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December 26, 2003
The New York Times' Top Classical Music for 2003



After much searching to find these selections at online commerce sites, here are the top classic music CDs of 2003, as chosen by the classical music editors of The New York Times:

Bach: The Art Of Fugue'

Emerson String Quartet

Deutsche Grammophon
Bach: Cantatas Nos. 82, 199

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano; Orchestra of Emmanuel Music, conducted by Craig Smith

Nonesuch
Bach: Keyboard Concertos (1-7); Triple Concerto (BWV 1044)

Richard Egarr, harpsichordist; Academy of Ancient Music, directed by Andrew Manze

Harmonia Mundi France
Beethoven: Piano Concertos (1-5)

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, pianist; Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

Teldec; three CD's
Berger: Orchestral Works

Boston Modern Orchestra Project, conducted by Gil Rose

New World
Not found on Amazon.

$15.00 at the BMOP office

617-363-0396

Also at iclassics.com

'Bjorling Rediscovered'

Jussi Bjorling, tenor

RCA Red Seal
Boulez: 'Rituel In Memoriam Bruno Maderna'; 'Notations' Nos. 1-4, 7; 'Figures-Doubles-Prismes'

Orchestre National de Lyon, conducted by David Robertson

Naive
'Dream Of The Orient'

Concerto Koln, Sarband

Deutsche Grammophon Archiv
Philip Glass: Etudes for Piano, Vol. 1, No. 1-10

Philip Glass, pianist

Orange Mountain Music
Susan Graham at Carnegie Hall

Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano; Malcolm Martineau, pianist

Erato
Robert Schumann/Edvard Greig: Concertos For Piano And Orchestra

Leif Ove Andsnes, pianist; Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Mariss Jansons

EMI Classics
Handel: 'Rinaldo'

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Rene Jacobs

Harmonia Mundi France; three CD's

Not found on Amazon.com.

Try iclassics.com

Hartke: Clarinet Concerto; Other Works

Richard Stoltzman, clarinetist; Iris Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Michael Stern

Naxos
Janacek, Lutoslawski, Szymanowski: Works For Violin And Piano

Isabelle Faust, violinist; Ewa Kupiec, pianist

Harmonia Mundi France
Kurtag: 'Signs, Games and Messages'

Various performer

ECM New Series
Liszt: Piano Sonata In B Minor; Other Works

Yundi Li, pianist

Deutsche Grammophon
Mahler: Symphony No. 3

Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Pierre Boulez

Deutsche Grammophon
'Ninna Nanna'

Montserrat Figueras, soprano; Hesperion XXI, directed by Jordi Savall

Alia Vox
Reich: 'Three Tales'

Steve Reich Ensemble, Synergy Vocals, conducted by Bradley Lubman

Nonesuch; CD and DVD
Salieri: Arias

Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted by Adam Fischer

Decca
Schumann: String Quartets Nos. 1, 3

Zehetmair Quartet

ECM New Series
Schumann: Symphonies (Nos. 1-4); Other Works

Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch

Philadelphia Orchestra; three CDs
Not available on Amazon.

Try The Philadelphia Orchestra



Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7

Rotterdam Philharmonic, Kirov Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev

Philips
Torke: Orchestral Works

Various performers

Ecstatic Records; www.michaeltorke.com; six CD's
Not available on Amazon.

Try MichaelTorke.com

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