Gapplegate Classical-Modern Review Records of the Year, 2014

As in keeping with last year, it is again time for my "Records of the Year" picks. With so many exciting new recordings coming out in 2014 it has been tough to narrow it all down to just three. See the other blogsites for the rest of my choices. Here are those that belong in the Modern Classical category.

Best Modern Classical Album, New Music: John Luther Adams, Become Ocean (Cantaloupe) See review, October 23, 2014.

Best Modern Classical Album, Repertoire: Milhaud, L'Orestie d'Eschyle (The Oresteia of Aeschylus), Kenneth Kiesler, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, etc. (Naxos) See review, September 29, 2014.

Best Modern Classical Album, Wild Card: Markus Reuter, Todmorden 513, Concerto for Orchestra, Thomas A. Blomster, Colorado Chamber Orchestra (7D Media) See review, June 25, 2014.