Best Classical albums of the 1970s
The best Classical studio albums released in the 1970s: 148 albums listeners most often call this genre
Best Classical albums of the 1970s
The most listened are shown: 60 of 148
Also sprach ZarathustraRichard Strauss; Michel Schwalbé, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
RequiemMozart; Anna Tomowa‐Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Werner Krenn, José van Dam, Vienna Singverein, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
RequiemMozart; Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, Edith Mathis, Julia Hamari, Wiesław Ochman, Karl Ridderbusch
Lyrische Stücke - Lyric PiecesEdvard Grieg; Emil Gilels
Carmina BuranaCarl Orff; Gerda Hartmann, Richard Brünner, Rudolf Knoll, The Salzburger Mozarteum Choir and Orchestra, Kurt Prestel
The Five Piano ConcertosBeethoven; Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sir Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988Johann Sebastian Bach; Gustav Leonhardt
Violin ConcertosTchaikovsky, Mendelssohn; Nathan Milstein, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2Mendelssohn; Murray Perahia, Academy of St. Martin‐in‐the‐Fields, Neville Marriner
Einstein on the BeachPhilip Glass; Philip Glass Ensemble, Michael Riesman, Robert Wilson
Discreet MusicBrian Eno
The NocturnesChopin; Claudio Arrau
Symphonie no. 8Mahler; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti
O Holy NightLuciano Pavarotti, Kurt Herbert Adler, National Philharmonic
The PlanetsGustav Holst; Boston Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg
Classics Up to Date, Volume 4James Last Orchestra
The Fantasy Film World of Bernard HerrmannBernard Herrmann; National Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Herrmann
Music for 18 MusiciansSteve Reich
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14Hector Berlioz; Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Sir Colin Davis
Piano Concertos nos. 17 & 24Mozart; André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
Symphony no. 3 "Eroica"Ludwig van Beethoven; Vienna Philharmonic, Pierre Monteux
Sonaten: Waldstein / Les Adieux / AppassionataBeethoven; Emil Gilels
Die Brandenburgische KonzerteJ. S. Bach; Brüggen, Kuijken, Bylsma, Leonhardt
The Orchestral Tubular BellsMike Oldfield
The NutcrackerTchaikovsky; London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
Violin ConcertosTchaikovsky, Sibelius; Kyung-Wha Chung, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
Lieder ohne WorteMendelssohn; Daniel Barenboim
Electronic Music WinnersVarious Artists
Music in the World of Islam, 1: The Human VoiceVarious Artists
Classics Up to Date, Volume 3James Last
Music for the Royal Fireworks / Water MusicHandel; Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Sämtliche Orgelkonzerte, op. 4 & op. 7Georg Friedrich Händel; Herbert Tachezi, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
ControfaseEnnio Morricone
L'estro armonico / 4 ConcertosVivaldi; Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner
Le quattro stagioniAntonio Vivaldi; Michel Schwalbé, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
The Four SeasonsVivaldi; Alan Loveday, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Piano ConcertosSchumann, Grieg; Radu Lupu, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
Music With Changing PartsPhilip Glass
Die FledermausJohann Strauss; Júlia Várady, Lucia Popp, Hermann Prey, Ivan Rebroff, René Kollo, Bernd Weikl, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Carlos Kleiber
Let My Children Hear MusicCharles Mingus
Peer Gynt: Complete Music for Ibsen’s dramatic poemEdvard Grieg; London Symphony Orchestra, Per Dreier
Peer Gynt-Suiten 1 & 2 / Sigurd JorsalfarEdvard Grieg; Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Saint-Saëns: Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso / Chausson: Poème / Saint-Saëns: Havanaise / Ravel: TziganeSaint‐Saëns, Chausson, Ravel; Kyung‐Wha Chung, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit
Symphony no. 3 ”Organ · Orgel-Symphonie” / Danse macabre / Bacchanale / Le DélugeCamille Saint-Saëns; Daniel Barenboim
Saint‐Saëns: Violin Concerto no. 3 / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no. 5Saint‐Saëns, Vieuxtemps; Kyng‐Wha Chung, London Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor / Songs From "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"Mahler; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti, Yvonne Minton
Symphony no. 4Mahler; Elly Ameling, Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Bernard Haitink
Die Meistersinger von NürnbergWagner; Kollo, Donath, Adam, Evans, Schreier, Hesse, Ridderbusch, Chor der Staatsoper Dresden, Chor des Leipziger Rundfunks, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert von Karajan
Violin ConcertoElgar; Kyung Wha Chung, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Finlandia / The Swan of Tuonela / Karelia Suite / En SagaJean Sibelius; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent
Symphonies nos. 3 and 6Jean Sibelius; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
Symphony no. 2Sibelius; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli
La bohèmePuccini; Freni, Pavarotti, Harwood, Panerai, Maffeo, Ghiaurov, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
TurandotPuccini; Sutherland, Pavarotti, Caballé, Ghiaurov, Krause, Pears, John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta
The PlanetsHolst; Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Walter Süsskind
Boléro / La Valse / Rapsodie espagnole / Pavane pour une infante défunteRavel; Minnesota Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski
Ravel: Bolero / Debussy: La Mer & Prèlude à l’après-midi d’un fauneRavel, Debussy; Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
KammerkonzerteGeorg Philipp Telemann; Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel
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