On February 10th, 2013, the following albums, artists, and producers were awarded the golden gramophone. View the classical nominees for the 2013 classical music Grammy Awards. For more in-depth reviews, see the five nominees for best orchestral performance, and the five nominees for best engineered album.
1. Best Engineered Album, Classical
Chandos
Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen
Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers
Mark Donahue, mastering engineer
(Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
Label: Chandos
Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers
Mark Donahue, mastering engineer
(Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
Label: Chandos
2. Producer of the Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh- Chamber Symphonies (Gregory Wolynec & Gateway Chamber Orchestra)
- Davis: Río De Sangre (Joseph Rescigno, Vale Rideout, Ava Pine, John Duykers, Kerry Walsh, Guido LeBron, The Florentine Opera Company & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
- Gjeilo: Northern Lights (Charles Bruffy & Phoenix Chorale)
- In Paradisum (Brian A. Schmidt & South Dakota Chorale)
- Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
- Music For A Time Of War (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony)
- Musto: The Inspector (Glen Cortese & Wolf Trap Opera Company
3. Best Orchestral Performance
SFS Media
Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
(San Francisco Symphony)
Label: SFS Media
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
(San Francisco Symphony)
Label: SFS Media
4. Best Opera Recording
Deutsche Grammophon
Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen
James Levine & Fabio Luisi, conductors
Hans-Peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt
Jay David Saks, producer
(The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
James Levine & Fabio Luisi, conductors
Hans-Peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt
Jay David Saks, producer
(The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
5. Best Choral Performance
Chandos
Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen
Charles Bruffy, conductor
(Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale)
Label: Chandos
Charles Bruffy, conductor
(Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale)
Label: Chandos
6. Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble Performance
Cedille Records
7. Best Classical Instrument Solo
ECM New Series
Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola
Kim Kashkashian
Label: ECM New Series
Kim Kashkashian
Label: ECM New Series
8. Best Classical Vocal Solo
Decca Records
Poèmes
Renée Fleming
(Alan Gilbert & Seiji Ozawa; Orchestre National De France & Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)
Label: Decca Records
Renée Fleming
(Alan Gilbert & Seiji Ozawa; Orchestre National De France & Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)
Label: Decca Records
9. Best Classical Compendium
Naxos
Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis Antoni Wit, conductor
Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, producers
Label: Naxos
Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, producers
Label: Naxos
10. Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Cedille Records
Hartke, Stephen: Meanwhile - Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays
Stephen Hartke, composer
(Eighth Blackbird)
Track from: Meanwhile
Label: Cedille Records
Stephen Hartke, composer
(Eighth Blackbird)
Track from: Meanwhile
Label: Cedille Records
