The Gramophone Awards are one of the most significant honours bestowed on the classical record industry, often referred to as the Oscars for classical music. The winners are selected annually by critics for Gramophone Magazine and various members of the industry, including retailers, broadcasters, arts administrators, and musicians. Awards are usually presented in September each year in London. hi In the early years of the pornograph in the late 19th century, the music industry was dominated by the publishers of sheet music. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Classical Spectacular showcases many of the greatest classical pieces compose, such as the Swan Lake finale, Zadok the priest, Blue Danube and the William Tell Overture Classical music is music considered classical, as sophisticated and refined, in a regional tradition. ... A critic (derived from the ancient Greek word krites meaning a judge) is a person who offers a value judgement or an interpretation. ... In commerce, a retailer buys goods or products in large quantities from manufacturers or importers, either directly or through a wholesaler, and then sells individual items or small quantities to the general public or end user customers, usually in a shop, also called store. ... Note: broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... St. ...

2004 Gramophone Awards

Early Music

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Opera and Record of the Year Mozart Le nozze di Figaro Soloists; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Concerto Köln / René Jacobs Harmonia Mundi HMC90 1818/20 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... Le Nozze di Figaro, is a comic opera composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on a stage comedy by Beaumarchais. ... René Jacobs (Born: October 30, 1946) is a Flemish musician. ...

Artist of the Year

Lifetime Achievement

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Baroque Vocal

Historic Reissue

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Label of the Year

Classic fM Listeners' Choice Bryn Terfel The Welsh baritone Bryn Terfel (born November 9, 1965) is one of the best-known contemporary opera and concert singers. ...

2003 Gramophone Awards

Record of the Year Schumann String Quartets Nos 1 & 3 - Zehetmair Quartet (Thomas Zehetmair and colleagues) Robert Schumann (June 8, 1810 – July 29, 1856) was a German composer and pianist. ...

Artist of the Year Marin Alsop This article needs to be wikified. ...

Lifetime Achievement Award Leontyne Price The soprano Mary Violet Leontyne Price (born February 10, 1927) is an African American opera singer. ...

Editor’s Choice Simon Trpceski

Classic fM Listener’s Choice Cecilia Bartoli The Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli (born 4 June 1966) is a popular opera singer and recitalist. ...

Special Achievement Award Vernon Handley

Label of the Year Harmonia Mundi

2002 Gramophone Awards

Record of the Year and Orchestral Saint-Saëns, Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra, Stephen Hough/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sakari Oramo (Hyperion) Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (IPA: [ʃaʁl. ... The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) is based in Birmingham, England. ... Hyperion Records is an independent British classical record label. ...

Baroque Instrumental Biber, Violin Sonatas Nos 2, 3, 5 & 7. Nisi Dominus. Passacaglia, Sonnerie/Thomas Guthrie (ASV Gaudeamus)

Baroque Vocal Monteverdi, Selva morale e spirituale, Cantus Cölln / Concerto Palatino / Konrad Junghänel (Harmonia Mundi) Portrait of Claudio Monteverdi in Venice, 1640, by Bernardo Strozzi Claudio Monteverdi (May 15, 1567 (baptised) – November 29, 1643) was an Italian composer, violinist and singer. ...

Chamber Beethoven, Three String Quartets, Rasumovsky, Op 59. String Quartet in E flat, 'Harp', Op 74, Takács Quartet (Decca) Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770 – March 26, 1827) was a German composer of Classical music, the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. ...

Choral Schoenberg, Gurrelieder, Schoenberg Gurrelieder Karita Mattila / Anne Sofie von Otter / Thomas Moser / Philip Langridge / Thomas Quasthoff / Berlin Radio Chorus / MDR Radio Chorus, Leipzig / Ernst Senff Choir / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (EMI) Arnold Schoenberg, Los Angeles, 1948 For the American music critic and journalist, see Harold Charles Schonberg. ... The Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne-Sofie von Otter (born 9 May 1955) well-known opera singer and concert recitalist. ... The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (a. ... Simon Denis Rattle (born January 19, 1955) is an English conductor. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith, London, in the United Kingdom and with operations in over 25 other countries. ...

