Hall of Fame (Classic FM)

I have recently rediscovered the joys of classical music though the radio and in particular though Classic FM. I tend to listen to this station, the most, when I am in the car, as I find to relaxing and it helps to reduce the stress caused by driving. (If you live in or around Cambridge, you will understand how I feel!) Over the Easter Holiday Weekend, Classic FM has published the results to its ‘Hall of Fame 2001’, voted for by the British public. It is the biggest poll of its type in the United Kingdom today. The poll consisted in choosing your own personal top three classical ... more

Every year since 1996, Classic FM have been inviting their listeners to vote for their three favourite pieces of classical music, and from the hundreds of thousands of votes received, they compile the Top 300 and this they dub the Classic FM Hall of Fame. This Top 300 is then broadcast over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. It makes for a handy introduction to classical music, and even if you have a few classical CD's already it's a good way of hearing new things. But as charts go, it's not very exciting. No new entries from Beethoven or Mozart again this year - I'm surprised their record ... more

Classic fm' hall of 2001 is well under way in it's compilation, but it's up to YOU what they play. Get 300 FREE cd's if you contribute your favourite tunes and are lucky enough to win! The voting ends on the 17th of March and you must enter your 3 favourite classical tunes plus composers and some personal info. Everyone who enters will be entered in the draw to win the classical library of 300 cd's. Classical fm also have lots of other free stuff to give away ... cinema passes, theatre tickets etc this is updated every Friday. Check it out! ... more