Classic FM Opiniones 

Why do we constantly have to listen to the same pieces of music time and time again. Swan Lake, Jupiter from the Planets, The Nutcracker. They have ruined these great pieces of music. I love classical music and will now listen to Radio 3 where there is much more variety.

I stopped listening to Classic FM in the mornings because of Dan Walkers d Alexander Armstrong. I do switch on in the afternoon but now have to listen to Alexander Armstrong advertising for Air B&B and a pompous add it is too!

Quite simply the lovely music that you enjoy listening to is completely ruined by the ads. I've stopped listening now. I gave it another go the other day but the whole enjoyment was murdered by the stupid ads. I only lasted 20 minutes before the ads again and couldn't bare to listen so switched off again. I will find another station with some common sense or play my own by USB music without any ads ruining the moment.

Following previous attendances at Classic FM Live at Albert Hall, we went this month but must say we were so disappointed. Although some music was ok, not sure where the Popular music was. There was no Jerusalem or Land of Hope & Glory and not even the National Anthem!!!!!
Will think twice about going again!
Too many presenters who talked so softly couldn’t hear properly. Such a shame!

Dan Walker is not a good fit with Classic FM. His pronunciation is poor, his 'quips' are tedious and uncalled for - totally spoils morning listening for me - have to turn him off

We use Classic FM for our wake up radio station first thing in the morning.
I have to say, I am also getting a little bored with Dan Walkers programme. Same old every day, dog walker stories and the music seems to be quite repetitive. The previous guy, I think his name was Tim, was very inclusive, chatted about all pet stories and his radio voice is what we want to hear first thing.
So unless Dan or Classic FM change course, we may have to re tune our radio alarm clock.

Update - Dec 2024
Finally had enough of them. Now happily tuned into Radio 3.

I'm 68 and I'm a passionate music lover.

Please, PLEASE get it into your heads that your listeners aren't dimwits! Have you any idea how frustrating and disappointing it is to hear each and every great composer reduced to ONE piece of music?

PS: my teddy bear Rupert has recorded a marvellous version of "O Mio Babbino Caro" on his kazoo. I'm certain this would be a track you could play to death 20 times a day rather than play somebody sublime like Maria Callas.

PS: the hearing aids are in the post.

Certainly agree with those other comments about Dan Walker, he is just not a Classic FM voice or personality. It is such an awful change to what was there before. Complete dumbing down of what was once a super radio station. Until he is replaced I will be a Radio 3 listener and may never come back.

Not sure who picked the music for this evening 26 September from 19.00 till I gave up at 21.30 but it was dire! Don’t want another evening like that!

Dan Walker is so tedious. He always sounds forced. All the chitchat is irrelevant. Who cares if some unknown person somewhere likes cheese for example. Who cares if they go the gym. Lets have more music.

I listen to Classic FM for the beautiful music. Last thing I want is to hear the over-rated Dan Walker and some sports commentator interviewing sportsmen. I have to switch off 9pm Fridays 😡 Stick to classical music please

No no no Dan Walker -hopeless
No AA -to into himself

The best is always Aled by a million miles

Dan Walker! Whoever at Classic FM thought he was a good choice? Sounds scripted and phoney

I enjoy listening to Classic FM........................ BUT, why, whenever they play a track from the Planet Suite it is invariably 'Jupiter'. One of the most famous pieces is 'Mars' but I have never heard it, nor Saturn nor Mercury etc.... always Jupiter, Jupiter *##*!#* Jupiter. Oh and very occasionally Venus.

Same pieces time and again. Too many adverts during peak morning show. They even cram adverts between pieces, driving me mad. I am now Streaming my own classics through Spotify.
I do love Aled though.
It is becoming more of a talk show with school runs and endless people messaging in as to what they are doing, who cares! Just play music!!!

I understand Tim L needed to hand over his morning slot but to Dan Walker!! Have gone to Radio 3 as a result. DW is dreadful and ill suited to classic fm and as for Xander Armstrong:-a screech show of vocal gymnastics. It’s about the music not the presenter and a bit of knowledge of the classics would help. Vaughan Williams ‘ drivel tends to dominate as shows descend into pop dross.

ClassicFM is getting worse and worse. The same pieces again and again just make former regular listeners (like me) stop listening.
Does nobody at ClassicFM see that the listening figures are plummeting and ask why? Imagination concerning both playlists and presenters is now desperately necessary before it is too late.
Richard Calasca
P.S. Scrapping the inane 'let me know me what you're doing' would help.

As mentioned in many of the other reviews on this site, the repetition on Classic fm just seems to be getting worse. A lot of pieces I used to enjoy caused me to start switching off or changing station, as their regular play list is so safe and so small that I tired of hearing the same pieces time after time after time. They keep pushing the Hall of Fame Hour as something marvellous, but so much of the rest of their offering is taken from the Hall of Fame that the whole point of having an hour (or is it two?) devoted to it every day, just seems daft. I have now switched mostly to Radio 3, which is less hectic and has a lot more variety. The DJs also just fit seamlessly into the programmes without trying to make it all about them. I hate the dreadful ads too, but they’re a commercial station, so I understand the need for them
I did write to Classic fm at one point to ask for their comments on the repetition, but their response, albeit very courteous and polite, pretty much boiled down to (and I paraphrase) “well we have a huge audience who seem to enjoy it, so tough!”. Which is fine I guess. If they can keep their listening figures (which I believe may have dipped recently), then good luck to them. I for one however, will henceforward be nothing more than an occasional later evening listener, when there seems to be a little more variety.

I used to listen to Classic FM every day at work.
Since the changes of Dan walker at breakfast etc it has got very dull and predictable until I stopped listening at all some time ago.
I’d listened for about 15 years until then but it’s not just the presenters, the music choices have drifted to the same stuff all the time or things you wonder who on earth likes the pieces.
Unfortunately I now appreciate silence better ….