Concerto Saint-Saëns, Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra, Stephen Hough / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (Hyperion) Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (IPA: [ʃaʁl. ... The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) is based in Birmingham, England. ... Hyperion Records is an independent British classical record label. ...

Contemporary Birtwistle, Pulse Shadows, Claron McFadden / Arditti Quartet / Nash Ensemble / Robert de Leeuw (Teldec) Sir Harrison Paul Birtwistle, CH (born July 15, 1934) is a British composer, widely seen as one of the most significant modern composers from that country. ...

Early Music Marenzio, Madrigals, Marenzio Madrigals Il Concerto Italiano / Rinaldo Alessandrini (Opus 111) Luca Marenzio (1553? - August 22, 1599) was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance. ...

Instrumental Grieg, Lyric Pieces—excerpts, Leif Ove Andsnes (EMI) Edvard Hagerup Grieg (June 15, 1843–September 4, 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith, London, in the United Kingdom and with operations in over 25 other countries. ...

Opera Berlioz, Les Troyens, Ben Heppner / Michelle DeYoung / Petra Lang / Sara Mingardo / Peter Mattei / Stephen Milling / Kenneth Tarver / Toby Spence / Orlin Annastassov / Tigran Martirossian / Isabelle Cals / Alan Ewing / Guang Yang / Andrew Greenan / Roderick Earle / Bülent Bezd (LSO Live) Portrait of Berlioz by Signol, 1832 Louis Hector Berlioz (December 11, 1803 – March 8, 1869) was a French Romantic composer best known for the Symphonie Fantastique, first performed in 1830, and for his Requiem of 1837, with its tremendous resources that include four antiphonal brass choirs. ...

Vocal Chaminade, Mots d'amour, Anne Sofie von Otter / Bengt Forsberg / Nils-Erik Sparf / Peter Jablonski (DG) The Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne-Sofie von Otter (born 9 May 1955) well-known opera singer and concert recitalist. ... Deutsche Grammophon is a German record company. ...

Recital Gluck, Italian Arias, Cecilia Bartoli / Akadema für Alte Musik, Berlin / Bernhard Forck (Decca) Christoph Willibald Gluck (July 2, 1714 – November 15, 1787) was a German composer. ... The Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli (born 4 June 1966) is a popular opera singer and recitalist. ... Decca Records is a record label that was established in 1929. ...

Editor's Choice R Strauss, Four Last Songs, Soile Isokoski / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Marek Janowski (Ondine) Richard Strauss (June 11, 1864 – September 8, 1949) was a German composer of the late Romantic era, particularly noted for his tone poems and operas. ...

Debut Recording Jonathan Lemalu sings songs by Brahms, Fauré, Finzi etc, Jonathan Lemalu / Roger Vignoles (EMI Debut) Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (May 7, 1833 – April 3, 1897) was a German composer of classical music. ... Portrait with oils of Gabriel Fauré by John Singer Sargent, about 1889 (in the Paris Museum of Music) Gabriel Urbain Fauré (May 12, 1845 – November 4, 1924) was a French composer. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith, London, in the United Kingdom and with operations in over 25 other countries. ...

DVD John Adams, El Niño, Dawn Upshaw / Lorraine Hunt Lieberson / Willard White / Maîtrise de Paris Children’s Choir / London Voices / Theatre of Voices / Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Berlin / Kent Nagano / Peter Sellars (Stage director) / Peter Maniura (Video director) (ArtHaus Musik) John Coolidge Adams (born February 15, 1947) is an American composer, with strong roots in minimalism. ... Dawn Upshaw (born July 17, 1960 in Nashville, Tennessee), is an American soprano. ... Lorraine Hunt Lieberson is a female vocalist from the area of San Francisco. ... Willard White (born October 10, 1946) is one of the worlds great basses, known for his enormous rich voice and powerful stage presence. ...

Artist of the Year Maxim Vengerov Maxim Vengerov (born August 20, 1974 in the Siberian Federal District capital, Novosibirsk) is a Russian violinist. ...

