Classic FM playlist, 12 October 2026

Last Updated on October 12, 2026

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165 pieces aired on Classic FM on 12 October 2026, captured live as each track changed.

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Mozart and British Classics Lead October Schedule

A total of 165 pieces aired across the Classic FM schedule on 12 October 2026, delivering an expansive mix of orchestral standards, film scores, and choral works. The schedule leaned heavily on classical and romantic repertory, balanced by regular interludes of twentieth-century cinema music. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart featured most prominently, with ten broadcasts across the day ranging from familiar concertos to choral settings such as Ave Verum Corpus. British music formed another substantial pillar of the daytime programming, highlighted by six pieces from Ralph Vaughan Williams alongside contributions by Hubert Parry, Ronald Binge, and Edward Elgar.

Notable works from Johann Sebastian Bach, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, and Ludwig van Beethoven each appeared five times, reinforcing the traditional core of the broadcast. Alongside celebrated concert pieces like Tchaikovsky’s first piano concerto and Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, listeners heard famous soundtrack themes by Maurice Jarre, Ennio Morricone, and Hans Zimmer, offering approachable contrasts between larger symphonic movements.

The running order transitioned smoothly across different moods as the day progressed. The early hours began gently with Jean Sibelius’s Andante Festivo, followed by theatre music from Jules Massenet and Patrick Doyle’s film score for Sense and Sensibility. After sustained daytime sequences of concertos, overtures, and dance movements, the late-evening hours adopted a quieter tone, concluding with Ennio Morricone’s Gabriel’s Oboe, the main theme from Ghost, and John Foulds’s Keltic Lament.

