55 No.4, Antonin Dvorak
74. Water Music Suite No.2 in D major (2), George Frideric Handel
75. Crown Imperial, William Walton
76. Prince Igor – Polovtsian Dances, Alexander Borodin
77. The Lord Bless You & Keep You, John Rutter
78. Lohengrin – Prelude to Act III, Richard Wagner
79. Piano Sonata No.11 in A major (3), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
80. Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor BWV.1067 (7), Johann Sebastian Bach
81. A Summer Place – Love Theme, Max Steiner
82. I Giorni, Ludovico Einaudi
83. La Fille Mal Gardee – Clog Dance, Ferdinand Herold
84. Symphony No.2 in E minor Opus 27 (3), Sergei Rachmaninov
85. Carnival of the Animals (7), Camille Saint-Saens
86. The Armed Man – Sanctus, Karl Jenkins
87. Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16 (1), Edvard Grieg
88. The Victorian Kitchen Garden : Suite (1), Paul Reade
89. Preludes Book 1 (8), Claude Debussy
90. The Beyondness Of Things, John Barry
91. Panis Angelicus, Cesar Franck
92. Wilde – Main Theme, Debbie Wiseman
93. Pomp & Circumstance March No.1 in D major Opus 39, Edward Elgar
94. Symphony No.5 in Bb major D.485 (3), Franz Schubert
95. Carmen – Prelude to Act 1, Georges Bizet
96. Serenade for Strings Opus 22 (1), Antonin Dvorak
97. Saving Private Ryan – Hymn to the Fallen, John Williams
98. Swan Lake – Scene (Act II), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
99. Horn Concerto No.2 in Eb major (3), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
100. The Land of the Mountain & the Flood, Hamish MacCunn
101. Music for the Royal Fireworks (4), George Frideric Handel
102. 'Libiamo ne'lieti calici', Giuseppe Verdi
103. Symphony No.94 in G major (2), Joseph Haydn
104. English Folksong Suite (1), Ralph Vaughan Williams
105. Spitfire Prelude & Fugue, William Walton
106. Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor Opus 30 (3), Sergei Rachmaninov
107. Symphony No.3 in C minor Opus 78 (Organ) (4), Camille Saint-Saens
108. Pride and Prejudice Suite – Meet the Family, Carl Davis
109. Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Opus 26 (3), Max Bruch
110. The Big Country – Main Theme, Jerome Moross
111. Guitar Concerto in D major RV.93 (3), Antonio Vivaldi
112. Symphony No.40 in G minor (1), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
113. Serenade for Strings in C major Opus 48 (2), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
114. Cavalleria Rusticana – Intermezzo, Pietro Mascagni
115. Petite Suite (1), Claude Debussy
116. 'Simple Gifts', Aaron Copland
117. Music for the Royal Fireworks (5), George Frideric Handel
118. Symphony No.8 in G major Opus 88 (3), Antonin Dvorak
119. Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor Opus 13 (2), Ludwig van Beethoven
120. Suo Gan, Traditional
121. El Noi de la mare, Anon
122. West Side Story – 'Maria', Leonard Bernstein
123. Adagio in G minor, Tomaso Albinoni
124. Habanera, Emmanuel Chabrier
125. Carmen – Act III En'tracte, Georges Bizet
126. Peer Gynt Suite No.1 (1), Edvard Grieg
127. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (4), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
128. Guitar Concerto in D major RV.93 (2), Antonio Vivaldi
129. Gone with the Wind – Tara's Theme, Max Steiner
130. Ladies in Lavender – Main Theme, Nigel Hess
131. Miserere, Gregorio Allegri
132. Vladimir's Blues, Max Richter
133. Piano Sonata No.14 in C# minor Opus 27 (1), Ludwig van Beethoven
134. The Seal Lullaby, Eric Whitacre
135. Serenade for Strings Opus 22 (2), Antonin Dvorak
136. Walking The Dog, George Gershwin
137. Gladiator – Earth, Hans Zimmer
138. Canon in D major, Johann Pachelbel
139. Keyboard Concerto in F minor (2), Johann Sebastian Bach
140. Clarinet Quintet in A major (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
141. Consolation No.3, Franz Liszt
142. Prelude in Db major Opus 28 No.15, Frederic Chopin
143. Piano Concerto No.2 in F major Opus 102 (2), Dmitri Shostakovich
144. Autumn, Ola Gjeilo
145. In the Steppes of Central Asia, Alexander Borodin
146. Cinema Paradiso – Main Theme, Ennio Morricone
147. Symphony No.5 in E minor Opus 64 (3), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
148. The Lord Bless You & Keep You, John Rutter
149. Widmung Opus 25 No.1, Robert Schumann