Recordings of the Year 2021 - Our Top 100

Bojan Čičić (violin), Gawain Glenton (cornet), The Illyria Consort, Marian Consort, Rory McCleery

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Lea Desandre (mezzo), Jupiter, Thomas Dunford

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

Matthew Rose (bass), Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

Basque National Orchestra, Robert Trevino

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor), Il Pomo d’Oro, Francesco Corti

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Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Thibaut Garcia (guitar)

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Amandine Beyer, Gli Incogniti

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Daniil Trifonov (piano)

Available Format: 2 CDs

Isabelle Faust (violin), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC

Sabine Devieilhe (soprano), Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

Dorothee Mields (soprano), Alex Potter (countertenor), Thomas Hobbs (tenor), Peter Kooij (bass)

Collegium Vocale Gent. Philippe Herreweghe

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Piotr Anderszewski (piano)

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Michael Spyres (baritenor), Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Marko Letonja

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

Krystian Zimerman (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

Available Formats: 3 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth

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Johannes Pramsohler (violin), Ensemble Diderot

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Leonardo Capalbo (Candide), Jane Archibald (Cunegonde), Anne Sofie von Otter (Old Lady), Thomas Allen (Dr Pangloss/Narrator)

London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Marin Alsop

Available Formats: 2 SACDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

Freiburger Barockconsort, Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier

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Nicolas Namoradze (piano)

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András Schiff (piano/director), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

Antoine Tamestit (viola), Cédric Tiberghien (piano), Matthias Goerne (baritone)

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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla

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Peter Donohoe (piano)

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Alamire, Fretwork, David Skinner

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Sean Shibe (guitar)

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Olena Tokar (soprano), Igor Gryshyn (piano)

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Beatrice Rana (piano)

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Sandrine Piau (soprano), Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté, Jean-François Verdier

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Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Gustavo Gimeno

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Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto/director), Orfeo 55

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Orchestre de l'Opera Royal, Joseph Colaneri

Available Formats: 2 CDs + DVD Video + Blu-ray Audio, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

Huw Watkins (piano), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Karen Kamensek, Oliver Knussen

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

Daniel Barenboim (piano), Michael Barenboim (violin), Kian Soltani (cello), Martha Argerich (piano), Staatskapelle Berlin

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Orchestre de La Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott

Available Formats: 2 SACDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

C/O Chamber Orchestra

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Will Liverman (baritone), Paul Sánchez (piano)

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Adam Walker (flute), Juliana Koch (oboe), Jonathan Davies (bassoon), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson

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Anna Dennis (Semele), Richard Burkhard (Jupiter), Helen Charlston (Juno), Aoife Miskelly (Ino), William Wallace (Athamas), Héloïse Bernard (Iris)

Academy of Ancient Music, Julian Perkins

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Gothic Voices

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Emily D'Angelo (mezzo), Das Freie Orchester Berlin, Jarkko Riihimäki

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Sinfonia of London, John Wilson

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Insula Orchestra, Laurence Equilbey

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Samantha Ege (piano)

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Steven Osborne (piano), Paul Lewis (piano)

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Colin Currie (percussion), BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Andris Nelsons

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Lucy Crowe (Rodelinda), Iestyn Davies (Bertarido), Joshua Ellicott (Grimoaldo), Brandon Cedel (Garibaldo), Jess Dandy (Eduige), Tim Mead (Unulfo)

The English Concert, Harry Bicket

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Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini

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Elizabeth Llewellyn (soprano), Simon Lepper (piano)

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Christian Immler (baritone), Helmut Deutsch (piano)

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Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Emanuel Ax (piano)

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Matthias Goerne (baritone), Seong-Jin Cho (piano)

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Anna Lapwood (organ of Ely Cathedral)

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Helen Charlston (mezzo), Michael Craddock (baritone), Alexander Soares (piano)

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James Newby (baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano)

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University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Kiesler

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Barnabás Kelemen (violin), Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Alexander Lonquich (piano)

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Jonas Kaufmann (Paul), Marlis Petersen (Marietta), Andrej Filonczyk (Frank/Fritz), Jennifer Johnston (Brigitta), Mirjam Mesak (Juliette), Corinna Scheurle (Lucienne), Manuel Günther (Gaston/Victorin), Dean Power (Graf Albert)

Bayerische Staatsoper, Kirill Petrenko, Simon Stone (director)

Available Format: 2 DVD Videos

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Jonas Kaufmann (Paul), Marlis Petersen (Marietta), Andrej Filonczyk (Frank/Fritz), Jennifer Johnston (Brigitta), Mirjam Mesak (Juliette), Corinna Scheurle (Lucienne), Manuel Günther (Gaston/Victorin), Dean Power (Graf Albert)

Bayerische Staatsoper, Kirill Petrenko, Simon Stone (director)

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Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Chœur du Concert Spirituel, Sébastien Rouland

Available Formats: 2 CDs + Book, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

Danny Driver (piano)

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Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Helmut Deutsch (piano)

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Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä

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BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Jac van Steen

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Takács Quartet

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Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)

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Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Matthew Truscott (violin), Joel Hunter (viola), Frank-Michael Guthmann (cello), Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

Francesca Dego (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Roger Norrington, Francesca Leonardi (piano)

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Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano)

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Magdalena Kožená (mezzo), Yefim Bronfman (piano)

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Lisette Oropesa (soprano), Il Pomo d'Oro, Antonello Manacorda

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Igor Levit (piano)

Available Formats: 3 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

Alina Ibragimova (violin)

Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

Hilary Hahn (violin), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franck

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Véronique Gens (soprano), Ensemble Les Surprises, Les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas

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Freddie De Tommaso (tenor), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Renato Balsadonna

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Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

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The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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Ivan Ilić (piano)

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Randall Goosby (violin), Zhu Wang (piano), Xavier Dubois Foley (double bass)

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Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Kaspars Putniņš

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Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin/sprechgesang), Meesun Hong (violin), Julia Gallego (flute), Reto Bieri (clarinet), Thomas Kaufmann (cello), Joonas Ahonen (piano), Marko Milenkovic (viola)

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Marianne Crebassa (mezzo), Orchestre et Choeur du National du Capitole de Toulouse, Ben Glassberg; Thibaut Garcia (guitar), Alphonse Cemin (piano)

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Tabea Debus (violin), La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler

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Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons

Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

Lise Davidsen (soprano), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

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The Hermes Experiment

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Ruby Hughes (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)

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Tabea Zimmermann (viola), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, François-Xavier Roth

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Isabelle Faust (violin), Orchestre de Paris, Pablo Heras-Casado

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Andrew Matthews-Owen (piano), Rebecca Evans (soprano), Gareth Brynmor John (baritone), Susan Bullock (soprano), Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Catrin Finch (harp), Elgan Llŷr Thomas (tenor), Natalya Romaniw (soprano)

Available Formats: MP3, FLAC

Kate Lindsey (mezzo), Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen

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Tara Erraught (mezzo), Irish Baroque Orchestra, Peter Whelan

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London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano

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Ludovic Tézier (baritone), Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Frédéric Chaslin

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Stephen Hough (piano)

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Kit Armstrong (piano)

Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC

Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano), Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens

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Andrew Watts (countertenor), Roderick Williams (baritone)

BBC Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson, Sir Andrew Davis, Edward Gardner

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

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Awards, Recordings of the Year 2021 - Our Top 100

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