Lifetime Achievement Mirella Freni The Italian soprano Mirella Freni (born 27 February 1935) is a famous opera singer much admired for the youthful quality of her voice and her acting skills. ...

2001 Gramophone Awards

Record of the Year and Orchestral Vaughan Williams, A London Symphony and Butterworth, The Banks of Green Willow, London Symphony Orchestra / Hickox (EMI) Ralph Vaughan Williams (October 12, 1872 – August 26, 1958) was an influential British composer. ... Butterworth can refer to: Butterworth filter, a fundamental electronic filter S. Butterworth, the inventor of the above filter A town in Province Wellesley, Penang, Malaysia George Butterworth, a South Africa Aston Butterworth, a British automobile manufacturer This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... The London Symphony Orchestra (frequently abbreviated to LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith, London, in the United Kingdom and with operations in over 25 other countries. ...

Baroque Instrumental Bach, Partitas, BWV825-30, Trevor Pinnock (Hannsler Classic) Johann Sebastian Bach, 1748 portrait by Elias Gottlob Haussmann Johann Sebastian Bach (21 March 1685 (O.S.) – 28 July 1750 (N.S.))[1] was a German composer and organist of the baroque period, and is widely acknowledged[2] as one of the greatest composers in the Western tonal tradition. ... Trevor David Pinnock (born December 16, 1946) is a conductor and harpsichordist. ...

Baroque Vocal Bach, St. Matthew Passion, Christoph Prégardien tenor Evangelist; Matthias Goerne baritone Christus; Christine Schäfer, Dorothea Röschmann sopranos; Bernarda Fink, Elisabeth von Magnus contraltos; Michael Schade, Markus Schäfer tenors; Dietrich Henschel, Oliver Widmer basses; Vienna Boys’ Choir; Arnold (Teldec) Johann Sebastian Bach, 1748 portrait by Elias Gottlob Haussmann Johann Sebastian Bach (21 March 1685 (O.S.) – 28 July 1750 (N.S.))[1] was a German composer and organist of the baroque period, and is widely acknowledged[2] as one of the greatest composers in the Western tonal tradition. ...

Chamber Vaughan Williams, String Quartets Nos 1 & 2. Phantasy Quintet, Maggini Quartet with Garfield Jackson (Naxos) Ralph Vaughan Williams (October 12, 1872 – August 26, 1958) was an influential British composer. ... Naxos Records is a record label specializing in budget-priced classical music CDs. ...

Choral Britten, AMDG. Choral Dances from ‘Gloriana’. Chorale after an Old French Carol. A Hymn to the Virgin. Sacred and Profane, Op 91, Polyphony/Stephen Layton (Hyperion) Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (November 22, 1913 – December 4, 1976) was a British composer and pianist. ... Hyperion Records is an independent British classical record label. ...

Concerto Schoenberg, Piano Concerto, Mitsuko Uchida/Cleveland Orchestra/Pierre Boulez (Philips) Arnold Schoenberg, Los Angeles, 1948 For the American music critic and journalist, see Harold Charles Schonberg. ... Mitsuko Uchida is a pianist born in Japan in 1952. ... Pierre Boulez (IPA: /pjɛʁ. ... Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Dutch Philips Electronics Ltd. ...

Contemporary Boulez, Anthèmes 2. Messagesquisse. Sur incises, Ensemble Intercontemporain/Pierre Boulez (DG) Pierre Boulez (IPA: /pjɛʁ. ... Pierre Boulez (IPA: /pjɛʁ. ... Deutsche Grammophon is a German record company. ...

Early Music Gesualdo, Il quarto libro di madrigali, La Venexiana/Claudio Cavina (Glossa) Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa Carlo Gesualdo (?March 8, ?1566 – September 8, 1613), Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza, was an Italian composer, lutenist, nobleman, and notorious murderer of the late Renaissance. ...

Instrumental Bach, Goldberg Variations, Murray Perahia (Sony Classical) Johann Sebastian Bach, 1748 portrait by Elias Gottlob Haussmann Johann Sebastian Bach (21 March 1685 (O.S.) – 28 July 1750 (N.S.))[1] was a German composer and organist of the baroque period, and is widely acknowledged[2] as one of the greatest composers in the Western tonal tradition. ... Murray Perahia (born April 19, 1947) is a distinguished American concert pianist of Sephardic origin. ...

