A new week, a new #1 on the Apple Music Classical chart: Ryuichi Sakamoto’s final recital album, “Opus,” debuts in the top position. Meanwhile, Isata Kanneh-Mason’s album of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn’s piano works enters in third place. Most of the top 10 remain the same as last week, save for the introduction of a crossover compilation, “The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music” (says who?) and the Sitkovetsky Trio’s latest volume of Beethoven trios rounding out the list.
Top 10 for Aug. 19, 2024:
- “Opus” (Sakamoto / Milan)
- “Forgotten Word I Wished to Say” (Lubimov / Vetrenko / Sony)
- “Mendelssohn” (Kanneh-Mason / Decca)
- “Butterfly Lovers & Paganini” (Chua / Barráez / Singapore Symphony / Pentatone)
- “Sleep” (Richter / DG)
- Chopin: Études, Op. 10 & 25 (Lim / Decca)
- Bach: Keyboard Concertos (Du / Bloxham / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / YH Artists)
- “Legends, Myths and Lavender” (Moccio / Decca)
- “The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music” (Parry / London Philharmonic / Warner)
- Beethoven: Piano Trios Vol. 3 (Sitkovetsky Trio / BIS)
