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坂本龍一 [Ryuichi Sakamoto] - Discord
坂本龍一 [Ryuichi Sakamoto]
Discord
1997 • LP
80
critic score
(1)
64
user score
(19)
谭盾 [Tan Dun] - Symphony 1997 (Heaven Earth Mankind)
谭盾 [Tan Dun] & Yo-Yo Ma
Symphony 1997 (Heaven Earth Mankind)
1997 • LP
39
user score
(2)
Juilliard String Quartet - String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130; Große Fuge; String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135
Juilliard String Quartet
String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130; Große Fuge; String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135
1997 • LP
Arcadi Volodos - Volodos
Arcadi Volodos
Volodos
1997 • LP
Irina Kataeva - György Ligeti Edition 6: Keyboard Works - Piano Four-Hands; Piano; 2 Pianos; Harpsichord; Organ
Irina Kataeva, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Elisabeth Chojnacka & Zsigmond Szathmáry
György Ligeti Edition 6: Keyboard Works - Piano Four-Hands; Piano; 2 Pianos; Harpsichord; Organ
1997 • Compilation
69
user score
(5)
Pierre Charial - György Ligeti Edition 5: Mechanical Music - Barrel Organ; Metronomes; Player Piano; 2 Player Pianos
Pierre Charial, Françoise Terrioux & Jürgen Hocker
György Ligeti Edition 5: Mechanical Music - Barrel Organ; Metronomes; Player Piano; 2 Player Pianos
1997 • LP
60
user score
(1)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard - György Ligeti Edition 3: Works for Piano - Études, Musica ricercata
Pierre-Laurent Aimard
György Ligeti Edition 3: Works for Piano - Études, Musica ricercata
1997 • LP
76
user score
(18)
Arditti String Quartet - György Ligeti Edition 1: String Quartets and Duets
Arditti String Quartet
György Ligeti Edition 1: String Quartets and Duets
1997 • LP
82
user score
(20)
Terry Edwards - György Ligeti Edition 2: A Cappella Choral Works
London Voices & Terry Edwards
György Ligeti Edition 2: A Cappella Choral Works
1997 • LP
75
user score
(7)
Philharmonia Orchestra - György Ligeti Edition 4: Vocal Works - Madrigals, Mysteries, Aventures, Songs
Philharmonia Orchestra, The King's Singers, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Rosemary Hardy, Christiane Oelze, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Sibylle Ehlert, Eva Wedin, Malena Ernman, Rose Taylor, Omar Ebrahim, Pierre-Laurent Aimard & Irina Kataeva
György Ligeti Edition 4: Vocal Works - Madrigals, Mysteries, Aventures, Songs
1997 • LP
60
user score
(1)
谭盾 [Tan Dun] - Marco Polo: An Opera Within an Opera
谭盾 [Tan Dun], Cappella Amsterdam & Radio Kamerorkest
Marco Polo: An Opera Within an Opera
1997 • LP
Anthony Newman - Harpsichord Suites
Anthony Newman
Harpsichord Suites
1997 • LP
Yo-Yo Ma - Piazzolla: Soul of the Tango
Yo-Yo Ma
Piazzolla: Soul of the Tango
1997 • LP
71
user score
(8)
Kuijken / Kohnen / Leonhardt - J.S. Bach: Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079
Kuijkens, Robert Kohnen & Gustav Leonhardt
J.S. Bach: Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079
1997 • Reissue
76
user score
(17)
Yo-Yo Ma - Inspired By Bach: The Cello Suites
Yo-Yo Ma
Inspired By Bach: The Cello Suites
1997 • LP
81
user score
(4)
George Szell - Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Variations and Fugue On A Theme By Handel, & Waltzes
Leon Fleisher, The Cleveland Orchestra & George Szell
Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Variations and Fugue On A Theme By Handel, & Waltzes
1997 • Compilation
75
user score
(1)
Patrick Doyle - Hamlet
Patrick Doyle
Hamlet
1996 • Soundtrack
60
critic score
(1)
Huelgas Ensemble / Paul Van Nevel - Claude LeJeune: Le Printans
Huelgas-Ensemble & Paul Van Nevel
Claude LeJeune: Le Printans
1996 • LP
Ludovico Einaudi - Le Onde
Ludovico Einaudi
Le Onde
1996 • LP
74
user score
(12)
John Tilbury - Well, Well, Cornelius
John Tilbury
Well, Well, Cornelius
1996 • LP
52
user score
(1)
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert Von Karajan - 2001: A Space Odyssey
Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan
2001: A Space Odyssey
1996 • Reissue
90
user score
(2)
L' Archibudelli - Brahms: String Sextets
L' Archibudelli
Brahms: String Sextets
1996 • LP
82
user score
(3)
Patrick Doyle - Sense & Sensibility
Patrick Doyle
Sense & Sensibility
1995 • Soundtrack
80
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(1)
