2013 Grammy Nominations in Classical Music Categories

Thursday, 6 December 2012 | Rich Samuels

Best Engineered Album, Classical

• Americana, Daniel Shores
  
• Beethoven: The Late String Quartets, Op. 127 and 131, Bruce Egre
  
• Life and Breath, Tom Caulfield and John Newton
  
• Music For a Time of War, Jesse Lewis and John Newton
  
• Souvenir, Morten Lindberg
  

Best Producer of the Year, Classical

• Blanton Alspaugh
  
• Tim Handley
• Marina Ledin, Victor Ledin
• James Mallinson
• Dan Merceruio

Best Orchestral Performance

• “Adams: Harmonielehre and Short Ride In A Fast Machine,” Michael Tilson Thomas
• “Mahler: Symphony No. 1,” Iván Fischer
• “Music For a Time of War,” Carlos Kalmar
• “Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances,” Valery Gergiev
• “Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5,” Osmo Vänskä

Best Opera Recording

• “Berg: Lulu,” Michael Boder
  
• “Handel: Agrippina,” René Jacobs
• “Stravinsky: The Rake’s Progress,” Vladimir Jurowski
• “Vivaldi: Teuzzone,” Jordi Savall
• “Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen,” James Levine and Fabio Luisi

Best Choral Performance

• “Handel: Israel In Egypt,” Julian Wachner
• “Life and Breath-Choral Works By René Clausen,” Charles Bruffy
• “Ligeti: Requiem; Apparitions; San Francisco Polyphony,” Peter Eötvös
• “The Nightingale,” Stephen Layton
• “Striggio: Mass For 40 and 60 Voices,” Hervé Niquet

Best Small Ensemble Performance

• “Americana,” Modern Mandolin Quartet
• “Meanwhile,” Eighth Blackbird
• “Mind Meld,” ZOFO Duet
• “Profanes Et Sacrées,” Boston Symphony Chamber Players
• “Rupa-Khandha,” Los Angeles Percussion Quartet

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

• “Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier,” András Schiff
• “The Complete Harpsichord Works Of Rameau,” Jory Vinikour
• “Gál & Elgar: Cello Concertos,” Claudio Cruz
• “Holst: The Planets,” Hansjörg Albrecht
• “Kurtág and Ligeti: Music For Viola,” Kim Kashkashian

Best Classical Vocal Solo

• “Debussy: Clair De Lune,” Natalie Dessay
• “Homecoming-Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato,” Joyce DiDonato
• “Paris Days, Berlin Nights,” Ute Lemper
• “Poèmes,” Renée Fleming
• “Sogno Barocco,” Anne Sofie Von Otter

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

• “Hartke, Stephen: Meanwhile – Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays,” Stephen Hartke
• “León, Tania: Inura For Voices, Strings and Percussion,” Tania León
• “Praulins, Ugis: The Nightingale,” Ugis Praulins
• “Rautavaara, Einojuhani: Cello Concerto No. 2 ‘Towards The Horizon’,” Einojuhani Rautavaara
• “Stucky, Steven: August 4, 1964,” Steven Stucky