Best of the Year Discs for 2004 Archive

Best of the Year Discs for 2004

by John Sunier | Jan 1, 2005 | Best of the Year

Classical/Reissues/Jazz/Pop (incl. Hi-Res Formats) Back to Archives Index This is our 20th 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). 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 at the upper left-hand column of every page. CLASSICAL J. S. BACH: Solo & Double Violin Concertos = Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins BWV 1043; Concerto in A Minor for Violin; Concerto in E Major for Violin; Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins – Andrew Manze & Rachel Podger, violins/The Academy of Ancient Music – Harmonia mundi multichannel SACD HMU 807155 BACH: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I – Till Fellner, piano – ECM New Series 1853 SAMUEL BARBER: Vanessa – Libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti Vanessa, Ellen Chickering; Erika, Andrea Matthews – National Symphony Orchestra of […]