Best Musical Album For Children
For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.
1. All Wound Up! A Family Music Party
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer With Brave Combo [Rounder Kids]
2. Big Wide Grin
Keb' Mo' [Sony Wonder]
Winner
3. Elmo And The Orchestra
Sesame Street Characters; Ed Mitchell, Producer [Sony Wonder]
4. inFINity
Trout Fishing In America [Trout Records]
5. Little House Of Music Level 1 Package
Georgia S. Lucking With Various Artists [GFEDCBA Music Productions/BMI]
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.
1. Dr. Seuss - How The Grinch Stole Christmas! -CD Read-Along
Various Artists; Corey Burton, Narrator [Walt Disney Records]
Winner
2. Mama Don't Allow
Tom Chapin [Live Oak Media]
3. Oscar Wilde: The Selfish Giant & The Nightingale And The Rose
Vanessa Redgrave & Stephen Fry [Teldec Classics International]
4. A Series of Unfortunate Events - Book 1: The Bad Beginning
(Lemony Snicket)
Tim Curry [Listening Library]
5. Timeless Tales And Music Of Our Time
Dr. Ruth Westheimer [Newport Classic]
Best Spoken Word Album
(Narrated/dramatized books include authors' names in parentheses for identification.)
1. An Hour Before Daylight (Jimmy
Carter)
Jimmy Carter [Simon and Schuster Audio]
2. Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 (Garrison Keillor)
Garrison Keillor [HighBridge Audio]
3. Letters From The Earth - Uncensored Writings By Mark Twain
Carl Reiner [New Millennium Audio]
Winner
4. Q: The Autobiography Of Quincy Jones (Quincy Jones)
Quincy Jones [Simon and Schuster Audio]
5. War Letters - Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars,
(Edited by Andrew Carroll)
Various Artists (Including Rob Lowe, Noah Wyle, Joan Allen, Tom Brokaw & Harry Smith,
Narrator); Karen Frillman, Producer [Simon and Schuster Audio]
Best Spoken Comedy Album
For spoken word comedy recordings.
1.
The Bride Of Firesign
The Firesign Theatre [Rhino Entertainment]
2. I'm The One That I Want
Margaret Cho [HighBridge Audio]
3. Live At Carnegie Hall
Ray Romano [Columbia]
Winner
4. Napalm & Sillyputty
George Carlin [HighBridge Audio]
5. The Queens Of Comedy (Spoken Tracks Only)
Miss Laura Hayes, Adele Givens, Sommore & Mo'Nique [Universal Records]
Best Musical Show Album
Award to the Album Producer(s), and to the Lyricist(s) & Composer(s) of 51% or more of a new score. (Artist, Lyricist & Composer names appear in parentheses.) Albums only.
1. The Full Monty - The
Broadway Musical
Billy Straus, David Yazbek & Ted Sperling, producers; David Yazbek, composer &
lyricist (Original Broadway Cast) [RCA Victor]
2. Mamma Mia! The Musical
Nicholas Gilpin & Martin Koch, producers; Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus,
composers & lyricists (Original Cast) [Decca Broadway]
Winner
3. The Producers
Hugh Fordin, producer; Mel Brooks, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With
Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick) [Sony Classical]
4. Seussical The Musical
Phil Ramone, producer; Stephen Flaherty, composer; Lynn Aherns & Dr. Seuss, lyricists
(Original Broadway Cast Including Kevin Chamberlin) [Decca Broadway]
5. Sweeney Todd: Live At The New York Philharmonic
Tommy Krasker & Lawrence L. Rock, producers; Stephen Sondheim, composer & lyricist
(Patti Lupone, George Hearn & Others) [New York Philharmonic Special Editions]
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album
For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) and Engineer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable. Albums only.
1. Bridget Jones's Diary
Various Artists [Island]
2. Moulin Rouge!
Various Artists [Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp./Interscope Records]
Winner
3. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Various Artists [Lost Highway Records]
4. Shrek
Various Artists [DreamWorks Records]
5. The Sopranos: Peppers & Eggs
Various Artists [Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]
Best Score Soundtrack Album
For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media Award to Composer(s) for an original composition (not an adaptation) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media.
