GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Classical Contemporary Composition

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Best Classical Contemporary Composition

63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2020)

winner

Rouse: Symphony No. 5

Christopher Rouse, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)

nominees

Floyd, C.: Prince Of Players

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Carlisle Floyd, composer (William Boggs, Kate Royal, Keith Phares, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)

Hearne, T.: Place

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Ted Hearne, composer (Ted Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods & Place Orchestra)

Adès: Concerto For Piano And Orchestra

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Thomas Adès, composer (Kirill Gerstein, Thomas Adès & Boston Symphony Orchestra)

Track From: Adès Conducts Adès

Danielpour: The Passion Of Yeshua

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Richard Danielpour, composer (JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus)

62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2019)

winner

Higdon: Harp Concerto

Jennifer Higdon, composer (Yolanda Kondonassis, Ward Stare & The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra)

nominees

Bermel: Migration Series For Jazz Ensemble & Orchestra

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Derek Bermel, composer (Derek Bermel, Ted Nash, David Alan Miller, Juilliard Jazz Orchestra & Albany Symphony Orchestra)

Marsalis: Violin Concerto In D Major

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Wynton Marsalis, composer (Nicola Benedetti, Cristian Măcelaru & Philadelphia Orchestra)

Norman: Sustain

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Andrew Norman, composer (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Shaw: Orange

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Caroline Shaw, composer (Attacca Quartet)

Wolfe: Fire In My Mouth

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Julia Wolfe, composer (Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People's Chorus Of NY City & New York Philharmonic)

61st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2018)

winner

Kernis: Violin Concerto

Aaron Jay Kernis, composer (James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)

nominees

Heggie: Great Scott

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Jake Heggie, composer; Terrence McNally, librettist (Patrick Summers, Manuel Palazzo, Mark Hancock, Michael Mayes, Rodell Rosel, Kevin Burdette, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Nathan Gunn, Frederica von Stade, Ailyn Pérez, Joyce DiDonato, Dallas Opera Chorus & Orchestra)

Mazzoli: Vespers For Violin

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Missy Mazzoli, composer (Olivia De Prato)

Bates: The (R)evolution Of Steve Jobs

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Mason Bates, composer; Mark Campbell, librettist (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edward Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)

Du Yun: Air Glow

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Du Yun, composer (International Contemporary Ensemble)

60th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2017)

winner

Viola Concerto

Jennifer Higdon, composer (Roberto Díaz, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)

nominees

Concerto For Orchestra

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Zhou Tian, composer

Picture Studies

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Adam Schoenberg, composer

Requiem

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Tigran Mansurian, composer

Songs Of Solitude

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Richard Danielpour, composer

59th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2016)

winner

Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway

Michael Daugherty, composer

nominees

Higdon: Cold Mountain

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Jennifer Higdon, composer

Label: Pentatone Music

Theofanidis: Bassoon Concerto

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Christopher Theofanidis, composer

Track From: Bassoon Concertos - Theofanidis, Hummel, Mozart
Label: Estonian Record Productions

Winger: Conversations With Nijinsky

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C. F. Kip Winger, composer

Track From: Winger: Conversations With Nijinsky
Label: VBI Classic Recordings

Bates: Anthology Of Fantastic Zoology

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Mason Bates, composer

Label: CSO Resound

58th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2015)

winner

Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances

Stephen Paulus, composer

nominees

Barry: The Importance Of Being Earnest

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Gerald Barry, composer

Label: NMC Recordings

Norman: Play

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Andrew Norman, composer

Track From: Norman: Play
Label: BMOP/Sound

Tower: Stroke

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Joan Tower, composer

Track From: Tower: Violin Concerto; Stroke; Chamber Dance
Label: Naxos

Wolfe: Anthracite Fields

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Julia Wolfe, composer

Label: Cantaloupe Music

57th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2014)

winner

Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean

John Luther Adams, composer

nominees

Clyne, Anna: Prince Of Clouds

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Anna Clyne, composer

Track From: Two X Four
Label: Cedille Records

Crumb, George: Voices From The Heartland

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George Crumb, composer

Track From: Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 16
Label: Bridge Records, Inc.

