Presto Chart,
The Presto Chart - November 2022
Steven Isserlis's exploration of a 'golden decade' of music for cello and piano (featuring works by the young Richard Strauss, Luise Adolpha Le Beau, Dvořák, Bruch and Ernst David Wagner) on Hyperion comfortably led the field last month - read David's full review of the album here.
Víkingur Ólafsson's tribute to his hero György Kurtág, which occupied the top spot in October, maintains its foothold in the Top 10. Its release also seems to have sparked a resurgence of interest in the Icelandic pianist's 2018 Bach album - which was named Recording of the Year at the 2019 BBC Music Magazine Awards, and currently stands as our best-selling recording of the decade!
No. 1 (new entry)
Steven Isserlis (cello), Connie Shih (piano), Olivia Jageurs (harp)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 2 (new entry)
Bojan Čičić (violin), The Illyria Consort
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 3 (new entry)
Michael Spyres (baritenor), Timothy Ridout (viola), Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, John Nelson
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 4 (No. 18 last month)
Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 5 (No. 7 last month)
Lisette Oropesa (Theodora), Joyce DiDonato (Irene), Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian (Didymus), Michael Spyres (Septimius), John Chest (Valens)
Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
Available Formats: 3 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 6 (new entry)
Lea Desandre (mezzo), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Thomas Dunford, Jupiter
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 7 (No. 1 last month)
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 8 (No. 20 last month)
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 9 (new entry)
Javier Camarena (tenor), Gli Originali, Riccardo Frizza
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 10 (No. 12 last month)
Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 11 (No. 10 last month)
Steven Osborne (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 12 (new entry)
BBC Concert Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 13 (No. 3 last month)
Alina Ibragimova (violin)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 14 (No. 8 in September)
Gewandhausorchester, Herbert Blomstedt
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 15 (new entry)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ančerl
Available Formats: 15 CDs, MP3, FLAC
No. 16 (No. 13 last month)
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 17 (new entry)
La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 18 (No. 7 in overall 2021 chart - and our best-selling title of the decade!)
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 19 (No. 2 last month)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 20 (new entry)
Rachel Podger (violin)
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 21 (No. 4 last month)
Hilary Hahn (violin), Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 22 (new entry)
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Pablo Ferrández (cello), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Manfred Honeck, Lambert Orkis (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 23 (new entry)
Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen, John Jeter
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 24 (No. 8 last month)
Juliana Koch (oboe), BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 25 (No. 5 last month)
Krystian Zimerman (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Chris O'Reilly - Chief Executive
