Other titles which proved popular include Martinů from the Pavel Haas Quartet on Supraphon, a family history in music from the Kanneh-Masons on Decca, and a ninetieth-birthday tribute to Arvo Pärt from the Estonian Festival Orchestra and Paavo Järvi on Alpha - look out for our in-depth interview with Järvi about his near-lifelong relationship with the composer next week...
No. 1 (new entry)
Scarlett Strallen (Eliza Doolittle), Jamie Parker (Henry Higgins), Alun Armstrong (Alfred P. Doolittle), Malcolm Sinclair (Colonel Pickering), Laurence Kilsby (Freddy Eynsford-Hill), Julia McKenzie (Mrs Pearce), Penelope Wilton (Mrs Higgins)
Sinfonia of London, My Fair Lady Ensemble, John Wilson
Available Formats: 2 SACDs, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 2 (new entry)
Pavel Haas Quartet
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 3 (new entry)
The Kanneh-Masons
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 4 (new entry)
Estonian Festival Orchestra, Paavo Järvi
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 5 (No. 3 last month)
Joyce DiDonato (Dido), Michael Spyres (Aeneas), Fatma Said (Belinda), Beth Taylor (Sorceress), Hugh Cutting (Spirit), Laurence Kilsby (Sailor), Alena Dantcheva and Anna Piroli (Witches)
Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 6 (new entry)
London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Available Formats: SACD, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 7 (No. 6 last month)
Isabelle Faust (violin), Kristin von der Goltz (cello), Kristian Bezuidenhout (harpsichord)
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 8 (new entry)
Jennifer Holloway (Nunciata), Gaëlle Arquez (Vanina), Hélène Carpentier (Margarita), Julien Henric (Tébaldo), Michael Arivony (Raphaël), Matthieu Lécroart (Bursica)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Philharmonic Chorus of Tokyo, Kazuki Yamada
Available Formats: CD + Book, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 9 (new entry)
Spunicunifait
Available Formats: 3 CDs, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 10 (new entry)
Ene Salumäe (organ), Vox Clamantis, Jaan-Eik Tulve
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 11 (new entry)
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Helmut Deutsch (piano - 2020/2023), Jan Philip Schulze (piano - 1994), Claus Guth (director)
Available Format: CD + DVD Video
No. 12 (new entry)
Isabelle Faust (violin), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 13 (new entry)
Steven Osborne (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Rutter
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 14 (new entry)
Raphael Wallfisch (cello), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ed Spanjaard
Available Formats: CD, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 15 (No. 1 last month)
BBC Philharmonic, Sir Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 16 (new entry)
Alessandro Carbonare (clarinet), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Available Formats: SACD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 17 (new entry)
Teresa Iervolino (mezzo), Carlo Vistoli (countertenor), Abchordis Ensemble, Andrea Buccarella
Available Formats: Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 18 (new entry)
Lea Desandre (mezzo), Thomas Dunford (lute, theorbo), with Alex Rosen (bass-baritone), Jess Dandy (contralto), Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Huw Montague Rendall (baritone), Jupiter
Available Formats: 2 CDs, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 19 (No. 2 last month)
Yunchan Lim (piano)
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 20 (No. 17 last month)
WDR Sinfonieorchester, Elena Schwarz
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 21 (new entry)
De Profundis, Eamonn Dougan
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 22 (No. 7 in April)
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)
Available Formats: 2 CDs, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 23 (new entry)
Francesco Piemontesi (piano), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Manfred Honeck
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 24 (No. 5 last month)
Rachel Podger (violin), Brecon Baroque
Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
No. 25 (new entry)
Itzhak Perlman (violin)
Available Formats: 25 CDs, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3