Pierre Boulez - Chamber Concerto; Three Orchestral Pieces, Op. 6; Violin Concerto
Pierre Boulez, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, Saschko Gawriloff & Pinchas Zukerman
Chamber Concerto; Three Orchestral Pieces, Op. 6; Violin Concerto
1995 • Compilation
86
user score
(2)
Valery Gergiev - Massenet: Hérodiade
Plácido Domingo, Renée Fleming, Dolora Zajick, Juan Pons, San Francisco Opera Orchestra, San Francisco Opera Chorus & Valery Gergiev
Massenet: Hérodiade
1995 • LP
Bratislava City Chorus / Edinburgh Festival Chorus / Kölner Rundfunkchor / Slovak Chorus Of Bratislava / Südfunkchor Stuttgart / SWF Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden / Michael Gielen / James Johnson / Vlatka Oršanić / Bernhard Schir / Michael Rotsch - Requiem für einen jungen Dichter
Alexander von Schlippenbach & Michael Gielen
Requiem für einen jungen Dichter
1995 • LP
84
user score
(5)
Huelgas Ensemble / Paul Van Nevel - Utopia Triumphans
Huelgas-Ensemble & Paul Van Nevel
Utopia Triumphans
1995 • LP
72
user score
(4)
John Williams - The Great Paraguayan (John Williams Plays Barrios)
John Williams
The Great Paraguayan (John Williams Plays Barrios)
1995 • LP
68
user score
(2)
Marielle Nordmann - Romantic Harp Concertos
Marielle Nordmann, Liszt Ferenc Kamarazenekar & Jean-Pierre Rampal
Romantic Harp Concertos
1995 • LP
Various Artists - Color and Light: Jazz Sketches on Sondheim
Various Artists
Color and Light: Jazz Sketches on Sondheim
1995 • Compilation
72
critic score
(2)
Jeanne Lamon - Violin Concertos: BWV 1041, 1042, 1043, 1064r
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Jeanne Lamon
Violin Concertos: BWV 1041, 1042, 1043, 1064r
1995 • LP
Jessye Norman - Berg: Sieben frühe Lieder (Seven Early Songs); Fünf Orchesterlieder nach Ansichtskartentexten von Peter Altenberg op.4; Jugendlieder (Selection); Zwei Lieder
Jessye Norman, London Symphony Orchestra & Pierre Boulez
Berg: Sieben frühe Lieder (Seven Early Songs); Fünf Orchesterlieder nach Ansichtskartentexten von Peter Altenberg op.4; Jugendlieder (Selection); Zwei Lieder
1995 • LP
Thomas Newman - Little Women
Thomas Newman
Little Women
1995 • Soundtrack
80
critic score
(1)
89
user score
(4)
BBC Symphony Orchestra / Strings Of The New Philharmonia Orchestra / Pierre Boulez / Halina Łukomska / Maria Bergmann / Paul Stingl / Hugo D'Alton - Boulez: Pli selon pli; Livre pour cordes
Pierre Boulez, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Halina Lukomska, Maria Bergmann, Paul Stingl, Hugo D'Alton & Strings Of The New Philharmonia Orchestra
Boulez: Pli selon pli; Livre pour cordes
1995 • Compilation
77
user score
(1)
Pierre Boulez - Carter: A Symphony of Three Orchestras; Varèse: Déserts; Equatorial; Hyperprism
New York Philharmonic, Ensemble Intercontemporain & Pierre Boulez
Carter: A Symphony of Three Orchestras; Varèse: Déserts; Equatorial; Hyperprism
1995 • Compilation
70
user score
(2)
Glenn Gould - The Complete Piano Sonatas; Fantasias K. 397 & K. 475
Glenn Gould
The Complete Piano Sonatas; Fantasias K. 397 & K. 475
1995 • Compilation
New York Philharmonic - Stravinsky: Pétrouchka; Le Sacre du printemps
New York Philharmonic, The Cleveland Orchestra & Pierre Boulez
Stravinsky: Pétrouchka; Le Sacre du printemps
1995 • Compilation
85
user score
(1)
Murray Perahia - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Op. 2, Nos. 1, 2 & 3
Murray Perahia
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Op. 2, Nos. 1, 2 & 3
1995 • LP
63
user score
(2)
Bruno Walter - Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3
Columbia Symphony Orchestra & Bruno Walter
Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3
1995 • Compilation
87
user score
(2)
Renée Fleming - Rossini: Armida
Renée Fleming, Gregory Kunde, Jeffrey Francis, Donald Kaasch, Carlo Bosi, Jorio Zennaro, Bruce Fowler, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Sergey Zadvorny, Orchestra Del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Coro Del Teatro Comunale Di Bologna & Daniele Gatti
Rossini: Armida
1994 • LP
John Williams - The Guitar Album
John Williams
The Guitar Album
1994 • Compilation
42
user score
(1)
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra - J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6
Jeanne Lamon
