Specialist Classical Chart for week ending January 2, 2010

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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).

  1. Forever Vienna

    André Rieu
    Decca 5323879

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  2. Alma Mater - Music from the Vatican

    Pope Benedict XVI
    Geffen 476 3664

  3. Goodall

    Enchanted Voices
    Classic FM CFMD11

  4. Goodall - Enchanted Voices

    Enchanted Voices
    Classic FM CFMD7

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  5. The Farewell Concerts

    Alfred Brendel, Vienna Philharmonic / Charles Mackerras
    Decca 478 2116

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  6. Sacrificium

    Cecilia Bartoli, Il Giardino Armonico / Giovanni Antonini
    Decca 478 1521

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  7. Fantasie

    Nicola Benedetti
    DG 476 3399GH

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  8. Vaughan Williams

    Ashley Wass, RLPO / James Judd
    Naxos 8 572304

  9. Jenkins

    Kate Royal, Alison Balsom, Alice Halstead, Tenebrae
    EMI 6886482

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  10. Brahms - Symphonies

    Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Simon Rattle
    EMI 267254-2

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  11. Verdi - Requiem Mass

    Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia / Antonio Pappano
    EMI 698936-2

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  12. Shostakovich

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic / Petrenko
    Naxos 8.572167

  13. Elgar

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrew Davis
    Chandos CHAN10570(2)

  14. Fiesta

    Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra / Gustavo Dudamel
    DG 477 7457GH

  15. Schubert

    Mark Padmore, Paul Lewis
    Harmonia Mundi HMU90 7484

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  16. Bach

    Murray Perahia
    Sony 88697443612

  17. Rossini

    Joyce DiDonato / Edoardo Müller
    Virgin Classics 694579-0

  18. Handel

    Sandrine Piau, Accademia Bizantina / Stefano Montanari
    Naive OP30484

  19. Mascagni

    Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu / Alberto Veronesi
    DG 477 8358

  20. Mozart. Schubert. Beethoven. Wagner

    Jonas Kaufmann, Mahler CO / Claudio Abbado
    Decca 478 1463