The full playlist

1. Andante Festivo, Jean Sibelius
2. Les Erinnyes – Ent'racte to Act III, Jules Massenet
3. Sense & Sensibility – My Father's Favourite, Patrick Doyle
4. 'Sheep may Safely Graze', Johann Sebastian Bach
5. Le Onde, Ludovico Einaudi
6. Cinema Paradiso – Main Theme, Ennio Morricone
7. Nocturne No.1 in Eb major, John Field
8. Violin Concerto in D major Opus 35 (2), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
9. Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor Opus 13 (2), Ludwig van Beethoven
10. A Summer Place – Love Theme, Max Steiner
11. String Quintet in E major Opus 13 No.5 – Minuet, Luigi Boccherini
12. Concierto de Aranjuez (1), Joaquin Rodrigo
13. The Phantom of the Opera – Music of the Night, Andrew Lloyd Webber
14. The Harmonious Blacksmith, George Frideric Handel
15. Vocalise Opus 34 No.14, Sergei Rachmaninov
16. Walking The Dog, George Gershwin
17. Jazz Suite No.2 (6), Dmitri Shostakovich
18. Keyboard Concerto in F minor (2), Johann Sebastian Bach
19. A German Requiem Opus 45 (4), Johannes Brahms
20. Schindler's List – Main Theme, John Williams
21. Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor Opus 21 (1), Frederic Chopin
22. Also Sprach Zarathustra Opus 30 (1), Richard Strauss
23. Nunc Dimittis, Geoffrey Burgon
24. Symphony No.5 in Bb major D.485 (2), Franz Schubert
25. Kinderszenen Opus 15 (7), Robert Schumann
26. Fantasia on Greensleeves, Ralph Vaughan Williams
27. Braveheart – A Gift of a Thistle, James Horner
28. Jerusalem, Hubert Parry
29. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
30. Downton Abbey – Main Theme, John Lunn
31. Ritual Fire Dance, Manuel de Falla
32. Dusk, Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
33. Prince Igor – Polovtsian Dances, Alexander Borodin
34. The Lord Bless You & Keep You, John Rutter
35. Four Seasons Opus 8 – Concerto No.3 (Autumn) (1), Antonio Vivaldi
36. Flute Concertino Opus 107, Cecile Chaminade
37. Piano Concerto in A minor Opus 16 (2), Edvard Grieg
38. Elizabethan Serenade, Ronald Binge
39. Gladiator – Earth, Hans Zimmer
40. Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia, Aram Khachaturian
41. Berceuse in Db major Opus 57, Frederic Chopin
42. Today, Lucy Walker
43. 5 Bagatelles Opus 23 (2), Gerald Finzi
44. Eliza's Aria, Elena Kats-Chernin
45. La Calinda, Frederick Delius
46. Apres un reve (Opus 7 No.1), Gabriel Faure
47. Ghost – Main Theme, Maurice Jarre
48. Cavalleria Rusticana – Intermezzo, Pietro Mascagni
49. Love Story – Main Theme, Francis Lai
50. Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major BWV.1068 (2), Johann Sebastian Bach
51. Dances with Wolves – John Dunbar Theme, John Barry
52. Horn Concerto No.2 in Eb major (3), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
53. Legend No.6 in C# minor Opus 59, Antonin Dvorak
54. Trumpet Tune, Jeremiah Clarke/Henry Purcell
55. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Opus 43 (18), Sergei Rachmaninov
56. The Victorian Kitchen Garden : Suite (1), Paul Reade
57. Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Opus 26 (2), Max Bruch
58. Danse Macabre Opus 40, Camille Saint-Saens
59. Piano Concerto No.1 in Bb minor Opus 23 (2), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
60. Sarabande, George Frideric Handel
61. Salut d'Amour Opus 12, Edward Elgar
62. Die Fledermaus – Overture, Johann Strauss (II)
63. Mandolin Concerto in C major RV.425 (1), Antonio Vivaldi
64. The Big Country – Main Theme, Jerome Moross
65. Nocturne in Eb major Opus 9 No.2, Frederic Chopin
66. Dolly Suite Opus 56 (1), Gabriel Faure
67. Violin Concerto in D major Opus 77 (3), Johannes Brahms
68. Sylvia – Pizzicati, Leo Delibes
69. Piano Concerto No.23 in A major (3), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
70. Peer Gynt Suite No.1 (1), Edvard Grieg
71. Symphony No.101 in D major (2), Joseph Haydn
72. 'Che gelida manina', Giacomo Puccini
73. 49th Parallel – Prelude, Ralph Vaughan Williams
74. Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G major (1), Johann Sebastian Bach
75. Also Sprach Zarathustra Opus 30 (1), Richard Strauss
76. Dambusters – March, Eric Coates
77. Concierto de Aranjuez (2), Joaquin Rodrigo
78. 'E lucevan le stelle', Giacomo Puccini
79. Czech Suite Opus 39 (2), Antonin Dvorak
80. Clarinet Concerto in A major (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
81. Grand March, Giuseppe Verdi
82. The Barber of Seville – Overture, Gioachino Rossini
