1. Adams: On the Transmigration of Souls
Best Classical Album, Best Orchestral Performance, Best Contemporary Classical Composition:"Adams: On the Transmigration of Souls," Lorin Maazel, conductor; John Adams and Lawrence Rock, producers.
2. Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
Best Opera Recording:"Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro," Rene Jacobs, conductor; Patrizia Ciofi, Veronique Gens, Simon Keenlyside, Angelika Kirchschlager and Lorenzo Regazzo; Martin Sauer, producer (Various Artists; Concerto Koln).
3. Berlioz Requiem
Best Choral Performance:"Berlioz: Requiem," Robert Spano, conductor; Norman Mackenzie, choir director (Frank Lopardo, tenor; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra).
4. Previn: Violin Concerto / Bernstein: Serenade
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra):"Previn: Violin Concerto `Anne-Sophie'/Bernstein: Serenade," Andre Previn, conductor; Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin (Boston Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra)
5. Aire Latino
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra):"Aire Latino (Morel, Villa-Lobos, Ponce, etc.)," David Russell, guitar
6. Prokofiev: Cinderella Suite / Ravel: La Mère l'Oye
Best Chamber Music Performance:"Prokofiev (Arr. Pletnev): Cinderella - Suite for Two Pianos/Ravel: Ma Mere L'Oye," Martha Argerich, piano and Mikhail Pletnev, piano
7. Chávez: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 2
Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor):"Carlos Chavez - Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 2," Jeff von der Schmidt, conductor; Southwest Chamber Music
8. Ives: Concord Sonata, Songs
Best Classical Vocal Performance:"Ives: Songs (The Things Our Fathers Loved; the Housatonic at Stockbridge, etc.)," Susan Graham, mezzo soprano
10. Obrigado Brazil - Live in Concert
Best Instrumental Composition:"Merengue," Paquito D'Rivera, composer (Yo-Yo Ma), from "Obrigado Brazil - Live in Concert."
