72. Best Engineered Album, Classical
John Adams: City Noir – Richard King, engineer; Wolfgang Schiefermair, mastering engineer (David Robertson & St. Louis Symphony) Label: Nonesuch
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John Luther Adams: Become Ocean – Dmitriy Lipay & Nathaniel Reichman, engineers; Nathaniel Reichman, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony) Label: Cantaloupe Music
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Henri Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time – Dmitriy Lipay, engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony) Label: Seattle Symphony Media
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Riccardo Muti Conducts Mason Bates & Anna Clyne – David Frost & Christopher Willis, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra); Label: CSO Resound
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Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending – Michael Bishop, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus) Label: ASO Media
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74. Best Orchestral Performance
John Adams: City Noir - David Robertson, conductor (St. Louis Symphony) Label: Nonesuch
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Henri Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time – Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony) Label: Seattle Symphony Media
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Antonin Dvořák: Symphony No. 8; Leoš Janáček: Symphonic Suite from Jenůfa – Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) Label: Reference Recordings
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Robert Schumann: The Four Symphonies – Simon Rattle, conductor (Berlin Philharmonic) Label: Berlin Philharmonic Recordings
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Jean Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7; Tapiola – Robert Spano, conductor (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) Label: ASO Media
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75. Best Opera Recording
Marc-Antonie Charpentier: La Descente d'Orphée aux Enfers – Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble) Label: CPO
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Darius Milhaud: L'Orestie d'Eschyle – Kenneth Kiesler, conductor; Dan Kempson, Jennifer Lane, Tamara Mumford & Brenda Rae; Tim Handley, producer (University Of Michigan Percussion Ensemble & University Of Michigan Symphony Orchestra; University Of Michigan Chamber Choir, University Of Michigan Orpheus Singers, University Of Michigan University Choir & UMS Choral Union) Label: Naxos
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Jean-Philippe Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie – William Christie, conductor; Sarah Connolly, Stéphane Degout, Christiane Karg, Ed Lyon & Katherine Watson; Sébastien Chonion, producer (Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment; The Glyndebourne Chorus) Label: Opus Arte
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Arnold Schönberg: Moses und Aron – Sylvain Cambreling, conductor; Andreas Conrad, Franz Grundheber; Reinhard Oechsler, producer (SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg; EuropaChorAkademie) Label: Hänssler Classic
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Richard Strauss: Elektra – Christian Thielemann, conductor; Evelyn Herlitzius, Waltraud Meier, René Pape & Anne Schwanewilms; Magdalena Herbst, producer (Staatskapelle Dresden; Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden) Label: Deutsche Grammophon
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76. Best Choral Performance
Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion – René Jacobs, conductor (Werner Güra & Johannes Weisser; Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin; Rias Kammerchor & Staats-Und Domchor Berlin) Label: Harmonia Mundi
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Torbjørn Dyrud: Out Of Darkness – Vivianne Sydnes, conductor (Erlend Aagaard Nilsen & Geir Morten Øien; Sarah Head & Lars Sitter; Nidaros Cathedral Choir) Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)
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Gustav Holst: First Choral Symphony; The Mystic Trumpeter – Andrew Davis, conductor; Stephen Jackson, chorus master (Susan Gritton; BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Chorus) Label: Chandos Records
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem – John Butt, conductor (Matthew Brook, Rowan Hellier, Thomas Hobbs & Joanne Lunn; Dunedin Consort) Label: Linn Records
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The Sacred Spirit of Russia – Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare) Label: Harmonia Mundi
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77. Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Dreams & Prayers – David Krakauer & A Far Cry; Label: Crier Records
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In 27 Pieces - The Hilary Hahn Encores – Hilary Hahn & Cory Smythe; Label: Deutsche Grammophon
(3 of the 27 Encores: by Avner Dorfman, Tina Davidson, and Mason Bates)
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Bohuslav Martinů: The Three Cello Sonatas – Steven Isserlis & Olli Mustonen; Label: BIS
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Harry Partch: Castor & Pollux – Harry Partch (Track from: Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances) Label: Bridge Records, Inc.
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Sing Thee Nowell – New York Polyphony; Label: BIS
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78. Best Classical Instrumental Solo
All The Things You Are – Leon Fleisher; Label: Bridge Records, Inc.
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The Carnegie Recital – Daniil Trifonov; Label: Deutsche Grammophon
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Henri Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain – Xavier Phillips; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony) Track from: Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time; Label: Seattle Symphony Media
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Play – Jason Vieaux; Label: Azica Records
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Toccatas – Jory Vinikour; Label: Sono Luminus
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79. Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Douce France – Anne Sofie Von Otter; Bengt Forsberg, accompanist (Carl Bagge, Margareta Bengston, Mats Bergström, Per Ekdahl, Bengan Janson, Olle Linder & Antoine Tamestit); Label: Naïve
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Nicola Porpora: Arias for Farinelli – Philippe Jaroussky; Andrea Marcon, conductor (Cecilia Bartoli; Venice Baroque Orchestra); Label: Erato
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Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin – Florian Boesch; Malcolm Martineau; Label: Onyx
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Stella Di Napoli – Joyce DiDonato; Riccardo Minasi, conductor (Chœur de L'Opéra National De Lyon; Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon); Label: Erato/Warner Classics
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Virtuoso Rossini Arias – Lawrence Brownlee; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra); Label: Delos
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80. Best Classical Compendium
Britten to America – Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor; Colin Matthews, producer; Label: NMC Recordings
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Mieczysław Weinberg – Giedre Dirvanauskaite, Daniil Grishin, Gidon Kremer & Daniil Trifonov; Manfred Eicher, producer; Label: ECM New Series
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Mike Marshall & The Turtle Island Quartet – Mike Marshall & Turtle Island Quartet; Mike Marshall, producer; Label: Adventure Music
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Harry Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances – Harry Partch; John Schneider, producer; Label: Bridge Records, Inc.
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The Solent - Fifty Years Of Music By Ralph Vaughan Williams – Paul Daniel, conductor; Andrew Walton, producer; Label: Albion Records
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81. Best Contemporary Classical Composition
John Luther Adams: Become Ocean – John Luther Adams, composer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony); Label: Cantaloupe Music
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Anna Clyne: Prince of Clouds – Anna Clyne, composer (Jaime Laredo, Jennifer Koh, Vinay Parameswaran & Curtis 20/21 Ensemble) Track from: Two X Four; Label: Cedille Records
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George Crumb: Voices from the Heartland – George Crumb, composer (Ann Crumb, Patrick Mason, James Freeman & Orchestra 2001) Track from: Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 16; Label: Bridge Records, Inc.
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Stephen Paulus: Concerto For Two Trumpets & Band – Stephen Paulus, composer (who died this past October 19th); (Eric Berlin, Richard Kelley, James Patrick Miller & UMass Wind Ensemble); Track from: Fantastique - Premieres For Trumpet & Wind Ensemble; Label: MSR Classics
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Roberto Sierra: Sinfonía No. 4 – Roberto Sierra, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony) Track from: Sierra: Sinfonía No. 4; Fandangos; Carnaval; Label: Naxos
The winners will be announced February 8th, 2015, on CBS. Stay tuned!
UPDATE: 2-8-2015 - you can find out the winners of each category at this updated post.
- Dick Strawser
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