Presto Chart,
The Presto Chart - July 2023
Hilary Hahn's set of Ysaÿe's six sonatas for solo violin (released on Deutsche Grammophon a fortnight ago) was our best-selling title of last month, after featuring as Recording of the Week on release-day. Reviewing the album, David observed that 'We are not short of stellar violinists today, but even among such a crowded field Hahn’s Ysaÿe truly stands out. I can only chalk it up to the direct transmission of his legacy and musical approach to her, and her enthusiasm and commitment in embracing that style.'
The album is also Recording of the Month in the August edition of Gramophone (where Rob Cowan praises 'her rich, pulsing tone, her technical mastery, her unabashed confidence, her imagination and her ability to present the music as fresh-minted'), and received five stars in The Sunday Times.
No. 1 (new entry)
Hilary Hahn (violin)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 2 (No. 16 last month)
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 3 (new entry)
Helsinki Chamber Choir, Uusinta Ensemble, Nils Schweckendiek
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 4 (new entry)
Adam Walker (flute), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 5 (new entry)
Keri Fuge (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Mario Venzago, Joshua Tan
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 6 (new entry)
Keith Jarrett (piano)
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 7 (No. 9 last month)
The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 8 (new entry)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 9 (new entry)
Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Gottlob Frick (Hagen), Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Gunther), Claire Watson (Gutrune), Christa Ludwig (Waltraute)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti
Available Formats: 4 SACDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 10 (new entry)
Asmik Grigorian (Lauretta/Giorgetta/Suor Angelica), Misha Kiria (Schicchi), Karita Mattila (La Zia Principessa), Roman Burdenko (Michele), Joshua Guerrero (Luigi), Alexey Neklyudov (Rinuccio)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Franz Welser-Möst, Christof Loy
Available Format: Blu-ray
No. 11 (No. 5 last month)
Emily D’Angelo (Serse), Lucy Crowe (Romilda), Paula Murrihy (Arsamene), Mary Bevan (Atalanta), Daniela Mack (Amastre), Ariodate (Neal Davies), William Dazeley (Elviro)
The English Concert, Harry Bicket
Available Formats: 3 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 12 (No. 3 last month)
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason (piano), Chineke!, Leslie Suganandarajah, Roderick Cox
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 13 (new entry)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Bach Choir, The Tiffin Choirs
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 14 (No. 25 last month)
Peter Jablonski (piano), Elisabeth Brauß (piano), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Collon
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 15 (new entry)
Takács Quartet
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 16 (No. 1 last month)
Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Works
The Tempest, Francesca da Rimini, The Voyevoda, Overture and Polonaise From ‘Cherevichki’
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Alpesh Chauhan
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 17 (No. 4 last month)
Isabelle Druet (Concepción), Julien Behr (Gonzalve), Loïc Félix (Torquemada), Thomas Dolié (Ramiro), Jean Teitgen (Don Iñigo Gomez)
Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 18 (No. 7 last month)
BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 19 (No. 16 in May)
Chouchane Siranossian (violin), Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 20 (No. 17 last month)
Garrick Ohlsson (piano), Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, Sir Donald Runnicles
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
No. 21 (new entry)
Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 22 (No. 20 last month)
Benjamin Appl (baritone), James Baillieu (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 23 (No. 24 in May)
Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 24 (new entry)
Yunchan Lim (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
No. 25 (new entry)
B'Rock, Dmitry Sinkovsky
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC