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This is an ordered list of AllMusic's highest rated albums of 2022. Check out
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1
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Christian Reif & Julia Bullock - Walking in the Dark
December 9, 2022
Classical
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
2
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Helen Charlston - Battle Cry: She Speaks
May 27, 2022
Classical
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
3
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Fenella Humphreys - Caprices
March 25, 2022
Classical
,
Modern Classical
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
4
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John Wilson / Sinfonia Of London - Hollywood Soundstage
September 9, 2022
Cinematic Classical
,
Orchestral
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
5
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Mitsuko Uchida - Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
April 8, 2022
Classical
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
6
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Paul Wee - Beethoven-Liszt: Symphony No. 3 'Eroica'; Mozart-Alkan: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
October 7, 2022
Classical
,
Orchestral
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
7
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Ensemble Leviathan / Lucile Tessier - Music for Lady Louise: Blow; Purcell; Lully; Locke
November 18, 2022
Classical
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
8
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Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim - Schumann: The Symphonies
November 4, 2022
Romanticism
,
Symphony
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
9
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Yolanda Kondonassis - Five Minutes for Earth
April 1, 2022
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
10
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Pavel Haas Quartet / Pavel Nikl / Boris Giltburg - Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34; String Quintet in G major, Op. 111
May 13, 2022
Chamber Music
,
Romanticism
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
11
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Éric Le Sage / François Leleux / Gävle Symfoniorkester - Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 24 KV 491 & 17 KV 453
July 8, 2022
Classical
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
12
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Concerto Scirocco / Giulia Genini - Music for the Eyes. Masques and Fancies
February 19, 2022
Chamber Music
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
13
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Alisa Weilerstein / Inon Barnatan - Beethoven: Cello Sonatas
May 6, 2022
Classical
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
14
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Anna Lapwood; The Choir Of Pembroke College, Cambridge - Celestial Dawn
July 8, 2022
Choral
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
15
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Mark Elder / Lucy Crowe / London Philharmonic Choir / London Philharmonic Orchestra - James MacMillan: Christmas Oratorio
November 4, 2022
Christmas
,
Modern Classical
,
Choral
,
Oratorio
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
16
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Trevor Pinnock - The Well-Tempered Clavier II
April 8, 2022
Baroque Music
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
17
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Les Cris de Paris / Geoffroy Jourdain - Schütz: David & Salomon; Psalmi; Canticum Canticorum
March 18, 2022
Classical
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
18
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Les Épopées / Stéphane Fuget - Monteverdi: Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria
June 24, 2022
Opera
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
19
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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet / Gabor Takács-Nagy / Manchester Camerata - Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22, KV 482; Piano Concerto No. 23, KV 488; Overture to 'Der Schauspieldirektor', KV 486
April 1, 2022
Classical
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
20
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Andris Nelsons / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra - Strauss
May 6, 2022
Classical
,
Orchestral
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
21
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WDR Sinfonieorchester / Cristian Măcelaru - Dvorák: Legends Op. 59; Czech Suite Op. 39
September 9, 2022
Orchestral
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
22
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Johan Dalene / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / John Storgårds - Sibelius, Nielsen: Violin Concertos
March 4, 2022
Orchestral
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
23
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Gerardo Teissonnière - Beethoven: The Last Sonatas - Piano Sonatas Op. 109, 110, 111
March 4, 2022
Classical
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
24
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English Baroque Soloists / Monteverdi Choir / John Eliot Gardiner - Bach: St. John Passion
March 4, 2022
Baroque Music
,
Oratorio
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
25
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Gil Shaham / Nicholas McGegan / SWR Symphonieorchester - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violinkonzerte Nr. 1-5; Adagio KV 261; Rondo KV 373
February 4, 2022
Orchestral
,
Classical
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings AllMusic awarded albums throughout 2022.
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