Paulus, Stephen: Concerto For Two Trumpets & Band

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Stephen Paulus, composer

Track From: Fantastique - Premieres For Trumpet & Wind Ensemble
Label: MSR Classics

Sierra, Roberto: Sinfonía No. 4

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Roberto Sierra, composer

Track From: Sierra: Sinfonía No. 4; Fandangos; Carnaval
Label: Naxos

56th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2013)

winner

Schneider, Maria: Winter Morning Walks

Maria Schneider, composer

nominees

Lindberg, Magnus: Piano Concerto No. 2

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Magnus Lindberg, composer

Track From: Magnus Lindberg
Label: Dacapo Records

Pärt, Arvo: Adam's Lament

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Arvo Pärt, composer

Track From: Arvo Pärt: Adam's Lament
Label: ECM New Series

Salonen, Esa-Pekka: Violin Concerto

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Esa-Pekka Salonen, composer

Track From: Out Of Nowhere
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Shaw, Caroline: Partita For 8 Voices

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Caroline Shaw, composer

Track From: Roomful Of Teeth
Label: New Amsterdam Records

55th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2012)

winner

Hartke, Stephen: Meanwhile - Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays

Stephen Hartke, composer

nominees

León, Tania: Inura For Voices, Strings & Percussion

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Tania León, composer

Track From: In Motion
Label: Albany Records

Praulins, Ugis: The Nightingale

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Ugis Praulins, composer

Track From: The Nightingale
Label: OUR Recordings

Rautavaara, Einojuhani: Cello Concerto No. 2 'Towards The Horizon'

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Einojuhani Rautavaara, composer

Track From: Rautavaara: Modificata; Percussion Concerto 'Incantations'; Cello Concerto No. 2 'Towards The Horizon'
Label: Ondine

Stucky, Steven: August 4, 1964

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Steven Stucky, composer

Label: DSO Live

54th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2011)

winner

Aldridge, Robert: Elmer Gantry

Robert Aldridge & Herschel Garfein, composers

nominees

Crumb, George: The Ghosts Of Alhambra

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George Crumb, composer

Track From: Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 15
Label: Bridge Records, Inc.

Friedman, Jefferson: String Quartet No. 3

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Jefferson Friedman, composer

Track From: Jefferson Friedman: Quartets
Label: New Amsterdam Records

Mackey, Steven: Lonely Motel - Music From Slide

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Steven Mackey, composer

Label: Cedille Records

Ruders, Poul: Piano Concerto No. 2

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Poul Ruders, composer

Track From: Music Of Poul Ruders, Vol. 6
Label: Bridge Records, Inc.

53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2010)

winner

Daugherty, Michael: Deus Ex Machina

Michael Daugherty, composer

nominees

Henze, Hans Werner: Appassionatamente Plus

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Hans Werner Henze, composer

Track From: Appassionatamente Plus Lulu-Suite
Label: Cybele Records

Lindberg, Magnus: Graffiti

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Magnus Lindberg, composer

Track From: Lindberg: Graffiti; Seht Die Sonne
Label: Ondine

Pärt, Arvo: Symphony No. 4

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Arvo Pärt, composer

Track From: Pärt: Symphony No. 4
Label: ECM New Series

Shchedrin, Rodion Konstantinovich: The Enchanted Wanderer

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Rodion Shchedrin, composer

Track From: Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer
Label: Mariinsky

52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2009)

winner

Higdon, Jennifer: Percussion Concerto

Jennifer Higdon, composer

nominees

Crumb, George: The Winds Of Destiny

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George Crumb, composer

Track From: Crumb: American Songbooks 2 & 4
Label: Bridge Records

Pärt, Arvo: In Principio

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Arvo Pärt, composer

Track From: Pärt, Arvo: In Principio
Label: ECM New Series

Sierra, Roberto: Missa Latina 'Pro Pace'

