Through some random surfing on the net, I came on the list of Grammy
winners for the classical music industry:

ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL: "Barber: Prayers of Kierkegaard/Vaughan
Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana."

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL: Steven Epstein.

CLASSICAL ALBUM: "Barber: Prayers of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona
Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana," Robert Shaw.

ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE: "Mahler: Sym. No. 9," Pierre Boulez.

OPERA RECORDING: "Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle," Pierre Boulez.

CHORAL PERFORMANCE: "Barber: Prayers of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams:
Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana," Robert Shaw.

INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST(S) PERFORMANCE (WITH ORCHESTRA): "Penderecki:
Violin Con. No. 2 "Metamorphosen'," Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin.

INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST PERFORMANCE (WITHOUT ORCHESTRA): "Bach: English
Suites Nos. 1, 3 & 6," Murray Perahia, piano.

CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE: "American Scenes (Works of Copland, Previn,
Barber, Gershwin)," Andre Previn, piano.

SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE (WITH OR WITHOUT CONDUCTOR): "Reich: Music
for 18 Musicians," Steve Reich and Musicians.

CLASSICAL VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "The Beautiful Voice," Renee Fleming.

CLASSICAL CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION: "Penderecki: Violin Con. No. 2
"Metamorphosen'," Krzysztof Penderecki.

CLASSICAL CROSSOVER ALBUM: "Soul of the Tango - The Music of Astor
Piazzolla," Yo-Yo Ma.

It's interesting to note that in the absence of Solti who usually won
most of the time, the Grammys seemed to have turned to Boulez. Also to
reflect the crossover trend, the music industry actually included
Classical Crossover album as a new category. At least the category was
won by a deserving album instead of say Sarah Brightman's.

Jynn Tan
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