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2021 Modern Classical Album Releases

2021

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Mar 26

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra

88

critic score

(25)

81

user score

(1,465)

Jan 22

66

user score

(214)

Feb 26

Smerz - Believer

71

critic score

(6)

68

user score

(137)

Apr 2

BRUIT ≤ - The Machine Is Burning and Now Everyone Knows It Could Happen Again

The Machine Is Burning and Now Everyone Knows It Could Happen Again

78

user score

(92)

Feb 26

A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Invisible Cities

A Winged Victory for the Sullen

Invisible Cities

78

critic score

(11)

71

user score

(89)

Mar 26

Clark - Playground in a Lake

Playground in a Lake

78

critic score

(7)

67

user score

(48)

May

WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln / Münchener Kammerorchester / Klangforum Wien / L' Instant Donné / Michael Wendeberg / Clemens Schuldt / Enno Poppe / Aurélien Azan Zielinski / Wilhem Latchoumia - Moult

WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln / Münchener Kammerorchester / Klangforum Wien / L' Instant Donné / Michael Wendeberg / Clemens Schuldt / Enno Poppe / Aurélien Azan Zielinski / Wilhem Latchoumia

74

user score

(40)

Aug 13

Devendra Banhart & Noah Georgeson - Refuge

Devendra Banhart & Noah Georgeson

73

critic score

(4)

67

user score

(35)

May 14

Sarah Neufeld - Detritus

77

critic score

(6)

69

user score

(33)

Jan 28

LOREM IPSUM - Vivre Encore

72

user score

(30)

Apr 9

Max Richter - Voices 2

80

critic score

(2)

67

user score

(28)

Jan 22

Caroline Shaw - Narrow Sea

82

critic score

(3)

64

user score

(24)

Apr 9

Balmorhea - The Wind

76

critic score

(5)

68

user score

(24)

Apr 23

Toumani Diabaté & The London Symphony Orchestra - Kôrôlén

Toumani Diabaté & The London Symphony Orchestra

72

critic score

(6)

73

user score

(22)

Sep 17

Jung Jaeil - 오징어 게임 (Squid Game)

오징어 게임 (Squid Game)

80

user score

(19)

May 7

Lucinda Chua - Antidotes 2

66

user score

(18)

Oct 22

Ólafur Arnalds - The Invisible EP

Ólafur Arnalds

The Invisible EP

71

user score

(16)

Jan 22

Steve Hackett - Under A Mediterranean Sky

Under A Mediterranean Sky

80

critic score

(4)

60

user score

(15)

Feb 5

Hauschka With Rob Petit & Robert Macfarlane - Upstream

Hauschka With Rob Petit & Robert Macfarlane

73

user score

(15)

Apr 2

Alessandro Bosetti - Didone

Alessandro Bosetti

64

user score

(14)

May 21

Murcof - The Alias Sessions

The Alias Sessions

78

critic score

(3)

69

user score

(13)

Mar 26

Naoko Sakata - Dancing Spirits

Dancing Spirits

80

critic score

(1)

69

user score

(12)

Feb 19

SWR Experimentalstudio / Arditti String Quartet / Sophie-Mayuko Vetter - Ein Schattenspiel; String Quartets No. 4 & No. 7

SWR Experimentalstudio / Arditti String Quartet / Sophie-Mayuko Vetter

Ein Schattenspiel; String Quartets No. 4 & No. 7

74

user score

(11)

Jan 29

Clarice Jensen - Ainu Mosir

71

user score

(10)

Sep 10

Gaspar Claus - Tancade

68

user score

(9)

Sep 17

Anoice - The Hidden Forest

The Hidden Forest

75

user score

(8)

Jan 22

Emika & Paul Frick - In Parallel

Emika & Paul Frick

70

user score

(7)

Jul 25

The Sessions - ジェロナグラセッション

ジェロナグラセッション

59

user score

(7)

Feb 26

Ólafur Arnalds - A Sunrise Session

Ólafur Arnalds

A Sunrise Session

80

user score

(6)

May 7

The Montréal Scratch Orchestra - Cornelius Cardew: The Great Learning

The Montréal Scratch Orchestra

Cornelius Cardew: The Great Learning

78

user score

(6)

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Jul 9

Attacca Quartet - Real Life

Attacca Quartet

70

critic score

(1)

76

user score

(6)

Mar 12

Kölsch - Isopolis

74

user score

(5)

Apr 2

Yu-Peng Chen - Genshin Impact - Vortex of Legends

Genshin Impact - Vortex of Legends

84

user score

(5)

Oct 8

Jordan Dykstra / Koen Nutters - In Better Shape Than You Found Me

Jordan Dykstra / Koen Nutters

In Better Shape Than You Found Me

79

user score

(5)

Feb 2

Quatuor Bozzini - Navigations

Quatuor Bozzini

64

user score

(4)

Jun 4

Chris Thile - Laysongs

80

critic score

(1)

68

user score

(4)

Apr 9

Les Chants Du Hasard - Livre Troisième

Les Chants Du Hasard

Livre Troisième

53

user score

(3)

Jul 9

Ólafur Arnalds - When We Are Born

Ólafur Arnalds

When We Are Born

68

user score

(3)

Aug 27

Powell - Piano Music 1-7

Piano Music 1-7

68

user score

(3)

Jun 11

Anastassis Philippakopoulos / Jürg Frey - wind and light

Anastassis Philippakopoulos / Jürg Frey

58

user score

(2)

Aug 6

Ryuichi Sakamoto - End

Ryuichi Sakamoto

72

user score

(2)

Jan

Monica Bacelli / Aldo Orvieto / Alvise Vidolin / Marco Liuni - Stefano Gervasoni: Muro di Canti

Monica Bacelli / Aldo Orvieto / Alvise Vidolin / Marco Liuni

Stefano Gervasoni: Muro di Canti

46

user score

(1)

Jan 8

Klangforum Wien - Olga Neuwirth: Solo

Klangforum Wien

Olga Neuwirth: Solo

62

user score

(1)

Oct 1

Colin Stetson - Mayday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Mayday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

43

user score

(1)

Oct 15

Joe Harvey-Whyte - Flatland / Spaceland

Joe Harvey-Whyte

Flatland / Spaceland

70

user score

(1)

Apr 16

Nate Wooley - Mutual Aid Music

Mutual Aid Music

Aug 26

Kenneth Hope - Earthscapes

Oct 15

Berk Icli - Glimpses of an Eternal Bloom

Glimpses of an Eternal Bloom

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