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Most popular songs in BBC Radio 3 playlist

Title
Popularity
First heard
Last heard
Engelbert Humperdinck - Dream Pantomime from Hansel and Gretel
Engelbert Humperdinck - Dream Pantomime from Hansel and Gretel
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months30%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G major, BWV 1048 (2nd mvt)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G major, BWV 1048 (2nd mvt)
2000-09-20
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months80.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 18 days ago
Benjamin Britten - Playful Pizzicato (Simple Symphony)
Benjamin Britten - Playful Pizzicato (Simple Symphony)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months50%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard a month ago
Peter Ludwig Hertel - Clog Dance (La fille mal gardée)
Peter Ludwig Hertel - Clog Dance (La fille mal gardée)
2018-08-26
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months30.01%
12months110.02%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Chan Ka Nin - Four seasons suite
Chan Ka Nin - Four seasons suite
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months40%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 25 days ago
Edward Elgar - Salut d'amour
Edward Elgar - Salut d'amour
2015-09-18
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months80.03%
12months210.04%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 9 days ago
Gabriel Fauré - Pavane, Op. 50
Gabriel Fauré - Pavane, Op. 50
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months10%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Georges Bizet - L'Arlésienne suite no.1 (Carillon)
Georges Bizet - L'Arlésienne suite no.1 (Carillon)
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months50%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Guillaume de Machaut - Ballade 32, 'Ploures, dames'
Guillaume de Machaut - Ballade 32, 'Ploures, dames'
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months30%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard a day ago
Antonio Vivaldi - Sonata a quattro in C major
Antonio Vivaldi - Sonata a quattro in C major
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months30%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 23 days ago
Béla Bartók - Romanian folk dances Sz.68 orch. from Sz.56 (Orig. for piano)
Béla Bartók - Romanian folk dances Sz.68 orch. from Sz.56 (Orig. for piano)
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months30%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Joaquín Rodrigo - Canario (Fantasía para un gentilhombre)
Joaquín Rodrigo - Canario (Fantasía para un gentilhombre)
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months40.01%
12months80.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 7 days ago
Bedrich Smetana - Vltava (Ma Vlast)
Bedrich Smetana - Vltava (Ma Vlast)
1994-08-05
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months50.02%
12months90.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 14 days ago
Camille Saint‐Saëns - Havanaise
Camille Saint‐Saëns - Havanaise
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months50%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 23 days ago
Padre Antonio Soler - Keyboard Sonata no.90 in F sharp minor
Padre Antonio Soler - Keyboard Sonata no.90 in F sharp minor
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months40%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 18 days ago
Franz Schubert - String Quintet in C major (2nd mvt)
Franz Schubert - String Quintet in C major (2nd mvt)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months20%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 16 days ago
Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no.4 in A major, Op.90 'Italian' (1st mvt)
Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no.4 in A major, Op.90 'Italian' (1st mvt)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months30%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 23 days ago
Nino Rota - Otto e mezzo (Eight and a Half)
Nino Rota - Otto e mezzo (Eight and a Half)
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months30%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Sicut Cervus
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Sicut Cervus
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months40.01%
12months50%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 15 days ago
Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D major, BWV.1050 (1st mvt)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D major, BWV.1050 (1st mvt)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months40%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 16 days ago
Giacomo Puccini - Suor Angelica: Intermezzo
Giacomo Puccini - Suor Angelica: Intermezzo
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months10%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Johann Sebastian Bach - Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV.881 (Book 2, The Well-Tempered Clavier)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV.881 (Book 2, The Well-Tempered Clavier)
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months20%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 5 days ago
Benjamin Britten - Hymn to St Cecilia
Benjamin Britten - Hymn to St Cecilia
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months30.01%
12months70.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 10 days ago
John Ireland - A London Overture
John Ireland - A London Overture
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months20%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 16 days ago
Dmitry Shostakovich - Waltz 2 (Variety Suite no.2)
Dmitry Shostakovich - Waltz 2 (Variety Suite no.2)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months30%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard a month ago
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Cello Concerto No 2 (3rd mvt)
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Cello Concerto No 2 (3rd mvt)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months10%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 13 days ago
Max Richter - On The Nature Of Daylight
Max Richter - On The Nature Of Daylight
2013-04-09
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months40.01%
12months90.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 11 days ago
Jean Sibelius - Karelia Suite (Alla marcia)
