The Classical Grammy Winners for 2015

It's "Music's Big Night," the night they announce the winners of this year's Grammy Awards. And while some people might be surprised to find there are classical music nominees and winners - they're usually allotted the same prestige as the technical awards for things like the Tonys and the Oscars, not-ready-for-prime-time - here are this year's winners in the Classical Division, announced earlier this afternoon:

72. Best Engineered Album, Classical 

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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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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76. Best Choral Performance

The Sacred Spirit of Russia – Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare) Label: Harmonia Mundi

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77. Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

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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78. Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Play – Jason Vieaux; Label: Azica Records

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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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80. Best Classical Compendium

Harry Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances – Harry Partch; John Schneider, producer; Label: Bridge Records, Inc.

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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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Congratulations to the winners - and congratulations as well to all those nominated in their respective fields. You can read the complete list of nominations, here, in this earlier post.

Thanks to Grammy.com for making this list available.


- Dick Strawser