On the show
Over the Hall of Fame weekend, David Mellor whisks us away on a musical journey, suggesting pieces of music from the brand new Hall of Fame that make a good starting point for exploring the world of classical music.
Drawing on his expansive collection of over 30,000 CDs, David aims to stretch our musical horizons and heighten the enjoyment to be had from Classic FM Hall of Fame with a diverse selection from the great composers and modern maestros featured in the new chart.
Some pieces you may recognize, others may be new to you. In any case you'll have the opportunity to hear lots of different types of classical music in every show, so you should be able to find something that appeals.
We promise you, it will be an entertaining trip, so tune in to continue your exploration of the worlds favourite classical works from 9pm to 11pm on Friday, Saturday and Monday and from 10pm to Midnight on Sunday.
David's suggestions will are listed below...
Show running order...
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If You Liked... Mascagni's Cavalleria RusticanaDavid has some further listening suggestions from Puccini and Catalani if you enjoyed ourtop performing opera.
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If You Liked... Holst The PlanetsIf you're a fan of Holst The Planets, a non-mover at No.16 in our new Hall of Fame countdown, you might like these...
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If You Liked... Purcell's Dido and AeneasDavid offers a few suggestions of other pieces by Purcell you may enjoy, as well as a gem from John Dowland.
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If You Liked... Beethoven's Fur EliseA big climber for Beethoven on our chart this year, here are a few other pieces of a similar style...
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If You Liked... Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Nights Dream If you enjoyed Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream, you'll like these.
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If You Liked... Khachaturian's Masquerade Suite If you liked this piece, David suggests more music of a similar style.
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If You Liked... Coplands RodeoOn the first in our Hall of Fame editions of If You Liked That, You'll Like This... David picks Copland's Rodeo.
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If You Liked... Chopin's Etude Opus 10 No. 3On the first in our Hall of Fame editions of If You Liked That, You'll Like This... David picks Chopin's Etude Opus 10 No.3…
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The Hall of Fame 2010We sent an army of vote counters and statisticians to compile the top 300. See the chart, and much more, here.
