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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.<\/p>\n
For the complete top 20, tune into Classical Chartz<\/a><\/strong> with the New Classical FM\u2019s Mark Wigmore every Saturday from 3-5 p.m.<\/p>\n There\u2019s a shuffle at the top of the Classical Chartz this week that sees new releases make the climb to Nos. 1 and 2. At the very top, Norwegian violinist Mari Samuelsen<\/strong>\u2019s Life<\/strong> jumps from No 4 to No. 1. German tenor Jonas Kaufmann<\/strong> and Puccini Love Affairs<\/strong> make a more modest climb from No. 3 last week to No. 2 this week.<\/p>\n There are two newcomers to the Classical Chartz Top Ten this week. Max Richter<\/strong>\u2019s Landscape<\/strong> makes its debut on the Chartz at the No 7 spot. It\u2019s the ninth album for the British composer and was released on Decca Records. Richter continues in his established (and Uber-popular) post-minimalist style, and in the release, he returns to these he first explored on The Blue Notebooks, his 2004 album.<\/p>\n According to his liner notes, he calls the album\u2019s focus, \u201creconciling polarities\u201d, which include the natural vs the manmade world. He uses a range of artistic influences that include baroque masters and romantic poetry. Instrumentation includes a string quartet along with grand piano, Hammond organ and MiniMoog keyboard, along with various effects.<\/p>\n Note: If you buy the LP it\u2019s made form green recycles vinyl.<\/p>\n Up from No. 13 last week. Mao Fujita<\/strong>\u2019s 72 Preludes<\/strong> lands at No. 9 this week. The 25 year-old Japanese pianist, a silver medalist at the 2019 Tchaikovsky Competition, has performed with orchestras throughout Europe and in the US and Asia.<\/p>\n As a follow-up t his Opus Klassik Award-winning release of Mozart\u2019s complete Piano Sonatas, he\u2019s focusing on matching sets of 24 preludes by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin, Alexander Scriabin and Akio Yashiro. Chopin\u2019s 24 Pr\u00e9ludes, completed in 1839, begin with a dive into the prelude across the eras. Alexander Scriabin began his own set of 24 in 1884.<\/p>\n Akio Yashiro<\/strong>, a native of Tokyo, studied with Olivier Messiaen in Paris. His 24 Preludes build on the same cycle of keys used by both Chopin and Scriabin. They were written in 1945, when the composer was 15.<\/p>\n Are you looking to promote an event<\/u><\/span><\/a>? Have a\u00a0news tip<\/u><\/a>? Need to know the best events<\/u><\/a>\u00a0happening this weekend? Send us a\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>note<\/u>.<\/em><\/strong>![\"classical](\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/CLASSICAL-CHARTS-TOP-20-SEPTEMBER-28-2024.jpg\")
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