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Best composer albums of the 1980s

The top 50 composer albums of the 1980s on Riffiter, ranked by popularity. Community ratings take over as they come in.

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  1. The Desert Music cover№ 1The Desert MusicSteve Reich · 1985
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  2. 2Sextet / Six Marimbas coverSextet / Six MarimbasSteve Reich · 1987
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  3. 3Early Works coverEarly WorksSteve Reich · 1987
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  4. 4Drumming coverDrummingSteve Reich · 1987
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  5. 5Antarctica: Music From Koreyoshi Karahara's Film coverAntarctica: Music From Koreyoshi Karahara's FilmVangelis · 1983
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  6. 6Tehillim coverTehillimSteve Reich · 1982
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  7. 7Kammerkonzert / Ramifications / Lux aeterna / Atmosphères coverKammerkonzert / Ramifications / Lux aeterna / AtmosphèresGyörgy Ligeti · 1988
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  8. 8Danse Macabre · Phaéton · Le Rouet d'Omphale · La Jeunesse d'Hercule · Marche Héroïque coverDanse Macabre · Phaéton · Le Rouet d'Omphale · La Jeunesse d'Hercule · Marche HéroïqueCamille Saint-Saëns · 1981
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  9. 9Les 5 Symphonies coverLes 5 SymphoniesCamille Saint-Saëns · 1989
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  10. 10Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta / Divertimento (Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra feat. conductor: János Rolla) coverMusic for Strings, Percussion and Celesta / Divertimento (Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra feat. conductor: János Rolla)Béla Bartók · 1984
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  11. 11The Miraculous Mandarin / Music For Strings, Percussion and Celesta (Detroit Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Antal Dorati) coverThe Miraculous Mandarin / Music For Strings, Percussion and Celesta (Detroit Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Antal Dorati)Béla Bartók · 1985
  12. 12Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time / Bartok: Contrasts coverMessiaen: Quartet for the End of Time / Bartok: ContrastsBéla Bartók · 1987
  13. 13Bartok Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta / Stravinsky Apollo (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Herbert von Karajan)Béla Bartók · 1980
  14. 14Die 6 Streichquartette coverDie 6 StreichquartetteBéla Bartók · 1988
  15. 15Divertimento / Romanian folk dances - Janacek: Mladi (Orpheus chamber orchestra) coverDivertimento / Romanian folk dances - Janacek: Mladi (Orpheus chamber orchestra)Béla Bartók · 1986
  16. 16Concerto for Orchestra / Dance Suite (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Sir Georg Solti) coverConcerto for Orchestra / Dance Suite (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Sir Georg Solti)Béla Bartók · 1982
  17. 17The Six String Quartets coverThe Six String QuartetsBéla Bartók · 1984
  18. 18Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Fritz Reiner) coverConcerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Fritz Reiner)Béla Bartók · 1986
  19. 19Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta / Divertmento for String Orchestra (Minnesota Orchestra feat. conductor: Stanislaw Skrowaczski) coverMusic for Strings, Percussion and Celesta / Divertmento for String Orchestra (Minnesota Orchestra feat. conductor: Stanislaw Skrowaczski)Béla Bartók · 1986
  20. 20The String Quartets (Éder Quartet) coverThe String Quartets (Éder Quartet)Béla Bartók · 1981
  21. 21Concerto pour Orchestre / Deux images Op. 10 (Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam feat. conductor: Antal Dorati) coverConcerto pour Orchestre / Deux images Op. 10 (Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam feat. conductor: Antal Dorati)Béla Bartók · 1983
  22. 22Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra / Janacek: Sinfonietta coverBartok: Concerto for Orchestra / Janacek: SinfoniettaBéla Bartók · 1986
  23. 23Works for Piano and Orchestra coverWorks for Piano and OrchestraBéla Bartók · 1987
  24. 24Ravel Quartet in F major / Bartók Quartet No. 3 coverRavel Quartet in F major / Bartók Quartet No. 3Béla Bartók · 1983
  25. 25Béla Bartók: Divertimento · Romanian Folk Dances / Leoš Janáček: Mládí coverBéla Bartók: Divertimento · Romanian Folk Dances / Leoš Janáček: MládíBéla Bartók · 1985
  26. 26Symphony no. 1 in F, op. 10 / Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 54 coverSymphony no. 1 in F, op. 10 / Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 54Dmitri Shostakovich · 1985