1.
A. I. Artificial Intelligence
John Williams, composer (John Williams) [Warner Sunset/Warner Bros.]
2. Chocolat
Rachel Portman, composer (Rachel Portman) [Sony Classical/Sony Music Soundtrax]
Winner
3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Tan Dun, composer (Tan Dun) [Sony Classical/Sony Music Soundtrax]
4. Men Of Honor
Mark Isham, composer (Mark Isham) [Motown Records/Fox Music/McKnight Entertainment]
5. Planet Of The Apes
Danny Elfman, composer (Danny Elfman) [Sony Classical/Sony Music Soundtrax/Fox Music]
6. Traffic
Cliff Martinez, composer (Cliff Martinez) [TVT Soundtrax/USA Films]
Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media.
A Songwriter(s) award. This category is for a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and commercially released on a recording for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
Winner
1. Boss Of Me (From Malcolm In The Middle)
They Might Be Giants, songwriter (They Might Be Giants) Track from: Malcolm In The Middle
[Restless; Publishers: Fox Film Music Corp and New Enterprises Music]
2. A Love Before Time (From Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
Jorge Calandrelli, Tan Dun & James Schamus, songwriters (CoCo Lee) Track from:
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon [Sony Classical/Sony Music Soundtrax; Publisher: Parnassus
Prod. Inc.]
3. My Funny Friend And Me (From The Emperor's New Groove)
David Hartley & Sting, songwriters (Sting) Track from: The Emperor's New Groove [Walt
Disney Records; Publisher: Wonderland Music Co., Inc.]
4. There You'll Be (From Pearl Harbor)
Diane Warren, songwriter (Faith Hill) Track from: Pearl Harbor [Hollywood Records/Warner
Bros.; Publisher: Realsongs]
5. Win (From Men Of Honor)
Brandon Barnes & Brian McKnight, songwriters (Brian McKnight) Track from: Men Of Honor
[Motown/Fox Music/McKnight Entertainment; Publishers: Universal/Polygram Int'l Pub.,
Cancelled Lunch Music, Universal/Songs Of Polygram Int'l, Inc., Brandon Barnes Music and
Fox Film Music Corp.]
Best Instrumental Composition
A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) with or without lyrics, first released on a recording during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
Winner
1. Cast Away (End Credits)
Alan Silvestri, composer (Alan Silvestri)
Track from: Cast Away - The Zemeckis/Silvestri Collection [Varese Sarabande]
2. Communion
John Patitucci, composer (John Patitucci)
Track from: Communion [Concord Jazz; Publisher: Iccutitap Music]
3. The Eternal Vow
Tan Dun, composer (Tan Dun)
Track from: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Soundtrack [Sony Classical; Publisher:
Parnassus Productions Inc.]
4. Oren (Pray)
Gonzalo Rubalcaba, composer (Gonzalo Rubalcaba)
Track from: Supernova [Blue Note Records]
5. Theme From "Blonde"
Patrick Williams, composer (Patrick Williams)
Track from: Blonde - Soundtrack [Playboy Jazz; Publisher: Greencourt Music]
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Award to the Arranger. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
Winner
1. Claude Debussy "Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum" From
Children's Corner
Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer, arrangers (Béla Fleck With Joshua Bell & Gary
Hoffmann)
Track from: Perpetual Motion [Sony Classical]
2. En La Orilla Del Mundo (At The Edge Of The World)
Gonzalo Rubalcaba, arranger (Charlie Haden)
Track from: Nocturne [Verve Records]
3. Scheherazade Fantasy
Lalo Schifrin, arranger (Lalo Schifrin)
Track from: Intersections: Jazz Meets The Symphony #5 [Aleph Records]
4. Soul Bossa Nova
George S. Clinton, arranger (George S. Clinton)
Track from: Austin Powers International Man Of Mystery And The Spy Who Shagged Me - Scores
[RCA Victor Group]
5. Take The "A" Train
