For the third time in four years, it was Víkingur Ólafsson who topped the Presto Chart in 2023: despite only being released in mid-October, his sublime recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations on Deutsche Grammophon is already our second-best-selling title of the past decade (pipped to the post by the Icelandic pianist's own Mozart & Contemporaries album from 2021). The recording also appears to have prompted a resurgence of interest in Ólafsson's first Bach album from 2018, which sits at No. 23 - the only entry in our Top 50 not to have been released in 2023.
Our top five best-sellers all featured as Presto Recordings of the Year - do head over to our YouTube Channel to view acceptance-videos from some of the featured artists (including Ólafsson and Sir Antonio Pappano), or check out our promotion on the 100 classical finalists (which runs until 29th January).
No. 1
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
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No. 2
Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
Available Formats: SACD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 3
Sondra Radvanovsky (Turandot), Jonas Kaufmann (Calaf), Ermonela Jaho (Liù), Michele Pertusi (Timur), Michael Spyres (Altoum), Mattia Olivieri (Ping), Gregory Bonfatti (Pang), Siyabonga Maqungo (Pong)
Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Available Formats: 2 CDs, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 4
Veronika Jarůšková (violin), Peter Jarůšek (cello), Boris Giltburg (piano)
Available Formats: 2 CDs, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 5
No. 6
András Schiff (clavichord)
Available Formats: 2 CDs, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 7
Nathaniel Hackmann (Curly), Sierra Boggess (Laurey), Rodney Earl Clarke (Jud Fry), Jamie Parker (Will Parker), Louise Dearman (Ado Annie), Sandra Marvin (Aunt Eller), Nadim Naaman (Ali Hakim), Leo Roberts (Andrew Carnes)
Sinfonia of London, Oklahoma! Ensemble, John Wilson
Available Formats: 2 SACDs, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 8
Sinfonia of London, Sinfonia of London Chorus, John Wilson
Available Formats: SACD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 9
Antoine Tamestit (viola), Quatuor Ebène
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 10
Timothy Ridout (viola), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 11
Isabelle Faust (violin), Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 12
Lucy Crowe (soprano), Alex Potter (countertenor), Michael Spyres (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass)
The English Concert & Choir, John Nelson
Available Formats: 2 CDs + DVD Video, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 13
Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 14
Marc-André Hamelin (piano)
Available Formats: 2 CDs, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 15
Hilary Hahn (violin)
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No. 16
Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Tanja Tetzlaff (cello), Lars Vogt (piano)
Available Formats: 2 CDs, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 17
Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
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No. 18
Rachel Podger (violin)
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No. 19
Yuja Wang (piano), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel
Available Formats: 2 CDs, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 20
Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi
Available Formats: 3 CDs, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 21
Rachel Podger (violin), Brecon Baroque
Available Formats: SACD, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 22
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 23
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 24
Igor Levit (piano)
Available Formats: 2 CDs, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 25
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel
Available Formats: 2 CDs, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 26
Rachel Podger (violin), Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano)
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No. 27
Benjamin Grosvenor (piano)
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No. 28
Takács Quartet
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No. 29
Lise Davidsen (soprano), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Christian Eggen
Available Format: CD
No. 30
Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Works
The Tempest, Francesca da Rimini, The Voyevoda, Overture and Polonaise from ‘Cherevichki’
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Alpesh Chauhan
Available Formats: SACD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 31
Stile Antico
Available Formats: Presto CD, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 32
Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
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No. 33
Raphaël Feuillâtre (guitar)
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No. 34
Stephen Hough (piano)
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No. 35
Barbara Hannigan (soprano), Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Emerson String Quartet
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No. 36
María Dueñas (violin), Wiener Symphoniker, Manfred Honeck
Available Formats: 2 CDs, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 37
Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth
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No. 38
Roderick Williams (baritone - Zarathustra), Gemma Summerfield (soprano), Claudia Huckle (contralto), Bror Magnus Tødenes (tenor), Bergen Philharmonic, Sir Mark Elder
Available Formats: 2 CDs, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 39
Oulu Sinfonia, Rumon Gamba
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No. 40
Kammerorchester Basel, Giovanni Antonini
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No. 41
Keri Fuge (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Mario Venzago, Joshua Tan
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No. 42
Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth
Available Formats: 2 CDs, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 43
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason (piano), Chineke!, Leslie Suganandarajah, Roderick Cox
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No. 44
Beatrice Rana (piano), Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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No. 45
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Marta Fontanals-Simmons (mezzo), James Way (tenor), Ross Ramgobin (baritone)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, University of Birmingham Voices, Martyn Brabbins
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 46
Véronique Gens (soprano), Orchestre National de Lille, Alexandre Bloch
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 47
Seong-Jin Cho (piano)
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No. 48
Elizabeth Watts (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Martyn Brabbins
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No. 49
Takács Quartet
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No. 50
The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park
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