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Classic FM - Relax and Escape - The No.1 Collection of Smooth Classics

Search: Symphony No. 9 in E minor (2nd Movement) - Dvorak
by: Various Composers

Release Date November 08, 2004

There are numerous great value compilation sets of classical music claiming to have the power of relaxation - Classic FM alone have a few variants such as `Relax', `Relax More' and `Time to Relax' - and all appear to offer the ultimate relaxing experience so it's a difficult task to decide which to buy.

There is no `best' compilation though for it's a matter of personal choice, but there are several advantages of choosing the Classic FM range of relaxation therapy. There is not too much repetition between each set (if there was, we wouldn't buy their next relax release would we?), the recordings are invariably good (and recent) ones, and most importantly they usually offer a selection of some of today's big names in the Classical ... Read More:

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Classic FM - Most Wanted

Search: Symphony No. 9 in E minor (2nd Movement) - Dvorak
by: Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Stephan Barratt-Due

Release Date October 30, 2006

This Classic FM 3CD collection is an interesting theme variation from most of their other compilations in that it represents music voted for by the radio show's listeners.

`Classic FM Most Wanted' is a program intended to give listeners the chance to vote for their favourite music and then listen to their choices in the form of a countdown during each weekday afternoon, so this compilation is classical music's equivalent of pop music's `Top 30 chart countdown'.

The result is 30 pieces of music which have no common theme other than representing the type of classical music which today's people like. For those unfamiliar to classical music, this will be a case of 'most welcome', for nearly all of the tracks on the collection ... Read More:

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The Sound of Classic FM

Search: Symphony No. 9 in E minor (2nd Movement) - Dvorak
by: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Covent Garden Royal Opera House Orchestra Soloists, Philharmonia Orchestra

Release Date March 31, 2001
I've been a Classic FM fan for years now and I was delighted when I heard this three CD box set being advertised on the radio. It's absolutely packed with some fantastic pieces of classical music. Some of them I was familiar with - and others - like Spohr's Clarinet Concerto have been a real ear-opener for me. This has gone to the top of the pile of my favourite CDs - and I would recommend it 100% to all music lovers. Whether you already know a lot about classical music and want the highlights of your collection on just three discs - or whether you are just turning on to classical music for the first time, I guarantee you'll love The Sound of Classic FM.