Bob Florence, arranger (Bob Florence & The SWR Big Band)
Track from: Goldener Meilenstein [CKC Records]
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) Award to the Arranger. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
Winner
1. Drops Of Jupiter
Paul Buckmaster, arranger (Train)
Track from: Drops Of Jupiter [Columbia Records]
2. Easy Living
Kurt Elling & Laurence Hobgood, arrangers (Kurt Elling)
Track from: Flirting With Twilight [Blue Note Records]
3. Fascinating Rhythm
Billy Childs, arranger (Dianne Reeves)
Track from: The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan [Blue Note Records]
4. Love Letters
Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall)
Track from: The Look Of Love [Verve Records]
5. You're My Thrill
Johnny Mandel, arranger (Shirley Horn)
Track from: You're My Thrill [Verve Records]
Best Recording Package
Winner
1. Amnesiac (Special Limited Edition)
Stanley Donwood & Tchocky, art directors (Radiohead) [Capitol Records]
2. Bedlam Ballroom
Lane Wurster, art director (Squirrel Nut Zippers) [Mammoth Records]
3. Levee Town
Megan Barra, art director (Sonny Landreth) [Sugar Hill Records]
4. Look Into The Eyeball
Stephen Doyle, art director (David Byrne) [Virgin Records America]
5. Reveal
Chris Bilheimer & Michael Stipe, art directors (R.E.M.) [Warner Bros. Records]
Best Boxed Recording Package
Winner
1. Brain In A Box - The Science Fiction Collection
Hugh Brown & Steve Vance, art directors (Various Artists) [Rhino Entertainment]
2. Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy And Dial Studio Recordings
1944-1948
Christian Calabró, art director (Charlie Parker) [Savoy/Atlantic Records]
3. El Cancionero/MasY Mas: A History Of The Band From East L.A.
James Austin, Hugh Brown, Louie Pérez, Al Quattrocchi & Jeff Smith, art directors
(Los Lobos) [Warner Archives/Rhino Entertainment]
4. Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944
Ron Jaramillo & Adam Owett, art directors (Billie Holiday) [Columbia/Legacy]
5. The Long Road To Freedom - An Anthology Of Black Music
Carol Bobolts, Jaime Boyle & Deb Schuler, art directors (Various Artists) [Buddha
Records/BMG]
Best Album Notes
Winner
(tie)
1. Richard Pryor...And It's Deep Too! The Complete Warner Bros.
Recordings (1968-1992)
Richard Pryor
Walter Mosley, album notes writer [Warner Archives/Rhino Entertainment]
Winner (tie)
2. Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection: 1960-2000 The
Journey Of Chris Strachwitz
Various Artists
Elijah Wald, album notes writer [Arhoolie Records]
3. The Long Road To Freedom - An Anthology Of Black Music
Various Artists
Mari Evans, album notes writer [Buddha Records/BMG]
4. Rhapsodies In Black: Music And Words From The Harlem Renaissance
Various Artists
Gerald Early, album notes writer [Rhino Entertainment]
5. The Stax Story
Various Artists
Rob Bowman, album notes writer [Stax Records]
Best Historical Album
Winner
1. Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944
Billie Holiday
Michael Brooks & Michael Cuscuna, compilation producers; Matt Cavaluzzo, Harry Coster,
Seth Foster, Darcy Proper, Ken Robertson & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers
[Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
2. Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy And Dial Studio Recordings
1944-1948
Charlie Parker
Orrin Keepnews, compilation producer; Paul Reid III, mastering engineer [Savoy/Atlantic
Records]
3. Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection: 1960-2000: The
Journey Of Chris Strachwitz
Various Artists
Chris Strachwitz & Elijah Wald, compilation producers; Mike Cogan, mastering engineer
[Arhoolie Records]
4. The Long Road To Freedom - An Anthology Of Black Music
Various Artists
David Belafonte, Harry Belafonte & Albert C. Pryor, compilation producers; Michael O.
