55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners
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72. Best Orchestral Performance
Winner
Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor. Roni Jules, Gus Polleck, Uwe Willenbacher & Denise Woodward, engineers/mixers. Jack Vad, producer.
Label: SFS Media
Mahler: Symphony No. 1
Iván Fischer, conductor (Budapest Festival Orchestra)
Label: Channel Classics
Music For A Time Of War
Carlos Kalmar, conductor (Oregon Symphony)
Label: PentaTone Classics
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances
Valery Gergiev, conductor (London Symphony Orchestra)
Label: LSO Live
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5
Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)
Label: BIS
73. Best Opera Recording
Winner
Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen
James Levine & Fabio Luisi, conductors; Hans-Peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
James Levine & Fabio Luisi, conductors. Jay David Saks, producer. Hans-Peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt, soloists. Jay David Saks, engineer/mixer.
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Berg: Lulu
Michael Boder, conductor; Paul Groves, Ashley Holland, Julia Juon & Patricia Petibon; Johannes Müller, producer (Symphony Orchestra Of The Gran Teatre Del Liceu)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Handel: Agrippina
René Jacobs, conductor; Marcos Fink, Sunhae Im, Bejun Mehta, Alexandrina Pendatchanska & Jennifer Rivera (Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor; Topi Lehtipuu, Miah Persson & Matthew Rose; Jean Chatauret, producer (London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus)
Label: Opus Arte
Vivaldi: Teuzzone
Jordi Savall, conductor; Delphine Galou, Paolo Lopez, Roberta Mameli, Raffaella Milanesi & Furio Zanasi, Jordi Savall & Manuel Mohino, producers (Le Concert Des Nations)
Jordi Savall, conductor; Delphine Galou, Paolo Lopez, Roberta Mameli, Raffaella Milanesi & Furio Zanasi, Jordi Savall & Manuel Mohino, producers (Le Concert Des Nations)
Label: Naïve Classique
74. Best Choral Performance
Winner
Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen
Charles Bruffy, conductor (Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale)
Charles Bruffy, conductor. Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers/mixers. Blanton Alspaugh, producer.
Label: Chandos
Handel: Israel In Egypt
Julian Wachner, conductor (Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Trinity Choir Wall Street)
Label: Musica Omnia
Ligeti: Requiem; Apparitions; San Francisco Polyphony
Peter Eötvös, conductor (Barbara Hannigan & Susan Parry; WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln; SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart & WDR Rundfunkchor Köln)
Label: BMC
The Nightingale
Stephen Layton, conductor (Michala Petri; Danish National Vocal Ensemble)
Label: OUR Recordings
Striggio: Mass For 40 & 60 Voices
Hervé Niquet, conductor (Le Concert Spirituel)
Label: Glossa
75. Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Winner
Meanwhile
Eighth Blackbird
Eighth Blackbird (Matt Albert, Matthew Duvall, Lisa Kaplan, Michael J. Maccaferri, Tim Munro, Nicholas Photinos), ensemble. Bill Maylone, engineer/mixer. Judith Sherman, producer.
Label: Cedille Records
Americana
Modern Mandolin Quartet
Label: Sono Luminus
Mind Meld
ZOFO Duet
Label: Sono Luminus
Profanes Et Sacrées
Boston Symphony Chamber Players
Label: BSO Classics
Rupa-Khandha
Los Angeles Percussion Quartet
Label: Sono Luminus
76. Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Winner
Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola
Kim Kashkashian
Kim Kashkashian, soloist. Peter Laenger, engineer/mixer. Manfred Eicher, producer.
Label: ECM New Series
Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier
András Schiff
Label: ECM New Series
The Complete Harpsichord Works Of Rameau
Jory Vinikour
Label: Sono Luminus
Gál & Elgar: Cello Concertos
Claudio Cruz, conductor; Antonio Meneses (Northern Sinfonia)
Label: AVIE Records
Holst: The Planets
Hansjörg Albrecht
Label: Oehms Classics
77. Best Classical Vocal Solo
Winner
Poèmes
Renée Fleming (Alan Gilbert & Seiji Ozawa; Orchestre National De France & Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)
Renée Fleming, soloist. Christian Lahondes, engineer/mixer. Arnaud Moral, producer.
Label: Decca Records
Debussy: Clair De Lune
Natalie Dessay (Henri Chalet; Philippe Cassard, Karine Deshayes & Catherine Michel; Le Jeune Coeur De Paris)
Label: Virgin Classics
Homecoming - Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato
Joyce DiDonato (Michael Stern; Kansas City Symphony)
Label: Kansas City Symphony
Paris Days, Berlin Nights
Ute Lemper (Stefan Malzew & Vogler Quartet)
Label: Steinway & Sons
Sogno Barocco
Anne Sofie Von Otter (Leonardo García Alarcón; Sandrine Piau & Susanna Sundberg; Ensemble Cappella Mediterranea)
Label: Naïve Classique
78. Best Classical Compendium
Winner
Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis
Antoni Wit, conductor; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, producers
Antoni Wit, conductor. Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, producers. Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, engineers/mixers.
Label: Naxos
Partch: Bitter Music
Partch, ensemble; John Schneider, producer
Label: Bridge Records, Inc.
Une Fête Baroque
Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor; Daniel Zalay, producer
Label: Virgin Classics
79. Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Winner
Hartke, Stephen: Meanwhile - Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays
Stephen Hartke, composer (Eighth Blackbird)
Stephen Hartke, composer.
Track from: Meanwhile
Label: Cedille Records
León, Tania: Inura For Voices, Strings & Percussion
Tania León, composer (Tania León, Son Sonora Voices, DanceBrazil Percussion & Son Sonora Ensemble)
Track from: In Motion
Label: Albany Records
Praulins, Ugis: The Nightingale
Ugis Praulins, composer (Stephen Layton, Michala Petri & Danish National Vocal Ensemble)
Track from: The Nightingale
Label: OUR Recordings
Rautavaara, Einojuhani: Cello Concerto No. 2 'Towards The Horizon'
Einojuhani Rautavaara, composer (Truls Mørk, John Storgårds & Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
Track from: Rautavaara: Modificata; Percussion Concerto 'Incantations'; Cello Concerto No. 2 'Towards The Horizon'
Label: Ondine
Stucky, Steven: August 4, 1964
Steven Stucky, composer; Gene Scheer, librettist (Jaap Van Zweden, Dallas Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)
Label: DSO Live