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48th Annual Grammy Awards: Classical Music

Best Classical Contemporary Composition Nominees

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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.))
  • Ayre
    Osvaldo Golijov (Dawn Upshaw)
    Track from: Golijov: Ayre; Berio: Folk Songs [Deutsche Grammophon]
  • Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience
    William Bolcom (Leonard Slatkin) [Naxos]
  • Boyer: Ellis Island: The Dream Of America
    Peter Boyer (Peter Boyer) [Naxos]
  • Franzetti: Corpus Evita
    Carlos Franzetti (José Luis Moscovich) [Amapola Records]
  • Nine Episodes For Four Players
    Ned Rorem (Contrasts Quartet)
    Track from: Rorem: Nine Episodes For Four Players [Phoenix USA]

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