Drexler, mastering engineer [Buddha Records/BMG]
5. Washington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom 1950-1970
Various Artists
Ted Myers, compilation producer; Bob Fisher, mastering engineer [Rhino Entertainment]
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
1. Ballads -
Remembering John Coltrane
Josiah Gluck, engineer (Karrin Allyson) [Concord Jazz]
2. Life On A String
"Bassy" Bob Brockman & Martin Brumbach, engineers (Laurie Anderson)
[Nonesuch Records]
Winner
3. The Look Of Love
Al Schmitt, engineer (Diana Krall) [Verve Records]
4. New Favorite
Gary Paczosa, engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station) [Rounder Records]
5. Time*Sex*Love*
George Massenburg, engineer (Mary Chapin Carpenter) [Columbia Records]
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Winner
1. T Bone Burnett
•Down From The Mountain (Various Artists) (A)
•Fan Dance (Sam Phillips) (A)
•O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Soundtrack (Various Artists) (A)
2. Dr. Dre
•Best Of Things (Xzibit) (T)
•Break Ya Neck (Busta Rhymes) (S)
•Family Affair (Mary J. Blige) (T)
•Fast Lane (Bilal) (T)
•Fight Music (D12) (T)
•Lay Low (Snoop Dogg Featuring Master P, Nate Dogg, Butch Cassidy & Tha
Eastsidaz) (T)
•Let Me Blow Ya Mind (Eve Featuring Gwen Stefani) (T)
3. Gerald Eaton, Brian West
•I'm Like A Bird (Nelly Furtado) (T)
•Turn Off The Light (Nelly Furtado) (T)
•Whoa, Nelly! (Nelly Furtado) (A)
4. Nigel Godrich
•Amnesiac (Radiohead) (A)
•The Invisible Band (Travis) (A)
5. Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
•All For You (Janet Jackson) (A)
•Didn't Mean To Turn You On (Mariah Carey) (T)
•My Funny Friend And Me (Sting) (T)
•Never Too Far (Mariah Carey) (T)
•No More Drama (Mary J. Blige) (T)
•No Regrets (Case) (T)
•Someone To Call My Lover (Janet Jackson) (S)
•Twister (Mariah Carey) (T)
•U Remind Me (Usher) (S)
•When A Woman Loves (Patti LaBelle) (A)
•You're All I Need (The Isley Brothers) (T)
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
1. Heard It All
Before (E-Smoove House Filter Mix)
E-Smoove, remixer (Sunshine Anderson) Track from: Your Woman [Soulife/Atlantic Records]
2. I Feel Loved
Danny Tenaglia, remixer (Depeche Mode) Track from: Exciter [Reprise Records]
Winner
3. Thank You (Deep Dish Vocal Remix)
Deep Dish, remixers (Dido) [Arista Records]
4. Soul Shakedown (Silk's Downunder Mix)
Steve 'Silk' Hurley, remixer (Bob Marley) [Silk Entertainment]
5. Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night) (K-Klass Klub Mix)
K-Klass, remixer (Samantha Mumba) Track from: Gotta Tell You [Interscope/Geffen/A&M
Records]
Best Engineered Album, Classical
1. Berlioz: Les Troyens
Simon Rhodes, engineer (Sir Colin Davis) [LSO Live]
Winner
2. Bernstein (Arr. Brohn & Corigliano): West Side Story Suite
(Lonely Town; Make Our Garden Grow, Etc.)
Richard King, engineer (Joshua Bell) [Sony Classical]
3. Haydn: The Complete String Quartets
Marc Aubort, engineer (The Angeles String Quartet) [Philips]
4. Respighi: Belkis, Queen Of Sheba-Suite; Dance Of The Gnomes; The
Pines Of Rome
Keith O. Johnson, engineer (Eiji Oue) [Reference Recordings]
5. Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Sym. No. 2, Org. 1913
Version) Etc.
Ralph Couzens, engineer (Richard Hickox) [Chandos Records]
Producer Of The Year, Classical Albums only.
Winner
1. Manfred Eicher
•Haydn: The Seven Words (Rosamunde Quartett)
•Holliger: Schneewittchen (Heinz Holliger, J. Banse, C. Kallisch, S. Davislim, O.
Widmer & W. Gröschel)
•Leos Janácek - A Recollection (In The Mist; Piano Sonata, 1. X. 1905; On An
Overgrown Path, Etc.) (András Schiff)
•Morimur (Bach: Partita D Min.; Christ Lag In Todesbanden; Jesu Meine Freude, Etc.)
