BBC Sounds - Categories - Classical

Classical sunrise

Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.

• 180 mins
• 19 Apr 2024

Music for late-night listening

Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.

• 89 mins
• 18 Apr 2024

Revitalising Spring sounds for new horizons

Enjoy a playlist packed with Spring-filled classical sounds to bring you a calming energy.

• 122 mins
• 08 Apr 2024

Your perfect classical playlist

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.

• 210 mins
• 19 Apr 2024

Rachmaninov and Stravinsky

Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a concert from Glasgow.

• 134 mins
• 18 Apr 2024

Soothing tunes to get you to sleep

Unwind to melodies from BBC Introducing and extracts from Radio 4’s Shipping Forecast.

• 60 mins
• 03 Apr 2024

The BBC Philharmonic perform Prokofiev and pianist Stephen Hough and friends perform Mozart

Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond

• 178 mins
• 18 Apr 2024

Selwyn College, Cambridge

Live from the Chapel of Selwyn College, Cambridge.

• 59 mins
• 17 Apr 2024

Danish String Quartet Festival - Chaos, night and void

Music by Rebecca Clarke, Thomas Ades and Shostakovich with the Danish String Quartet.

• 360 mins
• 19 Apr 2024

Switch up your listening with classical music

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.

• 30 mins
• 18 Apr 2024

Professor Sue Black

Michael Berkeley's guest is the forensic scientist Professor Sue Black.

• 86 mins
• 14 Apr 2024

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

Hiking in Hardangerfjord

Grieg is inspired by the music and landscape of Hardangerfjord. With Donald Macleod.

• 59 mins
• 18 Apr 2024

Stay cool, calm and focused with this peaceful piano mix

Two hours of tranquil neoclassical piano to guide you to a place of focus and calm.

• 120 mins
• 18 Apr 2024

Music for night owls

Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening.

• 30 mins
• 28 Mar 2024

Live classical performance and interviews

Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.

• 120 mins
• 18 Apr 2024

AURORA

Songs of Release

AURORA shares intimate music that helps release our emotions.

• 60 mins
• 13 Apr 2024

Brahms' 3rd Symphony in Building a Library with Nigel Simeone and Andrew McGregor

Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite version of Brahms' 3rd Symphony

• 119 mins
• 13 Apr 2024

Spring in the City

Elizabeth Alker heads out of the studio, finding music to welcome the arrival of spring.

• 60 mins
• 14 Apr 2024

Series 3

Build courage and confidence with Gabby Bernstein

Izzy and Gabby Bernstein use meditation to help build courage and confidence.

• 30 mins
• 13 Apr 2024

Essential Classics for stargazing

A constellation of classical tracks inspired by space.

• 61 mins
• 12 Apr 2024