Monthly Archive: January 2002

Best of the Year Discs for 2001

by John Sunier | Jan 1, 2002 | Best of the Year

Classical/Jazz/Rock (incl. both Hi-Res Formats)       Back to Archives Index Here is our 17th annual Best of the Year List, continuing the service first offered in 1985 with the public radio version of AUDIOPHILE AUDITION. As usual, I make no definite claims for this list. It is predicated on my personal tastes and that of my contributors and also on what was available to us, but also with an equal emphasis on both the musical and sonic quality of each CD (excepting some of the reissues.) – John Sunier CLASSICAL JOHN ADAMS: El Niño – Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Dawn Upshaw, Willard White – vocal soloists/Paul Hillier Theatre of Voices/London Voices/German Symphony Orch., Berlin/Kent Nagano – Nonesuch 79634-2 (2 Cds) Ahn Trio – Ahn-Plugged (Lucia, piano; Angella, violin; Maria, cello) – EMI Classics 57022 ARNOLD OVERTURES – A Sussex Overture; Beckus the Dandipratt; The Smoke, The Fair Field, Commonwealth Christmas – London Philharmonic/Arnold – Reference Recordings RR-48CD BACH: Complete works of Bach in 140 volumes – Helmut Rilling, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, et al. – Edition Bachakademie set, Hanssler (172 CDs!) BACH: Mass in B Minor; Magnificat; Cantata BWV 80 (A mighty fortress is our God) – Soloists/La Chapelle Royale/ Collegium Vocale/Philippe Herreweghe – […]