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The 50 Best Albums of 2022 (10-2)

December 12, 2022 • We ranked our 50 favorite records of the year, from hip-hop to classical and everything in between.

Julia Bullock's Walking in the Dark is one of NPR Music's top 10 classical albums of 2022. Photo illustration: Jackie Lay/NPR / Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images hide caption

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Deceptive Cadence

The 10 Best Classical Albums of 2022

December 8, 2022 • Discover a broad spectrum of this year's most compelling classical music, from booby-trapped string quartets and chilled-out piano to full-throttle percussion, electric guitars and high-flying vocals.

A Far Cry & Shara Nova, 'We are as paper'

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A Far Cry & Shara Nova, 'We are as paper'

October 18, 2022 • Hear vocalist and composer Shara Nova in a mesmerizing moment from a new song cycle, The Blue Hour, written by five celebrated women.