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