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Roberto Sierra, composer

Label: Naxos

Wyner, Yehudi: Piano Concerto "Chiavi In Mano"

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Yehudi Wyner, composer

Track From: Wyner, Yehudi: Orchestral Works
Label: Bridge Records

51st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2008)

winner

Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan

John Corigliano, composer

nominees

Dalbavie: Concerto Pour Flûte

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Marc-Andre Dalbavie, composer

Track From: Dalbavie/Jarrell/Pintscher: Flute Concertos
Label: EMI Classics

Gandolfi: The Garden Of Cosmic Speculation

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Michael Gandolfi, composer

Label: Telarc

Violin Concerto No. 2

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George Tsontakis, composer

Track From: Tsontakis: Violin Concerto No. 2, Clair De Lune
Label: Koch Int'l Clasiscs

Walden, Chris: Symphony No. 1, The Four Elements

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Chris Walden, composer

Label: Origin Classical

50th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2007)

winner

Made In America

Joan Tower, composer

nominees

Amargós: Northern Concerto

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Joan Albert Amargós, composer

Track From: Movements - Michala Petri Plays Amargós/Börtz/Stucky
Label: OUR Recordings

Chesky: Concerto For Bassoon And Orchestra

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David Chesky, composer

Track From: Urban Concertos
Label: Chesky Records

Higdon: Zaka

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Jennifer Higdon, composer

Track From: Strange Imaginary Animals
Label: Cedille Records

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs

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Peter Lieberson, composer

Label: Nonesuch

49th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2006)

winner

Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears

Osvaldo Golijov, composer

nominees

Boston Concerto

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Elliott Carter, composer

Track From: The Music Of Elliott Carter, Vol. Seven
Label: Bridge Records, Inc.

The Here And Now

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Christopher Theofanidis, composer

Track From: Del Tredici: Paul Revere's Ride; Theofanidis: The Here And Now; Bernstein: Lamentation
Label: Telarc

Paul Revere's Ride

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David Del Tredici, composer

Track From: Del Tredici: Paul Revere's Ride; Theofanidis: The Here And Now; Bernstein: Lamentation
Label: Telarc

A Scotch Bestiary

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James MacMillan, composer

Track From: MacMillan: A Scotch Bestiary, Piano Concerto No. 2
Label: Chandos

48th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2005)

winner

Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience

William Bolcom, composer

nominees

Franzetti: Corpus Evita

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Carlos Franzetti, composer

Label: Amapola Records

Rorem: Nine Episodes For Four Players

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Ned Rorem, composer

Track From: Rorem: Nine Episodes For Four Players
Label: Phoenix USA

Golijov: Ayre

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Osvaldo Golijov, composer

Track From: Golijov: Ayre; Berio: Folk Songs
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Boyer: Ellis Island: The Dream Of America

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Peter Boyer, composer

Label: Naxos

47th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2004)

winner

Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls

John Adams, composer

nominees

Higdon: Concerto For Orchestra

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Jennifer Higdon, composer

Track From: Higdon: City Scape; Concerto For Orchestra
Label: Telarc; Publisher: Lawdon Press.

Mansurian: "...And Then I Was In Time Again"

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Tigran Mansurian, composer

Track From: Monodia
Label: ECM New Series; Publisher: MP Belaieff.

Previn: Violin Concerto "Anne-Sophie"

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André Previn, composer

Track From: Previn: Violin Concerto/Bernstein: Serenade
Label: Deutsche Grammophon; Publisher: G. Schirmer.

Silvestrov: Requiem For Larissa

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Valentin Silvestrov, composer

Label: ECM New Series; Publisher: MP Belaieff.