  27. 27Barber: Cello Concerto / Shostakovich: Cello Concerto no. 1 coverBarber: Cello Concerto / Shostakovich: Cello Concerto no. 1Dmitri Shostakovich · 1984
  28. 28Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905" (Concertgebouw Orchestra, feat. conductor: Bernard Haitink) coverSymphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905" (Concertgebouw Orchestra, feat. conductor: Bernard Haitink)Dmitri Shostakovich · 1985
  29. 29Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 (Philharmonia Orchestra feat. conductor: Simon Rattle) coverSymphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 (Philharmonia Orchestra feat. conductor: Simon Rattle)Dmitri Shostakovich · 1986
  30. 30Symphony No. 5 in D minor / Festival Overture coverSymphony No. 5 in D minor / Festival OvertureDmitri Shostakovich · 1980
  31. 31Cello Concertos Nos. 1, 2 (Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks feat. conductor: Maxim Shostakovich, cello: Heinrich Schiff) coverCello Concertos Nos. 1, 2 (Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks feat. conductor: Maxim Shostakovich, cello: Heinrich Schiff)Dmitri Shostakovich · 1985
  32. 32Symphony no. 5, op. 47 coverSymphony no. 5, op. 47Dmitri Shostakovich · 1987
  33. 33Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 35 / Chamber Symphony Op. 110a (I Musici de Montréal feat. conductor: Maxim Shostakovich, Yuli Turovsky) coverPiano Concerto No. 1, Op. 35 / Chamber Symphony Op. 110a (I Musici de Montréal feat. conductor: Maxim Shostakovich, Yuli Turovsky)Dmitri Shostakovich · 1985
  34. 34Shostakovich: Symphony No.5 / Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet Suite No. 1 (National Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich) coverShostakovich: Symphony No.5 / Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet Suite No. 1 (National Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich)Dmitri Shostakovich · 1983
  35. 35String Quartets coverString QuartetsMaurice Ravel · 1986
  36. 36Piano Works Vol. 2 coverPiano Works Vol. 2Maurice Ravel · 1984
  37. 37Daphnis et Chloé (London Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Chorus conducted by André Previn) coverDaphnis et Chloé (London Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Chorus conducted by André Previn)Maurice Ravel · 1982
  38. 38Piano Works Vol.1 (feat. piano: Vlado Perlemuter)Maurice Ravel · 1983
  39. 39Boléro / Rapsodie espagnole / Ma mère l'oye / Pavane (London Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Claudio Abbado) coverBoléro / Rapsodie espagnole / Ma mère l'oye / Pavane (London Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Claudio Abbado)Maurice Ravel · 1986
  40. 40Piano Trios coverPiano TriosMaurice Ravel · 1985
  41. 41Thibaudet Ravel Recital coverThibaudet Ravel RecitalMaurice Ravel · 1985
  42. 42Bolero (Boston Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor Seiji Ozawa) coverBolero (Boston Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor Seiji Ozawa)Maurice Ravel · 1987
  43. 43Faure: Requiem / Ravel: Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte (Philharmonia Orchestra feat. conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini) coverFaure: Requiem / Ravel: Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte (Philharmonia Orchestra feat. conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini)Maurice Ravel · 1986
  44. 44Boléro / Rapsodie espagnole / La valse / Alborada del gracioso (Orchestre symphonique de Montréal feat. condutor: Charles Dutoit) coverBoléro / Rapsodie espagnole / La valse / Alborada del gracioso (Orchestre symphonique de Montréal feat. condutor: Charles Dutoit)Maurice Ravel · 1981
  45. 45Bolero / Le tombeau de Couperin / Daphnis et Chloé / Alborada del Gracioso (Philharmonisches Orchester von Mexiko, feat. conductor: Fernando Lozano)Maurice Ravel · 1986
  46. 46Gaspard de la nuit and other piano pieces (feat. piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy) coverGaspard de la nuit and other piano pieces (feat. piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy)Maurice Ravel · 1985
  47. 47Boléro / La Valse / Pavane pour une infante défunte / Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No.2 (Orchestre de Paris feat. conductor: Daniel Barenboim) coverBoléro / La Valse / Pavane pour une infante défunte / Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No.2 (Orchestre de Paris feat. conductor: Daniel Barenboim)Maurice Ravel · 1982
  48. 48Symphony no. 7 coverSymphony no. 7Gustav Mahler · 1984
  49. 49Symphonie No. 1 D-dur coverSymphonie No. 1 D-durGustav Mahler · 1982
  50. 50Symphony No. 1 / Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Lorin Maazel) coverSymphony No. 1 / Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Lorin Maazel)Gustav Mahler · 1985

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