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Top Microtonal Classical albums of all time

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Updated: 14 May
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Orchestre de la Radio-Télévision Polonaise de Cracovie / Jürg Wyttenbach - Hurqualia; Hymnos; Chukrum, Cover art
Hurqualia; Hymnos; Chukrum
Giacinto Scelsi / Orkiestra Polskiego Radia w Krakowie / Jürg Wyttenbach
3.87 274 274 1 1
1990 Album
Microtonal Classical Orchestral Music
avant-garde microtonal orchestral mysterious
274 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.87 Average
Orchestre et Chœur de la Radio-Télévision Polonaise de Cracovie / Jürg Wyttenbach / Carmen Fournier / Tristan Murail - Quattro pezzi per orchestra; Anahit; Uaxuctum, Cover art
Quattro pezzi per orchestra; Anahit; Uaxuctum
Giacinto Scelsi
3.84 891 891 10 10
1989 Album
Microtonal Classical Orchestral Music
Choral
microtonal ominous orchestral instrumental avant-garde chaotic atmospheric mysterious
891 Ratings 10 Reviews 3.84 Average
Orchestre et Chœur de la Radio-Télévision Polonaise de Cracovie / Jürg Wyttenbach - Aion; Pfhat; Konx-Om-Pax, Cover art
Aion; Pfhat; Konx-Om-Pax
Giacinto Scelsi
3.83 433 433 1 1
1988 Album
Microtonal Classical Orchestral Music
Choral
avant-garde dark ominous orchestral dissonant atmospheric disturbing scary
433 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.83 Average
Klangforum Wien / Hans Zender - Streichquartett Nr. 4; Elohim; Duo; Anagamin; Maknongan; Natura renovatur, Cover art
Streichquartett Nr. 4; Elohim; Duo; Anagamin; Maknongan; Natura renovatur
Giacinto Scelsi / Klangforum Wien / Hans Zender
3.78 366 366 4 4
2001 Album
Chamber Music Microtonal Classical Modern Classical
Drone
microtonal string quartet ominous suspenseful minimalistic instrumental dissonant
366 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.78 Average
Wendy Carlos - Beauty in the Beast, Cover art
Beauty in the Beast
Wendy Carlos
3.75 431 431 8 8
1986 Album
Microtonal Classical Electronic
Gamelan Progressive Electronic
microtonal surreal instrumental ominous eclectic progressive spiritual epic
431 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.75 Average
Tony Conrad - Early Minimalism, Volume One, Cover art
Early Minimalism, Volume One
Tony Conrad
3.70 318 318 6 6
18 November 1997 Album
Drone Minimalism Microtonal Classical
hypnotic repetitive acoustic microtonal noisy minimalistic
318 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.70 Average
ONCEIM / Frédéric Blondy - Occam Ocean 2, Cover art
Occam Ocean 2
Eliane Radigue / ONCEIM / Frédéric Blondy
3.68 263 263 2 2
May 2019 Album
Drone Microtonal Classical Orchestral Music
microtonal mysterious instrumental reprise acoustic aquatic ominous orchestral
263 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.68 Average
Terry Riley - Shri Camel, Cover art
Shri Camel
Terry Riley
3.64 1k 1,015 10 10
March 1980 Album
Minimalism Electronic Microtonal Classical
New Age Drone Progressive Electronic
meditative instrumental spiritual microtonal cold hypnotic dissonant philosophical
1k Ratings 10 Reviews 3.64 Average
Kepler Quartet - String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8, Cover art
String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8
Ben Johnston / Kepler Quartet
3.65 376 376 3 3
15 April 2016 Album
Microtonal Classical Chamber Music
complex instrumental string quartet microtonal avant-garde technical acoustic dissonant
376 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.65 Average
Nuovo Ensemble Italiano / Gruppo Musica Insieme / Aldo Brizzi / Maurizio Ben Omar / Federico Mondelci - Giacinto Scelsi, Cover art
Giacinto Scelsi
Giacinto Scelsi
3.78 167 167 1 1
November 1993 Album
Microtonal Classical Modern Classical
Chamber Music Interview
microtonal atonal avant-garde chamber music
167 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.78 Average
Terry Riley - The Harp of New Albion, Cover art
The Harp of New Albion
Terry Riley
3.53 296 296 3 3
1986 Album
Microtonal Classical Post-Minimalism
Impressionism
hypnotic spiritual soothing microtonal instrumental dissonant acoustic minimalistic
296 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.53 Average
Gate 5 Ensemble / Harry Partch - Petals..., Cover art
Petals...
