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 [log in to unmask]