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2011 Western Classical Music Album Releases

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Nov 11
Jeremy Soule - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Original Game Soundtrack
Jeremy Soule
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Original Game Soundtrack
89
user score
(180)
Dec 1
Asuka Ohta & Ryo Nagamatsu - Mario Kart Wii: Platinum Soundtrack
Asuka Ohta & Ryo Nagamatsu
Mario Kart Wii: Platinum Soundtrack
82
user score
(43)
Nov 22
Cantus Cölln / Konrad Junghänel - Johannes Passion Version IV (1749)
Cantus Cölln / Konrad Junghänel
Johannes Passion Version IV (1749)
85
user score
(23)
Apr 18
Aperture Science Psychoacoustic Laboratories - Portal 2: Songs To Test By
Aperture Science Psychoacoustic Laboratories
Portal 2: Songs To Test By
84
user score
(21)
Jul 12
Alexandre Desplat - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2
Alexandre Desplat
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2
60
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(19)
Jun 14
Ramin Djawadi - Game of Thrones
Ramin Djawadi
Game of Thrones
80
critic score
(1)
85
user score
(14)
Jun 14
Michael Giacchino - Cars 2 [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Michael Giacchino
Cars 2 [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
60
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(12)
Dec 13
Hans Zimmer - Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (Soundtrack)
Hans Zimmer
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (Soundtrack)
70
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(9)
May 25
Yuki Kajiura - Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica Original Soundtrack CD Vol.1
Yuki Kajiura
Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica Original Soundtrack CD Vol.1
86
user score
(8)
Mar 15
Hans Zimmer - Rango: Music from the Motion Picture
Hans Zimmer
Rango: Music from the Motion Picture
70
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(7)
Mar 28
Ricercar Consort / Philippe Pierlot - Bach: Passio secundum Johannem
Ricercar Consort / Philippe Pierlot
Bach: Passio secundum Johannem
81
user score
(7)
May
Collegium Vocale Gent / Philippe Herreweghe - Motetten
Collegium Vocale Gent / Philippe Herreweghe
Motetten
100
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(6)
Oct 24
Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe - Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
72
user score
(6)
Jun 28
Henry Jackman - X-Men: First Class
Henry Jackman
X-Men: First Class
80
critic score
(1)
84
user score
(5)
Jul 19
Alan Silvestri - Captain America: The First Avenger
Alan Silvestri
Captain America: The First Avenger
70
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(5)
Jun 14
Ramin Djawadi - Main Title (From Game Of Thrones) [Music from the HBO Series]
Ramin Djawadi
Main Title (From Game Of Thrones) [Music from the HBO Series]
88
user score
(5)
May 23
Hans Zimmer & John Powell - Kung Fu Panda 2
Hans Zimmer & John Powell
Kung Fu Panda 2
60
critic score
(1)
84
user score
(5)
Nov 22
Howard Shore - Hugo Original Score
Howard Shore
Hugo Original Score
70
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(5)
Oct 24
Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile, Yo-Yo Ma - The Goat Rodeo Sessions
Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile, Yo-Yo Ma
The Goat Rodeo Sessions
70
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(5)
Oct 24
John Williams - The Adventures Of Tintin
John Williams
The Adventures Of Tintin
70
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(5)
May 3
Patrick Doyle - Thor (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Patrick Doyle
Thor (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
70
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(4)
Dec 5
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Brad Lubman / Martha Cluver - Feldman Edition 11: Orchestra
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Brad Lubman / Martha Cluver
Feldman Edition 11: Orchestra
69
user score
(4)
Nov 8
Brian Tyler - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Brian Tyler
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
81
user score
(4)
Mar 2
Yuki Kajiura - The Garden of Sinners -劇場版「空の境界」音楽集-
Yuki Kajiura
The Garden of Sinners -劇場版「空の境界」音楽集-
95
user score
(4)
2011
Le Concert Des Nations / La Capella Reial De Catalunya / Jordi Savall - Messe en si mineur
Le Concert Des Nations / La Capella Reial De Catalunya / Jordi Savall
Messe en si mineur
87
user score
(4)
Dec 13
Michael Giacchino - Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol [Original Score]
Michael Giacchino
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol [Original Score]
77
user score
(4)
May 17
Hans Zimmer - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Hans Zimmer
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
70
critic score
(1)
69
user score
(3)
Nov 25
Wiener Philharmoniker / Pierre Boulez / Christian Tetzlaff - Song of the Night; Violin Concerto No. 1
Wiener Philharmoniker / Pierre Boulez / Christian Tetzlaff
Song of the Night; Violin Concerto No. 1
90
critic score
(1)
60
user score
(3)
Mar 23
Alexandre Desplat - The Tree of Life
