The Classic FM Chart - 15 February 2015, 5pm

Sublime choral music from VOCES8 soars into the Chart at No.2.

There's just no budging Andre Rieu who has been at No.1 for the entire year so far. But giving him a run for his money is the superb vocal ensemble VOCES8. Their latest offering Lux is the highest new entry at No.2. So watch out Andre!

There's more serene choral music making an impact elsewhere on the Chart - including the wonderfully simple music of the young Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds who has recently had a residency at Trinity College Cambridge. Hence their recording his music which enters the Chart at No.13.

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1 1 LOVE IN VENICE, ANDRE RIEU
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2 NEW LUX, VOCES8
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3 4 LOVE WAS A DREAM, ALFIE BOE
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4 2 THE 50 GREATEST PIECES OF CLASSICAL MUSIC, LPO/PARRY
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5 3 HOME SWEET HOME, KATHERINE JENKINS
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6 7 YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE - THE COLLECTION, ALFIE BOE
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7 9 ISLANDS - ESSENTIAL EINAUDI, LUDOVICO EINAUDI
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8 5 PIANO ENCORES, JI LIU
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9 6 SERENATA, ALFIE BOE
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10 10 SOL3 MIO, SOL3 MIO
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11 13 50 CLASSICAL SHADES, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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12 18 THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION, KATHERINE JENKINS
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13 NEW ESENVALDS/NORTHERN LIGHTS, TRINITY COLLEGE CHOIR/LAYTON
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14 8 CLASSICAL VOICES, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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15 11 RIEU ROYALE, ANDRE RIEU
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16 NEW FLIGHT OF ANGELS, SIXTEEN/CHRISTOPHERS
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17 NEW JUPITER ASCENDING - OST, MICHAEL GIACCHINO
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18 15 THE HOBBIT - BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES, HOWARD SHORE
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19 RE-ENTRY THE ARMED MAN - A MASS FOR PEACE, KARL JENKINS
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20 19 CLASSIC FM - 50 CLASSICAL CHILLOUT, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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21 RE-ENTRY SONGS OF PRAISE - MUCH LOVED HYMNS, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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22 16 THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING - OST, JOHANN JOHANNSSON
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23 NEW LISZT/PIANO SONATAS, ANGELA HEWITT
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24 NEW BRAHMS/SERENADES, GEWANDHAUS OR/CHAILLY
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25 14 THE SALZBURG RECITAL, GRIGORY SOKOLOV
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26 23 IN A TIME LAPSE, LUDOVICO EINAUDI
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27 21 HOMECOMING, NICOLA BENEDETTI
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28 RE-ENTRY FIFTY SHADES OF GREY - THE CLASSICAL ALBUM, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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29 RE-ENTRY SCHUBERT/DIE SCHONE MULLERIN/WINTERREISE, IAN BOSTRIDGE
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30 12 50 CLASSICAL MASTERWORKS, VARIOUS ARTISTS
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