(Christoph Poppen & The Hilliard Ens.)
•Schönberg: Verklärte Nacht/Veress: Four Transylvanian Dances/Bartók: Divertimento
(Thomas Zehetmair & Camerata Bern)
2. David Frost
•Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Etc./Chopin: Barcarolle, Op. 60;
Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61, Etc. (Alicia de Larrocha)
•Schoenfield: Café Music; Burlesque; Carolina Réveille, Etc. (Paul Schoenfield
& Various)
•Schubert: Piano Duets - The Final Year (Fantasy In F Min.; Lebensstürme, Etc.)
(Richard & John Contiguglia)
3. James Mallinson
•Berlioz: La Damnation De Faust (Sir Colin Davis)
•Berlioz: Les Troyens (Sir Colin Davis)
•Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Overture: Béatrice Et Bénédict (Sir Colin Davis)
•Strauss: Die Liebe Der Danae (Leon Botstein, L. Flanigan, P. Coleman-Wright, H.
SMith, W. Lewis & L. Saffer)
4. Joanna Nickrenz
•Haydn: The Complete String Quartets (Boxed Set) (The Angeles String Quartet)
5. Robina G. Young
•Elgar: Nursery Suite; Serenade; Dream Children & Other Works (Paul Goodwin)
•Foss: Piano Concertos; Elegy For Anne Frank (Jon Nakamatsu, Y. Kasman, L. Foss &
E. Foss)
•Rachmaninov: Piano Con. No. 3; Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini (Jon Nakamatsu)
•The Second Circle - Love Songs Of Francesco Landini (Anonymous 4)
•Tavener: Total Eclipse; Agraphon (Paul Goodwin & Edward Higginbottom)
Best Classical Album
Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the Artist.
Winner
1. Berlioz: Les Troyens
Sir Colin Davis; Michelle De Young, Ben Heppner, Petra Lang, Peter Mattei, Stephen
Milling, Sara Mingardo & Kenneth Tarver; James Mallinson, producer (Various Artists;
London Sym. Orch.) [LSO Live]
2. Boulez Conducts Varčse (Amériques; Arcana; Déserts;
Ionisation)
Pierre Boulez; Helmut Burk & Karl-August Naegler, producers (Chicago Sym. Orch.)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
3. Janácek: Sárka
Sir Charles Mackerras; Jaroslav Brezina, Ivan Kusnjer, Peter Straka & Eva Urbanová;
Petr Vít, producer (Czech Phil. Orch.) [Supraphon - A. S.]
4. Schoenberg: Piano Concerto, Etc./Berg: Sonata, Op. 1/Webern:
Variations, Op. 27
Pierre Boulez; Mitsuko Uchida, piano; Wilhelm Hellweg, producer (The Cleveland Orch.)
[Philips]
5. Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Sym. No. 2, Org. 1913
Version), Etc.
Richard Hickox; Brian Couzens, producer (London Sym Orch.) [Chandos Records]
Best Orchestral Performance
Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.
1. Beethoven: Die Symphonien
Claudio Abbado (Karita Mattila, soprano, Thomas Moser, tenor, Thomas Quasthoff, bass &
Violeta Urmana, mezzo soprano; Tönu Kaljuste; Eric Ericson Cham. Cho. & Swedish Radio
Cho.; Berliner Phil.) [Deutsche Grammophon]
Winner
2. Boulez Conducts Varčse (Amériques; Arcana; Déserts;
Ionisation)
Pierre Boulez (Chicago Sym. Orch.) [Deutsche Grammophon]
3. Bruckner: Sym. No. 3 In D Min.
Osmo Vänskä (BBC Scottish Sym. Orch.) [Hyperion]
4. Messiaen: Turangalila-Symphonie (1990 Version)
Kent Nagano (Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano & Dominique Kim, ondes martenot; Berliner
Phil.) [Teldec Classics International]
5. Schuman: Violin Con.; New England Triptych/Ives: Variations On
"America"
José Serebrier (Philip Quint, violin; Bournemouth Sym. Orch.) [Naxos]
Best Opera Recording
Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s), and Principal Soloists.
