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The Best Classical Albums of 1981
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Glenn Branca - The Ascension
November 1981
No Wave
,
Totalism
,
Noise Rock
,
Post-Rock
Drone
,
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
92
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
2
.
Wiener Philharmoniker & Carlos Kleiber - Johannes Brahms: Symphonie No. 4
1981
Romanticism
,
Symphony
Critic Score
100
1 review
Amazon
Spotify
3
.
London Symphony Orchestra & John Williams - Raiders Of The Lost Ark
June 1981
Cinematic Classical
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Meredith Monk - Dolmen Music
June 1981
Chamber Music
,
Post-Minimalism
Choral
,
Minimalism
,
Sound Poetry
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
Bandcamp
5
.
David Borden - Music For Amplified Keyboard Instruments
October 10, 1981
Minimalism
,
Progressive Electronic
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
Music
6
.
The Tallis Scholars & Peter Phillips - Palestrina Masses: Missa Benedicta es
1981
Choral
,
Christian Liturgical Music
,
Renaissance Music
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
7
.
John Zorn - Archery
1981
Free Improvisation
,
Indeterminacy
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
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