Classic FM Chart - Sunday 7 June 2015, 5pm

A seminal piece of 20th century minimalist music is this week's only new entry.

This week’s highest and only new entry in the Chart is a dazzling performance by New York-based Ensemble Signal of Steve Reich’s 1976 masterpiece, Music for 18 Musicians.

Founded in 2008, Ensemble Signal - one of the most vital of today’s classical music groups - offers the broadest possible audience access to a diverse range of contemporary works. This album showcases the ensemble’s tremendous, unstoppable energy.

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Title & Artist
1 1 MAGIC OF THE VIOLIN, ANDRE RIEU/JOHANN STRAUSS ORCHESTRA
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2 2 THE 50 GREATEST PIECES OF CLASSICAL MUSIC, LPO/PARRY
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3 3 ISLANDS - ESSENTIAL EINAUDI, LUDOVICO EINAUDI
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4 4 THE TCHAIKOVSKY ALBUM, RLPO/PETRENKO
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5 5 RIEU ROYALE, ANDRE RIEU
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6 14 I DON'T LIKE CLASSICAL MUSIC BUT I REALLY LIKE THIS!, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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7 20 GRIEG/LYRIC PIECES, STEPHEN HOUGH
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8 9 POLDARK - OST, ANNE DUDLEY
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9 16 CLASSICAL VOICES, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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10 7 50 CLASSICAL MASTERWORKS 2, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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11 15 CLASSIC FM - 50 CLASSICAL CHILLOUT, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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12 6 SERENATA, ALFIE BOE
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13 8 LOVE IN VENICE, ANDRE RIEU
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14 18 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD - OST, CRAIG ARMSTRONG
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15 17 IN A TIME LAPSE, LUDOVICO EINAUDI
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16 26 40 MOST BEAUTIFUL ARIAS, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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17 29 GLADIATOR - OST, HANS ZIMMER/LISA GERRARD
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18 RE-ENTRY THE ARMED MAN - A MASS FOR PEACE, KARL JENKINS
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19 NEW REICH/MUSIC FOR 18 MUSICIANS, ENSEMBLE SIGNAL/LUBMAN
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20 RE-ENTRY HOLST/THE PLANETS, LSO/DAVIS
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21 RE-ENTRY THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION, KATHERINE JENKINS
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22 25 HANDEL/L'ALLEGRO IL PENSEROSO, GABRIELI CONSORT/MCCREESH
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23 RE-ENTRY FOREVER VIENNA, ANDRE RIEU
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24 10 AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON - OST, BRIAN TYLER
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25 21 BEST OF BRITISH, KATHERINE JENKINS
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26 12 MAHLER/SYMPHONY NO.9, BUDAPEST FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA/FISCHER
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27 27 VIVALDI/THE FOUR SEASONS, NIGEL KENNEDY
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28 RE-ENTRY 40 MOST BEAUTIFUL CLASSICAL MASTERPIECES, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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29 RE-ENTRY THE COLLECTION , ANDRE RIEU
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30 RE-ENTRY MAGIC OF THE MOVIES, ANDRE RIEU/JOHANN STRAUSS ORCHESTRA
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