Alexandre Desplat
The Tree of Life
80
critic score
(1)
85
user score
(3)
Aug 16
Patrick Doyle - Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Patrick Doyle
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
70
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(3)
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Jul 27
Yuki Kajiura - Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica Original Soundtrack CD Vol.2
Yuki Kajiura
Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica Original Soundtrack CD Vol.2
82
user score
(3)
Sep 21
Yuki Kajiura - Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica Original Soundtrack CD Vol.3
Yuki Kajiura
Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica Original Soundtrack CD Vol.3
80
user score
(3)
Oct 1
A. R. Rahman - Rockstar
A. R. Rahman
Rockstar
77
user score
(3)
Oct 26
Amandine Beyer - Sonatas & Partitas BWV 1001-1006
Amandine Beyer
Sonatas & Partitas BWV 1001-1006
82
user score
(3)
Sep 27
Hannoversche Hofkapelle / Jürgen Budday / Joanne Lunn / Ursula Eittinger / Marcus Ullmann / Gotthold Schwarz - Messe in h-Moll
Hannoversche Hofkapelle / Jürgen Budday / Joanne Lunn / Ursula Eittinger / Marcus Ullmann / Gotthold Schwarz
Messe in h-Moll
87
user score
(3)
Sep 2
山岡晃 [Akira Yamaoka] - Shadows of the Damned
山岡晃 [Akira Yamaoka]
Shadows of the Damned
90
critic score
(1)
70
user score
(3)
May 16
Ensemble Gilles Binchois / Dominique Vellard - Guillaume de Machaut: Sacred and Secular Music; Messe de Nostre Dame
Ensemble Gilles Binchois / Dominique Vellard
Guillaume de Machaut: Sacred and Secular Music; Messe de Nostre Dame
83
user score
(3)
2011
Aki Takahashi / Mifune Tsuji / Matthijs Bunschoten / Tadashi Tanaka - (Last Composition) Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello (28 May 1987)
Aki Takahashi / Mifune Tsuji / Matthijs Bunschoten / Tadashi Tanaka
(Last Composition) Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello (28 May 1987)
80
user score
(3)
2011
Baudouin De Jaer - Adolf Wölfli: Analysis of the Musical Cryptograms: The Heavenly Ladder
Baudouin De Jaer
Adolf Wölfli: Analysis of the Musical Cryptograms: The Heavenly Ladder
59
user score
(3)
Oct 24
Henry Jackman - Puss In Boots
Henry Jackman
Puss In Boots
70
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(3)
2011
EuropaChorAkademie / Stuttgarter Kammerorchester / Joshard Daus - Messe h-Moll
EuropaChorAkademie / Stuttgarter Kammerorchester / Joshard Daus
Messe h-Moll
80
user score
(3)
Sep 27
Pacifica Quartet - The Soviet Experience Volume I: String Quartets by Shostakovich and His Contemporaries
Pacifica Quartet
The Soviet Experience Volume I: String Quartets by Shostakovich and His Contemporaries
90
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(2)
Oct 18
Ilan Eshkeri - Johnny English Reborn
Ilan Eshkeri
Johnny English Reborn
77
user score
(2)
Aug 22
Lang Lang - Liszt: My Piano Hero
Lang Lang
Liszt: My Piano Hero
80
critic score
(1)
68
user score
(2)
Oct 1
Dresdner Kammerchor / Hans-Christoph Rademann - Heinrich Schütz: Musikalische Exequien und andere Trauergesänge
Dresdner Kammerchor / Hans-Christoph Rademann
Heinrich Schütz: Musikalische Exequien und andere Trauergesänge
76
user score
(2)
May 23
Khatia Buniatishvili - Franz Liszt
Khatia Buniatishvili
Franz Liszt
90
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(2)
Mar 22
Hans Zimmer - Crysis 2
Hans Zimmer
Crysis 2
86
user score
(2)
2011
Artur Żmijewski - Singing Lesson
Artur Żmijewski
Singing Lesson
79
user score
(2)
May
Vox Luminis / Lionel Meunier - Musikalische Exequien
Vox Luminis / Lionel Meunier
Musikalische Exequien
85
user score
(2)
Oct
Blandine Rannou - Variations Goldberg
Blandine Rannou
Variations Goldberg
67
user score
(2)
Nov 15
Alexandre Desplat - The Ides Of March (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Alexandre Desplat
The Ides Of March (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
80
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(2)
Oct 24
Jun Ishikawa & Hirokazu Ando - Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Jun Ishikawa & Hirokazu Ando
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
99
user score
(1)
Apr 19
Junkie XL & EA Games Soundtrack - Darkspore
Junkie XL & EA Games Soundtrack
Darkspore
63
user score
(1)
Jun 7
Basil Poledouris - Breakdown (1997)
Basil Poledouris
Breakdown (1997)
51
user score
(1)
Mar 1
Gustavo Santaolalla - Biutiful (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Gustavo Santaolalla
Biutiful (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
80
user score
(1)
Nov 15
Brian Trifon, Lennie Moore, Paul Lipson, & Tom Salta - Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (Original Soundtrack)
Brian Trifon, Lennie Moore, Paul Lipson, & Tom Salta
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (Original Soundtrack)
80
critic score
(1)
95
user score
(1)
Oct 21
Max Richter - Perfect Sense
Max Richter
Perfect Sense
75
user score
(1)
Apr 19
John Powell - Rio
John Powell
Rio
70
critic score
(1)
50
user score
(1)
2011
Ludovic Bource - The Artist
Ludovic Bource
The Artist
100
user score
(1)
2011
John Powell - Mars Needs Moms
John Powell
Mars Needs Moms
100
user score
(1)
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