Winner
1. Berlioz: Les Troyens
Sir Colin Davis; Michelle De Young, Ben Heppner, Petra Lang, Peter Mattei, Stephen
Milling, Sara Mingardo & Kenneth Tarver; James Mallinson, producer (Various Artists;
London Sym. Orch.) [LSO Live]
2. Janácek: Sárka
Sir Charles Mackerras; Jaroslav Brezina, Ivan Kusnjer, Peter Straka & Eva Urbanová;
Petr Vít, producer (Czech Phil. Orch.) [Supraphon - A. S.]
3. Massenet: Manon
Antonio Pappano; Roberto Alagna & Angela Gheorghiu; David Groves, producer (Earle
Patriarco & José van Dam; Orch. Sym. de la Monnaie) [EMI Classics]
4. Ruders: Handmaid's Tale
Michael Schonwandt; Anne Margrethe Dahl, Poul Elming, Hanne Fischer, Aage Haugland,
Susanne Resmark & Marianne Rorholm; Henrik Sleiborg, producer (Royal Danish Orch.) [da
capo]
5. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Giuseppe Sinopoli; Natalie Dessay, Albert Dohmen, Ben Heppner, Anne Sofie von Otter &
Deborah Voigt; Sid McLauchlan, producer (Staatskapelle Dresden) [Deutsche Grammophon]
Best Choral Performance
Award to the Choral Conductor, and to the Orchestra Conductor if an Orchestra is on the recording, and to the Choral Director or Chorus Master if applicable.
1. Bach: Christmas Cantatas
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (The English Baroque Soloists, Katharine Fuge, soprano, Stephan
Loges, bass, Sara Mingardo, contralto, Ann Monoyios, soprano, Rufus Müller, tenor, Julian
Podger, tenor, Derek Lee Ragin, countertenor & Gotthold Schwarz, bass; The Monteverdi
Cho.) [Archiv Produktion]
Winner
2. Bach: St. Matthew Passion
Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Norbert Balatsch & Erwin Ortner (Bernarda Fink, contralto,
Matthias Goerne, bass, Dietrich Henschel, bass, Christoph Prégardien, tenor, Dorothea
Röschmann, soprano, Michael Schade, tenor, Christine Schäfer, soprano, Markus Schäfer,
tenor, Elisaeth von Magnus, contralto & Oliver Widmer, bass; Arnold Schoenberg Chor
& Wiener Sängerknaben; Concentus Musicus Wien) [Teldec Classics International]
3. Dvorák: Stabat Mater
Giuseppe Sinopoli; Matthias Brauer (Johan Botha, tenor, Ruxandra Donose, mezzo soprano,
Roberto Scandiuzzi, bass & Mariana Zvetkova, soprano; Chor der Sächsischen Staatsoper
Dresden; Staatskapelle Dresden) [Deutsche Grammophon]
4. Golijov: La Pasión Según San Marcos
Maria Guinand (Reynaldo González Fernández, dancer, Cantoría Alberto Grau & Luciana
Souza, vocals; Schola Cantorum de Carácas; Orquesta La Pasión) [Hänssler Classic]
5. Rihm: Deus Passus - Passions-Stücke Nach Lukas
Helmuth Rilling (Juliane Banse, soprano, Cornelia Kallisch, alto, Christoph Prégardien,
tenor, Andreas Schmidt, baritone & Iris Vermillion, mezzo soprano; Gächinger
Kantorei; Bach-Collegium Stuttgart) [Hänssler Classic]
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.
1. Ligeti: Piano Concerto
Reinbert de Leeuw; Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano (Asko Ensemble)
Track from: The Ligeti Project I (Melodien; Chamber Concerto, Etc.) [Teldec Classics
International]
2. Rouse: Concert De Gaudí/Tan Dun: Con. For Guitar And Orch. (Yi2)
Muhai Tang; Sharon Isbin, guitar (Gulbenkian Orch.) [Teldec Classics International]
3. Schoenberg: Piano Concerto, Etc./Berg: Sonata, Op. 1/Webern:
Variations, Op. 27
Pierre Boulez; Mitsuko Uchida, piano (The Cleveland Orch.) [Philips]
4. Schuman: Violin Concerto
José Serebrier; Philip Quint, violin (Bournemouth Sym. Orch.)
