29th November 2017
Awards, Grammy Nominations 2018
For almost six decades, the Grammys (presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) have been one of the major events in the global record-industry year, and yesterday the shortlist for the 2018 Awards was announced, with nominees including Joyce DiDonato, Murray Perahia, Steven Isserlis, and the late Dmitri Hvorostovsky. The winners will be revealed in a star-studded ceremony at New York City's Madison Square Gardens in New York on Sunday 28th January.
Read on for full details of the five contenders nominated in each of the eight classical categories - many of our own favourites from the past twelve months or so make an appearance, plus a few wild cards which we'll be exploring in more depth over the coming weeks!
Orchestral Performance
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Louis Langrée
Available Formats: MP3, CD Quality FLAC
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
Available Formats: CD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
Opera Recording
Marlis Petersen, Susan Graham, Daniel Brenna, Paul Groves, Johan Reuter; Metropolitan Opera, Lothar Koenigs, William Kentridge
Available Format: Blu-ray + DVD Video
Roman Trekel, Anne Schwanewilms, Marc Molomot, Nathan Berg; Houston Symphony. Hans Graf
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Diana Damrau, Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien; Metropolitan Opera, Gianandrea Noseda, Penny Woolcock
Available Format: DVD Video
Diana Damrau, Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien; Metropolitan Opera, Gianandrea Noseda, Penny Woolcock
Available Format: Blu-ray
Max Emanuel Cenčić, Lauren Snouffer, Ann Hallenberg, Xavier Sabata; Il Pomo d’Oro, George Petrou
Available Formats: 3 CDs, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Vladimir Feliauer, Andrei Popov, Aida Garifullina; Mariinsky Orchestra & Chorus, Valery Gergiev
Available Format: DVD Video + Blu-ray
Choral Performance
The Crossing & PRISM Saxophone Quartet, Donald Nally
Available Formats: CD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Erin Wall (soprano), Elizabeth DeShong (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), John Relyea (bass-baritone); Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
Available Formats: 2 SACDs, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Anja Petersen (soprano), Andrew Redmond (bass); RIAS Chamber Choir Berlin, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Liebreich
Available Formats: CD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Tenebrae, Nigel Short
Available Formats: CD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Christopher Jacobson (organ), South Dakota Chorale, Brian A. Schmidt
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Sophie Gent (violin), Jonathan Manson (cello), Thomas Dunford (lute); Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen
Available Formats: CD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Available Format: CD
Stile Antico
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Augustin Hadelich (violin), Joyce Yang (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Martha Argerich (piano), Renaud Capuçon (violin), Stephen Kovacevich (piano), Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
Available Formats: 3 CDs, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Classical Instrumental Solo
Murray Perahia (piano)
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Steven Isserlis (cello/director), The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Available Format: CD
Maria Lettberg (piano), Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Ariane Matiakh
Available Formats: CD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC
Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Alan Gilbert
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Daniil Trifonov (piano)
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Classical Solo Vocal Album
Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Freiburger Barockorchester
Available Formats: CD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Freiburger Barockorchester
Available Formats: CD + DVD Video, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Barbara Hannigan (soprano/conductor), Ludwig Orchestra
Available Format: CD + DVD Video
Nicholas Phan (tenor), Myra Huang (piano)
Available Formats: CD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo), Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
Available Formats: CD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo), Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
Available Format: 2 Vinyl Records
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Style of Five Ensemble, Constantine Orbelian
Available Formats: CD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Classical Compendium
Alexandre Tharaud (piano), with Juliette Binoche, Vanessa Paradis, Jane Birkin et al
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Roberto Díaz (viola), James Button (oboe), Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero
Available Formats: CD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Asko, Schoenberg Ensemble, Netherlands Radio Choir, Reinbert de Leeuw
Available Formats: 3 CDs, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Jordi Savall
Available Formats: 2 SACDs + DVD Video, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Nicole Cabell (soprano), Alek Shrader (tenor), Edwin Crossley-Mercer (baritone), Amit Peled (cello), François-Henri Houbart (organ), Lucy Mauro (piano)
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Contemporary Classical Composition
Thomas Hampson (baritone), Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero
Available Formats: CD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Roberto Díaz (viola), Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero
Available Formats: CD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Anja Petersen (soprano), Andrew Redmond (bass), RIAS Chamber Choir Berlin, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Liebreich
Available Formats: CD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Kansas City Symphony, Michael Stern
Available Formats: SACD, MP3, CD Quality FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Louis Langrée
Available Formats: MP3, CD Quality FLAC