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The Classic FM Chart - Sunday 17 May 2015, 5pm
André Rieu - Magic of the Violin
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André Rieu waltzes back to the No.1 spot with his new album.
He dominated the Classic FM Chart for the first three months of this year and now, after a quick succession of new No.1 albums, André Rieu shoots straight back to the top of the Chart with his new release, Magic of the Violin, hot on the heels of being Classic FM's Album of the Week. Even the mighty Avengers, last week's No.1, did not have enough superpowers to stand up to the indefatigable André. They've been socked back to No.8.
Another former Album of the Week, pianist Stephen Hough's recording of a selection of Grieg's Lyric Pieces is the next highest new entry at No.4.
| This Week | Last Week | Title & Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEW | MAGIC OF THE VIOLIN, ANDRE RIEU/JOHANN STRAUSS ORCHESTRA Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 2 | 3 | ISLANDS - ESSENTIAL EINAUDI, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 3 | 2 | THE 50 GREATEST PIECES OF CLASSICAL MUSIC, LPO/PARRY Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 4 | NEW | GRIEG/LYRIC PIECES, STEPHEN HOUGH Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 5 | 15 | LOVE IN VENICE, ANDRE RIEU Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 6 | 13 | FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD - OST, CRAIG ARMSTRONG Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 7 | RE-ENTRY | SERENATA, ALFIE BOE Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 8 | 1 | AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON - OST, BRIAN TYLER Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 9 | 5 | MONTEVERDI/VESPERS OF 1610, SIXTEEN/CHRISTOPHERS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 10 | NEW | THE ROMANTIC PIANO CONCERTO - VOL.65, MESTRE/BBC SCOTTISH SO/BRABBINS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 11 | 4 | SMETANA/STRING QUARTETS 1 & 2, PAVEL HAAS QUARTET Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 12 | RE-ENTRY | VIVALDI/THE FOUR SEASONS, NIGEL KENNEDY Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 13 | NEW | HANDEL/L'ALLEGRO IL PENSEROSO, GABRIELI CONSORT/MCCREESH Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 14 | 9 | CLASSIC FM - 50 CLASSICAL CHILLOUT, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 15 | 25 | AND THE BRIDGE IS LOVE - ENGLISH MUSIC, ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA/LLOYD WEBBER Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 16 | NEW | BEETHOVEN/VAUGHAN WILLIAMS/VIOLIN CONCERTO, SINFONIETTA RIGA/GOULD Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 17 | RE-ENTRY | THE BEETHOVEN JOURNEY - PIANO CONCERTOS, LEIF OVE ANDSNES Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 18 | RE-ENTRY | RECOMPOSED BY MAX RICHTER/VIVALDI - FOUR SEASONS, HOPE/KONZERTHAUS CO/RIDDER Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 19 | 6 | CLASSICAL VOICES, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 20 | RE-ENTRY | I DON'T LIKE CLASSICAL MUSIC BUT I REALLY LIKE THIS!, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 21 | 11 | THE HOBBIT - BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES, HOWARD SHORE Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 22 | RE-ENTRY | JOURNEY - HARP TO SOOTHE THE SOUL, CLAIRE JONES Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 23 | 20 | THE ARMED MAN - A MASS FOR PEACE, KARL JENKINS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 24 | NEW | JACQUET OF MANTUA/MISSA SURGE PETRE, BRABANT ENSEMBLE/RICE Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 25 | 27 | GLADIATOR - OST, HANS ZIMMER & LISA GERRARD Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 26 | 17 | RIEU ROYALE, ANDRE RIEU Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 27 | NEW | DONIZETTI/LES MARTYRES, OAE/ELDER Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 28 | 21 | INCEPTION - OST, HANS ZIMMER Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 29 | 14 | IN A TIME LAPSE, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 30 | RE | BEST OF BRITISH, KATHERINE JENKINS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
