Awards,
Recordings of the Year 2017 - Our Top 100
After many hours of listening and discussion, the Presto editorial team have finally decided on our top 100 Recordings of the Year.
You can browse through all the finalists below, and our top 10 recordings will be announced on 8th December.
Alexandre Kantorow (piano)
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Beatrice Rana (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Heath Quartet
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Evgeny Kissin (piano)
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Sonya Yoncheva (Norma), Joseph Calleja (Pollione), Sonia Ganassi (Adalgisa), Brindley Sherratt (Oroveso); Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano, Àlex Ollé (dir.)
Available Format: DVD Video
Sonya Yoncheva (Norma), Joseph Calleja (Pollione), Sonia Ganassi (Adalgisa), Brindley Sherratt (Oroveso); Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano, Àlex Ollé (dir.)
Available Format: Blu-ray
Stéphanie d’Oustrac (Béatrice), Paul Appleby (Bénédict), Philippe Sly (Claudio), Sophie Karthäuser (Hero), London Philharmonic Orchestra & The Glyndebourne Chorus, Antonello Manacorda, Laurent Pelly (dir.)
Available Format: DVD Video
Stéphanie d’Oustrac (Béatrice), Paul Appleby (Bénédict), Philippe Sly (Claudio), Sophie Karthäuser (Hero), London Philharmonic Orchestra & The Glyndebourne Chorus, Antonello Manacorda, Laurent Pelly (dir.)
Available Format: Blu-ray
Joyce DiDonato (Didon), Michael Spyres (Énée), Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Cassandre), Stéphane Degout (Chorèbe); Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, John Nelson
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Diana Damrau (Leïla), Matthew Polenzani (Nadir), Mariusz Kwiecien (Zurga), Nicolas Teste (Nourabad); The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Gianandrea Noseda, Penny Woolcock (dir.)
Available Format: DVD Video
Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen
Available Formats: CD, 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, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV
The Nash Ensemble
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Andris Nelsons
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Bojan Čičić (violin), The Illyria Consort
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Sol Gabetta (cello), Cappella Gabetta, Andres Gabetta
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Sol Gabetta (cello), Cappella Gabetta, Andres Gabetta
Available Format: 2 Vinyl Records
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Sol Gabetta (cello), Cappella Gabetta, Andres Gabetta
Available Format: 2 Vinyl Records
Daniil Trifonov (piano), Sergei Babayan (piano), Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Phantasm
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Barbara Hannigan (soprano/conductor), Ludwig Orchestra
Available Formats: CD + DVD Video, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Christian Gerhaher (Pelléas), Magdalena Kožená (Mélisande), Gerald Finley (Golaud); London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Renaud Capuçon (violin), Gerard Caussé (viola), Edgar Moreau (cello), Marie-Pierre Langlame (harp)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Renée Fleming (soprano), Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Sean Shibe (guitar)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Boris Giltburg (piano), Pavel Nikl (viola), Pavel Haas Quartet
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Eri Nakamura (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (contralto), Michael Spyres (tenor), Jongmin Park (bass); Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Jiří Bělohlávek
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Lawrence Power (viola), Takács Quartet
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Jean Rondeau (harpsichord), Sophie Gent, Louis Creac'h (violin), Fanny Paccoud (viola), Antoine Touche (cello), Thomas de Pierrefeu (contrabass), Evolène Kiener (bassoon)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Andrew Staples (Gerontius), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Angel), Thomas Hampson (Priest/Angel of the Agony); Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatsopernchor, RIAS Kammerchor, Daniel Barenboim
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Colin Currie (percussion), Isabelle Faust (violin), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Oliver Knussen
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Michael Spyres (tenor), Joyce El-Khoury (soprano), The Hallé, Carlo Rizzi
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Isabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (piano), Salagon Quartet
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
George Li (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Rachel Podger (violin), Brecon Baroque
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Max Emanuel Cenčić (Ottone), Lauren Snouffer (Teofane), Pavel Kudinov (Emireno), Ann Hallenberg (Gismonda), Xavier Sabata (Adalberto), Anna Starushkevych (Matilda); Il Pomo d’Oro, George Petrou
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Steven Isserlis (cello/director), Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Kammerorchester Basel, Giovanni Antonini
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Kammerorchester Basel, Giovanni Antonini
Available Format: 2 Vinyl Records
Chiaroscuro Quartet
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Jeremy Ovenden (tenor), Andrew Foster-Williams (bass); Wrocław Baroque Orchestra, Wrocław Philharmonic Choir, Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Christopher Yates (viola), Roderick Williams (baritone), Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Martyn Brabbins
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Mark Padmore (tenor), Charles Owen (piano), Sacconi Quartet
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Matthias Goerne (baritone), Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
James Gilchrist (Evangelist), Stephan Loges (Jesus), English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Natalia Osipova (Anastasia/Anna Anderson), Marianela Nuñez (Mathilde Kschessinska), Federico Bonelli (Kschessinska’s Partner), Edward Watson (The husband), Thiago Soares (Rasputin), Christina Arestis (Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna), Christopher Saunders (Tsar Nicholas II); Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Simon Hewett, Kenneth Macmillan (chor.)
