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Nenad Georgievski's Best Releases of 2020

By Nenad Georgievski
December 24, 2020
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2020 was a difficult year with many obstacles to overcome and with many high and low amplitudes. As a result, it was a year when naturally ambient, classical, and neo-classical music took over and provided greater joy than any other genre. Even the jazz records I preferred had plenty of quiet moments. The upbeat stuff was most often reserved for driving. Music and arts were always key to how we connect with the world. During this year, as the coronavirus ravaged the world and our lives, music and arts, in general, became the outside world for most of us. While the concerts were almost not happening throughout the year, apart from attending two festivals during the autumn, there was plenty of new good music. Here are some releases that I enjoyed most during 2020.

Roger and Brian Eno synthesizer b.1948 " data-original-title="" title="">Brian Eno Mixing Colours Deutsche Gramophone	Max Richter keyboards " data-original-title="" title="">Max Richter Voices Decca Music Group	Ólafur Arnalds piano b.1986 " data-original-title="" title="">?lafur Arnalds some kind of peace Mercury KX
Pat Metheny guitar b.1954 " data-original-title="" title="">Pat Metheny From This Place Nonesuch Records	Branka Parlic Inities 2017 Triston Master Recordings	Lang Lang piano " data-original-title="" title="">Lang Lang Goldberg Variations Deutsche Gramophone
Sa?o Popovski Trio Fallen Land SJF Records	Tigran Hamasyan piano " data-original-title="" title="">Tigran Hamasyan The Call Within Nonesuch Records	Keith Jarrett piano b.1945 " data-original-title="" title="">Keith Jarrett The Budapest Concert ECM Records
Brad Mehldau piano b.1970 " data-original-title="" title="">Brad Mehldau Suite: April 2020 Nonesuch Records

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