Classic FM playlist, 7 October 2026

Last Updated on October 7, 2026

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128 pieces aired on Classic FM on 7 October 2026, captured live as each track changed.

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Mozart and Schubert Lead Classic FM Playlist

Classic FM offered a balanced programme on 7 October 2026, broadcasting 128 pieces that ranged from Renaissance choral work to modern film themes. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart led the day with seven selections, including movements from his Clarinet Concerto and multiple piano concertos. Franz Schubert followed with four entries, while George Frideric Handel, Camille Saint-Saens, and Joseph Haydn were each featured three times.

The schedule moved easily between familiar orchestral cornerstones and lyrical favourites. Early morning listeners heard Handel’s ‘Ombra mai fu’, George Butterworth’s The Banks of Green Willow, and Alexis Ffrench’s contemporary piano piece Bluebird. Choral works punctuated the schedule throughout, from Gabriel Faure’s Cantique de Jean Racine to Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere. Popular stage and screen scores provided regular contrast, including music by John Barry, Max Steiner, and Ennio Morricone.

The running order showed a clear pattern, using mid-tempo movements and vocal pieces to create a steady daytime atmosphere before leaning into reflective works as the night closed. The day concluded with Allegri’s Miserere, followed by Tara’s Theme from Gone with the Wind and the slow movement of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.27 in B-flat major.

