Best Classical Album
Britten:Violin Concerto / Walton: Viola Concerto
Mstislav
Rostropovich, conductor; Maxim Vengerov, violin & viola; John Fraser,
producer (London Symphony Orchestra)
[EMI Classics]
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
Pierre Boulez, conductor; Anne Sofie von Otter,
mezzo-soprano; Christian Gansch, producer (Johannes Prinz & Gerald Wirth;
Vienna Boys' Choir & Women's Chorus of the Vienna Singverein; Vienna
Philharmonic)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
WINNER...
Mahler: Symphony 3 / Kindertotenlieder
Michael Tilson
Thomas, conductor; Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano; Andreas Neubronner, producer
(Vance George; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Girls Chorus & Women of the
SFS Chorus; San Francisco Symphony)
[SFS Media]
Rorem: Three Symphonies
José Serebrier, conductor; Nick Parker;
Phil Rowlands, producers (Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
[Naxos]
Schumann: Symphonies 1- 4; Manfred Overture
Wolfgang
Sawallisch, conductor/piano; George Blood; Simon Woods, producers (Rudolf
Buchbinder, piano, Thomas Hampson, baritone, Leonidas Kavakos, violin;
Various Artists; The Philadelphia Orchestra)
[The Philadelphia Orchestra
Association]
Best Orchestral Performance
Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9
Sir Roger Norrington, conductor Symphony No. 9 in d minor, op. 125
(Radio-Sinfonieorchester, Stuttgart des SWR)
[Hänssler Classic]
WINNER...
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
Pierre Boulez, conductor (Anne Sofie von Otter,
mezzo-soprano; Johannes Prinz; Gerald Wirth; Vienna Boys' Choir;
Women's Chorus of the Vienna Singverein; Vienna Philharmonic)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Rorem: Three Symphonies
José Serebrier, conductor (Bournemouth
Symphony Orchestra)
[Naxos]
Schumann: Symphonies 1- 4; Manfred Overture
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor (Rudolf Buchbinder, piano,
Thomas Hampson, baritone, Leonidas Kavakos, violin; Various Artists; The
Philadelphia Orchestra)
[The Philadelphia Orchestra
Association]
José Serebrier: Symphony No. 3, Passacaglia and Perpetuum Mobile
José Serebrier, conductor (Carole Farley, soprano; Various
Artists; Toulouse National Chamber Orchestra)
[Naxos]
Best Opera Recording
Bluebeard's Castle op. 11: Opera in One Act
Peter Eötvös, conductor;
Péter Fried; Cornelia Kallisch; Dietmar Wolf, producer
(Radio-Sinfonieorchester, Stuttgart des SWR)
[Hänssler Classic]
Halévy: La Juive
Simone Young, conductor; Soile Isokoski,
Alastair Miles, Regina Schörg, Neil Shicoff; Zoran Todorovic; Harald
Steger, producer (István Gáti, Johannes Gisser, Janusz Monarcha, Johann
Reinprecht; Martin Thyringer; Chor der Wiener Staatsoper; Orchester der
Wiener Staatsoper)
[RCA Red Seal]
WINNER...
Janácek: Jenufa Complete Opera
Bernard Haitink, conductor; Jerry Hadley,
Karita Mattila, Eva Randová, Anja Silja; Jorma Silvasti; Wolfram Graul,
producer (Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Orchestra of the Royal
Opera House, Covent Garden)
[Erato]
Rameau: Zoroastre
William Christie, conductor; Nathan Berg,
Gaëlle Méchaly, Mark Padmore; Anna-Maria Panzarella; Arnaud Moral, producer
(François Bazola, Eric Martin Bonnet, Matthieu Lécroart; Stéphanie Révidat;
Les Arts Florissants)
[Erato]
Edward Thomas: Desire under the Elms
George Manahan, conductor; Jerry
Hadley, Jeffrey Lentz, Victoria Livengood, James Morris; Mel Ulrich; Thomas
Z. Shepard, producer (London Symphony Orchestra)
[Naxos]
Best Choral Performance
Dominick Argento: Walden Pond
Dale Warland, conductor (Various Artists;
The Dale Warland Singers)
[Gothic Records]
Baltic Voices, Vol. 1
Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philharmonic
Chamber Choir; Tallinn Chamber Orchestra)
[Harmonia Mundi]
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Marian Vespers
Edward Higginbottom, conductor (Sophie
Daneman, soprano; Noemi Kiss, soprano; Choir of New College, Oxford;
Academy of Ancient Music)
[Erato]
WINNER...
