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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., and check out the Top 20 here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n French pianist\/composer Jean-Michel Blais<\/strong> and harpist Lara Somogyi<\/strong> hang on to the No. 1 spot on the Classical Chartz for another week with their release Desert<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Underneath them, most of the Top Ten have shuffled around a step or two between this week and last, leaving Bach<\/strong> to reign over the No. 2 and 3 positions, including releases by the National Arts Centre Orchestra with James Ehnes<\/strong>, and Nevermind<\/strong>\u2019s Goldberg Variations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s worth nothing that Ludovico Einaudi<\/strong>\u2019s album The Summer Portraits<\/strong> finds itself still taking up a spot on the Top Ten (No. 8 this week) after months on the Classical Chartz.<\/p>\n There are two newcomers to the Top Ten: Krystian Zimerman and his release Johannes Brahms, and Leif Ove Andsnes with Liszt.<\/p>\n Johannes Brahms<\/strong> rises from No. 12 lasts week to land at No. 9. Polish pianist and conductor Krystian Zimerman<\/strong> teams up with cellist Yuya Okamoto, violinist Maria Nowak and violist Katarzyna Budnik to perform the composer\u2019s Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26, and Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60.<\/p>\n In the liner notes, Zimerman says, \u201cAll Brahms\u2019s chamber music is fantastic \u2014 the sonatas, the trios, the Clarinet Quintet. There is no bad piece among them.\u201d He adds, \u201cI particularly love the third quartet. It\u2019s crazy. It\u2019s so powerful. It has unbelievable drive.\u201d<\/p>\n Norwegian pianist\u00a0Leif Ove Andsnes<\/strong> and Liszt: Via Crucis & Solo Piano Works<\/strong> is joined by The Norwegian Soloists Choir and conductor Grete Pedersen in this dive into Liszt\u2019s sacred music\u2014 among the most neglected of his works. It lands at No. 10 this week, stepping up from No. 11 last week.<\/p>\n Via Crucis (The 14 Stations of the Cross) was composed for piano, choir and soloists, and Andsnes adds pieces for piano solo to complete the album: Consolations, and two movements from Harmonies po\u00e9tiques et religieuses.<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t the virtuosic and wildly emotional Liszt of his youth; instead, this is the music of the contemplative, spiritual man he became late in life, after he retired from the concert stage. Andsnes believes the work is a masterpiece that deserves greater recognition; it\u2019s hard to argue with that logic.<\/p>\n Are you looking to promote an event<\/u><\/span><\/a>? Have a\u00a0news tip<\/u><\/a>? Need to know the best\u00a0events<\/u><\/a>\u00a0happening this weekend? Send us a\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>note<\/u>.<\/em><\/strong>![\"Top](\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Chartz-5-5-25.jpg\")
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