Ultimate Classic FM Hall of Fame

* New updated edition published to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Hall of Fame.; * Features a revised countdown, several new illustrations and introductory essay.; * The first edition of The Classic FM Hall of Fame has sold over 22,000 copies in hardback and was a Sunday Times bestseller.; * The perennially popular Hall of Fame countdown will be broadcast over the Easter weekend (27 March).; * Extensive on-air, print and online advertising from Classic FM will support the book.; * Classic FM is the leading classical music station in the UK. Listened to by over 6 million people, its annual Hall of Fame chart is one of the highlights of its programming.

A beautifully illustrated, full-colour treasure trove of the most popular classical music as selected by the publicThe Ultimate Classic FM Hall of Fame celebrates classical music's unique ability to stir the emotions of a listener - whether it's the haunting melodies of Gorecki's Symphony of Sorrowful Songs or Purcell's Dido and Aeneas; the passionately charged opening bars of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5; dramatic operas such as Puccini's La boheme; the moving sounds of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Mozart's Clarinet Concerto; beautiful ballet scores from Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky; or blockbuster film soundtracks composed by John Williams and Howard Shore.; This new edition of the Sunday Times bestseller celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the Classic FM Hall of Fame. With a fully updated chart of the nation's 300 favourite works, based on votes cast by millions of listeners over the past twenty years, a revised introduction and beautiful new illustrations, this definitive collection encompasses a rich variety of classical greats, contemporary masters, lesser-known treasures and outstanding British composers to provide a fascinating insight into our relationship with the music we love.; Darren Henley, Sam Jackson and Tim Lihoreau guide us through the world of classical music and the people responsible for creating and performing it. Combining fascinating histories and biographies, recommended recordings and the ranking of the 300 pieces themselves, this book is as relevant to a new listener discovering the joys of classical music as it is to long-time lovers of the genre. The Ultimate Classic FM Hall of Fame is a beautifully illustrated testament to the enduring power of classical music to inspire, entertain, relax and invigorate us.