This week’s Classic FM radio highlights – including featured albums this week
5 August 2024, 10:11 | Updated: 30 September 2024, 10:48
The best programmes and music we’ve got coming up on Classic FM this week, beginning 30 September.
We’ve just revealed two brand new sister radio stations – Classic FM Calm, a relaxing classical soundscape to escape and unwind, and Classic FM Movies, playing the world’s greatest film music – both free to listen to now on Global Player!
Plus, comedian and broadcaster Sue Perkins joins Classic FM for a new travel and classical music series, exploring fascinating destinations from the UK to Antarctica, discovering musical connections along the way. Join her on Fridays at 9pm.
If there’s something you’d like to hear this week, remember you can always ask for it on Classic FM Requests with Anne-Marie Minhall, from 1-2pm. Get in touch here, text 61812, or ask your Alexa to ‘send a request to Classic FM’. You can also send a request via WhatsApp on 03457 49 1812.
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Classic FM’s Album of the Week
Nightfall
VOCES8 (Decca)
Every weekday with Alexander Armstrong, 11.15am
The world’s top-streaming classical vocal group VOCES8 presents a new collection of reflective and dreamy music inspired by the night. Nightfall includes choral classics alongside contemporary arrangements and new choral versions of popular works by Ludovico Einaudi, Sigur Rós, Koji Kondo and Max Richter – as well as a world premiere by our Rising Star, Lucy Walker.
Join Alexander Armstrong every weekday after 11am to hear the highlights.
Classic FM’s Star in the Spotlight
Alexis Ffrench
Every weekday with Margherita Taylor, 6.15pm
Join us this week for a new feature on Classic FM – our Star in the Spotlight. Every weekday evening, Margherita Taylor will feature recordings from a particular composer, conductor, soloist, or ensemble who deserves special recognition for their contributions to the classical music world.
This week, Margherita is spotlighting Alexis Ffrench, a pioneer of classical-soul fusion from Surrey. A composer, producer, and pianist, Ffrench has released music with over 500 million streams, having reached No. 1 in the Classical Music Charts numerous times. Join Margherita to hear the highlights from his brand new album, Classical Soul Volume One.
