Best of the Year Discs for 2003 Archive

Best Of The Year Discs for 2003

by John Sunier | Jan 1, 2004 | Best of the Year

Classical/Jazz/Rock (incl. both Hi-Res Formats) Back to Archives Index This is our 19th annual Best of the Year list and as usual, we make no definitive claims for the list. It is predicated on the personal tastes of all our contributors and also on what was available to us, but with an equal emphasis on both the musical and sonic quality of each disc (except for some of the reissue material). You will notice a much larger number of SACD and DVD-A titles than last year. Many of the SACDs are available in either separate CD versions or as hybrid CD layer versions, and all SACDs are multichannel unless identifed as Stereo. All of these discs have been reviewed in AUDIOPHILE AUDITION during the past year and can be quickly located for their reviews and record numbers using our handy site search engine in the left-hand column of every page. CLASSICAL BACH: Goldberg Variations – András Schiff, piano – ECM New Series BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 etc. – Murray Perahia – Sony SACD BACH: The Four Great Toccatas & Fugues on Four Antiphonal Organs – E. Power Biggs – Sony Classical SACD BARTOK: Violin Sonata No. 2; DOHNANYI: Violin […]