Opera Massenet, Manon, Angela Gheorghiu/Roberto Alagna/Chorus and SO of La Monnaie/Antonio Pappano (EMI) Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (May 12, 1842 - August 13, 1912) was a French composer. ... Opera singer Angela Gheorghiu (born September 7, 1965) is one of the most famous contemporary sopranos. ... Roberto Alagna (born June 7, 1963) is French operatic tenor. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith, London, in the United Kingdom and with operations in over 25 other countries. ...

Vocal Love Songs, Magdalena Kozena/Graham Johnson (DG) Deutsche Grammophon is a German record company. ...

Recital French Arias, Roberto Alagna/Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Betrand de Billy (EMI) Roberto Alagna (born June 7, 1963) is French operatic tenor. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith, London, in the United Kingdom and with operations in over 25 other countries. ...

Editor's Choice Handel, Rinaldo, David Daniel Cecilia Bartoli/Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood (Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre) George Frideric Handel (German Georg Friedrich Händel), (February 23, 1685 – April 14, 1759) was a German-born British Baroque music composer. ... The Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli (born 4 June 1966) is a popular opera singer and recitalist. ... The original Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) was founded in London, England in 1726 for the purpose of studying and performing old music -- defined initially as anything composed at least a century earlier but soon grew to include more contemporary composers, most notably Handel. ... Christopher Jarvis Haley Hogwood (born 10 September 1941) is a well-known British conductor and harpsichordist. ...

Debut Recording Debussy, Dutilleux, Ravel, String Quartets, Belcea Quartet (EMI) Claude Debussy Claude Achille Debussy (August 22, 1862 – March 25, 1918), composer of impressionistic classical music. ... Joseph-Maurice Ravel (March 7, 1875 – December 28, 1937) was a French composer and pianist, best known for his orchestral work, Boléro, and his famous 1922 orchestral arrangement of Modest Mussorgskys Pictures at an Exhibition. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith, London, in the United Kingdom and with operations in over 25 other countries. ...

DVD Berlioz, La damnation de Faust, Vesselina Kasarova/Willard White/Staatskapelle Dresden/Sylvian Cambreling (ArtHaus Musik) // DVD is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for storing data, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... Portrait of Berlioz by Signol, 1832 Louis Hector Berlioz (December 11, 1803 – March 8, 1869) was a French Romantic composer best known for the Symphonie Fantastique, first performed in 1830, and for his Requiem of 1837, with its tremendous resources that include four antiphonal brass choirs. ... Vesselina Kasarova is a Bulgarian mezzo-soprano. ... Willard White (born October 10, 1946) is one of the worlds great basses, known for his enormous rich voice and powerful stage presence. ... The Dresden Staatskapelle is an orchestra based in Dresden. ...

Retailer of the Year Bath Compact Discs

Artist of the Year Cecilia Bartoli The Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli (born 4 June 1966) is a popular opera singer and recitalist. ...

Classic fM People's Choice Award Verdi, Verdi: Heroines, Angela Gheorghiu; Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra, Milan/Chailly (Decca) VERDI is an acronym for the Italian unification movement, named after the composer Giuseppe Verdi (ardent supporter of the movement) VERDI stands for Vittorio Emmanuelle, Re D Italia (Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy) Categories: Historical stubs ... Opera singer Angela Gheorghiu (born September 7, 1965) is one of the most famous contemporary sopranos. ... Riccardo Chailly (born February 20, 1953) is an Italian conductor. ... Decca Records is a record label that was established in 1929. ...

Lifetime Achievement Victoria de los Angeles The Catalan singer Victoria de los Ángeles (November 1, 1923 – January 15, 2005) was a well-known soprano whose career spanned the early 1940s to the mid 1970s. ...

2000 Gramophone Awards

Orchestral (Record of the Year) Mahler, Symphony No 10 in F sharp, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle (EMI) Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler (July 7, 1860 – May 18, 1911) was best known in his own time as one of the leading Austrian conductors of his day, but is now remembered as an important composer linking the late 19th century with the modern musical period, particularly for his vast symphonies... The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (a. ... Simon Denis Rattle (born January 19, 1955) is an English conductor. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith, London, in the United Kingdom and with operations in over 25 other countries. ...

