CD-Charts Position 1

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A Brides Guide to Wedding Music for Civil Ceremonies

by: Various Composers

Release Date May 29, 2006

CD-Charts Position 2

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Gregorian Chant for Meditation

by: Various Composers

Release Date May 30, 2005

CD-Charts Position 3
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Music for a Civil Wedding

by: Various Composers

Release Date October 01, 1999
This is a wonderful album, musically. The sound is clear, the choices superb.
BUT - and it is a big but - if you are planning to use tracks from this album for your wedding there is a potential for gross confusion because the digital index is for a Maria Callas album. So be warned, and make sure that whoever is in charge of ensuring that the right track is played at the right time has their wits about them.

CD-Charts Position 4
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Music for a Civil Wedding Vol. 2

by: Various Composers

Release Date October 01, 1999
Those planning a civil wedding will appreciate having so many different non-religious pieces to choose from, and the quality of the music is very good. There is plenty to choose from to fit many different styles of civil ceremony.

CD-Charts Position 5
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Alison Balsom - Caprice: Trumpet Transcriptions

by: Various Composers

Release Date September 04, 2006
Alison Balsom, Caprice

This is the third CD from Alison Balsom, released September 2006, again on the EMI Classics label and has since been awarded the title of 'Solo CD of the Year 2006' by Brass Band World magazine. Named after Paganini's `Caprice No. 24 (the fifth track on the album), this is a collection of widely varied pieces of work, only one of which was originally written for the trumpet. Almost the entire disc represents transcriptions of works for other solo instruments and orchestrations.

Starting with Mozart's familiar `Rondo alla turca' is a safe introduction to ease the listener into this sometimes uneasy collection. Opinions will be mixed, for Mozart's original version (piano sonata in A major K331) ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 6
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Music for a Perfect Day: Wedding Music For Harp

by: Various Composers

Release Date May 30, 2005
Alison Balsom, Caprice

This is the third CD from Alison Balsom, released September 2006, again on the EMI Classics label and has since been awarded the title of 'Solo CD of the Year 2006' by Brass Band World magazine. Named after Paganini's `Caprice No. 24 (the fifth track on the album), this is a collection of widely varied pieces of work, only one of which was originally written for the trumpet. Almost the entire disc represents transcriptions of works for other solo instruments and orchestrations.

Starting with Mozart's familiar `Rondo alla turca' is a safe introduction to ease the listener into this sometimes uneasy collection. Opinions will be mixed, for Mozart's original version (piano sonata in A major K331) ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 7
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The Complete Wedding Album

by: Various Composers

Release Date April 04, 2001
Choosing wedding music had been getting a bit boring several CD's later and hearing the same old classics repeating themselves. After receiving this CD it gave my a lot of inspiration for music for a civil wedding. There were some well hidden gems in this including an instrumental of "Unchained Melody" which had everyone in tears, and Vivaldi's "Largo from Concerto for Guitar" which was beautiful. The CD offers a wide range of choice, so if you are looking specifically for a harp piece, or guitar peice, contemporary or piano, they are all segregated ready for you. This is the best wedding album I've come across so far.

CD-Charts Position 8
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British Light Miniatures - Vintage TV & Radio Classics

by: Various Composers

Release Date February 26, 2007
You may not recognise many titles here but an unexpectedly large number of items will be familiar to many, having been used on radio and TV. The programme has been exceptionally well chosen to include some lesser-known items and avoid too much duplication with other collections in this genre. Many will be glad to find the axed Radio 4 early morning folk-tune collage kept for posterity here. The RPO sounds a little thin in places, especially in the transcribed military marches, but plays its programme with unmistakable affection and much warmth. At such a low price this deserves a place in the collection of every light music buff.

CD-Charts Position 9
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O mio babbino caro: Famous Soprano Arias from Italian Opera

by: Various Composers

Release Date October 22, 2001
You may not recognise many titles here but an unexpectedly large number of items will be familiar to many, having been used on radio and TV. The programme has been exceptionally well chosen to include some lesser-known items and avoid too much duplication with other collections in this genre. Many will be glad to find the axed Radio 4 early morning folk-tune collage kept for posterity here. The RPO sounds a little thin in places, especially in the transcribed military marches, but plays its programme with unmistakable affection and much warmth. At such a low price this deserves a place in the collection of every light music buff.

CD-Charts Position 10
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(Los) Impossibles

by: Various Composers

Release Date October 30, 2006
You may not recognise many titles here but an unexpectedly large number of items will be familiar to many, having been used on radio and TV. The programme has been exceptionally well chosen to include some lesser-known items and avoid too much duplication with other collections in this genre. Many will be glad to find the axed Radio 4 early morning folk-tune collage kept for posterity here. The RPO sounds a little thin in places, especially in the transcribed military marches, but plays its programme with unmistakable affection and much warmth. At such a low price this deserves a place in the collection of every light music buff.