46th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2003)

winner

Argento: Casa Guidi

Dominick Argento, composer

nominees

Rochberg: Symphony No. 5

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George Rochberg, composer

Track From: Rochberg: Symphony No. 5; Black Sounds, Etc.
Label: Naxos

Serebrier: Symphony No. 3

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José Serebrier, composer

Track From: Serebrier: Symphony No. 3; Passacaglia And Perpetuum Mobile, Etc.
Label: Naxos

Kurtág: Signs, Games And Messages

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György Kurtág, composer

Track From: Kurtág: Signs, Games And Messages; Hölderin-Gesänge, Etc.
Label: ECM New Series

Lees: Symphony No. 5 "Kalmar Nyckel"

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Benjamin Lees, composer

Track From: Lees: Symphonies Nos. 2, 3 & 5, Etc.
Label: Albany Records

45th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2002)

winner

Tavener: Lamentations & Praises

John Tavener, composer

nominees

Adams: Naive And Sentimental Music

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John Adams, composer

Label: Nonesuch

Golijov: Yiddishbbuk Inscriptions For String Quartet

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Osvaldo Golijov, composer

Track From: Golijov: Yiddishbbuk (Last Round; Lullaby And Doina, Etc.)
Label: Emi Classics

Gubaidulina: Johannes-Passion

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Sofia Gubaidulina, composer

Label: Hänssler Classic

Pärt: Orient & Occident

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Arvo Pärt, composer

Track From: Pärt: Orient & Occident
Label: Ecm New Series

44th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2001)

winner

Rouse: Concert De Gaudí For Guitar & Orchestra

Christopher Rouse, composer

nominees

Ruders: Handmaid's Tale

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Poul Ruders, composer

Label: Da Capo

Tavener: Total Eclipse

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Sir John Tavener, composer

Track From: Tavener: Total Eclipse; Agraphon
Label: Harmonia Mundi

Boulez: Sur Incises

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Pierre Boulez, composer

Track From: Boulez: Sur Incises; Messagesquisse; Anthème 2
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

43rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2000)

winner

Crumb: Star-Child

George Crumb, composer

nominees

Goebbels: Surrogate Cities (Suite For Sampler & Orch.; The Horation-Three Songs, Etc. (Album)

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Heiner Goebbels, composer

Label: Ecm New Series

Maw: Violin Concerto (Album)

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Nicholas Maw, composer

Label: Sony Classical

Rorem: Evidence Of Things Not Seen (Album)

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Ned Rorem, composer

Label: New World

Shchedrin: Concerto Cantabile (Track)

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Rodion Shchedrin, composer

Track From: Shchedrin/ Stravinsky/Tchaikovsky (Shchedrin: Concerto Cantabile/Stravinsky: Violin Concerto, Etc.)
Label: Emi Classics

42nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1999)

winner

Boulez: Répons

Pierre Boulez, composer

nominees

Kernis: Air For Violin (Track)

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Aaron Jay Kernis, composer

Track From: Kernis: Air For Violin; Double Concerto For Violin And Guitar; Lament And Prayer)
Label: Argo

Tavener: Eternity's Sunrise (Track)

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John Tavener, composer

Track From: Tavener: Eternity's Sunrise (Song Of The Angel; Petra: A Ritual Dream; Funeral Canticle, Etc.)
Label: Harmonia Mundi Usa

Adès: Asyla (Track)

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Thomas Adès, composer

Track From: Adès: Asyla (Concerto Conciso; These Premises Are Alarmed; Chamber Symphony, Etc.)
Label: Emi Classics

Imbrie: Requiem (Track)

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Andrew Imbrie, composer

Track From: Imbrie: Requiem; Piano Concerto No. 3
Label: Bridge

41st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1998)

winner

Penderecki: Violin Concerto No. 2 "Metamorphosen"

Krzysztof Penderecki, composer

nominees

Adams: Gnarly Buttons (Track)

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John Adams, composer

Track From: Adams: Gnarly Buttons; John's Book Of Alleged Dances
Label: Nonesuch

Carter: 90+ (Track)

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Elliott Carter, composer

Track From: Carter: The Complete Piano Music (Piano Sonata; Night Fantasies, Etc.)
Label: Bridge

