Classical Grammy Winners
CD cover of 'Symphony 3/Kindertotenlieder,' Best Classical Album.
Below is a list of the classical music winners at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards.
Best Classical Album
Mahler: Symphony No. 3; Kindertotenlieder (SFS Media)
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Michelle DeYoung, mezzo soprano; Andreas Neubronner, producer (Vance George; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Girls Chorus & Women of the SFS Chorus; San Francisco Symphony)
Best Orchestral Performance
Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (Deutsche Grammophon)
Pierre Boulez, conductor (Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo soprano; Johannes Prinz & Gerald Wirth; Vienna Boys' Choir & Women's Chorus of the Vienna Singverein; Vienna Philharmonic)
Best Opera Recording
Janácek: Jenufa (Erato Disques)
Bernard Haitink, conductor; Jerry Hadley, Karita Mattila, Eva Randová, Anja Silja & Jorma Silvasti; Wolfram Graul, producer (Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Best Choral Performance
Sibelius: Cantatas (Virgin Classics)
Paavo Järvi, conductor; Tiia-Ester Loitme & Ants Soots, chorus masters (Ellerhein Girls' Choir & Estonian National Male Choir; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra)
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
Britten: Violin Concerto/Walton: Viola Concerto (EMI Classics)
Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor; Maxim Vengerov, violin & viola (London Symphony Orchestra)
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
Haydn: Piano Sonatas Nos. 29, 31, 34, 35 & 49 (Sony Classical)
Emanuel Ax, piano
Best Chamber Music Performance
Berg: Lyric Suite (Nonesuch Records)
Kronos Quartet & Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor)
Chávez: Suite For Double Quartet (Cambria Master Recordings)
Jeff von der Schmidt, conductor; Southwest Chamber Music
Track from: Chávez: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. I
Best Classical Vocal Performance
Schubert: Lieder With Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)
Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone & Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo soprano (Claudio Abbado; Chamber Orchestra of Europe)
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Argento: Casa Guidi (Reference Recordings])
Dominick Argento (Frederica von Stade, mezzo soprano; Eiji Oue; Minnesota Orchestra)
Track from: Argento: Casa Guidi; Capriccio For Clarinet And Orchestra, Etc.
Best Classical Crossover Album
Obrigado Brazil (Sony Classical)
Jorge Calandrelli, conductor; Yo-Yo Ma, cello (Various Artists)
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