Presto Chart,
The Presto Chart - November 2023
November saw John Wilson and Sinfonia of London topping our bestsellers chart for the third time this year, this time with a superbly detailed account of Ravel's 1912 ballet Daphnis et Chloé; the recording uses the new edition of the score which Wilson painstakingly prepared during lockdown, incorporating the many subtle alterations to phrasing, articulation, dynamics, tempo and technical instructions which Ravel made to the parts during rehearsals and early performances.
Víkingur Ólafsson's widely-acclaimed interpretation of Bach's Goldberg Variations (currently our Bestseller of the Year) sits at No. 2, whilst the No. 3 spot goes to John Nelson's live recording of Handel's Messiah - made just down the road from us at Coventry Cathedral almost exactly this time last year...
No. 1 (new entry)
Sinfonia of London, Sinfonia of London Chorus, John Wilson
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 2 (No. 1 last month)
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 3 (new entry)
Lucy Crowe (soprano), Alex Potter (countertenor), Michael Spyres (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), The English Concert & Choir, John Nelson
Available Formats: 2 CDs + DVD Video, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 4 (new entry)
Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 5 (new entry)
Roderick Williams (baritone - Zarathustra), Gemma Summerfield (soprano), Claudia Huckle (contralto), Bror Magnus Tødenes (tenor); Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edvard Grieg Kor, Collegium Musicum Choir, Sir Mark Elder
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 6 (new entry)
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Elias David Moncado (violin), Mohamed Hiber (violin), Lionel Martin (cello), Samuel Nebyu (violin), Matthew Lipman (viola), Margarita Balanas (cello), Dominik Wagner (double bass), Hwayoon Lee (viola)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC
No. 7 (new entry)
Maria Listra: (soprano - L'Abbe Agathon), Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tonu Kaljuste
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 8 (new entry)
Sean Shibe (guitar)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 9 (No. 3 last month)
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 10 (No. 2 last month)
Rachel Podger (violin), Brecon Baroque
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 11 (new entry)
Lise Davidsen (soprano), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Christian Eggen
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 12 (new entry)
Isabelle Faust (violin), Anne-Katharina Schreiber (violin, Antoine Tamestit (viola), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Alexander Melnikov (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 13 (No. 10 last month)
Marc-André Hamelin (piano)
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 14 (new entry)
Steven Osborne (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 15 (No. 5 last month)
Veronika Jarůšková (violin), Peter Jarůšek (cello), Boris Giltburg (piano)
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 16 (new entry)
Bertrand Chamayou (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 17 (new entry)
Bruce Liu (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 18 (new entry)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 19 (No. 8 last month)
Isabelle Faust (violin)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 20 (new entry)
Chiaroscuro Quartet
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 21 (No. 22 last month)
Maxim Rysanov (viola), Guy Johnston (cello), Hallé Orchestra, Delyana Lazarova
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 22 (new entry)
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) & Simon Preston (organ)
London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Melos Ensemble, Highgate School Choir & The Bach Choir, Benjamin Britten
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC
No. 23 (No. 24 last month)
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 24 (No. 15 last month)
Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 25 (new entry)
Mary Bevan (soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor), Joseph Middleton (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
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