Critic Score
The Best Classical Albums of 2002
1. Valery Gergiev & Kirov Orchestra - Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade
October 8, 2002
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
3. Bernarda Fink & Roger Vignoles - Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben; Lenau-Lieder
April 15, 2002
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
5. Simon Rattle & Berliner Philharmoniker - Mahler: Symphony 5
October 7, 2002
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
6. Reinbert de Leeuw, Asko Ensemble, Schönberg Ensemble, Siegfried Palm, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Cappella Amsterdam, Daniel Reuss, Katalin Károlyi & Amadinda Percussion Group - The Ligeti Project III: Cello Concerto; Clocks and Clouds; Violin Concerto; Síppal, dobbal, nádihegedűvel
November 30, 2002
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
7. Heiner Goebbels, Ensemble Modern & Josef Bierbichler - Eislermaterial
September 9, 2002
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
8. Joan Rodgers, Ian Bostridge, Jane Henschel, Vivian Tierney, Julian Leang, Caroline Wise, Mahler Chamber Orchestra & Daniel Harding - Benjamin Britten: The Turn of the Screw
July 1, 2002
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
9. Frederic Rzewski - Rzewski Plays Rzewski: Piano Works 1975-1999
September 24, 2002
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
10. Pierre Boulez, Ensemble Intercontemporain & Christine Schäfer - Pli selon pli
April 2, 2002
Critic Score
100
1 review
11. Hans Peter Reutter, Christine Hintz, Christiane Iven, Mike Rutledge, Mari Takano, Thomas Gramatzki, Hubertus Dreyer, Eiko Morikawa, Masayuki Honda, Nakamura Hitomi, Yoko Nishi, 丸田美紀 [Miki Maruta], 石川高 [Ko Ishikawa], Kioko Yasuda & Norio Sato - Mari Takano: Women's Paradise
![Hans Peter Reutter, Christine Hintz, Christiane Iven, Mike Rutledge, Mari Takano, Thomas Gramatzki, Hubertus Dreyer, Eiko Morikawa, Masayuki Honda, Nakamura Hitomi, Yoko Nishi, 丸田美紀 [Miki Maruta], 石川高 [Ko Ishikawa], Kioko Yasuda & Norio Sato - Mari Takano: Women's Paradise](https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/200x0/album/392147-womens-paradise.jpg)
December 2002
Critic Score
100
1 review
12. Solveig Kringlebotn, Lilli Paasikivi, Lars-Erik Jonsson, Garry Magee, Ellerhein Girls' Choir, Eesti Rahvusmeeskoor, Eesti Riiklik Sümfooniaorkester & Paavo Järvi - Sibelius: The Maiden in the Tower; Pelléas et Melisande; Valse Triste
March 12, 2002
Critic Score
100
1 review
13. Luisa Prandina, Paolo Carlini, Guido Corti, Andrea Conti, I Virtuosi Italiani & Marzio Conti - Nino Rota: Concertos
April 23, 2002
Critic Score
100
1 review
14. BBC Symphony Orchestra & Martyn Brabbins - Vic Hoyland: In Transit; Vixen
April 16, 2002
Critic Score
100
1 review
15. Bryn Terfel, Berliner Philharmoniker & Claudio Abbado - Wagner
February 12, 2002
Critic Score
100
1 review
17. Ian Bostridge, Ruby Philogene & Thomas Adès - Janáček: The Diary of One Who Disappeared
January 8, 2002
Critic Score
100
1 review
18. Günter Wand - Beethoven: Missa solemnis; Symphony No. 3
November 4, 2002
Critic Score
100
1 review
20. Berliner Philharmoniker & Jonathan Nott - The Ligeti Project II: Lontano; Atmosphères; Apparitions; San Francisco Polyphony; Concert românesc
June 11, 2002
Critic Score
100
1 review
21. Renée Fleming, Orchestra of St. Luke's & Patrick Summers - Bel Canto
November 18, 2002
Critic Score
100
1 review
22. Eugene Conley, Eleanor Steber, Cesare Siepi, Frank Guarrera, Fausto Cleva, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra - Charles Gounod: Faust
September 9, 2002
Critic Score
100
1 review
23. Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi & Coro Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi - Rossini Discoveries
August 14, 2002
Critic Score
100
1 review
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