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6
1994 • LP
Radio-Philharmonie Hannover Des NDR / Bernhard Klee / Andreas Haefliger - Solo Piano Works; Introitus: Concerto for Piano and Chamber Orchestra
Andreas Haefliger, Radio-Philharmonie Hannover Des NDR & Bernhard Klee
Solo Piano Works; Introitus: Concerto for Piano and Chamber Orchestra
1994 • LP
Murray Perahia - 4 Ballades
Murray Perahia
4 Ballades
1994 • LP
77
user score
(3)
Plácido Domingo, Diana Ross & José Carreras - Christmas in Vienna
Plácido Domingo, Diana Ross & José Carreras
Christmas in Vienna
1993 • Live
40
critic score
(1)
90
user score
(1)
Alain Damiens / Ensemble Intercontemporain / Pierre Boulez - Schoenberg: Suite, Op. 29; Verklärte Nacht; 3 Pieces
Pierre Boulez, Ensemble Intercontemporain & Alain Damiens
Schoenberg: Suite, Op. 29; Verklärte Nacht; 3 Pieces
1993 • Compilation
81
user score
(8)
BBC Symphony Orchestra / Ensemble Intercontemporain / Pierre Boulez / Yvonne Minton / John Shirley-Quirk - Schoenberg: Serenade; 5 Pieces for Orchestra; Ode to Napoleon
Pierre Boulez, Ensemble Intercontemporain, John Shirley-Quirk, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Yvonne Minton
Schoenberg: Serenade; 5 Pieces for Orchestra; Ode to Napoleon
1993 • Compilation
80
user score
(1)
Ensemble InterContemporain / Pierre Boulez / Minton / Martin / Norman / Zukerman / Harrell / Debost / Pay / Barenboim - Schoenberg: Pierrot lunaire; Lied der Waldtaube; Erwartung
Pierre Boulez, Yvonne Minton, Janis Martin, Jessye Norman, Pinchas Zukerman, Lynn Harrell, Michel Debost, Antony Pay, Daniel Barenboim & Ensemble Intercontemporain
Schoenberg: Pierrot lunaire; Lied der Waldtaube; Erwartung
1993 • Compilation
30
user score
(1)
BBC Singers / BBC Symphony Orchestra / New York Philharmonic / Pierre Boulez - Schoenberg: Die glückliche Hand; Variations for Orchestra; Verklärte Nacht
Pierre Boulez, Siegmund Nimsgern, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra & New York Philharmonic
Schoenberg: Die glückliche Hand; Variations for Orchestra; Verklärte Nacht
1993 • Compilation
Robert Shaw / The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra And Chorus - Philip Glass: Itaipu; The Canyon
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Chorus & Robert Shaw
Philip Glass: Itaipu; The Canyon
1993 • LP
62
critic score
(1)
66
user score
(2)
Juilliard String Quartet / Walter Trampler / Yo-Yo Ma - Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4; Trio, Op. 45
Juilliard String Quartet, Walter Trampler & Yo-Yo Ma
Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4; Trio, Op. 45
1993 • LP
82
user score
(3)
Leonard Bernstein - Night On The Bare Mountain / L'apprenti Sorcier / Peter And The Wolf / Le Carnaval Des Animaux
Leonard Bernstein
Night On The Bare Mountain / L'apprenti Sorcier / Peter And The Wolf / Le Carnaval Des Animaux
1993 • Compilation
Johannes Fritsch / Herbert Schernus / Karlheinz Stockhausen / Aloys Kontarsky - Klavierstücke I-XI; Mikrophonie I & II
Johannes Fritsch, Herbert Schernus, Karlheinz Stockhausen & Aloys Kontarsky
Klavierstücke I-XI; Mikrophonie I & II
1993 • Compilation
78
user score
(1)
Huelgas Ensemble / Paul Van Nevel - Vesper Psalms and Lamentations
Huelgas-Ensemble & Paul Van Nevel
Vesper Psalms and Lamentations
1993 • LP
Philharmonia Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen / Paul Crossley - Turangalîla-Symphonie
Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen & Paul Crossley
Turangalîla-Symphonie
1993 • LP
Murray Perahia - The Complete Piano Concertos
English Chamber Orchestra & Murray Perahia
The Complete Piano Concertos
1993 • Box Set
91
user score
(1)
Huelgas-Ensemble - Codex Las Huelgas: Music From 13th Century Spain
Huelgas-Ensemble & Paul Van Nevel
Codex Las Huelgas: Music From 13th Century Spain
1993 • LP
64
user score
(5)
Leonard Bernstein - Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9
New York Philharmonic & Leonard Bernstein
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9
1993 • Compilation
69
user score
(1)
Midori - Encore!
Midori & Robert McDonald
Encore!
1992 • LP
Daniel Varsano, Philippe Entremont - Satie: Piano Works
Daniel Varsano & Philippe Entremont
Satie: Piano Works
1992 • Compilation
90
user score
(2)
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