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# The Best Albums of 2017
- URL: https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/blog/2017/12/26/the-best-albums-of-2017/
- Published: 2017-12-26T16:57:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-01-02T19:11:57.000Z
- Description: Some of my favourite albums of the year and the ones that I expect to listen to for some time to come were classical recordings.
- Author: Ivar Hagendoorn
- Tags: Blog, Music

Some of my favourite albums of the year and the ones that I expect to listen to for some time to come were classical recordings. I love Beatrice Rana's recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations. She makes the aria sound like Chopin. In no particular order:

Hans Abrahamsen: String Quartets  
Beatrice Rana: Bach Goldberg Variations  
Debussy: Sonates and Trio  
Gérard Pesson: Blanc Mérité  
David Hudry: Durchgang  
Ben Frost: The Centre Cannot Hold  
LCD Soundsystem: American Dream  
The War on Drugs: A Deeper Understanding  
Maria and Nathalia Milstein: La Sonate de Vinteuil 

Pitchfork's list of the [top 50 albums of 2017](https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-50-best-albums-of-2017/?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com). The best albums of 2017 according to [Dutch music critics](http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/2017.htm?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com). The [100 best albums of 2017](http://tedgioia.com/bestalbumsof2017.html?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com) according to Ted Gioia.