Part: Kanon Pokajanen (Album)

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Arvo Part, composer

Label: Ecm New Series

Tsontakis: Ghost Variations (Track)

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George Tsontakis, composer

Track From: New York Variations (Works Of Copland, Corigliano, Tsontakis, Weber)
Label: Hyperion

40th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1997)

winner

Adams: El Dorado

John Adams, composer

nominees

Liebermann: Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 36 (Track)

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Lowell Liebermann, composer

Track From: Liebermann: Piano Concertos (Concertos Nos. 1 And 2; Six Pieces From Album For The Young)
Label: Hyperion

Norgard: Symphony No. 5 (Track)

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Per Norgard, composer

Track From: Norgard: Symphonies Nos. 4 And 5
Label: Chandos

Danielpour: Concerto For Orchestra (Track)

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Richard Danielpour, composer

Track From: Danielpour: Concerto For Orchestra; Anima Mundi
Label: Sony Classical

Kernis: Second Symphony (Track)

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Aaron Jay Kernis, composer

Track From: Kernis: Second Symphony; Musica Celestis, Etc.
Label: Argo

39th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1996)

winner

Corigliano: String Quartet

John Corigliano, composer

nominees

Adams: Violin Concerto (Track)

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John Adams, composer

Track From: Adams: Violin Concerto; Shaker Loops
Label: Nonesuch

Matthews: Fourth Sonata (Track)

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Colin Matthews, composer

Track From: Matthews: Broken Symmetry; Suns Dance, Etc.
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Rautavaara: Angel Of Light (Track)

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Einojuhani Rautavaara, composer

Track From: Rautavaara: Angel Of Light; Anunciations
Label: Ondine

Schuller: Four Soundscapes (Track)

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Gunther Schuller, composer

Label: First Edition Recordings

38th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1995)

winner

Messiaen: Concert A Quatre

Olivier Messiaen, composer

nominees

Schuller: Of Reminiscences And Reflections (Track)

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Gunther Schuller, composer

Track From: Schuller: Of Reminisences And Reflections (The Past Is in The Present)
Label: New World

Zwilich: Symphony No. 3 (Track)

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Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, composer

Track From: Zwilich: Concerto For Oboe And Orch.; Symphony No. 3; Concerto Grosso
Label: Koch International Classics

Adams: Chamber Symphony (Track)

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John Adams, composer

Track From: Adams: Chamber Symphony; Grand Pianola Music
Label: Elektra Nonesuch

Ligeti: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra (Track)

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Gyorgy Ligeti, composer

Track From: Boulez Conducts Ligeti (Concertos For Cello, Violin, Piano)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

37th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1994)

winner

Albert: Cello Concerto

Stephen Albert, composer

nominees

Ligeti: Concerto For Piano And Orchestra (Track)

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Gyorgy Ligeti, composer

Track From: Ligeti: Cello/Piano/Chamber Concertos
Label: Sony Classical

Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 4 (Track)

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Witold Lutoslawski, composer

Track From: Lutoslawski: Symphony Nos. 3 And 4; Les Espaces Du Sommeil
Label: Sony Classical

Messiaen: Eclairs Sur L'au-dela... (Album)

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Olivier Messiaen, composer

Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Takemitsu: Fantasma/Cantos (Track)

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Toru Takemitsu, composer

Track From: Takemitsu: Cantos (Fantasma/Cantos; Waterways, Etc.)
Label: RCA Victor Red Seal

36th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1993)

winner

Carter: Violin Concerto

Elliott Carter, composer

nominees

Erb: Cello Concerto

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Donald Erb, composer

Label: New World

Takemitsu: A Way A Lone

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Toru Takemitsu, composer

Label: RCA Victor Red Seal

Tippett: Byzantium

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Michael Tippett, composer

Label: London

Bolcom: Orphee-Serenade (Album)

