Awards,
Discs of the Year 2015 - our top 100
After the success of last year's Presto Classical Discs of the Year, welcome to the shortlist for 2015's Discs! After many hours of discussion and 'healthy debate', we've finally settled on a long-list of 100 finalists.
Our top 10 winners will be announced on 4th December.
Our 100 Finalists
San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas & John Adams
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Polyphony, Stephen Layton
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
English Chamber Orchestra, Julian Lloyd Webber
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Vox Luminis, Scorpio Collectief, Lionel Meunier
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Igor Levit
Available Formats: 3 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Andreas Staier, Freiburger Barockorchester
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
David Watkin
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Academy of Ancient Music & Choir of the AAM, Richard Egarr
Available Formats: 3 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Alina Ibragimova, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Renée Fleming, Emerson String Quartet
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV
James Ehnes, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Rachel Podger
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Samuel West, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Ian Bostridge, Graham Johnson
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Christian Tetzlaff, Tanja Tetzlaff, Lars Vogt
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Andreas Ottensamer
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Tenebrae, Nigel Short
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Alisa Weilerstein, Inon Barnatan
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Seong-Jin Cho
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Michael Spyres, Joyce El-Khoury, David Kempster; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Emily Birsan, Barry Banks, Alan Opie; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
Available Formats: 2 SACDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV
James Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Piotr Beczala, Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Lyon, Alain Altinoglu
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Erin Morley, Javier Camarena, Michèle Losier, Laurent Naouri; Hallé Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Philippe Jaroussky, Jerome Ducros, Quatuor Ebène
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Philippe Jaroussky, Jerome Ducros, Quatuor Ebène
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Stephen Hough
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Julia Lezhneva, Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robin Ticciati
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Bryan Hymel, Prague Philharmonia, Emmanuel Villaume
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Contrapunctus, Owen Rees
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Juan Diego Flórez, Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini, Carlo Tenan
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
James Ehnes, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Joyce DiDonato, Antonio Pappano
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Krystian Zimerman, Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Antonio Pappano
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Steven Isserlis, Stephen Hough
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Christian Gerhaher, Freiburger Barockorchester
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Robin Johannsen, Mari Eriksmoen, Maximilian Schmitt, Dimitry Ivashchenko; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Sabine Devieilhe, Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Paul Lewis
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Greta Bradman, English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Véronique Gens, Susan Manoff
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV
New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert
Available Formats: 4 SACDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Sonya Yoncheva, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Frederic Chaslin
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor-und-Ensemble, Pablo Heras-Casado
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Steven Isserlis, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Jonas Kaufmann, Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Emmanuel Pahud, Kammerorchester Basel, Giovanni Antonini
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Yuja Wang, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Lionel Bringuier
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Orchestre et Choeur de l'Opéra National de Paris, Philippe Jordan
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Vladimir Jurowski
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
András Schiff
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Berliner Philharmoniker, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle
Available Formats: 2 SACDs + Blu-ray Audio, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Isabelle Faust, Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Yevgeny Sudbin, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Narva Boys Choir & Estonian Concert Choir, Paavo Järvi
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Marc-André Hamelin, Takács Quartet
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Leonidas Kavakos, Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Okko Kamu
Available Formats: 3 SACDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Pavel Haas Quartet
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Rundfunkchor Berlin, Marek Janowski
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Edward Watson, Sarah Lamb, Zenaida Yanowsky, Steven McRae; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, David Briskin
Available Format: DVD Video
Edward Watson, Sarah Lamb, Zenaida Yanowsky, Steven McRae; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, David Briskin
Available Format: Blu-ray
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Kirill Gerstein, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, James Gaffigan
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Anna Netrebko, Sergey Skorokhodov, Alexey Markov, Vitalij Kowaljow; Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Emmanuel Villaume
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Natalia Osipova, Matthew Golding,Elizabeth McGorian; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & The Royal Ballet, Boris Gruzin
Available Format: DVD Video
Natalia Osipova, Matthew Golding,Elizabeth McGorian; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & The Royal Ballet, Boris Gruzin
Available Format: Blu-ray
Grigory Sokolov
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Daniil Trifonov
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Mahan Esfahani
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Nicholas Daniel, Britten Sinfonia, James MacMillan
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Katherine Broderick, Roderick Williams, Hallé, Hallé Choir et al, Sir Mark Elder
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Max Emanuel Cencic, Franco Fagioli, Valer Sabadus, Juan Sancho; Il Pomo d'Oro, Riccardo Minasi
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Rachel Podger, Brecon Baroque
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Matthias Goerne, Kim Begley, Michelle DeYoung, Peter Sidhom; Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Matthias Goerne, Kim Begley, Michelle DeYoung, Peter Sidhom; Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden
Available Format: Blu-ray Audio
Paul Watkins, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Alina Ibragimova
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
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