Harry Partch / Gate 5 Ensemble
3.67 154 154 2 2
1967 Album
Microtonal Classical
Avant-Folk
quirky acoustic instrumental surreal microtonal dissonant ritualistic ominous
154 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.67 Average
Josef Christof / Steffen Schleiermacher - Quarter-Tone Pieces, Cover art
Quarter-Tone Pieces
Ivan Wyschnegradsky / Charles Ives
3.64 142 142 1 1
December 2006 Album
Microtonal Classical Prelude
Sonata Étude
dissonant microtonal ominous suspenseful acoustic mysterious mellow
142 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.64 Average
Kyle Gann - Hyperchromatica, Cover art
Hyperchromatica
Kyle Gann
3.58 145 145 1 1
23 March 2018 Album
Microtonal Classical
Post-Minimalism Totalism
playful space complex avant-garde microtonal surreal calm dissonant
145 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.58 Average
Ellen Arkbro - For Organ and Brass, Cover art
For Organ and Brass
Ellen Arkbro
3.42 721 721 7 7
14 April 2017 Album
Chamber Music Microtonal Classical
Minimalism Drone
instrumental calm minimalistic meditative hypnotic acoustic microtonal chamber music
721 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.42 Average
Harry Partch / Lee Hoiby / William Wendlandt / Christine Charnstrom / Hulda Geischen - U.S. Highball, Cover art
U.S. Highball
Harry Partch
3.39 270 270 3 3
1946 Album
Microtonal Classical Avant-Folk
Western Cowboy Poetry
avant-garde surreal microtonal abstract lo-fi LGBT anxious ominous
270 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.39 Average
The Theatre of Eternal Music Brass Ensemble / Ben Neill - The Second Dream of the High-Tension Line Stepdown Transformer From the Four Dreams of China, Cover art
The Second Dream of the High-Tension Line Stepdown Transformer From the Four Dreams of China
La Monte Young / Theatre of Eternal Music / Ben Neill
3.35 420 420 5 5
10 September 1991 Album
Drone Microtonal Classical Minimalism
hypnotic microtonal surreal ethereal instrumental
420 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.35 Average
Kairos Quartett - Streichquartette 1 und 2, Cover art
Streichquartette 1 und 2
Georg Friedrich Haas / Kairos Quartett
3.65 125 125 1 1
2004 Album
Chamber Music Microtonal Classical Spectralism
string quartet
125 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.65 Average
Micachu & The Shapes & London Sinfonietta - Chopped & Screwed, Cover art
Chopped & Screwed
Micachu & The Shapes & London Sinfonietta
3.22 209 209 4 4
21 March 2011 Album
Microtonal Classical Experimental Chamber Pop
Art Pop Drone Neo-Psychedelia Ambient Pop
dissonant playful avant-garde dense atmospheric surreal
209 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.22 Average
Quatuor Bozzini - Occam Delta XV, Cover art
Occam Delta XV
Eliane Radigue / Quatuor Bozzini
3.41 141 141 3 3
24 January 2023 Album
Drone Chamber Music Microtonal Classical
calm acoustic microtonal minimalistic chamber music suspenseful instrumental
141 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.41 Average
Easley Blackwood - Microtonal Compositions, Cover art
Microtonal Compositions
Easley Blackwood
3.48 122 122 2 2
1994 Album
Microtonal Classical Electronic Étude
Baroque Suite Baroque Music
microtonal eclectic instrumental
122 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.48 Average
Sylvaine Billier / Martine Joste - Étude sur les mouvements rotatoires; 24 préludes, Cover art
Étude sur les mouvements rotatoires; 24 préludes
Ivan Wyschnegradsky / Sylvaine Billier / Martine Joste
3.67 105 105
25 March 2003 Album
Microtonal Classical Prelude
Étude
acoustic microtonal dissonant suspenseful instrumental
105 Ratings 3.67 Average
Kepler Quartet - String Quartets Nos. 2, 3, 4, & 9, Cover art
String Quartets Nos. 2, 3, 4, & 9