Track from: Schuman: Violin Con.; New England Triptych/Ives: Variations On
"America" [Naxos Of America]
Winner
5. Strauss Wind Concertos (Horn Concerto; Oboe Concerto, Etc.)
Daniel Barenboim, piano/conductor; Dale Clevenger, horn; Larry Combs, clarinet; Alex
Klein, oboe; David McGill, bassoon (Chicago Sym. Orch.) [Teldec Classics International]
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
Award to the Instrumental Soloist.
1.
Alkan: Sym. For Solo Piano; Souvenirs: Trois Morceaux Dans Le Genre Pathétique
Marc-André Hamelin, piano [Hyperion]
Winner
2. Britten Cello Suites (1 - 3)
Truls Mork, cello [Virgin Classics]
3. Glazunov: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1
Duane Hulbert, piano [Bridge Records]
4. Liszt: Sonata, Ballades And Polonaises
Stephen Hough, piano [Hyperion]
5. Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6; Concert Sans Orch.
Maurizio Pollini, piano [Deutsche Grammophon]
Best Chamber Music Performance Award to the Artists.
1.
Boulez: Sur Incises; Messagesquisse; Anthčmes 2
Pierre Boulez & Ensemble InterContemporain [Deutsche Grammophon]
Winner
2. Haydn: The Complete String Quartets
The Angeles String Quartet [Philips]
3. Messiaen: Quartet For The End Of Time
Myung-Whun Chung, piano, Paul Meyer, clarinet, Gil Shaham, violin & Jian Wang,
violoncello [Deutsche Grammophon]
4. Villa-Lobos: String Quartets, Vol. 6, Nos. 4, 9, 11
Cuarteto Latinoamericano [Dorian Recordings]
5. Walton: The String Quartets
The Emperor Quartet [Black Box Music]
Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor)
Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.)
1. Absolution (Mahoney: Dance Machine/Schnyder: Zoom Out/Sumera: Play For 10,
Etc.)
Kristjan Järvi; Absolute Ensemble (Denman Maroney, prepared piano & Dave Taylor, bass
trombone) [Enja/Nova]
Winner
2. After Mozart (Raskatov, Silvestrov, Schnittke, Etc.)
Gidon Kremer, violin; Kremerata Baltica [Nonesuch Records]
3. Alfons V El Magnŕnim - El Cancionero De Montecassino
Jordi Savall; La Capella Reial de Catalunya [Alia Vox]
4. Boismortier: Sérénades Françaises (Daphnis Et Chloé:
Chaconne; Fragments Mélodiques; Concerto Pour Basson, etc.)
Hervé Niquet; Le Concert Spirituel (Laurent Le Chenadec, bassoon) [Naxos Of America]
5. Morales: Missa Si Bona Suscepimus
Peter Phillips; The Tallis Scholars [Gimell]
Best Classical Vocal Performance
Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).
1.
Beethoven/Meyerbeer/Spohr: Lieder - Mélodies
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo soprano (Melvyn Tan, piano) [Archiv Produktion]
Winner
2. Dreams & Fables - Gluck Italian Arias (Tremo Fra' Dubbi Miei;
Di Questa Cetra In Seno, Etc.)
Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo soprano (Bernhard Forck; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin) [Decca
Records]
3. Fairest Isle (Dowland, Campion, Morley, Etc.)
Barbara Bonney, soprano (Jacob Heringman, lute & Phantasm; Christopher Hogwood; The
Academy of Ancient Music) [Decca Records]
4. Henze: Six Songs From The Arabian; Three Auden Songs
Ian Bostridge, tenor (Julius Drake, piano) [EMI Classics]
5. Schubert: Schwanengesang/Brahms: Vier Ernste Gesänge
Thomas Quasthoff, baritone (Justus Zeyen, piano) [Deutsche Grammophon]
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.)
