Friday, December 05, 2014

The Classical Grammy Nominations for 2015

It's that time of year when I get to say "Yes, Virginia, there ARE Classical Music nominees among the Grammy Awards!" So I thought I'd take a break from posting my classical-music-appreciation comedy-thriller The Lost Chord to announce the nominees for the 57th annual GRAMMY Awards in the Classical Music Division which were announced earlier today. The winners will be revealed on February 8th, 2015 during the broadcast on CBS (though, I suspect, you won't find much about the Classical winners on the broadcast).

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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