Ben Johnston / Kepler Quartet
3.57 107 107 2 2
January 2006 Album
Microtonal Classical Chamber Music
Neoclassicism
string quartet microtonal acoustic instrumental complex
107 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.57 Average
Deborah Walker / Silvia Tarozzi / Julia Eckhardt - Occam Ocean 3, Cover art
Occam Ocean 3
Eliane Radigue
3.47 122 122 2 2
27 August 2021 Album
Drone Chamber Music Microtonal Classical
repetitive dark chamber music ominous
122 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.47 Average
University of Illinois Musical Ensemble / John Garvey / Freda Schell - The Bewitched, Cover art
The Bewitched
Harry Partch
3.53 97 97 1 1
1973 Album
Microtonal Classical Ballet
97 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.53 Average
Various Artists - A Failed Entertainment: Works 2009-2014, Cover art
A Failed Entertainment: Works 2009-2014
Clara Iannotta
3.41 110 110
22 January 2016 Album
Chamber Music Modern Classical Musique concrète instrumentale
abstract chamber music suspenseful
110 Ratings 3.41 Average
JACK Quartet - Aggregate Forms, Cover art
Aggregate Forms
Catherine Lamb / JACK Quartet
3.53 101 101 2 2
December 2021 Album
Microtonal Classical Chamber Music
Drone
microtonal string quartet instrumental acoustic dense chamber music
101 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.53 Average
Ellen Arkbro - Chords, Cover art
Chords
Ellen Arkbro
2.97 292 292 2 2
7 June 2019 Album
Drone Minimalism Microtonal Classical
minimalistic atmospheric hypnotic instrumental microtonal
292 Ratings 2 Reviews 2.97 Average
Kepler Quartet - String Quartets Nos. 1, 5, & 10, Cover art
String Quartets Nos. 1, 5, & 10
Ben Johnston / Kepler Quartet
3.56 95 95 1 1
January 2011 Album
Chamber Music Microtonal Classical
Neoclassicism Serialism
string quartet acoustic instrumental
95 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.56 Average
Greg Stuart - Sixteen Stanzas on Stillness and Music Unheard, Cover art
Sixteen Stanzas on Stillness and Music Unheard
Antoine Beuger / Greg Stuart
3.37 118 118 1 1
8 July 2013 Album
Microtonal Classical Drone Reductionism
Indeterminacy
microtonal sparse instrumental calm minimalistic avant-garde
118 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.37 Average
Boris Berman - Music for Prepared Piano, Vol. 2, Cover art
Music for Prepared Piano, Vol. 2
John Cage / Boris Berman
3.61 81 81
January 2001 Album
Indeterminacy Microtonal Classical
acoustic atonal instrumental rhythmic avant-garde hypnotic
81 Ratings 3.61 Average
Esbjerg Ensemble / Jules van Hessen - Shadowland, Cover art
Shadowland
Bent Sørensen / Esbjerg Ensemble / Jules van Hessen
3.55 83 83 1 1
6 November 1998 Album
Serialism Microtonal Classical
instrumental atonal microtonal
83 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.55 Average
Syzygys - Otona, Cover art
Otona
Syzygys
3.19 101 101 2 2
11 April 2013 Album
Avant-Folk Microtonal Classical
microtonal dark instrumental
101 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.19 Average
Stephen Kalm / Ted Mook - 17 Lyrics of Li Po, Cover art
17 Lyrics of Li Po
Harry Partch / Stephen Kalm / Theodore Mook
3.17 121 121 1 1
21 November 1995 Album
Microtonal Classical
Poetry
poem microtonal
121 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.17 Average
Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie / Jean-Paul Dessy - Integrale de la musique de chambre pour orchestre à cordes, Cover art
Integrale de la musique de chambre pour orchestre à cordes
Giacinto Scelsi / Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie / Jean-Paul Dessy
3.93 57 57
2000 Album
Modern Classical Microtonal Classical
microtonal
57 Ratings 3.93 Average
Christina Vantzou, Michael Harrison & John Also Bennett - Christina Vantzou, Michael Harrison and John Also Bennett, Cover art
