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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. You can check out the whole Top 20 list here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n There\u2019s a bit of a shuffle in the Classical Chartz Top Ten this week. The number 1 and 2 spots have been reversed over last week, with Ludovico Einaudi<\/strong>\u2019s Solo Piano<\/strong> taking of the top position, and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>\u2019s The Miraculous Mandarin<\/strong> stepping down one rung to land at No. 2.<\/p>\n Likewise, Hania Rani\u2019s Sentimental Value stepped up one spot to become the new No. 3 this week, while Hauser\u2019s The Swan stepped down an equal distance to become No. 4. Olivia Belli\u2019s Daimon holds fast at the No. 5 spot for a second week in a row.<\/p>\n Interestingly, Alice Sara Ott<\/strong> and J\u00f3hann J\u00f3hannsson: Piano Works<\/strong>, re-enters the Top 10, rising up an impressive ten positions from No. 16 last week to become this week\u2019s No. 6. The German Japanese pianist has developed a reputation for recording the works of lesser known and less prominent composers. In J\u00f3hann J\u00f3hannsson: Piano Works, she brings the music of the contemporary Icelandic composer (1969 to 2018) to a wider audience. J\u00f3hannsson is known for an eclectic catalogue of works that includes music for theatre, dance, film, and TV, along with concert pieces. The album includes world premiere transcriptions of his film music, as well as some of the pieces from his solo albums Orph\u00e9e and Englab\u00f6rn.<\/p>\n Ott talks about his music in a Deutsche Grammophon release. \u201cWhat\u2019s so incredible about J\u00f3hannsson\u2019s music,\u201d Ott writes, \u201cis how his compositions, originally written for larger ensembles and different instruments, translate so beautifully to the piano. Within this more focused and intimate sound world, the writing reveals hidden nuances and enhances the purity and clarity that are so intrinsic to his music.\u201d<\/p>\n Anna Lapwood<\/strong> and the Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge<\/strong>, and their album Arise, Shine<\/strong>, are the newcomers to the Classical Chartz Top Ten this week. The album jumps up from No. 13 last week to land on the No. 10 position.<\/p>\n The album, a personal project, marks the end of Lapwood\u2019s tenure as Director of Music at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Her appointment to the position was seen as a significant boost for women organists, and encouraged many young people to take on the venerable instrument.<\/p>\n The mixed program of music is imbued by the warmth of her close connection with the choir and its members. It contains two of Lapwood\u2019s own compositions \u2014 Arise, Shine and An Irish Blessing \u2014 which she wrote to commemorate significant people and moments that arose during her tenure.<\/p>\n The rest of the track list includes contrasting works that take a contrasting approach to sacred texts, including Ubi Caritas by Maurice Durufl\u00e9 and Ola Gjeilo, and O Sacrum Convivium by Olivier Messiaen and Lucy Walker, along with well known and beloved works such as Abide With Me, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, and Silent Night.<\/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\/2026\/03\/CHARTZ-March-30-2026.jpg\")
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