Available Format: DVD Video
Natalia Osipova (Anastasia/Anna Anderson), Marianela Nuñez (Mathilde Kschessinska), Federico Bonelli (Kschessinska’s Partner), Edward Watson (The husband), Thiago Soares (Rasputin), Christina Arestis (Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna), Christopher Saunders (Tsar Nicholas II); Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Simon Hewett, Kenneth Macmillan (chor.)
Available Format: Blu-ray
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Ludovic Tézier (baritone), Sonya Yoncheva (soprano), Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Bertrand de Billy
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Ludovic Tézier (baritone), Sonya Yoncheva (soprano), Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Bertrand de Billy
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Christian Poltéra (cello), Joonas Ahonen (piano), BIT20 Ensemble, Baldur Brönnimann
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
The Sixteen, Britten Sinfonia, Harry Christophers
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Wiener Philharmoniker, Jonathan Nott
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Alice Coote (mezzo), Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Marc Albrecht
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Gerhild Romberger (alto), Budapest Festival Orchestra, Cantemus Children's Choir, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Iván Fischer
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Gerhild Romberger (alto), Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Augsburger Domsingknaben, Frauenchor des Bayerischen Rundfunks,Bernard Haitink
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Karine Deshayes (Malvina), Yann Beuron (Uthal), Jean-Sébastien Bou (Larmor); Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
Available Formats: CD + Book, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
London Symphony Orchestra, The Monteverdi Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Available Formats: SACD + Blu-ray, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Isabelle Faust (violin), Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Sabine Devieilhe (soprano), Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
I Fagiolini, Robert Hollingworth
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Dunedin Consort, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, John Butt
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Orchestra La Scintilla, Riccardo Minasi
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Grigory Sokolov (piano), Mahler Chamber Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Trevor Pinnock, Yan Pascal Tortelier
Available Format: CD + DVD Video
Francesco Piemontesi (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Andrew Manze
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Sophie Karthauser (soprano), Marie-Claude Chappuis (mezzo), Maximilian Schmitt (tenor), Johannes Weisser (baritone); Freiburger Barockorchester, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano)
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Christiane Karg (soprano), Bamberger Symphoniker, David Afkham
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano), Siggi String Quartet
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano), Siggi String Quartet
Available Format: 2 Vinyl Records
Marion Ralincourt (flute), Les Siècles & Ensemble Aedes, François-Xavier Roth
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Steven Osborne (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ludovic Morlot
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Rebecca Evans (soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor), Roger Vignoles (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Rostropovich & Britten at the 1961 Aldeburgh Music Festival
Schubert, Britten, Schumann, Bach, Debussy
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Benjamin Britten (piano), Peter Pears (tenor)
Available Format: 2 CDs
Ilker Arcayürek (tenor), Simon Lepper (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Andreas Staier, Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano Graf)
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Krystian Zimerman (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Daniil Trifonov (piano), Roman Patkoló (double bass), Hwayoon Lee (viola), Maximilian Hornung (cello)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Kirill Gerstein (piano), Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Marianne Crebassa (mezzo), Fazil Say (piano)
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Patrizia Ciofi (soprano), Orchestre national de Montpellier Occitanie, Enrique Mazzola
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Musicaeterna, Teodor Currentzis
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Lauren Cuthbertson (Clara), Federico Bonelli (Prince), Francesca Hayward (Sugar-Plum Fairy), Alexander Campbell (Nutcracker), Gary Avis (Drosselmeyer), The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Boris Gruzin, Peter Wright (chor.)
Available Format: DVD Video
Lauren Cuthbertson (Clara), Federico Bonelli (Prince), Francesca Hayward (Sugar-Plum Fairy), Alexander Campbell (Nutcracker), Gary Avis (Drosselmeyer), The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Boris Gruzin, Peter Wright (chor.)
Available Format: Blu-ray
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor/director), Ensemble Artaserse
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Stephen Cleobury (Harrison & Harrison organ)
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Danny Driver (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Rebecca Miller
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Matthias Goerne (baritone), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Thomas Hampson (baritone), Candida Thompson (violin), Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Netherlands Female Youth Choir
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Mari Eriksmoen (soprano), Louis Lortie, Hélène Mercier (pianos), Roderick Williams (baritone), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Hallé, Sir Mark Elder
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Véronique Gens (soprano), Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Hervé Niquet
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Arcadi Volodos (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Olivier Latry (organ)
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Simon O’Neill (Siegfried), Matthias Goerne (The Wanderer), David Cangelosi (Mime), Werner Van Mechelen (Alberich), Heidi Melton (Brünnhilde); Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden
Available Formats: 4 CDs, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV
Simon O’Neill (Siegfried), Matthias Goerne (The Wanderer), David Cangelosi (Mime), Werner Van Mechelen (Alberich), Heidi Melton (Brünnhilde); Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden
Available Format: Blu-ray Audio
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV