Specialist Classical Chart for week ending January 2, 2010
The chart returns after a week's break, with André Rieu's "forever Vienna" at No 1, and “Alma Mater - Music from the Vatican” at Number 2. Howard Goodall continues to occupy the next two places. (Please note this is an amended chart for the week ending January 2).
Alma Mater - Music from the Vatican
Pope Benedict XVI
Geffen 476 3664Goodall
Enchanted Voices
Classic FM CFMD11
The Farewell Concerts
Alfred Brendel, Vienna Philharmonic / Charles Mackerras
Decca 478 2116
Sacrificium
Cecilia Bartoli, Il Giardino Armonico / Giovanni Antonini
Decca 478 1521Vaughan Williams
Ashley Wass, RLPO / James Judd
Naxos 8 572304
Verdi - Requiem Mass
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia / Antonio Pappano
EMI 698936-2Shostakovich
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic / Petrenko
Naxos 8.572167Elgar
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrew Davis
Chandos CHAN10570(2)Fiesta
Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra / Gustavo Dudamel
DG 477 7457GHBach
Murray Perahia
Sony 88697443612Rossini
Joyce DiDonato / Edoardo Müller
Virgin Classics 694579-0Handel
Sandrine Piau, Accademia Bizantina / Stefano Montanari
Naive OP30484Mascagni
Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu / Alberto Veronesi
DG 477 8358Mozart. Schubert. Beethoven. Wagner
Jonas Kaufmann, Mahler CO / Claudio Abbado
Decca 478 1463

