Classic FM playlist, 26 September 2026

Last Updated on September 26, 2026

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142 pieces aired on Classic FM on 26 September 2026, captured live as each track changed.

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Beethoven and Grieg Lead September Airwaves

Classic FM presented a broad programme of 142 pieces on 26 September 2026, leaning heavily towards familiar orchestral favourites and romantic melodies. Ludwig van Beethoven was the most frequently heard composer across the 24 hours with six entries, including movements from his Sixth and Seventh Symphonies alongside the Egmont Overture. Edvard Grieg and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were also central to the broadcast, joined by regular appearances from Antonin Dvorak and Johann Sebastian Bach.

Alongside traditional core repertoire, the schedule offered a steady mix of popular film scores and contemporary concert works. Listeners heard screen compositions from John Barry, Ennio Morricone, and James Horner, as well as modern reflective pieces by Ludovico Einaudi, Philip Glass, and Alexis Ffrench. Choral highlights provided calm intervals throughout the day, featuring Gabriel Faure’s Cantique de Jean Racine and Eric Whitacre’s Lux Aurumque.

The day began in a reflective mood just after midnight with Franz Liszt’s Liebestraum No.3, followed by movements from Schubert’s Fifth Symphony and Albinoni’s Oboe Concerto. As the broadcast moved towards its conclusion, the late evening featured quiet, contemplative sacred and instrumental selections. The final hour wound down with Domenico Zipoli’s Elevazione and the In Paradisum from Faure’s Requiem, before ending on the Adagio from Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto.

