Monthly Archive: January 2003

Best Of The Year Discs for 2002

by John Sunier | Jan 1, 2003 | Best of the Year

Classical/Jazz/Rock (incl. both Hi-Res Formats)     Back to Archives Index Here is our 18th annual Best of the Year List, continuing the service first offered in 1985 with the public radio version of AUDIOPHILE AUDITION. As usual, we make no definite claims for this list. It is predicated on our personal tastes 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. This year for the first time we are including choices in rock.) – John Sunier CLASSICAL JOHN ADAMS: Naive And Sentimental Music; Mother Of The Man; Chain To The Rhythm – Los Angeles Philharmonic/Esa-Pekka Salonen – Nonesuch 79636-2 J.S. BACH: Concertos, Vol. II = Violin Concerto in G Minor BWV1056, Concerto for oboe and violin in C Minor BVW 1060, Violin Concerto in A Minor BWV 1041, Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor BWV 1043, Violin Concerto in E Major BWV 1042, Concerto for 3 violins in D Major BWV 1064 – Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra/Benjamin Hudson – Tacet DVD-Audio DVD D1111 BACH: 7 Harpsichord Concertos; Triple Concerto BWV 1044 – Richard Egarr, harpsichord/The Academy of Ancient Music/Andrew Manze […]