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The top-rated contemporary classical album on Riffiter is Prehension by Joep Beving, rated 3.5/5 by 1 listener.

1,602 contemporary classical albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 3 of 1,602 contemporary classical albums, averaging 3.3/5, spanning 1950 to 2026.

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  1. Prehension cover01PrehensionJoep Beving · 2017★ 3.5 · 1
  2. Music for 18 Musicians cover

    02 Music for 18 Musicians

    Steve Reich · 1978

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  3. Henosis cover

    03 Henosis

    Joep Beving · 2019

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  4. Una mattina cover

    04 Una mattina

    Ludovico Einaudi · 2004

  5. In a Time Lapse cover

    05 In a Time Lapse

    Ludovico Einaudi · 2013

  6. The Summer Portraits cover

    06 The Summer Portraits

    Ludovico Einaudi · 2025

  7. Seven Days Walking: Day 1 cover

    07 Seven Days Walking: Day 1

    Ludovico Einaudi · 2019

  8. Elements cover

    08 Elements

    Ludovico Einaudi · 2015

  9. 12 Songs From Home cover

    09 12 Songs From Home

    Ludovico Einaudi · 2020

  10. Stanze cover

    10 Stanze

    Ludovico Einaudi · 1997

  11. Solipsism cover

    11 Solipsism

    Joep Beving · 2015

  12. Koyaanisqatsi cover

    12 Koyaanisqatsi

    Philip Glass · 1983

  13. Divenire cover

    13 Divenire

    Ludovico Einaudi · 2006

  14. Tales from the Loop (Original Soundtrack) cover

    14 Tales from the Loop (Original Soundtrack)

    Philip Glass · 2020

  15. Kundun cover

    15 Kundun

    Philip Glass · 1997

  16. Powaqqatsi cover

    16 Powaqqatsi

    Philip Glass · 1988

  17. Mishima cover

    17 Mishima

    Philip Glass · 1985

  18. The Blue Hour cover

    18 The Blue Hour

    Federico Albanese · 2016

  19. Incontri con l'anima cover

    19 Incontri con l'anima

    Roberto Cacciapaglia · 2005

  20. Les Enfants Terribles cover

    20 Les Enfants Terribles

    Philip Glass · 2005

  21. Kronos Quartet Performs Philip Glass cover

    21 Kronos Quartet Performs Philip Glass

    Philip Glass · 1995

  22. Solo Piano cover

    22 Solo Piano

    Philip Glass · 1989

  23. Conatus cover

    23 Conatus

    Joep Beving · 2018

  24. Music in Twelve Parts cover

    24 Music in Twelve Parts

    Philip Glass · 1996

  25. Le onde cover

    25 Le onde

    Ludovico Einaudi · 1996

  26. By the Deep Sea cover

    26 By the Deep Sea

    Federico Albanese · 2018

  27. Road Movies cover

    27 Road Movies

    John Adams · 2004

  28. The Desert Music cover

    28 The Desert Music

    Steve Reich · 1985

  29. La Belle et la Bête cover

    29 La Belle et la Bête

    Philip Glass · 1995

  30. Taranta Project cover

    30 Taranta Project

    Ludovico Einaudi · 2015

  31. Trilogy cover

    31 Trilogy

    Joep Beving · 2021

  32. Hermetism cover

    32 Hermetism

    Joep Beving · 2022

  33. I giorni cover

    33 I giorni

    Ludovico Einaudi · 2001

  34. Persian Surgery Dervishes cover

    34 Persian Surgery Dervishes

    Terry Riley · 1972

  35. Sextet / Six Marimbas cover

    35 Sextet / Six Marimbas

    Steve Reich · 1987

  36. Hydrogen Jukebox cover

    36 Hydrogen Jukebox

    Philip Glass · 1993

  37. Early Works cover

    37 Early Works

    Steve Reich · 1987

  38. Eden Roc cover

    38 Eden Roc

    Ludovico Einaudi · 1999

  39. Liminal cover

    39 Liminal

    Joep Beving · 2026

  40. The Summer Portraits Live cover

    40 The Summer Portraits Live

    Ludovico Einaudi · 2026

  41. Blessing cover

    41 Blessing

    John Rutter · 2012

  42. Ten Directions cover

    42 Ten Directions

    Roberto Cacciapaglia · 2010

  43. Drumming cover

    43 Drumming

    Steve Reich · 1987

  44. Glass cover

    44 Glass

    Philip Glass · 2017

  45. Three Constructions cover

    45 Three Constructions

    John Cage · 1989

  46. Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano cover

    46 Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano

    John Cage · 1985

  47. The Cave cover

    47 The Cave

    Steve Reich · 1995

  48. Triple Quartet cover

    48 Triple Quartet

    Steve Reich · 2001

  49. The Twelve (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) cover

    49 The Twelve (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

    Federico Albanese · 2019

  50. vision of contentment cover