The full playlist

1. Liebestraum No.3, Franz Liszt
2. Symphony No.5 in Bb major D.485 (2), Franz Schubert
3. Oboe Concerto in D minor Opus 9 No.2 (2), Tomaso Albinoni
4. Bachianas Brasileiras No.5, Heitor Villa-Lobos
5. Symphony in Eb major (2), Michael Haydn
6. Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16 (2), Edvard Grieg
7. Serenade for Strings Opus 22 (1), Antonin Dvorak
8. The Humming Chorus, Giacomo Puccini
9. Symphony No.6 in F major Opus 68 (2), Ludwig van Beethoven
10. Carmen – Act III En'tracte, Georges Bizet
11. Symphony in Bb major Opus 18 No.2 (2), Johann Christian Bach
12. The Phantom of the Opera – Music of the Night, Andrew Lloyd Webber
13. Preludes Book 1 (8), Claude Debussy
14. Miserere, Gregorio Allegri
15. Adagio for Strings, Samuel Barber
16. The Mission – Gabriel's Oboe, Ennio Morricone
17. Scheherazade Opus 35 (2), Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
18. Barcarolle, Jacques Offenbach
19. Symphony No.94 in G major (2), Joseph Haydn
20. 'Simple Gifts', Aaron Copland
21. Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Opus 66, Frederic Chopin
22. Canon in D major, Johann Pachelbel
23. The Lord of the Rings – Breaking of the Fellowship, Howard Shore
24. Dolly Suite Opus 56 (1), Gabriel Faure
25. The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Paul Dukas
26. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte, Maurice Ravel
27. Othello Opus 79 – Children's Intermezzo, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
28. Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16 (1), Edvard Grieg
29. Clarinet Quintet in A major (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
30. Out of Africa – Main Theme, John Barry
31. Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major BWV.1068 (2), Johann Sebastian Bach
32. Songs of the Auvergne – Bailero, Joseph Canteloube
33. The Banks of Green Willow, George Butterworth
34. Guitar Concerto in D major RV.93 (2), Antonio Vivaldi
35. La La Land – Planetarium, Justin Hurwitz
36. West Side Story – 'Maria', Leonard Bernstein
37. A German Requiem Opus 45 (4), Johannes Brahms
38. String Quartet No.1 in D major Opus 11 (2), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
39. Symphony No.8 in G major Opus 88 (3), Antonin Dvorak
40. I Giorni, Ludovico Einaudi
41. Elizabethan Serenade, Ronald Binge
42. Flute Concerto No.1 in G major (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
43. String Quintet in E major Opus 13 No.5 – Minuet, Luigi Boccherini
44. 5 Bagatelles Opus 23 (4), Gerald Finzi
45. Symphony No.7 in A major Opus 92 (2), Ludwig van Beethoven
46. Farewell to Stromness, Peter Maxwell Davies
47. Coppelia – Waltz, Leo Delibes
48. The Godfather – Love Theme, Nino Rota
49. Consolation No.3, Franz Liszt
50. Romance, Anon
51. Symphony No.5 in C# minor (4), Gustav Mahler
52. Braveheart – A Gift of a Thistle, James Horner
53. Nocturne in Eb major Opus 9 No.2, Frederic Chopin
54. Fantasia on Greensleeves, Ralph Vaughan Williams
55. Serenade, Edward Elgar
56. Gone with the Wind – Tara's Theme, Max Steiner
57. Swan Lake – Finale, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
58. Hamlet Opus 116 : Suite (3), Dmitri Shostakovich
59. Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor BWV.1067 (7), Johann Sebastian Bach
60. In the Steppes of Central Asia, Alexander Borodin
61. Symphony No.40 in G minor (1), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
62. Inspector Morse – Main Theme, Barrington Pheloung
63. Le Onde, Ludovico Einaudi
64. Sailing By, Ronald Binge
65. Symphony No.5 in Bb major D.485 (1), Franz Schubert
66. Symphony No.9 in E minor Opus 95 (2), Antonin Dvorak
67. Cantique de Jean Racine Opus 11, Gabriel Faure
68. Salut d'Amour Opus 12, Edward Elgar
69. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence – Main Theme, Ryuichi Sakamoto
70. Peer Gynt Suite No.1 (2), Edvard Grieg
71. Ladies in Lavender – Main Theme, Nigel Hess
72. Symphony No.5 in E minor Opus 64 (3), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
73. Warsaw Concerto, Richard Addinsell
74. Carmina Burana (1), Carl Orff
75. Romeo & Juliet – Juliet as a Young Girl, Sergei Prokofiev
76. Song Without Words in A major, Florence Price
77. 'Ombra mai fu', George Frideric Handel
78. Downton Abbey – Main Theme, John Lunn
79. 'O Soave Fanciulla', Giacomo Puccini
80. Karelia Suite Opus 11 (3), Jean Sibelius
81. Horn Concerto No.4 in Eb major (3), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
82. Ritual Fire Dance, Manuel de Falla
83. Lux Aurumque, Eric Whitacre
84. La Fille Mal Gardee – Clog Dance, Ferdinand Herold
85. Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Opus 18 (1), Sergei Rachmaninov
86. Serenade for Strings Opus 22 (2), Antonin Dvorak
87. Te Deum – Prelude, Marc-Antoine Charpentier
88. Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16 (1), Edvard Grieg
89. Lullaby, John Rutter
90. Piano Sonata No.9 in F minor (1), Baldassare Galuppi
91. Scheherazade Opus 35 (1), Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
92. Prelude & Fugue No.1 in C major BWV.846 (1), Johann Sebastian Bach
93. The Blue Mountains, Sally Greenaway
94. Piano Sonata No.14 in C# minor Opus 27 (1), Ludwig van Beethoven
95. Conga del Fuego, Arturo Marquez
96. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, George Frideric Handel
97. 'Che gelida manina', Giacomo Puccini
98. Symphony No.6 in B minor Opus 74 (2), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
99. La Forza del Destino – Overture, Giuseppe Verdi
100. Symphony No.5 in D major Opus 107 (2), Felix Mendelssohn
101. Piano Concerto No.21 in C major (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
102. A German Requiem Opus 45 (4), Johannes Brahms
103. Concerto in D minor for 2 Violins (3), Johann Sebastian Bach
104. Peer Gynt Suite No.1 (4), Edvard Grieg
105. Coppelia – Mazurka, Leo Delibes
106. Habanera, Emmanuel Chabrier
107. Symphony No.6 in F major Opus 68 (1), Ludwig van Beethoven
108. Arabesque No.1 in E major, Claude Debussy
109. Captain Corelli's Mandolin – Pelagia's Song, Stephen Warbeck
110. Carmen – Habanera, Georges Bizet
111. String Quintet in E major Opus 13 No.5 – Minuet, Luigi Boccherini
112. The Deer Hunter – Cavatina, Stanley Myers
113. Danzon No.2, Arturo Marquez
114. Canon in D major, Johann Pachelbel
115. Band of Brothers – Main Theme, Michael Kamen
116. William Tell – Overture, Gioachino Rossini
117. Forgotten Dreams, Leroy Anderson
118. Masquerade Suite (1), Aram Khachaturian
119. Symphonie Fantastique Opus 14 (2), Hector Berlioz
120. The Planets Opus 32 (2), Gustav Holst
121. You Only Live Twice – Main Theme, John Barry
122. Symphony No.100 in G major (2), Joseph Haydn
123. Sarabande, George Frideric Handel
124. 633 Squadron – Main Theme, Ron Goodwin
125. Recuerdos de la Alhambra, Francisco Tarrega
126. Etude Opus 76 No.2, Jean Sibelius
127. Egmont Overture Opus 84, Ludwig van Beethoven
128. Apollo 13 – The Launch, James Horner
129. Dances with Wolves – John Dunbar Theme, John Barry
130. Indiana Jones – Raiders' March, John Williams
131. Nocturne in Eb major Opus 9 No.2, Frederic Chopin
132. Romance No.1 in G major Opus 40, Ludwig van Beethoven
133. Parce mihi Domine, Cristobal de Morales
134. The Truman Show – Truman Sleeps, Philip Glass
135. The Banks of Green Willow, George Butterworth
136. Romance, Anon
137. Nunc Dimittis, Geoffrey Burgon
138. Carnival of the Animals (13), Camille Saint-Saens
139. Bluebird, Alexis Ffrench
140. Elevazione, Domenico Zipoli
141. Requiem Opus 48 – In Paradisum, Gabriel Faure
142. Cello Concerto in E minor Opus 85 (3), Edward Elgar