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William Bolcom, composer

Label: Deutsche Grammophon

35th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1992)

winner

Barber: The Lovers

Samuel Barber, composer

nominees

Davis: X, The Life And Times Of Malcolm X

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Anthony Davis, composer

Label: Gramavision

Lutoslawski: Piano Concerto

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Witold Lutoslawski, composer

Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Tavener: The Protecting Veil (Track)

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John Tavener, composer

Label: Virgin Classics

Zwilich: Flute Concerto (Track)

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Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, composer

Label: Koch International Classics

34th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1991)

winner

Corigliano: Symphony No. 1

John Corigliano, composer

nominees

Carter: Oboe Concerto (Album)

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Elliott Carter, composer

Label: Erato/Elektra Int'l

Maw: Odyssey (Album)

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Nicholas Maw, composer

Label: Angel

Part: Miserere (Track)

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Arvo Part, composer

Track From: Miserere
Label: Ecm

Argento: Te Deum (Track)

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Dominick Argento, composer

Track From: Te Deum And Mask Of Night
Label: Virgin Classics

33rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1990)

winner

Bernstein: Arias & Barcarolles

Leonard Bernstein, composer

nominees

Adams: The Wound Dresser (Track)

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John Adams, composer

Track From: Fearful Symmetries/The Wound Dresser
Label: Elektra Nonesuch

Lazarof: Tableaux (After Kandinsky) For Piano And Orchestra (Single)

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Henri Lazarof, composer

Label: Delos International

Riley: Salome Dances For Peace

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Terry Riley, composer

Label: Elektra Nonesuch

Zwilich: Symphony No. 2 (Album)

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Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, composer

Label: Louisville/First Edition Recordings

32nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1989)

winner

Reich: Different Trains

Steve Reich, composer

nominees

Gubaidulina: Offertorium

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Sofie Gubaidulina, composer

Label: Dg

Lutoslawski: Chain 2

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Witold Lutoslawski, composer

Label: Dg

Lutoslawski: Partita

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Witold Lutoslawski, composer

Label: Dg

Part: Passio

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Arvo Part, composer

Label: Ecm

31st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1988)

winner

Adams: Nixon In China

John Adams, composer

nominees

Bernstein/Wadsworth: A Quiet Place (Album)

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Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Wadsworth, composers

Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Bolcom: Symphony No. 4 (Album)

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William Bolcom, composer

Label: New World

Rorem: String Symphony (Album)

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Ned Rorem, composer

Label: New World

Stockhausen: Amour

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Karlheinz Stockhausen, composer

Label: Dg

30th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1987)

winner

Penderecki: Cello Concerto No. 2

Krzysztof Penderecki, composer

nominees

Adams: The Chairman Dances (Album)

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John Adams, composer

Label: Elektra Nonesuch

Babbitt: Piano Concerto

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Milton Babbitt, composer

Label: New World

Schwantner: A Sudden Rainbow (Album)

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Joseph Schwantner, composer

Label: Elektra Nonesuch

Sessions: Symphony No. 5 (Album)

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Roger Sessions, composer

Label: New World

Tippett: The Mask Of Time (Album)

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Michael Tippett, composer

Label: Angel

29th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1986)

winner

Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 3

Witold Lutoslawski, composer

nominees

Beaser: Mountain Songs (A Cycle Of American Folk Music) (Album)

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Robert Beaser, composer

Label: Musicmasters

Corea: Septet (Track)

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Chick Corea, composer

Label: Ecm

Glass: Company (Single)

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Philip Glass, composer

Label: Nonesuch

Zwilich: Symphony No. 1 (Album)

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Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, composer

Label: New World

28th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1985)

winner

Lloyd Webber: Requiem

Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer

nominees

Adams: Harmonium For Large Orchestra And Chorus (Album)

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John Adams, composer

Label: Ecm

Glass: Satyagraha (Album)

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Philip Glass, composer

Label: Cbs Masterworks

Perle: Serenade No. 3 For Piano And Chamber Orchestra (Album)

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George Perle, composer

Label: Nonesuch

Starer: Violin Concerto (Album)

