Enjoy new music with our classical music chart for this week. Our weekly selections are based on sales numbers and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear.
For the complete top 20, tune into Classical Chartz with the New Classical FM’s Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5 p.m.
The top four releases on the Classical Chartz Top Ten remain unchanged over last week. Jan Lisiecki‘s Mozart comes in at No. 1, followed by Pygmalion‘s J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion.
Isata Kanneh-Mason‘s Prokofiev — not the only album on this week’s list with the same title — holds the line at No. 3, while Sinfonia of London and Puccini Orchestral Works stays firm at No. 4.
The top five is rounded out by Camille Thomas and Rendez-Vous, which makes a big step up from No. 9.
There are two newcomers to the Classical Chartz Top Ten this week — Sofiane Pamart with MOVIE and Pascal Rogé‘s Fauré.
MOVIE is Pamart’s fourth solo album, which follows up on the success of PLANET, LETTER, AND NOCHE. The French pianist has conceived of the album, featuring 20 original compositions, as his first fully scored film.
The composer’s musical style ranges from contemporary to neoclassical and cinematic over the course of the tracks, recorded in collaboration with the 70+ member Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and a 24-member choir, along with a list of 14 guest artists. The latter includes pop stars and others such as Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean, English singer-songwriter Celeste, Loreen, a two-time Eurovision winner, Afrobeats artist Rema, reggaeton artist J Balvin, French multi-instrumentalist FKJ (aka French Kiwi Juice), Christine and the Queens (aka French singer-songwriter Rahim Redcar), Australian singer-songwriter SIA, singer RIMON, French rapper RILÈS, jazz vocalist Melody Gardot, Belgian pop band Oscar and the Wolf, and Canadian pop star Nelly Furtado.
Pascal Rogé celebrated his 75th birthday this April, and to celebrate, he’s released a new album focusing on the music of French composer Gabriel Fauré. While Rogé’s discography has often focused on the music of French composers, and Fauré in particular, it’s his first complete recording of Fauré’s Barcarolles.
“I wanted to do something consistent, through which we could show the artistry and the genius of Fauré,” Rogé says in an album booklet interview with Jessica Duchen. “The Barcarolles offered a journey through his entire life as a composer, from the early works to the very last pieces.”
Fauré also includes the composer’s Dolly Suite, Op. 56 for piano four hands, accompanied by his wife and frequent duo partner Elena Font.
“I feel like a painter when I play. I see colours when I play and I try to add different ones. I use a lot of imagination: I will see nature, temperature, the wind, the moon. I need, always, to put an image behind the sound.”
The album was recorded at the Église de Saint-Pierre in Paris, where Rogé’s mother began her career as organist.
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