Best Classical Album: Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors; Andreas Neubronner, producer; Peter Laenger, engineer/mixer; Andreas Neubronner, mastering engineer (Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef, Elza van den Heever & Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Girls Chorus & San Francisco Symphony Chorus); [SFS Media]; label not @ Spotify
Best Orchestral Performance: Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé; James Levine, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus); [BSO Classics]; label not @ Spotify
Best Opera Recording: Britten: Billy Budd; Daniel Harding, conductor; Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies, Nathan Gunn, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose & Gidon Saks; John Fraser, producer (London Symphony Orchestra; Gentlemen Of The London Symphony Chorus); [Virgin Classics]; Spotify link
Best Choral Performance: Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors; (Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Elza van den Heever, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef & Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & San Francisco Girls Chorus); [SFS Media]; label not @ Spotify
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra): Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor; Evgeny Kissin (Philharmonia Orchestra); [EMI Classics]; Spotify link
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra): Journey To The New World; Sharon Isbin (Joan Baez & Mark O'Connor); [Sony Classical]; Spotify link
Best Chamber Music Performance: Intimate Letters; Emerson String Quartet; [Deutsche Grammophon]; Spotify link
Best Small Ensemble Performance: Lang, David: The Little Match Girl Passion; Paul Hillier, conductor; Ars Nova Copenhagen & Theatre Of Voices; [Harmonia Mundi]; Spotify link not found
Best Classical Vocal Performance: Verismo Arias; Renée Fleming (Marco Armiliato; Jonas Kaufmann; Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi; Coro Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi); [Decca]; Spotify link
Best Classical Contemporary Composition: Higdon, Jennifer: Percussion Concerto; Jennifer Higdon (Marin Alsop); Track from: Alsop Conducts MacMillan, Ad; [London Philharmonic Orchestra]; Spotify link
Best Classical Crossover Album: Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace; Yo-Yo Ma; (Odair Assad, Sergio Assad, Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Matt Brubeck, John Clayton, Paquito d'Rivera, Renée Fleming, Diana Krall, Alison Krauss, Natalie McMaster, Edgar Meyer, Cristina Pato, Joshua Redman, Jake Shimabukuro, Silk Road Ensemble, James Taylor, Chris Thile, Wu Tong, Alon Yavnai & Amelia Zirin-Brown); [Sony Classical]; Spotify link
NB. Let me know if you can find the missing CDs (i.e., “Spotify link not found”).
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