    50 vision of contentment

    Joep Beving · 2024

  51. Philip Glass: For cello cover

    51 Philip Glass: For cello

    Philip Glass · 2026

  52. Church of Anthrax cover

    52 Church of Anthrax

    Terry Riley · 1971

  53. Ala cover

    53 Ala

    Joep Beving · 2019

  54. Three Voices (for Joan La Barbara) cover

    54 Three Voices (for Joan La Barbara)

    Morton Feldman · 1989

  55. Harmonielehre cover

    55 Harmonielehre

    John Adams · 1985

  56. Canone degli spazi cover

    56 Canone degli spazi

    Roberto Cacciapaglia · 2009

  57. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky cover

    57 I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky

    John Adams · 2004

  58. A Rainbow in Curved Air cover

    58 A Rainbow in Curved Air

    Terry Riley · 1969

  59. Before And Now Seems Infinite cover

    59 Before And Now Seems Infinite

    Federico Albanese · 2022

  60. Blackbirds and the Sun of October cover

    60 Blackbirds and the Sun of October

    Federico Albanese · 2025

  61. Solitude cover

    61 Solitude

    Joep Beving · 2020

  62. The London Session cover

    62 The London Session

    Joep Beving · 2020

  63. Solipsism Redux cover

    63 Solipsism Redux

    Joep Beving · 2025

  64. Sleeping Lotus cover

    64 Sleeping Lotus

    Joep Beving · 2021

  65. The Holly and the Ivy cover

    65 The Holly and the Ivy

    John Rutter · 1979

  66. For Bunita Marcus cover

    66 For Bunita Marcus

    Morton Feldman · 1993

  67. The Ann Steel Album cover

    67 The Ann Steel Album

    Roberto Cacciapaglia · 2003

  68. ZERO (Hanging D Remixes) cover

    68 ZERO (Hanging D Remixes)

    Joep Beving · 2021

  69. Three Extended Pieces for Four Pianos cover

    69 Three Extended Pieces for Four Pianos

    Julius Eastman · 2021

  70. Tempus fugit cover

    70 Tempus fugit

    Roberto Cacciapaglia · 2003

  71. Lisbon Concert cover

    71 Lisbon Concert

    Terry Riley · 1996

  72. Music With Changing Parts cover

    72 Music With Changing Parts

    Philip Glass · 1971

  73. Diario Mali cover

    73 Diario Mali

    Ludovico Einaudi · 2003

  74. Losar cover

    74 Losar

    Joep Beving · 2021

  75. POST EP cover

    75 POST EP

    Joep Beving · 2023

  76. Femenine cover

    76 Femenine

    Julius Eastman · 2021

  77. Arcana cover

    77 Arcana

    Roberto Cacciapaglia · 2001

  78. Summa cover

    78 Summa

    Arvo Pärt · 1997

  79. De Leven cover

    79 De Leven

    Joep Beving · 2022

  80. Hermetism (Commentary Version) cover

    80 Hermetism (Commentary Version)

    Joep Beving · 2022

  81. Century Rolls cover

    81 Century Rolls

    John Adams · 1996

  82. Hoodoo Zephyr cover

    82 Hoodoo Zephyr

    John Adams · 1993

  83. Chanting the Light of Foresight cover

    83 Chanting the Light of Foresight

    Terry Riley · 1994

  84. The Moments We Keep cover

    84 The Moments We Keep

    Federico Albanese · 2021

  85. Days of Passage cover

    85 Days of Passage

    Federico Albanese · 2023

  86. Aika (From "The Promised Land" Soundtrack) cover

    86 Aika (From "The Promised Land" Soundtrack)

    Joep Beving · 2019

  87. Nocturnal cover

    87 Nocturnal

    Joep Beving · 2022

  88. Friends making music cover

    88 Friends making music

    Joep Beving · 2025

  89. The Padova Concert cover

    89 The Padova Concert

    Terry Riley · 1992

  90. The Houseboat and the Moon cover

    90 The Houseboat and the Moon

    Federico Albanese · 2014

  91. Klangfall (Piano Version) cover

    91 Klangfall (Piano Version)

    Joep Beving · 2020

  92. Passage cover

    92 Passage

    Joep Beving · 2023

  93. Julius Eastman Piano Interpretations cover

    93 Julius Eastman Piano Interpretations

    Kukuruz Quartet · 2018

  94. Julius Eastman: The Zürich Concert cover

    94 Julius Eastman: The Zürich Concert

    Julius Eastman · 2017

  95. Fearful Symmetries / The Wound-Dresser cover

    95 Fearful Symmetries / The Wound-Dresser

    John Adams · 1989

  96. Fratres cover

    96 Fratres

    Arvo Pärt · 1994

  97. Sinfonia (After Bach, BWV 248) cover

    97 Sinfonia (After Bach, BWV 248)

    Joep Beving · 2021

  98. Alpha cover

    98 Alpha

    Joep Beving · 2023

  99. In C cover

    99 In C

    Terry Riley · 1968

  100. Shadow Land cover

    100 Shadow Land

    Federico Albanese · 2015

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