1. Boulez: Sur Incises
Pierre Boulez (Solistes de l'Ensemble InterContemporain; Pierre Boulez)
Track from: Boulez: Sur Incises; Messagesquisse; Anthčme 2 [Deutsche Grammophon]
Winner
2. Rouse: Concert De Gaudí For Guitar And Orch.
Christopher Rouse (Sharon Isbin, guitar; Muhai Tang; Gulbenkian Orch.)
Track from: Rouse: Concert De Gaudí/Tan Dun: Con. For Guitar And Orch. (Yi2) [Teldec
Classics International]
3. Ruders: Handmaid's Tale
Poul Ruders (Anne Margrethe Dahl, Poul Elming, Hanne Fischer, Aage Haugland, Susanne
Resmark & Marianne Rorholm; Michael Schonwandt; Royal Danish Orch.) [da capo]
4. Saariaho: Lonh
Kaija Saariaho (Dawn Upshaw, soprano)
Track from: Saariaho: Private Gardens (Lonh; Prčs; NoaNoa Etc.) [Naďve Montaigne]
5. Tavener: Total Eclipse
John Tavener (John Harle, saxophone & Max Jones, treble solo; Edward Higginbottom; The
Cho. of New College, Oxford; Paul Goodwin; The Academy of Ancient Music)
Track from: Tavener: Total Eclipse; Agraphon [Harmonia Mundi]
Best Classical Crossover Album
Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.
1. Bernstein (Arr. Brohn & Corigliano): West Side Story Suite (Lonely
Town; Make Our Garden Grow, Etc.)
David Zinman, conductor; Joshua Bell, violin (Phil. Orch.) [Sony Classical]
2. Celluloid Copland (From Sorcery To Science; The City-Suite; The
North Star-Suite, Etc.)
Jonathan Sheffer, conductor (Eos Orch.) [Telarc International]
3. The Clarinetist Volume One (Franzetti, Piazzolla, Tico, Etc.)
Bernd Ruf, conductor; Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet & Pablo Zinger, piano/conductor
(Various Artists; European Art Orch.) [Peregrina Music]
4. La Música De Ernesto Lecuona (Siboney; Recordar; María La O,
Etc.)
Tim Devine, Alfredo Munar & José Ramón Urbay, conductors; Enrique Chía, piano &
Bruce Wethey, violin (Serenade Ens.) [Begui Records]
Winner
5. Perpetual Motion (Scarlatti, Bach, Debussy, Chopin, Etc.)
Béla Fleck, banjo (Joshua Bell, violin; Evelyn Glennie, marimba; Gary Hoffman, cello;
Edgar Meyer, bass & piano; Chris Thile, mandolin; John Williams, guitar) [Sony
Classical]
Best Short Form Music Video
For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.
1. Fly Away
From Here
Aerosmith
Joseph Kahn, video director; Greg Tharp, video producer [Columbia Records Group]
2. One Minute Man
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott Featuring Ludacris
David Meyers, video director; Ron Mohrhoff, video producer [Elektra Entertainment Group]
Winner
3. Weapon Of Choice
Fatboy Slim Featuring Bootsy Collins
Spike Jonze, video director; Vincent Landay & Deannie O'Neil, video producers
[Astralwerks]
4. Don't Tell Me
Madonna
Jean-Baptiste Mondino, video director; Maria Gallagher, video producer [Warner Bros.
Records]
5. Ms. Jackson
Outkast
F. Gary Gray, video director; Meredyth Frattolillo, video producer [LaFace Records]
Best Long Form Music Video
For video album packages consisting of more than one song or track. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer of at least 51% of the total playing time.
Winner
1. Recording The Producers - A Musical Romp With Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks (With Various Artists Including Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick)
Susan Froemke, video director; Susan Froemke & Peter Gelb, video producers [Sony
Classical]
2. Rebel Music - The Bob Marley Story
Bob Marley
Jeremy Marr, video director; Jeremy Marr, video producer [Palm Pictures]
3. Freddie Mercury - The Untold Story
Freddie Mercury
Rudi Dolezal & Hannes Rossacher, video directors; Jim Beach & Rudi Dolezal, video
producers [Hollywood Records]
4. Play: The DVD
Moby
Moby, video director; Moby & Jeff Rogers, video producers [V2 Records]
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