Grammy Award Winners, 2009, Classical Music

February 1, 2010 at 8:44 PM

The Grammy award winners for 2009 have just been announced. Here are some of the award winning classical music albums. For complete details, see the Grammy site. The nominees are interesting, and they are listed on the same site.

Best classical album: Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Best orchestral performance: Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé, James Levine, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Best opera recording: Britten: Billy Budd, Daniel Harding, conductor; London Symphony Orchestra; Gentlemen of the London Symphony Chorus

Best instrumental soloist performance (without orchestra): Sharon Isbin (guitarist), Journey to the New World

Best classical vocal performance: Renee Fleming, Verismo Arias

Best classical contemporary composition: Higdon, Jennifer, Percussion Concerto

Best classical crossover album: Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace, Yo Yo Ma

Best engineered album, classical: Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Best producer of the year, classical: Steven Epstein (5 recordings)

Best Chamber Music Prformace: Intimate Letters, Emerson String quartet

Best instrumental soloist(s) performance (with orchestra): Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor; Evgeny Kissin (Philharmonia Orchestra)

Best Choral Performance: Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

From Mendy Smith
Posted on February 2, 2010 at 3:55 AM

I'm disappointed that Enso didn't win the Chamber Music Performance. I've had the pleasure of not only seeing them perform on multiple occasions, but also being coached by them at Interlochen in the summer. They are very passionate about what they do.

From Roland Bailey
Posted on February 3, 2010 at 2:08 AM

The Grammy Site link doesn't seem to work properly, just brings me back to Violinist.com. :)

From Pauline Lerner
Posted on February 3, 2010 at 5:39 AM

I fixed the Grammy site link. Thanks for calling it to my attention.

From Roland Bailey
Posted on February 3, 2010 at 9:08 PM

Thanks! The lists of nominees are interesting, indeed. I will be picking up some of the Chamber Music CDs, and definitely plan on getting Caroline Goulding's CD very soon.

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