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The Classic FM Chart - 14 September 2014, 5pm
Stunning vocal acrobatics give Joyce di Donato the highest new entry at No. 3
There's a bit of a pas de deux going on at the top of the chart as Ludovico Einaudi and Craig Ogden trade places once again.
The highest new entry this week though is a stunning new album from the soprano Joyce di Donato. It's a collection of brilliantly sung bel canto masterpieces from Italian opera that show off the singer's extraordinary technical skill and beauty of voice.
Listen out for some little heard masterpieces from the usual suspects - Rossini, Donizetti and Bellini - as well as revelatory works from lesser-known composers.
| This Week | Last Week | Title & Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ISLANDS - ESSENTIAL EINAUDI, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 2 | 1 | SUMMER GUITAR, CRAIG OGDEN Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 3 | NEW | STELLA DI NAPOLI, JOYCE DI DONATO Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 4 | 3 | HOMECOMING, NICOLA BENEDETTI Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 5 | 4 | CLASSIC FM - LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 6 | 5 | THE 50 GREATEST PIECES OF CLASSICAL MUSIC, LPO/PARRY Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 7 | 8 | DANCES, BENJAMIN GROSVENOR Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 8 | 29 | VIVALDI/THE FOUR SEASONS, NIGEL KENNEDY Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 9 | RE | VOICE OF THE TURTLE DOVE, SIXTEEN/CHRISTOPHERS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 10 | NEW | BYRD/THE THREE MASSES, WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL CHOIR/BAKER Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 11 | 7 | HIGHLAND SPIRIT, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 12 | NEW | HANDEL/ARIAS, COOTE/ENGLISH CONCERT/BICKET Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 13 | 10 | CLASSIC FM HALL OF FAME 2014, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 14 | 11 | VOICE OF HOPE, PUMEZA MATSHIKIZA Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 15 | 17 | GLADIATOR - OST, HANS ZIMMER & LISA GERRARD Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 16 | 9 | BRAVEHEART - OST, LSO/HORNER Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 17 | 14 | 40 MOST BEAUTIFUL ARIAS, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 18 | 13 | IN A TIME LAPSE, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 19 | RE | CLASSICAL CHILLOUT, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 20 | NEW | BAX/FOUR ORCHESTRAL PIECES, DUKES/BBC PO/DAVIES Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 21 | NEW | SAINT-SAENS/CELLO CONCERTO NO.1, CLEIN/BBC SSO/MANZE Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 22 | 18 | SPANISH GUITAR MUSIC, JOHN WILLIAMS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 23 | 22 | THE ARMED MAN - A MASS FOR PEACE, KARL JENKINS Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 24 | 6 | PIANO REFLECTIONS, JI LIU Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 25 | 19 | HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 - OST, JOHN POWELL Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 26 | 20 | BUTTERWORTH/SONGS FROM A SHROPSHIRE LAD, WILLIAMS/BURNSIDE Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 27 | NEW | HOWELLS/STABAT MATER, BACH CHOIR/BOURNEMOUTH SO/HILL Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 28 | RE | PUTTNAM PLAYS PUTTNAM - CLASSIC FILM MUSIC, SACHA PUTTNAM Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 29 | RE | DREAMING, ANDRE RIEU Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
| 30 | NEW | ESCAPE TO PARADISE - THE HOLLYWOOD ALBUM, DANIEL HOPE Buy from Amazon - Download from iTunes |