Sibelius: Cantatas
Paavo Järvi, conductor; Tiia-Ester Loitme;
Ants Soots, chorus masters (Ellerhein Girls' Choir & Estonian National Male
Choir; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra)
[Virgin Classics]
Accentus Transcriptions (Bach/Barber/Mahler, etc.)
Laurence Equilbey (Choeur de
Chambre Accentus)
[Naďve]
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
Amy Beach: Gaelic Symphony; Piano Concerto
Kenneth
Schermerhorn, conductor; Alan Feinberg, piano (Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
[Naxos]
WINNER...
Britten:Violin Concerto / Walton: Viola Concerto
Mstislav Rostropovich,
conductor; Maxim Vengerov, violin; viola (London Symphony
Orchestra)
[EMI Classics]
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3; Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3
Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor;
Mikhail Pletnev, piano (Russian National Orchestra)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante; Sonata for cello and piano
Antonio Pappano, conductor; Han-Na
Chang, cello (London Symphony Orchestra)
[EMI Classics]
Svoboda: Concerto For Marimba and Orchestra, Op. 148
Svoboda: Orchestral Works
James DePreist,
conductor; Niel DePonte, marimba (Oregon Symphony)
Track from: Svoboda:
Orchestral Works
[Albany Records]
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations
András Schiff, piano
[ECM New Series]
Bach: Partitas Nos. 1, 3, 6
Piotr Anderszewski, piano
[Virgin
Classics]
Transfigured Bach: The Piano Transcriptions of Bartók, Lipatti, and Friedman
Petronel Malan, piano
[Hänssler Classic]
Evgeny Kissin Plays Brahms
Evgeny
Kissin, piano
[RCA
Red Seal]
WINNER...
Haydn: Piano Sonatas Nos. 29, 31, 34, 35, 49
Emanuel Ax,
piano
[Sony Classical]
Best Chamber Music Performance
WINNER...
Alban Berg: Lyric Suite
Kronos Quartet; Dawn Upshaw,
soprano
[Nonesuch Records]
Bliss: String Quartet No. 1 Conversations for Flute, Oboe, Violin,
Viola and Cello,
Michael Cox, flute; alto flute, Nicholas
Daniel, oboe; cor anglais; Maggini Quartet
[Naxos]
The Music of Elliott Carter, Volume Five - Nine Compositions (1994-2002)
Speculum Musicae
[Bridge Records, Inc.]
Shostakovich, Schnittke: Piano Quintets
Boris Berman, piano;
Vermeer Quartet
[Naxos]
Peteris Vasks: String Quartet No. 4
[Nonesuch Records]
Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor)
Best Classical Vocal Performance
Casa Guidi: Frederica von Stade Sings Dominick Argento(Track from: Argento: Casa Guidi;
Capriccio for Clarinet and Orchestra, etc.)
Frederica von Stade,
mezzo-soprano (Eiji Oue; Minnesota Orchestra)
[Reference Recordings]
Britten: The Canticles
Ian Bostridge, tenor, David Daniels,
countertenor; Christopher Maltman, baritone (Aline Brewer, harp, Timothy
Brown, horn; Julius Drake, piano)
[Virgin Classics]
Im Chambre séparée: The Operetta Album
Barbara Bonney,
soprano (Ronald Schneider, piano)
[Decca]
WINNER...
Schubert: Lieder with Orchestra
Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone; Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano (Claudio Abbado; Chamber Orchestra of
Europe)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Songs of the Spanish Renaissance, Vol. 1
Montserrat Caballé, soprano
(Manuel Cubedo, vihuela)
[RCA Red Seal]
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Best Classical Crossover Album
The Gorey End
Kronos Quartet; The Tiger Lillies
[EMI Classics]
Hermann: The Day the Earth Stood Still (Score)
Joel McNeely,
conductor
[Varčse Sarabande Records]
Into the Blue
Ali Jackson, drums, Emmanuel Pahud, flute, Sean Smith,
double bass; Jacky Terrasson, piano
[Blue Note]
WINNER...
Obrigado Brazil
Jorge Calandrelli, conductor; Yo-Yo Ma, cello
(Various Artists)
[Sony Classical]
Our American Journey
Joseph Jennings, conductor;
Chanticleer
[Teldec Classics]