Baroque Instrumental Pandolfi, Violin Sonatas Op 3 Nos 1-6; Op 4 Nos 1-6, Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr (Harmonia Mundi)

Baroque Vocal Handel, Acis and Galatea, Les Arts Florissants/William Christie (Erato) George Frideric Handel (German Georg Friedrich Händel), (February 23, 1685 – April 14, 1759) was a German-born British Baroque music composer. ...

Chamber Shostakovich, Complete String Quartets (Nos 1-15), Emerson Quartet (DG) Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich (Russian Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович) (September 25, 1906 – August 9, 1975) was a Russian composer of the Soviet period. ... Deutsche Grammophon is a German record company. ...

Choral L Boulanger, Faust et Hélène: Psaume 24. D’un soir triste. D’un matin de printemps. Psaume 130, ‘Du fond de l’abîme,’ Dawson, Murray, Bottone, Mackenzie, Howard; CBSO Chorus; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Tortelier (Chandos) The BBC Philharmonic is a professional symphony orchestra based in Manchester, United Kingdom. ...

Concerto Haydn, Piano Concertos Nos 3, 4 & 11, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra/Andsnes (EMI) (Franz) Joseph Haydn (in German, Josef; he never used the Franz) (March 31, 1732 – May 31, 1809) was a leading composer of the classical period. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith, London, in the United Kingdom and with operations in over 25 other countries. ...

Contemporary Elliott Carter, Symphonia: sum fluxae pretium spei. Clarinet Concerto, Elliott Carter (DG) Deutsche Grammophon is a German record company. ...

Early Music William Byrd, Complete Keyboard Works, Davitt Moroney (Hyperion) Instrumental Godowsky, The Complete Studies on Chopin’s Etudes, Marc-André Hamelin (Hyperion) William Byrd William Byrd (1540? – July 4, 1623) was the most celebrated of early English composers. ... Hyperion Records is an independent British classical record label. ... Hyperion Records is an independent British classical record label. ...

Opera Karol Szymanowski, King Roger. Symphony No 4 ‘Symphonia concertante,' Op 60, soloists; CBS Youth Chorus; CBS Chorus; Andsnes; CBSO/Rattle (EMI) Karol Maciej Szymanowski (October 6, 1882 - March 29, 1937) was a Polish composer and pianist. ... Simon Denis Rattle (born January 19, 1955) is an English conductor. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith, London, in the United Kingdom and with operations in over 25 other countries. ...

Recital Verdi, Verdi: Heroines, Angela Gheorghiu; Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra, Milan/Chailly (Decca) VERDI is an acronym for the Italian unification movement, named after the composer Giuseppe Verdi (ardent supporter of the movement) VERDI stands for Vittorio Emmanuelle, Re D Italia (Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy) Categories: Historical stubs ... Riccardo Chailly (born February 20, 1953) is an Italian conductor. ... Decca Records is a record label that was established in 1929. ...

Retailer of the Year HMV 150 Oxford Street & Bath Compact Discs

Vocal Barbara Bonney, Diamonds in the Snow: Songs by Alfvén, Grieg, Sibelius, Sjöberg and Stenhammar, Antonio Pappano (Decca) Edvard Hagerup Grieg (June 15, 1843–September 4, 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. ... A bust of Jean Sibelius at the Sibelius-monumentti in Helsinki. ... Carl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammar (February 7, 1871 - November 20, 1927) was a Swedish composer, pianist and conductor. ... Decca Records is a record label that was established in 1929. ...

Artist of the Year Antonio Pappano

Classic fM People's Choice Award Verdi, Verdi: Heroines, Angela Gheorghiu; Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra, Milan/Chailly (Decca) VERDI is an acronym for the Italian unification movement, named after the composer Giuseppe Verdi (ardent supporter of the movement) VERDI stands for Vittorio Emmanuelle, Re D Italia (Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy) Categories: Historical stubs ... Opera singer Angela Gheorghiu (born September 7, 1965) is one of the most famous contemporary sopranos. ... Riccardo Chailly (born February 20, 1953) is an Italian conductor. ...

