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2021 Classical Album Releases

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Dec 3

79

critic score

(16)

77

user score

(996)

Apr 2

Iglooghost - Lei Line Eon

76

critic score

(8)

72

user score

(527)

Jan 22

67

user score

(244)

Mar 19

Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett - Her

Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett

80

critic score

(3)

78

user score

(229)

May 28

Jaubi - Nafs at Peace

79

critic score

(3)

78

user score

(188)

Feb 26

Smerz - Believer

71

critic score

(6)

69

user score

(167)

Sep 17

Hans Zimmer - Dune

80

critic score

(1)

78

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

77

user score

(135)

Feb 26

A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Invisible Cities

A Winged Victory for the Sullen

Invisible Cities

78

critic score

(11)

70

user score

(98)

Nov 19

Lin-Manuel Miranda & Germaine Franco - Encanto

Lin-Manuel Miranda & Germaine Franco

70

critic score

(1)

68

user score

(85)

Nov 12

Jonny Greenwood - Spencer

Jonny Greenwood

73

critic score

(1)

82

user score

(82)

Jun 18

Wild Up & Christopher Rountree - Julius Eastman, Vol. 1: Femenine

Wild Up & Christopher Rountree

Julius Eastman, Vol. 1: Femenine

81

critic score

(1)

78

user score

(81)

Dec 24

The Alchemist - Cycles

67

user score

(70)

Jan 15

Evgeni Koroliov - Partitas Part 1: BWV 825, 826, 830

Evgeni Koroliov

Partitas Part 1: BWV 825, 826, 830

67

user score

(67)

Feb 12

Emile Mosseri - Minari (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Minari (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

82

user score

(67)

May 14

Giant Claw - Mirror Guide

79

critic score

(1)

66

user score

(67)

Dec 3

Nils Frahm - Old Friends New Friends

Old Friends New Friends

71

critic score

(8)

73

user score

(62)

Aug 18

Eiko Ishibashi - Drive My Car Original Soundtrack

Drive My Car Original Soundtrack

80

critic score

(2)

82

user score

(59)

Mar 26

Clark - Playground in a Lake

Playground in a Lake

78

critic score

(7)

67

user score

(54)

Mar 29

Nils Frahm - Graz

80

critic score

(2)

69

user score

(53)

Aug 13

Devendra Banhart & Noah Georgeson - Refuge

Devendra Banhart & Noah Georgeson

73

critic score

(4)

68

user score

(50)

Apr 28

76

user score

(43)

May

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

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

Clara Iannotta: Moult

74

user score

(42)

May 14

Sarah Neufeld - Detritus

77

critic score

(6)

68

user score

(39)

Apr 21

岡部啓一 [Keiichi Okabe] - NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... Original Soundtrack

岡部啓一 [Keiichi Okabe]

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... Original Soundtrack

93

user score

(36)

Jan 28

LOREM IPSUM - Vivre Encore

70

user score

(36)

Mar 5

Irena and Vojtěch Havlovi - Melodies in the Sand

Irena and Vojtěch Havlovi

Melodies in the Sand

80

critic score

(1)

72

user score

(33)

Apr 9

Max Richter - Voices 2

80

critic score

(2)

68

user score

(32)

Apr 9

Balmorhea - The Wind

76

critic score

(5)

66

user score

(30)

Apr 23

Toumani Diabaté & The London Symphony Orchestra - Kôrôlén

Toumani Diabaté & The London Symphony Orchestra

73

critic score

(7)

74

user score

(26)

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Mar 17

Shiro Sagisu - Music From "Shin Evangelion"

Music From "Shin Evangelion"

85

user score

(25)

May 7

Lucinda Chua - Antidotes 2

68

user score

(22)

Jan 22

Sō Percussion, Dawn Upshaw, And Gil Kalish - Narrow Sea

Sō Percussion, Dawn Upshaw, And Gil Kalish

84

critic score

(4)

63

user score

(22)

Oct 22

Ólafur Arnalds - The Invisible EP

Ólafur Arnalds

The Invisible EP

69

user score

(21)

Sep 24

Lyra Pramuk - Delta

80

critic score

(2)

73

user score

(20)

Dec 3

Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim - West Side Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim

West Side Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

82

user score

(18)

Jun 23

Kohta Yamamoto & Hiroyuki Sawano - Attack On Titan The Final Season Original Soundtrack

Kohta Yamamoto & Hiroyuki Sawano

Attack On Titan The Final Season Original Soundtrack

84

user score

(18)

Sep 2

Hans Zimmer - The Dune Sketchbook

The Dune Sketchbook

90

user score

(17)

Apr 2

Bryce Dessner, Australian String Quartet & Sydney Dance Company - Impermanence/Disintegration

Bryce Dessner, Australian String Quartet & Sydney Dance Company

Impermanence/Disintegration

70

critic score

(2)

68

user score

(17)

Jan 22

Steve Hackett - Under A Mediterranean Sky

Under A Mediterranean Sky

80

critic score

(4)

59

user score

(17)

Sep 17

Jung Jaeil - 오징어 게임 (Squid Game)

오징어 게임 (Squid Game)

73

user score

(17)

Oct 1

Hans Zimmer - No Time To Die

78

user score

(16)

May 21

Alexandre Desplat - The French Dispatch (Original Score)

Alexandre Desplat

The French Dispatch (Original Score)

70

critic score

(1)

80

user score

(16)

May 21

Murcof - The Alias Sessions

The Alias Sessions

78

critic score

(3)

69

user score

(15)

Sep 10

Gaspar Claus - Tancade

67

user score

(15)

Dec 4

Haruka Nakamura - Nujabes PRAY Reflections

Haruka Nakamura

Nujabes PRAY Reflections

73

user score

(14)

Feb 5

Hauschka With Rob Petit & Robert Macfarlane - Upstream

Hauschka With Rob Petit & Robert Macfarlane

73

user score

(14)

Jan 15

Ricercar Consort / Collegium Vocale Gent / Philippe Pierlot - Soli Deo Gloria

Ricercar Consort / Collegium Vocale Gent / Philippe Pierlot

Soli Deo Gloria

90

critic score

(1)

73

user score

(13)

Oct 15

John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies - Halloween Kills (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies

Halloween Kills (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

72

critic score

(4)

74

user score

(13)

Jan 6

Eiko Ishibashi - Contentless Dream

Contentless Dream

63

user score

(13)

Jan 21

Simon Farintosh - Aphex Twin for Guitar

Simon Farintosh

Aphex Twin for Guitar

61

user score

(12)

Aug 31

Sonic The Hedgehog - Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony

Sonic The Hedgehog

Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony

92

user score

(12)

Apr 2

Alessandro Bosetti - Didone

Alessandro Bosetti

61

user score

(12)

Aug 6

Max Richter - Exiles

70

critic score

(1)

84

user score

(12)

Mar 26

Naoko Sakata - Dancing Spirits

Dancing Spirits

80

critic score

(1)

68

user score

(12)

Dec 17

Michael Giacchino - Spiderman: No Way Home

Michael Giacchino

Spiderman: No Way Home

54

user score

(12)

Sep 17

Anoice - The Hidden Forest

The Hidden Forest

75

user score

(11)

Jul 2

Mica Levi - Zola (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Zola (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

80

critic score

(1)

74

user score

(10)

Sep 9

Hildur Guðnadóttir & Sam Slater - Battlefield 2042 (Official Soundtrack)

Hildur Guðnadóttir & Sam Slater

Battlefield 2042 (Official Soundtrack)

49

user score

(10)

Jul 30

Daniel Hart - The Green Knight

The Green Knight

74

user score

(10)

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