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Robert Starer, composer

Label: Angel

27th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1984)

winner

Barber: Antony And Cleopatra

Samuel Barber, composer

nominees

Apple Waltzes (Album)

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Morton Gould, composer

Label: RCA

Magabunda (Four Poems Of Agueda Pizzaro) (Album)

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Joseph Schwantner, composer

Label: Nonesuch

The Perfect Stranger (Album)

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Frank Zappa, composer

Label: Angel

Winter Cantata

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Vincent Persichetti, composer

Track From: Persichetti: Choral Works
Label: New World

8th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1965)

winner

Ives: Symphony No. 4

Charles Ives, composer

nominees

Bernstein: Chichester Psalms (Album)

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Leonard Bernstein, composer

Label: Columbia

Britten: Cantata Misericordium (Album)

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Benjamin Britten, composer

Label: London

Diamond: String Quartet No. 4 (Album)

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David Diamond, composer

Label: Epic

Gould: World War I Suite (Album)

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Morton Gould, composer

Label: RCA

Variations On A Theme By Hindemith

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William Walton, composer

Label: Columbia

7th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1964)

winner

Barber: Piano Concerto

Samuel Barber, composer

nominees

A Frenchman In New York

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Darius Milhaud, composer

Label: RCA

New England Holidays

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Charles Ives, composer

Label: Composers Recordings

Sermon, Narrative And Prayer (Album)

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Igor Stravinsky, composer

Label: Columbia

Symphony No. 3 ("Kaddish") (Album)

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Leonard Bernstein, composer

Label: Columbia

6th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1963)

winner

Britten: War Requiem

Benjamin Britten, composer

nominees

Andromache's Farewell, Op.39

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Samuel Barber, composer

Label: Columbia

Concerto For Piano

–

John La Montaine, composer

Label: Composers Recordings, Inc.

Concerto No. 2 For Cello And Orchestra

–

Heitor Villa-Lobos, composer

Label: Westminster

Symphony No. 4, Op.43 (Album)

–

Dmitri Shostakovich, composer

Label: Columbia

Symphony No. 8 (Album)

–

William Schuman, composer

Label: Columbia

5th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1962)

winner

Stravinsky: The Flood

Igor Stravinsky, composer

nominees

Varese: Arcana

–

Edgard Varese, composer

Label: Columbia

Copland: Connotations For Orchestra

–

Aaron Copland, composer

Label: Columbia

Noye's Fludde

–

Benjamin Britten, composer

Label: London

Song Of Songs

–

Lukas Foss, composer

Label: Columbia

Symphony No. 2

–

William Walton, composer

Label: Epic

Time Cycle (Album)

–

Lukas Foss, composer

Label: Columbia

4th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1961)

winner

Stravinsky: Movements For Piano And Orchestra

Igor Stravinsky, composer

winner

Almeida: Discantus

Laurindo Almeida, composer

nominees

Poulenc: Gloria In G Major (Album)

–

Francis Poulenc, composer

Label: Angel

Carter: String Quartet No. 2 (Album)

–

Elliott Carter, composer

Label: RCA

Music For Brass Quintet

–

Gunther Schuller, composer

Label: Composers Recordings

3rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1960)

winner

Copland: Orchestral Suite From Tender Land Suite

Aaron Copland, composer

nominees

Blackwood: Symphony # 1 (Album)

–

Easley Blackwood, composer

Label: RCA

Hindemith: Sonata For Cello And Piano

–

Paul Hindemith, composer

Label: RCA

Ives: Symphony # 2

–

Charles Ives, composer

Label: Columbia

Poulenc: La Voix Humaine

–

Francis Poulenc, composer

Label: RCA

Sessions: Sym. # 1

–

Roger Sessions, composer

Label: Composers Recordings

Stravinsky: Threni

–

Igor Stravinsky, composer

Label: Columbia

Varese: Density 21.5 (Album)

–

Edgard Varese, composer

Label: Columbia