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