Here, from a post sent by Eric Fettmann at [log in to unmask] to the opera-l list, are the Grammy Award Nominees. Field 26 - Classical Category 86 - Best Classical Album Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the Artist. Nominees: Bartok: Violin Con. No. 2; Rhapsodies Nos. 1 & 2 Gil Shaham, violin; Pierre Boulez, conductor; Christian Gansch, producer (Chicago Sym. Orch.) [Deutsche Grammophon] Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas (Nos. 1-3, Op. 12; Nos. 1-3, Op. 30; "Spring" Sonata, Etc.) Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Lambert Orkis, piano; Ulrich Vette, producer [Deutsche Grammophon] Dvorak: Stabat Mater Robert Shaw, conductor; Robert Woods, producer (Nathan Berg, bass-baritone; Christine Goerke, soprano; Stanford Olsen, tenor; Marietta Simpson, mezzo soprano; Atlanta Sym. Orch. Cho.; Atlanta Sym. Orch.) [Telarc] Nielsen: Maskarade Ulf Schirmer, conductor; Henriette Bonde-Hansen; Aage Haugland; Gert-Henning Jensen; Kurt Ravn; Susanne Resmark; Bo Skovhus; Chris Hazell, producer (Various Artists; The Danish National Radio Cho.; The Danish National Radio Sym. Orch.) [Decca]) Stravinsky: Firebird; The Rite Of Spring; Persephone Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Andreas Neubronner, producer (Vance George, choir director; Joyce Keil, choir director; Stuart Neill, tenor; Sharon J. Paul, choir director; Ragazzi, The Peninsula Boys Cho.; San Francisco Sym. Cho.; San Francisco Girls Cho.; Stephanie Cosserat, narrator; San Francisco Sym.) [RCA Victor Red Seal] Category 87 - Best Orchestral Performance Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra. Nominees: Mahler: Sym. No. 1 Pierre Boulez, conductor (Chicago Sym. Orch.) [Deutsche Grammophon] Mahler: Sym. No. 3 Sir Simon Rattle, conductor (Simon Halsey, choir director; Birgit Remmert, contralto; City of Birmingham Sym. Youth Cho.; Ladies of the City of Birmingham Sym. Cho.; City of Birmingham Sym. Orch.) Track from: Mahler: Sym. No. 3; 8 Lieder From "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" [EMI Classics] Mahler: Sym. No. 9 Benjamin Zander, conductor (Philharmonia Orch.) [Telarc] Revueltas: Sensemaya (Sensemaya; Ocho Por Radio; First Little Serious Piece, Etc.) Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (Los Angeles Phil. New Music Group; Los Angeles Phil.) [Sony Classical] Stravinsky: Firebird; The Rite Of Spring; Persephone Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (Joyce Keil, choir director; Stuart Neill, tenor; Sharon J. Paul, choir director; Ragazzi, The Peninsula Boys Cho.; San Francisco Sym. Cho.; San Francisco Girls Cho.; Stephanie Cosserat, narrator; San Francisco Sym.) [RCA Victor Red Seal] Category 88 - Best Opera Recording Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s), and Principal Soloists. Nominees: Ades: Powder Her Face Thomas Ades, conductor; Valdine Anderson; Roger Bryson; Jill Gomez; Niall Morris; Chris de Souza, producer (Almeida Ens.) [EMI Classics] Dvorak: Rusalka Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor; Renee Fleming; Ben Heppner; Michael Haas, producer (Various Artists; The Kuhn Mixed Cho.; Czech Phil. Orch.) [London/Decca] Ligeti: Le Grand Macabre Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Laura Claycomb; Sibylle Ehlert; Charlotte Hellekant; Derek Lee Ragin; Jard van Nes; Ulrich Schneider, producer (Various Artists; London Sinfonietta Voices; Philharmonia Orch.) [Sony Classical] Messiaen: Saint Francois d'Assise Kent Nagano, conductor; Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Jose van Dam, baritone; Sid McLauchlan, producer (Arnold Schoenberg Chor.; Halle Orch.) [Deutsche Grammophon] Nielsen: Maskarade Ulf Schirmer, conductor; Henriette Bonde-Hansen; Aage Haugland; Gert-Henning Jensen; Kurt Ravn; Susanne Resmark; Bo Skovhus; Chris Hazell, producer (Various Artists; The Danish National Radio Cho.; The Danish National Radio Sym. Orch.) [Decca] Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress John Eliot Gardiner, conductor; Ian Bostridge; Bryn Terfel; Anne Sofie von Otter; Deborah York; Nicholas Parker, producer (Monteverdi Cho.; London Sym. Orch.) [Deutsche Grammophon] Category 89 - Best Choral Performance Award to the Choral Conductor, and to the Orchestra Conductor if an Orchestra is on the