Jean Sibelius - Karelia Suite (Alla marcia)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months50.02%
12months80.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 15 days ago
Claude Debussy - Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque)
Claude Debussy - Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque)
2018-07-27
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months60.02%
12months100.02%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard a month ago
Felix Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 (Nocturne)
Felix Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 (Nocturne)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months40.01%
12months50%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 14 days ago
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No 39 in E flat major, K 543 (4th mvt)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No 39 in E flat major, K 543 (4th mvt)
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months30.01%
12months30%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Arcangelo Corelli - Trio Sonata in C minor, Op 1 No 8
Arcangelo Corelli - Trio Sonata in C minor, Op 1 No 8
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months30%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 12 days ago
Peter Warlock - Capriol Suite
Peter Warlock - Capriol Suite
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months30.01%
12months80.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard a month ago
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No 1 in C major, Op 21 (2nd mvt)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No 1 in C major, Op 21 (2nd mvt)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months20%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 17 days ago
John Tavener - The Lamb
John Tavener - The Lamb
2019-08-09
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months60.02%
12months130.02%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard a month ago
Pietro Locatelli - Concerto grosso in F major Op.1'1
Pietro Locatelli - Concerto grosso in F major Op.1'1
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months50%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 21 days ago
Trad. - Deep River
Trad. - Deep River
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months40.01%
12months70.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 14 days ago
Edvard Grieg - Triumphal March (Sigurd Jorsalfar)
Edvard Grieg - Triumphal March (Sigurd Jorsalfar)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months40%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 24 days ago
Claude Debussy - Valse romantique
Claude Debussy - Valse romantique
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months20%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 15 days ago
Camille Saint‐Saëns - Danse macabre, Op 40
Camille Saint‐Saëns - Danse macabre, Op 40
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months40.01%
12months60.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 22 days ago
Germaine Tailleferre - Harp Sonata (Perpetuum Mobile)
Germaine Tailleferre - Harp Sonata (Perpetuum Mobile)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months60.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 22 days ago
Joaquín Rodrigo - 3 Piezas espanolas for guitar
Joaquín Rodrigo - 3 Piezas espanolas for guitar
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months30%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 10 days ago
Edvard Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16
Edvard Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months10%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Violin concerto in D major, Op 35
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Violin concerto in D major, Op 35
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months40.01%
12months70.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 16 days ago
Johan Halvorsen & George Frideric Handel - Passacaglia after Handel
Johan Halvorsen & George Frideric Handel - Passacaglia after Handel
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months50.02%
12months70.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Hélène de Montgeroult - Étude No 110 in A major
Hélène de Montgeroult - Étude No 110 in A major
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months30%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard a month ago
Frederick Delius - Summer Evening
Frederick Delius - Summer Evening
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months30%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard a month ago
John Barry - The Beyondness Of Things
John Barry - The Beyondness Of Things
1998-01-01
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months30.01%
12months90.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 20 days ago
Peter Zagar - Blumenthal Dance no 2 for violin, viola, cello, clarinet and piano (1999)
Peter Zagar - Blumenthal Dance no 2 for violin, viola, cello, clarinet and piano (1999)
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months10%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburg concerto no.4 in G major (1st mvt)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburg concerto no.4 in G major (1st mvt)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months40%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 13 days ago
Total: 1,000
play watch
34%
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4 minutes ago: Live365 - Advertisement
play
7%
93%
10 minutes ago: The New Gary Burton Quartet - Helena
play watch
14%
84%
8 minutes ago: Charlie Barnet - Redskin Rumba
play
7%
100%
4 minutes ago: Wolfgang Muthspiel - Amelia
play watch
15%
99%
an hour ago: Jean‐Baptiste Lully - Plainte d'Armide (from Les Amours deguises)
play watch
10%
96%
8 minutes ago: Gov't Mule - Rockin' Horse
play watch
12%
85%
14 minutes ago: Biffy Clyro - Many Of Horror (When We Collide)
play watch
10%
89%
6 minutes ago: FORT MINOR - BELIEVE ME
play watch
12%
83%
11 minutes ago: Malia Baker - Get Your Hands Dirty (from "Descendants: The Rise of Red")
play watch
10%
49%
7 minutes ago: Unknown - David Bowie 87 and Cry
play watch
39%
85%
3 minutes ago: Zara Larsson - Pretty Ugly
play watch
34%
96%
6 minutes ago: Olivia Newton John - I Honestly Love You
play watch
33%
98%
a minute ago: John Ireland - A Downland Suite - Minuet
play watch
28%
92%
2 minutes ago: Desmond Dekker - You Can Get It If You Really Want
play watch
31%
86%
5 minutes ago: ADWTAG 124000 - WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK