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1
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London Symphony Orchestra / Colin Davis - Verdi: Falstaff
October 12, 2004
Score
100
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2
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René Jacobs - Joseph Haydn: The Seasons
September 4, 2004
Score
100
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3
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Mark Elder & Hallé Orchestra - Elgar: Symphony No. 2 in E Flat; Introduction and Allegro
October 19, 2004
Score
100
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4
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Paul Lewis - Franz Liszt: Sonata in B minor
September 13, 2004
Classical
,
Romanticism
Score
100
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5
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Ensemble Modern / Martyn Brabbins / Pierre-André Valade / Pierre Boulez - Harrison Birtwistle: Theseus Game; Earth Dances
June 1, 2004
Orchestral
Score
100
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6
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Piotr Anderszewski - Bach: English Suite BWV 811; Beethoven: Piano Sonata Op. 110; Webern: Variations, Op. 27
Classical
Score
100
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7
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Lorraine Hunt Lieberson - Handel: Arias
August 10, 2004
Baroque Music
Score
100
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8
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Mobius - Herbert Howells: Rhapsodie Quintet; Violin Sonata No. 3; Clarinet Sonata; Harp Prelude
March 29, 2004
Chamber Music
Score
100
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9
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Pierre-Laurent Aimard / Susan Graham - Ives: Concord Sonata; Songs
May 10, 2004
Classical
Score
100
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Amazon
10
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Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / David Zinman - Robert Schumann: Symphonies 1-4
July 20, 2004
Romanticism
,
Symphony
Score
100
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11
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Tasmin Little / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins - Moszkowski: Violin Concerto in C, Op. 30, Ballade in G minor, Op. 16 No. 1; Karlowicz: Violin Concerto in A, Op. 8
March 29, 2004
Orchestral
Score
100
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Amazon
12
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Véronique Gens / Patrizia Ciofi / Angelika Kirchschlager / Lorenzo Regazzo / Simon Keenlyside / Concerto Köln / René Jacobs - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro
May 11, 2004
Classical
,
Opera
Score
100
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Amazon
13
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Gianandrea Noseda / BBC Philharmonic - Karlowicz: Rebirth Symphony; Bianca da Molena; Serenade
February 9, 2004
Orchestral
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
14
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Patricia Wright / Zan McKendree-Wright / Patrick Power / David Griffiths / TOWER Voices New Zealand / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Uwe Grodd - Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Missa Solemnis; Te Deum
March 0, 2004
Classical
Score
100
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Amazon
15
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Boston Symphony Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa / Krystian Zimerman - Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
February 10, 2004
Orchestral
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
16
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Choir Of St John's College, Cambridge / Christopher Robinson - Leighton: Sacred Choral Works
February 2, 2004
Classical
,
Choral
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
17
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Bobby Conn & The Glass Gypsies - The Homeland
January 20, 2004
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
18
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Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Sings Greatest Palace Music
March 23, 2004
Alt-Country
,
Americana
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
19
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The Czars - Goodbye
November 2, 2004
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Brad Mehldau Trio - Anything Goes
February 24, 2004
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
21
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Björk - Medúlla
August 31, 2004
Art Pop
,
Experimental
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
February 9, 2004
Post-Punk Revival
,
Indie Rock
,
Dance-Punk
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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Elliott Smith - From a Basement on the Hill
October 19, 2004
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free
May 18, 2004
UK Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Arcade Fire - Funeral
September 14, 2004
Indie Rock
,
Chamber Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Guardian awarded albums throughout 2004.
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