83. Carmen – Habanera, Georges Bizet
84. Palladio (1), Karl Jenkins
85. Apollo 13 – The Launch, James Horner
86. Carnival of the Animals (13), Camille Saint-Saens
87. 'Con te Partiro', Satori/Quarantotto
88. Symphony No.100 in G major (3), Joseph Haydn
89. Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis, Ralph Vaughan Williams
90. Ave Verum Corpus K.618, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
91. Trumpet Voluntary Opus 6 No.5, John Stanley
92. Consolation No.3, Franz Liszt
93. The Gadfly – Romance, Dmitri Shostakovich
94. The Planets Opus 32 (1), Gustav Holst
95. Horn Concerto No.4 in Eb major (3), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
96. Symphony No.5 in E minor Opus 64 (3), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
97. Pelleas & Melisande Suite Opus 80 (3), Gabriel Faure
98. Praise ye the Lord, Edward Elgar
99. Rhapsody in blue, George Gershwin
100. 'Simple Gifts', Aaron Copland
101. English Folksong Suite (3), Ralph Vaughan Williams
102. Symphony No.6 in F major Opus 68 (1), Ludwig van Beethoven
103. Water Music Suite No.1 in F major (6), George Frideric Handel
104. Requiem – Requiem aeternam, John Rutter
105. La Traviata – Prelude to Act I, Giuseppe Verdi
106. Suo Gan, Traditional
107. Piano Sonata No.16 in C major (1), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
108. Gladiator – Earth, Hans Zimmer
109. Spring Song, Frank Bridge
110. Carmen – Prelude to Act 1, Georges Bizet
111. Symphony No.6 in B minor Opus 74 (2), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
112. Karelia Suite Opus 11 (1), Jean Sibelius
113. Crown Imperial, William Walton
114. Libertango, Astor Piazzolla
115. Folk Songs of the Four Seasons (3), Ralph Vaughan Williams
116. Romeo & Juliet – Dance of the Knights, Sergei Prokofiev
117. Tambourin, Francois Joseph Gossec
118. Violin Concerto in E minor Opus 64 (3), Felix Mendelssohn
119. The Beyondness Of Things, John Barry
120. Coppelia – Mazurka, Leo Delibes
121. The Phantom of the Opera – Music of the Night, Andrew Lloyd Webber
122. Piano Concerto No.2 in G major Opus 44 (3), Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
123. Piano Concerto No.21 in C major (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
124. Symphony No.5 in Bb major D.485 (3), Franz Schubert
125. Liebestraum No.3, Franz Liszt
126. Serenade in E minor for Strings Opus 20 (1), Edward Elgar
127. Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor Opus 13 (2), Ludwig van Beethoven
128. 5 Variants of 'Dives & Lazarus', Ralph Vaughan Williams
129. A German Requiem Opus 45 (4), Johannes Brahms
130. Sailing By, Ronald Binge
131. Bachianas Brasileiras No.5, Heitor Villa-Lobos
132. 'Ombra mai fu', George Frideric Handel
133. Slavonic Dance in E minor Opus 72 No.2, Antonin Dvorak
134. Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor (2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
135. Nocturne No.16 in F major, John Field
136. Barcarolle, Jacques Offenbach
137. Pie Jesu, John Brunning
138. Ave Maria., Giulio Caccini
139. Captain Corelli's Mandolin – Pelagia's Song, Stephen Warbeck
140. Requiem Opus 48 – In Paradisum, Gabriel Faure
141. Dawn, Gabriel Olafs
142. 'Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera', Antonio Vivaldi
143. The Godfather – Love Theme, Nino Rota
144. Goldberg Variations – Aria, Johann Sebastian Bach
145. The Lord is my Shepherd, Howard Goodall
146. Resignation Opus 8, Wilhelm Fitzenhagen
147. Suite of Cotswold Folkdances (2), Philip Lane
148. Concerto Antico for Guitar (3), Richard Harvey
149. Nocturne in C# minor Opus Posth., Frederic Chopin
150. Nunc Dimittis, Geoffrey Burgon
151. Peer Gynt Suite No.2 (4), Edvard Grieg
152. Romance No.1 in G major Opus 40, Ludwig van Beethoven
153. Gymnopedie No.1, Erik Satie
154. Preludes Book 1 (8), Claude Debussy
155. Symphony No.64 in A major (2), Joseph Haydn
156. Oboe Concerto in D minor (2), Alessandro Marcello
157. Ave Verum Corpus K.618, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
158. Toy Story 2 – When She Loved Me, Randy Newman
159. Habanera, Emmanuel Chabrier
160. Variations on an Original Theme Opus 36 (9), Edward Elgar
161. Ladies in Lavender – Main Theme, Nigel Hess
162. Symphony No.6 in F major Opus 68 (2), Ludwig van Beethoven
163. The Mission – Gabriel's Oboe, Ennio Morricone
164. Ghost – Main Theme, Maurice Jarre
165. Keltic Lament, John Foulds