recording, and to the Choral Director or Chorus Master if applicable. Nominees: Britten: War Requiem Robert Shafer, conductor; Joan McFarland, choir director; Betty Scott, choir director (Richard Clement, tenor; Christine Goerke, soprano; Richard Stilwell, baritone; Maryland Boy Cho.; Shenandoah Conservatory Cho.; The Washington Cho.; The Washington Orch.) [The Washington Chorus] Handel: Solomon Paul McCreesh, conductor (Inger Dam-Jenson, soprano; Andreas Scholl, countertenor; Various Artists; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players) [Archiv] Schmidt: Book Of The Seven Seals Franz Welser-Most, conductor; Michael Glaser, chorus master (Stig Andersen, tenor; Rene Pape, bass; Various Artists; Bavarian Radio Cho.; Bavarian Radio Sym. Orch.) [EMI Classics] Schubert: Mass In A Flat John Eliot Gardiner, conductor (Neill Archer, tenor; Michael George, bass; Sally Bruce Payne, mezzo soprano; Deborah York, soprano; Monteverdi Cho.; Orch. Revolutionnaire et Romantique) [Philips] Walton: Belshazzar's Feast Sir Simon Rattle, conductor; Simon Halsey, choir director; Gareth Morrell, choir director (Thomas Hampson, baritone; City of Birmingham Sym. Cho.; The Cleveland Orch. Cho.; City of Birmingham Sym. Orch.) Track from: Walton: Belshazzar's Feast; Sym. No. 1 [EMI Classics] Category 90 - Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra) Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor. Nominees: Bartok: Violin Con. No. 2; Rhapsodies Nos. 1 & 2 Gil Shaham, violin; Pierre Boulez, conductor (Chicago Sym. Orch.) [Deutsche Grammophon] Beethoven: Violin Concerto/Bernstein: Serenade Hilary Hahn, violin; David Zinman, conductor (Baltimore Sym. Orch.) [Sony Classical] Britten: Double Concerto In B Min. Yuri Bashmet, viola; Gidon Kremer, violin; Kent Nagano, conductor (Halle Orch.) Track from: Britten: Double Concerto; Two Portraits; Young Apollo; Sinfonietta [Erato] Prokofiev: Piano Cons. Nos. 1 & 3/Bartok: Piano Con. No. 3 Martha Argerich, piano; Charles Dutoit, conductor (Orch. Sym. de Montr al) [EMI Classics] Scriabin: Piano Concerto Anatol Ugorski, piano; Pierre Boulez, conductor (Chicago Sym. Orch.) Track from: Scriabin: Le Poeme de l'extase; Piano Concerto; Promethee [Deutsche Grammophon] Category 91 - Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra) Award to the Instrumental Soloist. Nominees: Bach: English Suites Nos. 2, 4 & 5 Murray Perahia, piano [Sony Classical] Chopin: The Four Ballades; Berceuse, Op. 57; Barcarolle, Op. 60; Scherzo No. 4, Op. 54 Evgeny Kissin, piano [RCA Victor Red Seal] Confrey: Piano Music (Kitten On The Keys; African Suite; Moods Of A New Yorker, Etc.) Eteri Andjaparidze, piano [Naxos] Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated; Down By The Riverside; Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano [Hyperion] Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87 Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano [Decca] Category 92 - Best Chamber Music Performance Award to the Artists. Nominees: Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas (Nos. 1-3, Op. 12; Nos. 1-3, Op. 30; "Spring" Sonata, Etc.) Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Lambert Orkis, piano [Deutsche Grammophon] Dvorak: Piano Trio "Dumky", Op. 90/Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2/Rachmaninov: Vocalise Eroica Trio [EMI Classics] Hindemith: Quartet For Clarinet, Violin, Cello And Piano Shostakovich: Piano Quintet In G Min., Op. 57 Boston Sym. Cham. Players; Gilbert Kalish, piano [Arabesque Recordings] Schubert: The "Trout" Quintet Wolf: Italian Serenade Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik Joseph Carver, double bass; Andreas Haefliger, piano; Takacs Quartet [London Records] Tchaikovsky/Shostakovich: Piano Trios Martha Argerich, piano; Gidon Kremer, violin; Mischa Maisky, violoncello [Deutsche Grammophon] Category 93 - Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor) Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.) Nominees: Brahms: Quintet In B Min. For Viola & Strings Arr. By Bashmet Shostakovich: Thirteenth String Quartet In B Flat Min. Arr. By A. Tchaikovsky Yuri Bashmet, viola; Moscow Soloists [Sony Classical] Colors Of Love (Works Of Thomas, Stucky, Tavener, Rands, Etc.) Chanticleer; Joseph Jennings, conductor [Teldec Classics International] Corelli: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6, Nos. 7 - 12 Modo Antiquo; Federico Maria Sardelli, conductor [Tactus] Scarlatti: Il Primo Omicidio Antonio Abete, bass; Akademie fur Alte Musik, Berlin; Richard Croft, tenor; Bernarda Fink, alto; Rene Jacobs, conductor/countertenor; Graciela Oddone, soprano; Dorothea Roschmann, soprano [Harmonia Mundi France] Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Herzegewachse, Op. 20; Ode To Napoleon Buonaparte, Op. 41 Pierre Boulez, conductor; Ens. InterContemporain; David Pittman-Jennings, baritone; Christine Schafer, soprano [Deutsche Grammophon] Category 94 - Best Classical Vocal Performance Award to the Vocal Soloist(s). Nominees: Eisler: The Hollywood Songbook (Eisler: Der Sohn; In den Weiden; Fruhling, Etc.) Matthias Goerne, baritone (Eric Schneider, piano) [London/Decca] German Romantic Opera (Arias From Tristan und Isolde, Rienzi, Siegfried, Etc.) Ben Heppner, tenor (Donald Runnicles, conductor; NDR Sinfonieorch.) [RCA Victor Red Seal] Handel: Operatic Arias (Arias From Ariodante, Giulio Cesare, Rinaldo, Etc.) David Daniels, countertenor (Sir Roger Norrington, conductor; Orch. of the Age of Enlightenment) [Virgin Classics] Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn Thomas Quasthoff, baritone; Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo soprano (Claudio Abbado, conductor; Berliner Phil.) [Deutsche Grammophon] Schubert: Winterreise Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone (Charles Spencer, piano) [RCA Victor Red Seal] Category 95 - 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.) Nominees: Ades: Asyla Thomas Ad s, composer (Sir Simon Rattle, conductor; City of Birmingham Sym. Orch.) Track from: Ades: Asyla (Concerto Conciso; These Premises Are Alarmed; Chamber Sym., Etc.) [EMI Classics] Boulez: Repons Pierre Boulez, composer (Vincent Bauer, vibraphone; Florent Boffard, piano; Pierre Boulez, conductor; Frederique Cambreling, harp; Michel Cerutti, cimbalom; Daniel Ciampolini, xylophone & glockenspiel; Ens. InterContemporain; Andrew Gerzso, electro-acoustic realization; Dimitri Vassilakis, piano) Track from: Boulez: Repons (Repons; Dialogue de l'ombre double) [Deutsche Grammophon] Imbrie: Requiem Andrew Imbrie, composer (Harold Rosenbaum, choir director; George Rothman, conductor; Lisa Saffer, soprano; New York Virtuoso Singers; Riverside Sym.) Track from: Imbrie: Requiem; Piano Con. No. 3 [Bridge Records] Kernis: Air For Violin Aaron Jay Kernis, composer (Joshua Bell, violin; David Zinman, conductor; Minnesota Orch.) Track from: Kernis: Air For Violin; Double Concerto For Violin & Guitar; Lament And Prayer) [Argo Records] Tavener: Eternity's Sunrise John Tavener, composer (Paul Goodwin, choir director; Patricia Rozario, soprano; The Orch. of The Academy of Ancient Music) Track from: Tavener: Eternity's Sunrise (Song Of The Angel; Petra: A Ritual Dream; Funeral Canticle, Etc.) [Harmonia Mundi USA] Category 96 - Best Classical Crossover Album Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor. Nominees: Beautiful Star - A Celebration Of Christmas (O Holy Night; Wexford Carol; This Little Babe, Etc.) Buryl Red, conductor (Various Artists; Joseph Joubert, keyboard; Charlie McCoy, harmonica; The Century Men) [Resmiranda Records] Christmas By The Bay (The First Nowell; Rejoice, O Virgin; Ave Maria, Etc.) Vance George, conductor (John Fenstermaker, organ; Marc Shapiro, piano; San Francisco Sym. Cho.) [Delos Records] If Ever I Would Leave You - The Songs Of Alan Jay Lerner Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone (Paul Daniel, conductor; Cho. of Opera North; English Northern Phil.) [Deutsche Grammophon] Meyer: Short Trip Home (In The Nick Of Time; BP; Concert Duo, The Prequel, Etc.) Joshua Bell, violin; Sam Bush, mandolin, violin; Mike Marshall, guitar, mandola, violin; Edgar Meyer, double bass [Sony Classical] Schickele: Hornsmoke (Piano Con. No. 2 In F Maj. "Ole"; Brass Calendar; Hornsmoke - A Horse Opera) The Chestnut Brass Co.; Peter Schickele, piano & narrator (Cynthia Carr, horn) [Newport Classic] Take The "A" Train - Canadian Brass Play The Music Of Duke Ellington (It Don't Mean A Thing; Echoes Of Harlem; Solitude, Etc.) The Canadian Brass [RCA Victor] Ron Chaplin