Monday, March 22, 2010

Specialist Classical Chart: week ending March 20 2010

1. Forever Vienna; André Rieu; Decca 5323879; Spotify link

2.  Mozart - Symphonies 29, 31, 32, 35 and 36; Scottish CO / Mackerras; Linn CKD350; Spotify link not found (Symphonies 38-41)

3. Brahms – Sonatas; Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lambert Orkis; DG 4778767; Spotify link

4.  Bach, JS - St Matthew Passion; Leipzig Gewandhaus / Riccardo Chailly; Decca 4782194; Spotify link

5. Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos - Nos 2 & 3; Simon Trpceski; RLPO / Vasily Petrenko; Avie AV2192; Spotify link not found

6. Roussel - Symphony No 4; RSNO / Stéphane Denève; Naxos 8572135; Spotify link not found

7. Elgar - Violin Concerto; Nikolaj Znaider, Dresden Staatskapelle / Davis; RCA Red Seal 88697 60588-2; Spotify link

8. Chopin – Nocturnes; Yundi; EMI 6083912; Spotify link

9.  Adès - Violin Concerto. Tevot etc; Marwood, Berliner Philharmoniker / Rattle; EMI 4578132; Spotify link

10. Elgar - Violin Concerto; Thomas Zehetmair / Hallé, Elder; Hallé CDHLL7521; label not @ Spotify

11. Pergolesi - Missa S Emidio; Soloists, Orchestra Mozart / Abbado; Archiv 4778463; Spotify link

12. Ceremony and Devotion: Music for the Tudors; The Sixteen / Harry Christophers; Coro COR16077; Spotify link

13. Fantasie; Nicola Benedetti; DG 476 3399GH; Spotify link

14. Beethoven - Cello Sonatas; Daniel Müller-Schott, Angela Hewitt; Hyperion CDA67755; label not @ Spotify

15. The Farewell Concerts; Alfred Brendel, Vienna Philharmonic / Charles Mackerras; Decca 478 2116; Spotify link

16. Voices of Bach; Albrecht Mayer; English Concert; Trinity Baroque; Decca 478 1517; Spotify link

17. Purcell - Dido and Aeneas; Connolly, Finley etc, OAE / Devine and Kenny; Chandos CHAN0757; Spotify link

18. Vaughan Williams - Sacred Choral Music; Clare College Choir / Timothy Brown; Naxos 8 572465; Spotify link not found

19. Bach - Cantatas Volume 2; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists / Gardiner; SDG SDG165; Spotify link not found; (other volumes)

20. Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique; Anima Eterna, Jos van Immerseel; Zig Zag ZZT100101; label not @ Spotify

NB. UK/SWE-based usernames resulted again in more hits. Let me know if you can find the missing CDs (i.e., “Spotify link not found”).