Christina Vantzou, Michael Harrison and John Also Bennett
Christina Vantzou, Michael Harrison & John Also Bennett
3.24 94 94
2 September 2022 Album
Ambient Minimalism Microtonal Classical
New Age Drone
calm instrumental peaceful microtonal soothing
94 Ratings 3.24 Average
Gate 5 Ensemble / Harry Partch - Plectra and Percussion Dances, Cover art
Plectra and Percussion Dances
Harry Partch / Gate 5 Ensemble
3.50 64 64 1 1
1953 Album
Microtonal Classical
microtonal acoustic philosophical ritualistic abstract avant-garde dissonant
64 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.50 Average
Joëlle Léandre - Okanagon, Cover art
Okanagon
Giacinto Scelsi / Joëlle Léandre
3.42 82 82
1993 Album
Microtonal Classical Modern Classical
82 Ratings 3.42 Average
Bertrand Gauguet / Yannick Guédon / Carol Robinson - Occam Ocean 4, Cover art
Occam Ocean 4
Eliane Radigue / Carol Robinson
3.23 89 89 2 2
4 March 2022 Album
Drone Microtonal Classical
Chamber Music Central Asian Throat Singing
microtonal chamber music suspenseful instrumental
89 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.23 Average
Kyle Gann - Custer and Sitting Bull, Cover art
Custer and Sitting Bull
Kyle Gann
3.48 60 60
1999 Album
Totalism Microtonal Classical MIDI Music
Spoken Word
history deadpan war complex martial polyphonic avant-garde microtonal
60 Ratings 3.48 Average
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  • La Monte Young - The Well-Tuned Piano 81 X 25, 6:17:50 - 11:18:59 PM NYC, Cover art
    The Well-Tuned Piano 81 X 25, 6:17:50 - 11:18:59 PM NYC
    1987 Album
    2k Ratings 27 Reviews 3.88 Average
    3.88 2k 1,593 27 27
  • Ensemble of Unique Instruments / Danlee Mitchell - Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion, Cover art
    Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion
    1971 Album
    1k Ratings 16 Reviews 3.75 Average
    3.75 1k 1,170 16 16
  • Terry Riley - Persian Surgery Dervishes, Cover art
    Persian Surgery Dervishes
    1972 Album
    1k Ratings 12 Reviews 3.72 Average
    3.72 1k 1,063 12 12
  • Branca - Symphony No. 3 (Gloria): Music for the First 127 Intervals of the Harmonic Series, Cover art
    Symphony No. 3 (Gloria): Music for the First 127 Intervals of the Harmonic Series
    1983 Album
    661 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.59 Average
    3.59 661 661 4 4
  • Terry Riley - Descending Moonshine Dervishes, Cover art
    Descending Moonshine Dervishes
    1982 Album
    235 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.60 Average
    3.60 235 235 3 3
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  • Tony Conrad - Four Violins, Cover art
    Four Violins
    1996 Album
    538 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.70 Average
    3.70 538 538 3 3
  • The Deontic Miracle - Selections From 100 Models of Hegikan Roku, Cover art
    Selections From 100 Models of Hegikan Roku
    2019 Album
    210 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.57 Average
    3.57 210 210 2 2
  • Catherine Christer Hennix - The Electric Harpsichord, Cover art
    The Electric Harpsichord
    2010 Album
    285 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.48 Average
    3.48 285 285 2 2
  • Syzygys - Eyes on Green: Syzygys Live at Roppongi Inkstick 1988, Cover art
    Eyes on Green: Syzygys Live at Roppongi Inkstick 1988
    2001 Album
    117 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.56 Average
    3.56 117 117 1 1
  • The Deontic Miracle - Central Palace Music, Cover art
    Central Palace Music
    2016 Album
    73 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.43 Average
    3.43 73 73 1 1
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