The Great War Symphony knocks Einaudi off the top spot
14 October 2018, 18:55 | Updated: 15 October 2018, 09:13
Firm favourite Einaudi is displaced by new album The Great War Symphony as it jumps to the top of the chart.
After a monumental performance at Classic FM Live hosted at the Royal Albert Hall, The Great War Symphony has jumped to No. 1 on the chart this week and knocked Einaudi off the top. Einaudi's Islands, however, remains securely in the second spot. John Williams' album A Life in Music has re-entered at No. 3 – impressive but unsurprising in light of his sold-out concert in London later this month.
Five new entries make it on to the chart this week – Life by pianist Igor Levit, Hilary Hahn Plays Bach (both in the top 10), Inscape by Alexandra Stréliski, Holst: Orchestral Works recorded by Sir Andrew Davis, Guy Johnston and the BBC Philharmonic, and Parry: Symphony No. 4 recorded by BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Rumon Gamba's baton.
| This Week | Last Week | Title & Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | THE GREAT WAR SYMPHONY, HAWES/RPO/NATIONAL YOUTH CHRS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 2 | 1 | ISLANDS - ESSENTIAL EINAUDI, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 3 | RE | JOHN WILLIAMS - A LIFE IN MUSIC, LSO/GREENAWAY Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 4 | 2 | THE REAL CLASSICAL, VARIOUS ARTISTS Buy from Amazon |
| 5 | 4 | EVOLUTION, ALEXIS FFRENCH Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 6 | NEW | LIFE, IGOR LEVIT Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 7 | 7 | INSPIRATION, SHEKU KANNEH-MASON Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 8 | 11 | THE 50 GREATEST PIECES OF CLASSICAL, LPO/PARRY Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 9 | 5 | SLEEP, MAX RICHTER Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 10 | NEW | PLAYS BACH - VIOLIN SONATAS NOS 1 & 2, HILARY HAHN Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 11 | 8 | THE LITTLE MERMAID - OST, ALAN MENKEN Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 12 | 10 | DIVENIRE, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 13 | 14 | THE LORD OF THE RINGS - TRILOGY - OST, HOWARD SHORE Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 14 | 17 | GLADIATOR - OST, HANS ZIMMER & LISA GERRARD Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 15 | 13 | ELEMENTS, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 16 | 9 | BACH/SIX EVOLUTIONS - CELLO SUITES, YO-YO MA Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 17 | 15 | IN A TIME LAPSE, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 18 | 19 | THE LORD OF THE RINGS - OST, HOWARD SHORE |
| 19 | 6 | SOLO - A STAR WARS STORY, JOHN WILLIAMS/JOHN POWELL Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 20 | 22 | SCORE, 2CELLOS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 21 | 20 | THE BLUE NOTEBOOKS, MAX RICHTER Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 22 | 26 | UNA MATTINA, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 23 | NEW | INSCAPE, ALEXANDRA STRELISKI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 24 | 29 | THE COMPLETE HARRY POTTER FILM MUSIC, CITY OF PRAGUE PO Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 25 | NEW | HOLST/ORCHESTRAL WORKS, JOHNSTON/DAVIS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 26 | 25 | I GIORNI, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 27 | RE | HARRY POTTER & THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE, JOHN WILLIAMS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 28 | RE | THE VERY BEST OF, KARL JENKINS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 29 | NEW | PARRY/SYMPHONY NO 4, BBC CHORUS OF WALES/GAMBA Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 30 | 23 | AVENGERS - INFINITY WAR - OST, ALAN SILVESTRI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
