Classical Stations

Here we go then, the classy end of the market, with a three way battle between the big guns… the BBC’s Radio 3, Global’s Classic FM and the new upstart from Bauer, Scala Radio. 

Interesting to see that Global even adopt their usual comparatively small playlist policy to their Classical station, just playing the most popular pieces, (albeit about 1000 more than they do on most of their pop stations!).

The new kids on the block, Bauer’s Scala, have definitely decided to park their tanks on the BBC Lawns and even beat Radio 3 on the number of distinct pieces played, even if they do tend to play more slightly shorter pieces, like Classic FM, and start off playing even MORE variety than Radio 3, though it does start to tail off slightly after about 10 days to 2 weeks, but never drops as far as Classic FM which is bumping along the bottom after 3 weeks. 

Top 11 Most Played:

1 [6 plays] Darius Milhaud – Brazileira from Scaramouche suite
2= [4 plays] each for…
+ Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
+ Benjamin Britten – Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes (Dawn)
4= [3 plays] each for…
+ Frederick Delius – On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
+ George Gershwin – The Man I Love
+ Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 (I. Allegretto)
+ Maurice Ravel – Pavane pour une infante defunte
+ Maurice Ravel – Tzigane
+ Osvaldo Golijov – 3 Songs for Soprano & String Orchestra: No. 2, Lúa Descolorida
+ Richard Wagner – Tannhäuser (Overture)
+ Thomas Tallis – If ye love me

Top 14 Most Played:

1 [25 plays] Johann Pachelbel – Canon in D major
2 [24 plays] Pietro Mascagni – Cavalleria Rusticana – Intermezzo
3 [23 plays] Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
4= [22 plays] each for…
+ Edvard Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No.1 (1)
+ Edward Elgar – Chanson de matin Opus 15 No.2
+ Edward Elgar – Variations on an Original Theme Opus 36 (9)
7= [21 plays] each for…
+ Claude Debussy – Suite Bergamasque (3)
+ Jules Massenet – Thais – meditation
9= [20 plays] each for…
+ Erik Satie – Gymnopedie No.1
+ Giacomo Puccini – The Humming Chorus
+ Giuseppe Verdi – La Traviata – Prelude to Act I
+ Johann Sebastian Bach – ‘Jesu, joy of man’s desiring’
+ Sergei Rachmaninov – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Opus 43 (18)
+ Stanley Myers – Cavatina

Top 18 Most Played:

1 [10 plays] Alexis Ffrench – The Call of Spring
2= [8 plays] each for…
+ Orchestra Of Italian Switzerland, Howard Shelley – Haydn – Symphony #94 , 3rd Mvt
+ Studio Orchestra – Michael Giacchino – A Bat in the Rafters, Pt. 1
4= [7 plays] each for…
+ 12 Ensemble – Sigur Ros – Fljotavik
+ Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel – Zequinha de Abreu – Tico Tico No Fuba
+ John Williams, Julian Bream – Carulli – Rondo
+ Studio Musicians – Andrew T Mackay – Pondicherry Market
8= [6 plays] each for…
+ Academy Of St Martin In The Fields, Neville Marriner – Vaughan Williams – English Folksong Suite, 3rd Mvt
+ Cantus – Shinpei Nakayama – Sunayama
+ Chun-Young June – Clementi – Sonatina #3 In G, 3rd Mvt
+ David Baroni – Bill Withers – Lean On Me
+ London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Skeet – Gusty Garden Galaxy
+ London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Skeet – Legend Of Zelda – Suite
+ New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp – Charles Williams – The Devil’s Gallop
+ Rachel Portman – Rachel Portman – Emma: Piano Suite
+ Salut Salon – Khachaturian – Masquerade: Waltz
+ Slovak Philharmonic, Zdenek Kosler – Dvorak – Slavonic Dances Op.72 #1 In B Major
+ Zefiro Baroque Orchestra, Alfredo Bernardini – Handel – Royal Fireworks Music – La Rejouissance

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