Special Achievement Wagner, Götterdämmerung, soloists; Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival/Knapperstsbusch (Testament) Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (May 22, 1813 in Leipzig – February 13, 1883 in Venice) was an influential German composer, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his groundbreaking symphonic-operas (or music dramas). His compositions are notable for their continuous contrapuntal texture, rich harmonies and orchestration, and elaborate use... Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods -- see Notes) is the last of the four operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by Richard Wagner. ...

Lifetime Achievement Carlo Bergonzi The Italian singer Carlo Bergonzi (born 13 July 1924) is one of the most admired tenors of the post_war period. ...

1999 Gramophone Awards

Opera (Record of the Year) Antonín Dvorák, Rusalka, Mackerras (Decca) Sir Alan Charles Maclaurin Mackerras, CH, AC, CBE (born November 17, 1925) is a conductor. ... Decca Records is a record label that was established in 1929. ...

Editor's Choice Naxos's British music series

Baroque Instrumental Jacquet de la Guerre, Premiére livre, Carole Cerasi (Metronome)

Baroque Vocal A Scarlatti, Il primo omicidio, René Jacobs (Harmonia Mundi)

20th-Century Vocal Hanns Eisler, Hollywood Songbook, Goerne; Schneider (Decca) Decca Records is a record label that was established in 1929. ...

Chamber Robert Schumann, Piano Trios, Florestan Trio (Hyperion) Robert Schumann (June 8, 1810 – July 29, 1856) was a German composer and pianist. ... Hyperion Records is an independent British classical record label. ...

20th-Century Chamber Elliott Carter, String Quartets, Arditti Quartett (Auvidis)

Concerto Frédéric Chopin, Piano Concertos, Martha Argerich/Dutoit (EMI) Frédéric-François Chopin (March 1, 1810 – October 17, 1849) is widely seen as the greatest of Polish composers and among the very greatest of composers for the piano, the instrument for which he wrote almost exclusively. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith, London, in the United Kingdom and with operations in over 25 other countries. ...

20th-Century Concerto Maurice Ravel, Piano Concertos, Krystian Zimerman; Pierre Boulez (Deutsche Grammophon|DG) Joseph-Maurice Ravel (March 7, 1875 – December 28, 1937) was a French composer and pianist, best known for his orchestral work, Boléro, and his famous 1922 orchestral arrangement of Modest Mussorgskys Pictures at an Exhibition. ...

Early Music Guillaume Dufay, Missa, Jacobi Binchois Consort/Kirkman (Hyperion) Dufay (left), with Gilles Binchois Guillaume Dufay (c. ... Hyperion Records is an independent British classical record label. ...

20th-Century Opera Carl Nielsen, Maskarade, Schirmer (Decca) Carl August Nielsen (June 9, 1865–October 3, 1931) was a Danish composer. ... Decca Records is a record label that was established in 1929. ...

Contemporary Toru Takemitsu, Quotation of Dream, Knussen (DG) Deutsche Grammophon is a German record company. ...

Instrumental Arcadi Volodos, Arcadi Volodos Live at Carnegie Hall (Sony Classical) Arcadi Volodos (sometimes transliterated Arcady) is a Russian pianist renowned for his technical mastery of the instruments virtuosic repertoire; particularly that of Rachmaninov, Liszt and his transcriptions of recordings of the legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz. ...

20th-Century Instrumental Luciano Berio, Sequenzas, various artists (DG) Luciano Berio (October 24, 1925 – May 27, 2003) was an Italian composer. ... Deutsche Grammophon is a German record company. ...

Orchestral Anton Bruckner, Symphony No. 4, Wand (RCA) Anton Bruckner Anton Bruckner (September 4, 1824 – October 11, 1896) was an Austrian composer of the Romantic era. ...

