Presto Chart,
The Presto Chart - April 2018
The Presto editorial team spend a lot of time holding court about the recordings which we’ve been enjoying, so in the interests of redressing the balance a little we’ve decided to start sharing details of what’s been most popular with our customers by listing our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for the last calendar-month.
Rachel Podger’s witty, atmospheric and unhackneyed recording of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons has stormed to first place by some margin, suggesting that there’s always room for a fresh take on even the most frequently-recorded repertoire, whilst excitement is clearly building for the DVD and Blu-ray release of Jonas Kaufmann’s role-debut as Otello (not due out until 11th May, it’s nonetheless made it to No. 4 in the chart). And it’s great to see a resurgence of enthusiasm for Bernard Haitink’s Mahler 3 on BR Klassik, which was released last January but has been attracting a second round of attention this month after winning Recording of the Year at the BBC Music Magazine Awards. Several of our recent interviewees also make an appearance – as well as Rachel (who spoke to Katherine about The Four Seasons last week), Robin Ticciati, Edward Gardner and Masaaki Suzuki all feature in the top ten.
No. 1
Rachel Podger (violin), Brecon Baroque
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 2
Paul Lewis (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 3
Gewandhausorchester, Andris Nelsons
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 4
No. 5
Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 6
Gerhild Romberger (contralto), Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bernard Haitink
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 7
Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 8
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robin Ticciati
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 9
Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano)
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 10
James Ehnes (viola), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 11
Symphonieorchester und Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 12
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 13
Roderick Williams (baritone), Christopher Glynn (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 14
Gewandhausorchester, Andris Nelsons
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 15
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 16
Murray Perahia (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 17
Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Renaud Capuçon (violin), Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Edgar Moreau (cello), Gerard Caussé (viola), Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 18
Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille, Lawrence Foster
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 19
Viktoria Postnikova (piano)
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC
No. 20
Renaud Capuçon (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 21
Kåre Nordstoga (Cavaillé-Coll organ of l'Abbatiale Saint Etienne de Caen)
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC
No. 22
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
Available Formats: 3 SACDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 23
NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic, Tonu Kaljuste
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 24
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Lindberg
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 25
Isabelle Faust (violin), Kristian Bezuidenhout (harpsichord)
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
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