Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Cecilia

Cecilia is a free iOS app for iPhone and iPad that helps you find the best albums on iTunes or Apple Music.

It offers a choice of 3000 albums that were selected by reputable music awards, magazines and websites:

  • Grammy Awards
  • Pitchfork
  • Rolling Stone
  • The Guardian
  • Consequence of Sound
  • Gramophone Awards (classical)
  • Diapason d'Or (classical)
  • Downbeat (jazz)

The albums for the Grammy Awards include all the nominees for the Best Album Awards, together with the winners of Best Pop Album, Best Electro Album, Best Rock Album, Best R&B Album, and Best Rap Album.

The Top 50 Albums selected by Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, and Consequence of Sound are listed for each year back to the early 2000s. There are also Top 100 lists by Pitchfork for previous decades.

The Gramophone Awards are the most prestigious honors for classical music. They cover a dozen categories such as Concerto, Chamber, Opera, Choral, Early Music, Baroque, Orchestral, etc. The winners of each year are listed, back to 1990.

The Diapason d'Or de l'Année are also very important awards for classical music.

The critics of the magazine Down Beat publish their favorite albums each year in four categories: Jazz, Historical, Blues, and Beyond.

Enjoy many beautiful albums thank to Cecilia!

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