20th-Century Orchestral Edgar Varése, Complete Orchestral Works, Riccardo Chailly (Decca)

Solo Vocal Ludwig van Beethoven, Lieder, Stephen Genz; Vignoles (Hyperion) Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770; died March 26, 1827) was a German composer of classical music, who predominantly lived in Vienna, Austria. ...

Recital Renée Fleming, I Want Magic!, Renée Fleming; Levine (Decca) Renée Fleming The American soprano Renée Fleming (born February 14, 1959) is a leading opera singer. ... Renée Fleming The American soprano Renée Fleming (born February 14, 1959) is a leading opera singer. ... James Levine (born June 23, 1943) is an American orchestral conductor and pianist. ... Decca Records is a record label that was established in 1929. ...

Artist of the Year Martha Argerick

Special Achievement Philip's Great Pianists of the 20th Century

Lifetime Achievement Isaac Stern Isaac Stern (July 21, 1920 – September 22, 2001) was a violinist, widely considered one of the finest of the twentieth century. ...

1998 Gramophone Awards

Record of the Year and Choral Martin, Pizzetti, Die Schöpfung, Westminster Cathedral Choir/James O'Donnell (Hyperion) Hyperion Records is an independent British classical record label. ...

Editor's Choice Thomas Adès, Adès: Arcadiana Op. 12. The origin of the harp, soloists; Endellion Quartet; London Sinfonietta; King's College Choir, Cambridge/Adès, Stenz, Cleobury (EMI Debut) Thomas Adès (born in London in 1971) is a British composer. ...

Baroque Non-Vocal Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset, Rameau—Overtures (L'Oiseau-Lyre)

Baroque Vocal Monteverdi, Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini Chamber Bartok, String quartets, Takacs Quartet (Decca) Portrait of Claudio Monteverdi in Venice, 1640, by Bernardo Strozzi Claudio Monteverdi (May 15, 1567 (baptised) – November 29, 1643) was an Italian composer, violinist and singer. ...

Concerto Joshua Bell, Barber, Bloch, Walton, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra/David Zinman (Decca) Decca Records is a record label that was established in 1929. ...

Contemporary Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, Birtwistle, soloists; BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins (NMC) The BBC Symphony Orchestra is the principal orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation and one of the leading orchestras in Britain. ... Andrew Frank Davis (born February 2, 1944) is a British conductor. ...

Early Music Canciones and Ensaladas, Harmonia, Ensemble Clément Janequin/Dominique Visse (Mundi)

Early Opera Rameau, Les fêtes d'Hébé, Soloists; Les Arts Florissants Chorus and Orchestra/William Christie (Erato) Jean-Philippe Rameau (September 25, 1683 - September 12, 1764) was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the Baroque era. ...

Film Music Kenneth Alwyn, The Ladykillers, Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Kenneth Alwyn (Silva Screen)

Instrumental Stephen Hough, Mompou (Hyperion) Hyperion Records is an independent British classical record label. ...

Music Theatre Kander & Ebb, Chicago, Broadway Cast/Rob Fisher (RCA Victor)

Opera Rossini, Il Turko in Italia, soloists; Milan La Scala Chorus and Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (Decca) Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (February 29, 1792 — November 13, 1868) was an Italian musical composer who wrote more than 30 operas as well as sacred music and chamber music. ... Riccardo Chailly (born February 20, 1953) is an Italian conductor. ... Decca Records is a record label that was established in 1929. ...

Orchestral Bartók, The Miraculous Mandarin, Hungarian Radio Chorus; Budapest Festival Orchestra/Ivan Fischer (Philips) Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a composer, pianist and collector of East European folk music. ...

Solo Vocal Schumann, Ian Bostridge, Julius Drake (EMI) Robert Schumann (June 8, 1810 – July 29, 1856) was a German composer and pianist. ... Ian Bostridge was born on Christmas Day 1964. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith, London, in the United Kingdom and with operations in over 25 other countries. ...

Best-selling disc James Horner, Titanic–Original Soundtrack (Sony Classical) James Horner (born 14 August 1953 in Los Angeles, California) is an American composer of film scores. ...

Artist of the Year Riccardo Chailly Riccardo Chailly (born February 20, 1953) is an Italian conductor. ...

Lifetime Achievement Menahem Pressler

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