US EditionThe best music of 2025
- Copyright 2025 NPR published a year-end roundup naming the 10 best classical albums of 2025, and the critic said the 10 albums buoyed them and renewed their faith amid a difficult year.
- This year, global events and personal responses drove several artists' projects, as Valentina Goncharova, Kyiv-native violinist, said Oct. 7, 2023 compelled her to return to original material.
- James McVinnie recorded contemporary organ works at St. Alban's Cathedral on an instrument with 4,500 pipes and included solo piano pieces.
- Tania Le�n's album includes multiple recent live premieres that broaden contemporary orchestral repertoire, gathering four works including three world-premiere recordings by the London Philharmonic.
- Upcoming performances and concept projects signal continued audience engagement beyond the year-end list, with Anna Thorvaldsdottir's 45-minute Ubique set for 38 performances across Europe and the U.S.
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The 10 Best Classical Albums of 2025
Discover a broad range of this year's most compelling classical recordings, including symphonic booty-shakers, mystic violin, pipe organ prog and a guided tour of 18th century German chart-toppers.(Image credit: Cover art by Raul Urias)
Ellis' End of Year Lists 2025 (Demos, EPs, & Albums)
Written by Ellis I love being a part of the Noob Heavy team. Espi, Jangel, Kep, Kirk, Westin – great people covering great music, standing up for important shit, making me laugh a lot and sharing some highly appreciated parenting solidarity when I have needed it. Shout-out to the wider NH community too and especially the album swap crew, even if you have exposed me to things like ‘gorenoise’ and X-Mas Death Jazz. I don’t always get round to wri…
BPM’s Honorable Mentions 2025
As I pick myself up from the floor: silence! I grab one of the plastic water bottles that’s standing around and pour it over my aching head, on my burning eyes, into my dry mouth, shaking whatever excess is left out of my long hair, like a wet dog. I give it some more seconds to make sure: nope, no protesting mob outside the BPM office compound. There’s likely more pressing matters. Personally, I’m just happy I don’t need to hand out the booze t…
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