The full playlist

1. 'Ombra mai fu', George Frideric Handel
2. The Banks of Green Willow, George Butterworth
3. Bluebird, Alexis Ffrench
4. Violin Concerto No.3 in B minor Opus 61 (2), Camille Saint-Saens
5. Suo Gan, Traditional
6. Ave Maria D.839, Franz Schubert
7. Symphony No.101 in D major (2), Joseph Haydn
8. Serenade for Strings in C major Opus 48 (2), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
9. 'Jesu, joy of man's desiring', Johann Sebastian Bach
10. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte, Maurice Ravel
11. Requiem – Requiem aeternam, John Rutter
12. Serenade for Strings Opus 6 (1), Josef Suk
13. Eliza's Aria, Elena Kats-Chernin
14. Symphony No.1 in D major Opus 25 (3), Sergei Prokofiev
15. Symphony in Eb major (2), Michael Haydn
16. Vltava, Bedrich Smetana
17. Adagio for Strings, Samuel Barber
18. Ave Verum Corpus K.618, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
19. Symphony No.8 in G major Opus 88 (3), Antonin Dvorak
20. Melodie Opus 42 No.3, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
21. Cantique de Jean Racine Opus 11, Gabriel Faure
22. Cavalleria Rusticana – Intermezzo, Pietro Mascagni
23. Concierto de Aranjuez (2), Joaquin Rodrigo
24. Arrival of the Birds, The Cinematic Orchestra
25. Spitfire Prelude & Fugue, William Walton
26. Palladio (1), Karl Jenkins
27. El Noi de la mare, Anon
28. Nocturne-serenade Opus 45, Pablo de Sarasate
29. Danse Profane, Claude Debussy
30. Romance No.2 in F major Opus 50, Ludwig van Beethoven
31. The Deer Hunter – Cavatina, Stanley Myers
32. 'O mio babbino caro', Giacomo Puccini
33. Symphony No.5 in Bb major D.485 (2), Franz Schubert
34. Passaggio, Ludovico Einaudi
35. Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16 (2), Edvard Grieg
36. Ladies in Lavender – Main Theme, Nigel Hess
37. Carmen – Act III En'tracte, Georges Bizet
38. Scheherazade Opus 35 (3), Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
39. A Summer Place – Love Theme, Max Steiner
40. Carnival of the Animals (13), Camille Saint-Saens
41. La Calinda, Frederick Delius
42. Horn Concerto No.3 in Eb major (3), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
43. 4 Characteristic Waltzes Opus 22 (2), Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
44. Water Music Suite No.2 in D major (2), George Frideric Handel
45. Cello Concerto No.9 in Bb major (3), Luigi Boccherini
46. Slavonic Dance in G minor Opus 46 No.8, Antonin Dvorak
47. The Gadfly – Romance, Dmitri Shostakovich
48. The Ashokan Farewell, Jay Ungar
49. Coppelia – Waltz, Leo Delibes
50. The Silken Ladder – Overture, Gioachino Rossini
51. The Mission – Gabriel's Oboe, Ennio Morricone
52. Clarinet Concerto in A major (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
53. The Lord Bless You & Keep You, John Rutter
54. Suite of Cotswold Folkdances (2), Philip Lane
55. Variations on an Original Theme Opus 36 (9), Edward Elgar
56. 'E lucevan le stelle', Giacomo Puccini
57. Peer Gynt Suite No.1 (1), Edvard Grieg
58. Symphony No.94 in G major (2), Joseph Haydn
59. Cello Concerto in Bb major RV.423 (3), Antonio Vivaldi
60. The Great Escape – Main Theme, Elmer Bernstein
61. Recuerdos de la Alhambra, Francisco Tarrega
62. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Opus 43 (18), Sergei Rachmaninov
63. Violin Partita No.3 in E major (1), Johann Sebastian Bach
64. Violin Concerto in E minor Opus 64 (1), Felix Mendelssohn
65. West Side Story – 'Maria', Leonard Bernstein
66. Sylvia – Pizzicati, Leo Delibes
67. Symphony No.6 in F major Opus 68 (1), Ludwig van Beethoven
68. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (4), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
69. Symphonic Dances Opus 64 No.2, Edvard Grieg
70. Song to the Moon, Antonin Dvorak
71. Soirees Musicales Opus 9 (3), Benjamin Britten
72. Danse Macabre Opus 40, Camille Saint-Saens
73. Zadok The Priest, George Frideric Handel
74. Love Story – Main Theme, Francis Lai
75. A Midsummer Night's Dream – Nocturne, Felix Mendelssohn
76. Eugene Onegin – Polonaise, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
77. Out of Africa – Main Theme, John Barry
78. Ave Maria D.839, Franz Schubert
79. Jazz Suite No.2 (6), Dmitri Shostakovich
80. Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Opus 26 (2), Max Bruch
81. Prelude in G minor Opus 23 No.5, Sergei Rachmaninov
82. Walking The Dog, George Gershwin
83. Anvil Chorus, Giuseppe Verdi
84. Habanera, Emmanuel Chabrier
85. Canon in D major, Johann Pachelbel
86. The Birds – Prelude, Ottorino Respighi
87. 'Addio, sogni di Gloria', Carlo Innocenzi
88. Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia, Aram Khachaturian
89. The Victorian Kitchen Garden : Suite (1), Paul Reade
90. You Only Live Twice – Main Theme, John Barry
91. Symphony No.4 in F major, William Boyce
92. Piano Sonata No.14 in C# minor Opus 27 (1), Ludwig van Beethoven
93. Salut d'Amour Opus 12, Edward Elgar
94. In the Steppes of Central Asia, Alexander Borodin
95. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
96. Gaite Parisienne – Allegro (Galop), Jacques Offenbach
97. Concerto Symphonique No.4 in D minor Opus 102 (2), Henry Litolff
98. The Deer Hunter – Cavatina, Stanley Myers
99. Fanfare For The Common Man, Aaron Copland
100. Romeo & Juliet – Balcony Scene, Craig Armstrong
101. The Lord of the Rings – The Council of Elrond, Howard Shore
102. Trumpet Concerto in Eb major Hob.VIIe:1 (2), Joseph Haydn
103. Romance, Anon
104. The Cider House Rules – Main Titles, Rachel Portman
105. Piano Concerto No.21 in C major (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
106. Oboe Concerto in D minor Opus 9 No.2 (2), Tomaso Albinoni
107. Les Miserables – Bring Him Home, Claude-Michel Schonberg
108. The Phantom of the Opera – Music of the Night, Andrew Lloyd Webber
109. Cantique de Jean Racine Opus 11, Gabriel Faure
110. Little Suite (2), Trevor Duncan
111. Thais – meditation, Jules Massenet
112. Dream Children Opus 43 (2), Edward Elgar
113. Symphony No.3 in F major Opus 90 (3), Johannes Brahms
114. The Humming Chorus, Giacomo Puccini
115. Sense & Sensibility – My Father's Favourite, Patrick Doyle
116. Symphony No.5 in C# minor (4), Gustav Mahler
117. Adagio for Strings, Samuel Barber
118. Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major BWV.1068 (2), Johann Sebastian Bach
119. Defying Gravity, Stephen Schwartz
120. All in the April evening, Hugh Roberton
121. Cello Concerto No.9 in Bb major (2), Luigi Boccherini
122. The Planets Opus 32 (2), Gustav Holst
123. Symphony No.1 in D major D.82 (2), Franz Schubert
124. Concierto de Aranjuez (2), Joaquin Rodrigo
125. 'Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera', Antonio Vivaldi
126. Miserere, Gregorio Allegri
127. Gone with the Wind – Tara's Theme, Max Steiner
128. Piano Concerto No.27 in Bb major (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart