d0n.xyz's Toplist

My toplist is an evolving document of my favorite albums organized by year. (I have a preference for instrumental electronic music.) This website is continuously updated and reflects the state of a spreadsheet I use to organize my music.

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2009
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Otello Giuseppe Verdi / José Cura, Krassimira Stoyanova, Lado Ataneli, Vittorio Grigolo, Ketevan Kemoklidze, Antoni Ros-Marbà, Willy Decker Classical Opera Romantic
Verismo Renée Fleming, Coro* E Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi*, Marco Armiliato Classical Stage & Screen Opera Romantic
2008
2007
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Joris Verdin César Franck Classical Romantic
2006
2005
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Symphony No. 5, Overture, La Forza Del Destino, Valse Triste Barenboim* / West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Tchaikovsky*, Verdi*, Sibelius* Classical Romantic
2004
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Puccini Discoveries Giacomo Puccini, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Chailly Classical
2003
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Una Furtiva Lagrima Juan Diego Florez, Riccardo Frizza, Orchestra Sinfonica* E Coro di Milano Giuseppe Verdi* Classical Romantic Opera
2002
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Un Ballo In Maschera Giuseppe Verdi / Luciano Pavarotti, Leo Nucci, Aprile Millo, Florence Quivar, Harolyn Blackwell, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra* And Chorus*, James Levine (2) Classical Opera Romantic
2001
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Cuba Verdi* & Farfa* Electronic Techno
Verdi Et La Traviata Michel Parouty, Verdi* Classical Opera
2000
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Mescheriakova* | Giordani* | Scandiuzzi* | L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande | Fabio Luisi Verdi* Classical Romantic Opera
1999
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Verdikt Verdikt Hip Hop Thug Rap
Ruggero Raimondi, Antonietta Stella, Riccardo Muti Verdi* Classical Romantic Opera
1998
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Negate / Negative Verdict Negate / Negative Verdict Rock Hardcore Punk
1997
1996
1995
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Aida Giuseppe Verdi, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Classical Opera
Aida Giuseppe Verdi, Maria Callas, Kurt Baum, Sir John Barbirolli Classical Opera
Il Trovatore Pavarotti*, Verdi*, Banaudi*, Verrett*, Nucci*, Coro* E Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*, Zubin Mehta Classical Opera Romantic
Z.C.O. Tony Verdi Electronic Hard Trance
1994
1993
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Mozart*, Haydn*, Verdi*, Mahler*, Schumann*, Wagner* Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Classical Opera
1992
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Aprile Millo · Placido Domingo · Vladimir Chernov · Florence Quivar · Paul Plishka · Jan-Hendrik Rootering · Metropolitan Opera Orchestra* And Metropolitan Opera Chorus, James Levine (2) Verdi* Classical Opera
Rigoletto Highlights Verdi*, Munich Radio Orchestra*, Munich Radio Chorus*, Giacomo Jaime Aragall*, Bernd Weikl, Lucia Popp Classical Opera
Il Trovatore Highlights Verdi*, Rome Opera Orchestra* & Chorus*, Richard Tucker (2), Leontyne Price, Leonard Warren, Rosalind Elias, Giorgio Tozzi, Laura Londi, Mario Carlin, Leonardo Monreale, Tommaso Frascati Classical Opera
Gianandrea Gavazzeni Giuseppe Verdi Classical Opera Romantic
1991
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Otello (Excerpts) Verdi* / Pavarotti*, Te Kanawa*, Nucci*, Solti*, Chicago Symphony Orchestra* And Chorus* Classical Opera Romantic
1990
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Ein Maskenball (Großer Querschnitt) Giuseppe Verdi, Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Berliner Symphoniker, Horst Stein, Rudolf Schock, Marcel Cordes, Marlies Siemeling, Rut Siewert*, Lisa Otto, Anton Metternich, Peter Roth-Ehrang Classical Opera
Milanov* • Peerce* • Warren* • Moscona*, Merriman* • NBC Symphony Orchestra, Toscanini* Boito* / Verdi* Classical Opera
1988
1986
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Sometimes Via Verdi Electronic Italo-Disco
1985
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Diamond Via Verdi Electronic Italo-Disco
Choeurs D'Opéras Verdi*, Choeur De L'Opéra D'Etat De Dresde*, Staatskapelle De Dresde*, Silvio Varviso Classical Opera
Nabucco Aïda Orchestre Et Chœurs De Naples, Verdi* Classical Opera
1984
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Nabucco Giuseppe Verdi Classical Opera
1983
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I Masnadieri Joan Sutherland, Franco Bonisolli, Samuel Ramey, Richard Bonynge, Giuseppe Verdi Classical Opera
1982
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Simon Boccanegra Giuseppe Verdi, Dimitri Mitropoulos Classical Opera
1981
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La Traviata Verdi*, Sutherland*, Pavarotti*, Bonynge*, Manuguerra*, The National Philharmonic Orchestra* Classical Opera
Rigoletto (sélection) Giuseppe Verdi, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Choeur* Et Orchestre Du Teatro San Carlo di Napoli* Classical Opera Romantic
1980
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Il Trovatore Giuseppe Verdi Classical Opera
Love Duets Puccini* ∙ Verdi* ∙ Donizetti*, Katia Ricciarelli ∙ José Carreras, London Symphony Orchestra* ∙ Lamberto Gardelli Classical Opera Romantic
1979
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José Carreras, Mirella Freni, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Agnes Baltsa, Piero Cappuccilli, Ruggero Raimondi, José van Dam, Edita Gruberova, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan Verdi* Classical Opera
Sanremando Sarenco & Franco Verdi Electronic Non-Music Political Speech Poetry Experimental Spoken Word
Elena Obraztsova G. Sviridov*, P. Tchaikovsky*, M. Mussorgsky*, C. Saint-Saëns*, G. Verdi* Classical Opera Contemporary
1978
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Otello Verdi*, Price*, Cossutta*, Bacquier*, Wiener Philharmoniker, Solti* Classical Opera Romantic
Ricciarelli* / Carreras* / Manuguerra* / Ghiuselev*, ORF Symphony Orchestra* And ORF Chorus*, Lamberto Gardelli Verdi* Classical Opera Romantic
Carlos Kleiber Conducts Placido Domingo, Mirella Freni, Piero Capucilli*, Giuliano Cianella Verdi* Classical Romantic Opera
Woobinda Riccardo Zara E Le Mele Verdi Pop Stage & Screen Soundtrack
1977
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M. Stabile* / P. Silveri* / C. Valletti* / R. Tebaldi* / A. Noni* / C. Elmo* / Orchestra* e Coro del Teatro alla Scala*, Victor De Sabata Verdi* Classical Opera
Ouvertüren, Vorspiele Und Ballettmusik Fricsay*, Verdi*, RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin Classical Romantic
Weltstars Singen Verdi Verdi*, Fiorenza Cossotto, Grace Bumbry, Leontyne Price, Placido Domingo, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Carlo Bergonzi, Sherrill Milnes, Ruggero Raimondi, Ingvar Wixell, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Classical Opera
1976
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Shirley Verrett, Piero Cappuccilli, Plácido Domingo*, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Coro* E Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Claudio Abbado Verdi* Classical Romantic Opera
Caballé*, Carreras*, Mastromei*, Norman*, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Lamberto Gardelli Verdi* Classical Opera Romantic
Luisa Miller Verdi*, Pavarotti*, Caballé*, Milnes*, Giaiotti*, Reynolds*, Van Allan*, Maag*, National Philharmonic* Classical Opera
Un Ballo In Maschera Verdi* / Z. Milanov* / R. Tucker* / J. Metternich* / J. Madeira* / R. Peters* / Orchestra E Coro Del Teatro Metropolitan*, Dimitri Mitropoulos Classical Opera
1975
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Aroldo Giuseppe Verdi, Gianfranco Cecchele, Angeles Gulin, Licinio Montefusco, Alfredo Zanazzo, Maurizio Rinaldi Classical Opera
Carlo Franci, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma Della RAI-Radiotelevisione Italiana*, Orchestra* E Coro Dell'opera Di Montecarlo*, Cristina Deutekom Giuseppe Verdi Classical Opera Romantic
Joan Sutherland Donizetti*, Verdi* Classical Opera
1974
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Complete Ballet Music Giuseppe Verdi, Antonio De Almeida Classical Romantic
1973
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Maria Chiara Sings Verdi Arias Maria Chiara, Verdi*, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden*, Nello Santi Classical Opera Romantic
1970
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Mario Del Monaco Sings Verdi Mario del Monaco Sings Verdi*, L'Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Monte Carlo*, Nicola Rescigno Classical Romantic Opera
Boris Christoff Verdi* Classical Opera
1964
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Renata Scotto, Carlo Bergonzi, Fiorenza Cossotto, Orchestra*, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Roberto Benaglio, Rafael Kubelik Giuseppe Verdi Classical Opera Romantic
La Traviata / Highlights Verdi*, Joan Sutherland, Pritchard* Classical Romantic Opera
Falstaff Giuseppe Verdi, Georg Solti, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra And Chorus*, Geraint Evans, Giulietta Simionato, Ilva Ligabue, Robert Merrill, Mirella Freni, Alfredo Kraus, Rosalind Elias Classical Opera Romantic
Nabucco Giuseppe Verdi Classical Opera