The Classical Chartz: May 9th, 2020

Every week we count down the top 20 new classical album releases. We base our list on both sales numbers, and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear!

Check out this week’s chart below, and tune into Classical Chartz with Mike Duncan every Saturday from 3-5pm.

1. DEBUSSY – RAMEAU, VIKINGUR OLAFSSON (1)
2. PULSATIONS, ANGELE DUBEAU (2)
3. BEETHOVEN: TRIPLE CONCERTO & SYMPHONY NO. 7 (LIVE) (5)
4. BELLE EPOQUE, DANIEL HOPE (4)
5. CLASSIC, HAUSER (3)
6. LA PASSIONE, LUDWIG ORCHESTRA / BARBARA HANNIGAN (NEW)
7. DREAMLAND, ALEXIS FFRENCH (7)
8. ELGAR, SHEKU KANNEH-MASON (8)
9. BACH: CONCERTOS FOR TWO HARPSICHORDS, ENSEMBLE MASQUES (9)
10. CHARLES RICHARD-HAMELIN, MOZART PIANO CONCERTOS NO. 22 & 24 (6)
11. ROYAL FIREWORKS, ALISON BALSOM (10)
12. MARAIS: WORKS FOR VIOLA DA GAMBA & HARPSICHORD (NEW)
13. ELEVEN WORDS, DAVID FOSTER (12)
14. VIVALDI CON AMORE, TAFELMUSIK (13)
15. INSCAPE, ALEXANDRA STRELISKI (14)
16. GOING THE DISTANCE, JONATHAN ANTOINE (11)
17. ACROSS THE STARS, JOHN WILLIAMS/ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER (16)
18. DREAM SONGS: THE ESSENTIAL JOE HISAISHI (17)
19. RICHARD STRAUSS: CELLO SONATAS, RAPHAEL GROMES & JULIEN RIEM (18)
20. HAPPY DAYS, ANDRE RIEU (20)