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 it never drops as far as Classic FM which is bumping along the bottom after 3 weeks.
Analysis: 34 days, up to 25-11-2023
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 5258
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 5048
Variety factor for this station is : 96%
50% OF PLAYS is 2420 Songs (47.9% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 1543 MOST played songs (30.5% of the total)
or 1753 LEAST played songs (34.7% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 11d 8h
10th most played song airs every: 11d 8h
1543rd most played song only played once
2420th most played song only played once
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 5048 (100%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
128 after 27 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 4500
..in 3 months: 12704, in 6 months: 23910
..in 9 months: 33560, in 12 months: 42367
Top 16 Most Played:
1= [3 plays] each for…
+ Antonn Dvorak – Prague Waltzes
+ Ben Nobuto – Sol
+ Camille Saint-Saens – Aquarium (Carnival of the Animals)
+ Caroline Shaw – Plan & Elevation (The Orangery)
+ Claude Debussy – Cello Sonata in D minor
+ Darius Milhaud – Brazileira (Scaramouche)
+ Edward Elgar – Carissima
+ Emmanuel Chabrier – Habanera
+ Emmanuel Chabrier – Joyeuse marche
+ George Frideric Handel – Waft her, Angels (Jephtha)
+ Jean Sibelius – Karelia Suite (Alla marcia)
+ Joaqun Rodrigo – Canario (Fantasa para un gentilhombre)
+ Maurice Ravel – String Quartet in F major
+ Natalia Beylis – Afloat in Fog and Feathers
+ Ralph Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
+ William Grant Still – Serenade
Analysis: 23 days, up to 25-11-2023
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 4842
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 1330
Variety factor for this station is : 27.4%
50% OF PLAYS is 269 Songs (20.2% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 137 MOST played songs (10.3% of the total)
or 876 LEAST played songs (65.8% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 21h 13m
10th most played song airs every: 1d 3h 36m
137th most played song airs every: 3d 6h 51m
269th most played song airs every: 4d 14h 24m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 1092 (82.1%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
8 after 19 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 1436
..in 3 months: 2094, in 6 months: 2695
..in 9 months: 3336, in 12 months: 3905
Top 11 Most Played:
1 [26 plays] Pietro Mascagni – Cavalleria Rusticana – Intermezzo
2 [23 plays] Jules Massenet – Thais – meditation
3 [22 plays] Gabriel Faure – Pavane opus 50
4= [21 plays] each for…
+ Ennio Morricone – Gabriel’s Oboe
+ Giuseppe Verdi – La Traviata – Prelude to Act I
+ Ralph Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
7= [20 plays] each for…
+ Dmitri Shostakovich – Jazz Suite No.2 (6)
+ George Frideric Handel – Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
+ Gustav Holst – The Planets Opus 32 (4)
+ Johann Pachelbel – Canon in D major
+ Nino Rota – The Godfather – Love Theme
Analysis: 25 days, up to 25-11-2023
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 6493
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 4898
Variety factor for this station is : 75.4%
50% OF PLAYS is 1652 Songs (33.7% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 823 MOST played songs (16.8% of the total)
or 2164 LEAST played songs (44.1% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 3d 13h 42m
10th most played song airs every: 4d 4h
823rd most played song airs every: 12d 12h
1652nd most played song only played once
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 4888 (99.7%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
143 after 24 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 5605
..in 3 months: 11094, in 6 months: 14609
..in 9 months: 16477, in 12 months: 19011
Top 10 Most Played:
1= [7 plays] each for…
+ Julian Lloyd Webber, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Andrew Lloyd Webber – Tell Me on a Sunday
+ Neoteric Ensemble – Rob Buckland – Mojito
+ Ryan Young – Ryan Young – The Bird’s Nest
4= [6 plays] each for…
+ Beatrice Rauchs – Fanny Mendelssohn – Andante Soave in E Flat
+ Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Haydn – Piano Sonata #13, 3rd Mvt
+ Michael Spyres, Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Marko Letonja – Rossini – Largo al Factotum
+ Original Soundtrack Orchestra, Andre Previn – Andrew Lloyd Webber – John Nineteen: Forty One
+ Sandra Mogensen – Sofie Menter – Romance
+ Studio Orchestra – Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea, Sara Barone – Planet Earth III: Suite
+ Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, Anthony Halstead – Roman – Andante
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