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Presto Chart, The Presto Chart - September 2024

JThe Presto Chart logo - the words 'Classical Top 25' in white on a blue backgroundohn Wilson and Sinfonia of London occupy the top spot in last month's chart with their world premiere recording of the complete original score for Rodgers & Hammerstein's second hit musical Carousel, starring Nathaniel Hackmann as volatile carnival-barker Billy Bigelow and Mikaela Bennett as Julie Jordan, the young mill-worker who falls in love with him at the fairground where he works.

The same team's award-winning 2023 recording of Oklahoma! also enjoyed a second wind, re-entering the chart at No. 23, as did their second volume of English Music For Strings (at No. 24).

No. 1 (No. 11 last month)

Nathaniel Hackmann (Billy Bigelow), Mikaela Bennett (Julie Jordan), Sierra Boggess (Carrie Pipperidge), Julian Ovenden (Enoch Snow), Francesca Chiejina (Nettie Fowler), David Seadon-Young (Jigger Craigin)

Sinfonia of London, ‘Carousel’ Ensemble, John Wilson

Available Formats: 2 SACDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

No. 2 (new entry)

Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov

Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

No. 3 (new entry)

Vilde Frang (violin), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Robin Ticciati

Available Format: CD

No. 4 (new entry)

Anima Eterna, Pablo Heras-Casado

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

No. 5 (No. 5 last month)

Grigory Sokolov (piano)

Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

No. 6 (new entry)

Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Pretty Yende, Anna Netrebko, Sonya Yoncheva, Malin Byström, Asmik Grigorian, Maria Agresta (sopranos), Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Asher Fisch

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

No. 7 (No. 22 last month)

Danish String Quartet, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (violin, harmonium, fiddle, spinet, whistle), Frederik Øland (violin, whistle), Asbjørn Nørgaard (viola, whistle), Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin (cello, bass, whistle), Nikolaj Busk (piano), Ale Carr (cittern)

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

No. 8 (new entry)

Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano)

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

No. 9 (new entry)

BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Singers, Alice Farnham

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

No. 10 (new entry)

Gothic Voices, Emma Kirkby (soprano), Christopher Page

Available Format: Vinyl Record

No. 11 (new entry)

Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton

Available Format: Vinyl Record

No. 12 (No. 7 last month)

Rachel Podger (violin), Brecon Baroque

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV

No. 13 (new entry)

I Fagiolini, The City Musick, Robert Hollingworth

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

No. 14 (No. 1 last month)

Oslo Philharmonic, Klaus Mäkelä

Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

No. 15 (new entry)

Max Richter

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

No. 16 (No. 6 last month)

La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

No. 17 (new entry)

Alina Ibragimova (violin), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Vladimir Jurowski

Available Format: Vinyl Record

No. 18 (new entry)

Huw Montague Rendall (baritone), Opéra Orchestre Normandie Rouen, Ben Glassberg

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

No. 19 (new entry)

Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

No. 20 (No. 31 in 2021 chart)

Behzod Abduraimov (piano)

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

No. 21 (new entry)

Lawrence Power (viola), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Collon

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

No. 22 (No. 4 last month)

Trio Bohémo

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV

No. 23 (new entry)

Nathaniel Hackmann (Curly), Sierra Boggess (Laurey), Rodney Earl Clarke (Jud Fry), Jamie Parker (Will Parker), Louise Dearman (Ado Annie), Sandra Marvin (Aunt Eller), Nadim Naaman (Ali Hakim), Leo Roberts (Andrew Carnes), Oklahoma! Ensemble, Sinfonia of London, John Wilson

Available Formats: 2 SACDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

No. 24 (No. 2 in 2023 chart)

Sinfonia of London, John Wilson

Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV

No. 25 (No. 12 in November 2023 chart)

Isabelle Faust (violin), Anne-Katharina Schreiber (violin, Antoine Tamestit (viola), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Alexander Melnikov (piano)

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV