GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance (With or Without Conductor)

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Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance (With or Without Conductor)

63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2020)

winner

Contemporary Voices

James Ginsburg, producer; Pacifica Quartet (Simin Ganatra, Austin Hartman, Mark Holloway & Brandon Vamos), ensembles; Bill Maylone, engineer/mixer

nominees

The Schumann Quartets

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Dover Quartet

Healing Modes

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Brooklyn Rider

Hearne, T.: Place

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Ted Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods, Diana Wade & Place Orchestra

Hynes: Fields

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Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion

62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2019)

winner

Shaw: Orange

Attacca Quartet; Antonio Oliart & Caroline Shaw, producers; Antonio Oliart, engineer

nominees

Cerrone: The Pieces That Fall To Earth

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Christopher Rountree & Wild Up

Freedom & Faith

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PUBLIQuartet

Perpetulum

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Third Coast Percussion

Rachmaninoff - Hermitage Piano Trio

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Hermitage Piano Trio

61st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2018)

winner

Anderson, Laurie: Landfall

Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet; Scott Fraser, producer

nominees

Beethoven, Shostakovich & Bach

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The Danish String Quartet

Blueprinting

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Aizuri Quartet

Stravinsky: The Rite Of Spring Concerto For Two Pianos

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Leif Ove Andsnes & Marc-André Hamelin

Visions And Variations

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A Far Cry

60th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2017)

winner

Death & The Maiden

Patricia Kopatchinskaja, conductor/soloist; The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; John Newton, engineer; Mark Donahue, engineer/mixer

nominees

Buxtehude: Trio Sonatas, Op. 1

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Arcangelo (Jonathan Cohen, Thomas Dunford, Sophie Gent & Jonathan Manson), ensembles

Divine Theatre - Sacred Motets By Giaches De Wert

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Stile Antico (Kate Ashby), ensembles

Franck, Kurtág, Previn & Schumann

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Martha Argerich & Friends - Live From Lugano 2016

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59th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2016)

winner

Steve Reich

Jesse Lewis, producer; Third Coast Percussion (Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin & David Skidmore), ensembles; Dan Nichols, engineer

nominees

Fitelberg: Chamber Works

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ARC Ensemble (Marie Bérard, Benjamin Bowman, Steven Dann, Bryan Epperson, Kara Huber, Erika Raum & Joaquin Valdepeñas), ensembles

Label: Chandos

Reflections

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Øyvind Gimse & Geir Inge Lotsberg, conductors; Trondheimsolistene (Elisabeth Uddu), ensembles

Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

Serious Business

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Spektral Quartet (Doyle Armbrust, Clara Lyon, Russell Rolen & Austin Wulliman), ensembles

Label: Sono Luminus

Trios From Our Homelands

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Lincoln Trio (Marta Aznavoorian, David Cunliffe & Desirée Ruhstrat), ensembles

Label: Cedille Records

58th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2015)

winner

Filament

Bryce Dessner, producer; Jonathan Low, engineer

nominees

Brahms: The Piano Trios

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Label: Ondine

Flaherty: Airdancing For Toy Piano, Piano & Electronics

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Track From: Woman At The New Piano
Label: Reference Recordings

Render

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Brad Wells, conductor

Label: New Amsterdam Records

Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & String Quartet No. 2

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Label: Hyperion

57th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2014)

winner

In 27 Pieces - The Hilary Hahn Encores

Hilary Hahn & Andreas K. Meyer, producers; Andreas K. Meyer & Julian Schwenker, engineers/mixers

nominees

Sing Thee Nowell

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New York Polyphony (Christopher Dylan Herbert, Craig Phillips, Geoffrey Williams & Steven Caldicott Wilson), ensembles

Label: BIS

Dreams & Prayers

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A Far Cry (Miki-Sophia Cloud), ensembles

Label: Crier Records

Martinů: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-3

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Label: BIS

Partch: Castor & Pollux

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Partch (Erin Barnes, Alison Bjorkedahl, Matt Cook, David Johnson, John Schneider, Nick Terry, T.J. Troy & Alex Wand), ensembles

Track From: Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances
Label: Bridge Records, Inc.

56th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2013)

winner

Roomful Of Teeth

Jesse Lewis, producer; Brad Wells, conductor; Roomful Of Teeth (Cameron Beauchamp, Dashon Burton, Martha Cluver, Eric Dudley, Estelí Gomez, Avery Griffin, Caroline Shaw & Virginia Warnken), ensembles; Mark Donahue & Jesse Lewis, engineers

nominees

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas

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Label: Decca

Cage: The 10,000 Things

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Label: MicroFest Records

Duo

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Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Times Go By Turns

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New York Polyphony (Christopher Dylan Herbert, Craig Phillips, Geoffrey Williams & Steven Caldicott Wilson), ensembles

Label: BIS Records

55th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2012)

winner

Meanwhile

Judith Sherman, producer; Eighth Blackbird (Matt Albert, Matthew Duvall, Lisa Kaplan, Michael J. Maccaferri, Tim Munro & Nicholas Photinos), ensembles; Bill Maylone, engineer/mixer

nominees

Profanes Et Sacrées

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Boston Symphony Chamber Players (Malcolm Lowe), ensembles

Label: BSO Classics

Rupa-Khandha

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Los Angeles Percussion Quartet (Matthew Cook, Justin DeHart, Eric Guinivan & Nick Terry), ensembles

Label: Sono Luminus

Americana

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Modern Mandolin Quartet (Paul William Binkley, Matt Flinner, Dana Rath & Adam Roszkiewicz), ensembles

Label: Sono Luminus

Mind Meld

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ZOFO Duet (Keisuke Nakagoshi & Eva-Maria Zimmermann), ensembles

Label: Sono Luminus

54th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2011)

winner

Mackey: Lonely Motel - Music From Slide

David Frost, producer; Eighth Blackbird (Matt Albert, Matthew Duvall, Lisa Kaplan, Michael J. Maccaferri, Tim Munro & Nicholas Photinos), ensembles; Tom Lazarus, Mat Lejeune, Bill Maylone & Jon Zacks, engineers/mixers

nominees

Frank: Hilos

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ALIAS Chamber Ensemble (Zeneba Bowers, Lee Carroll Levine & Matt Walker), ensembles

Label: Naxos

The Kingdoms Of Castille

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Richard Savino, conductor; El Mundo (Lisa Grodin, Corey Jamason, Jennifer Ellis Kampani, Adam LaMotte, Paul Psarras, Paul Shipper, William Skeen & Nell Snaidas), ensembles

Label: Sono Luminus

A Seraphic Fire Christmas

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Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor; Seraphic Fire (Joanne Schulte), ensembles

Label: Seraphic Fire Media

Sound The Bells!

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The Bay Brass (Jonathan Ring), ensembles

Label: Harmonia Mundi

53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2010)

winner

Dinastia Borja

Jordi Savall, conductor; Hesperion XXI & La Capella Reial de Catalunya, ensembles

nominees

Victoria: Lamentations Of Jeremiah

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Peter Phillips, conductor; The Tallis Scholars, ensembles

Label: Gimell

Whitacre, Eric: Choral Music

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Noel Edison, conductor; Elora Festival Singers, ensembles

Label: Naxos

Ceremony And Devotion - Music For The Tudors

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Harry Christophers, conductor; The Sixteen, ensembles

Label: CORO

Trondheimsolistene - In Folk Style

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Oyvind Gimse & Geir Inge Lotsberg, conductors; TrondheimSolistene, ensembles

Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2009)

winner

Lang, David: The Little Match Girl Passion

Robina G. Young, producer; Paul Hillier, conductor; Ars Nova Copenhagen (Thomas Kiorbye) & Theatre Of Voices (Thomas Kiorbye), ensembles; Brad Michel, engineer/mixer

nominees

Bach: Orchestral Suites For A Young Prince

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Monica Huggett, conductor; Ensemble Sonnerie, ensembles

Label: Avie Records

Josquin: Missa Malheur Me Bat

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Peter Phillips, conductor; The Tallis Scholars, ensembles

Label: Gimell

Song Of Songs

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Stile Antico (Oliver Hunt), ensembles

Label: harmonia mundi

Vivaldi: Concertos

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Chamber Orchestra of Europe (Simon Fletcher), ensembles

Label: Deutsche Grammophon

51st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2008)

winner

Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary

Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Charles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale, ensembles; John Newton, engineer/mixer

nominees

Im Wunderschoenen Monat Mai

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Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor; Schoenberg Ensemble, ensembles

Label: Winter & Winter

Monk: Impermanence

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Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble (Meredith Monk), ensembles

Label: ECM New Series

Divertimenti

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Oyvind Gimse, conductor; TrondheimSolistene, ensembles

Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

Tan Dun: Pipa Concerto; Hayashi: Viola Concerto; Takemitsu: Nostalgia

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Roman Balashov, conductor; Moscow Soloists, ensembles

Label: Onyx Classics

50th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2007)

winner

Stravinsky: Apollo, Concerto In D; Prokofiev: 20 Visions Fugitives

Philipp Nedel, producer; Yuri Bashmet, conductor; Moscow Soloists, ensembles; Michael Brammann, engineer

nominees

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

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Swiss Baroque Soloists (Luis Beduschi, Vivian Berg, Niklas Eklund, Pierre Franck, Andres Gabetta, Christophe Gaugue, Diego Nadra, Giorgio Paronuzzi, Stephane Rety & Denis Severin), ensembles

Label: Naxos

Bridges - Eddie Daniels Plays The Music Of Frank Proto

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Frank Proto, conductor; Ensemble Sans Frontiere, ensembles

Label: Red Mark

Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde

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Kenneth Slowik, conductor; Santa Fe Pro Musica (Michael Anderson, Myron Lutzke, Thomas O'Connor & Carol Redman) & Smithsonian Chamber Players (Michael Anderson, Myron Lutzke, Thomas O'Connor & Carol Redman), ensembles

Label: Dorian Recordings/ Sono Luminus

Music For Compline

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Stile Antico (Oliver Hunt), ensembles

Label: Harmonia Mundi

49th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2006)

winner

Padilla: Sun Of Justice

Fred Vogler, producer; Peter Rutenberg, conductor; Los Angeles Chamber Singers' Capella (Corey Carleton), ensembles; Fred Vogler, engineer

nominees

Ikon

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Harry Christophers, conductor; The Sixteen, ensembles

Label: Decca

Miguel De Cervantes - Don Quijote De La Mancha - Romances Y Músicas

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Jordi Savall, conductor; Hesperion XXI (Ferran Savall) & La Capella Reial de Catalunya (Ferran Savall), ensembles

Label: Alia Vox

Shostakovich/Sviridov/Vainberg: Chamber Symphonies

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Moscow Soloists (Roman Balashov), ensembles

Label: Onyx Classics

Angel Dances

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12 Cellists Of Berliner Philharmoniker, ensembles

Label: EMI Classics

48th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2005)

winner

Boulez: Le Marteau Sans Maître, Dérive 1 & 2

Helmut Burk, producer; Pierre Boulez, conductor; Ensemble InterContemporain (Odile Auboin, Vincent Bauer, Michel Cerutti, Samuel Favre, Marie-Therese Ghirardi & Emmanuelle Ophèle), ensembles; Stephan Flock & Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, engineers

nominees

Ancient Voices Of Children

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David Colson, conductor

Track From: Complete Crumb Edition, Volume Nine
Label: Bridge Records, Inc.

Chávez: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 3

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Jeff Von Der Schmidt, conductor; Southwest Chamber Music (Ricardo Gallardo) & Tambuco Percussion Ensemble (Ricardo Gallardo), ensembles

Harbison: Mottetti Di Montale

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David Hoose, conductor; Collage New Music (Robert Annis, Anne Black, Christopher Krueger, Ronan Lefkowitz, Joel Moerschel, Christopher Oldfather, James Orleans & Peggy Pearson), ensembles

Label: Koch International Classics

O Magnum Mysterium

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Nicholas White, conductor; The Tiffany Consort (Philip Anderson, Ryland Angel, Oliver Brewer, Joseph Chappel, Cathleen Ellis, Jolle Greenleaf, Robert Isaacs & Mark Risinger), ensembles

Label: MSR Classics

47th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2004)

winner

Carlos Chávez - Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 2

Jan Karlin, producer; Jeff Von Der Schmidt, conductor; Matthew Snyder, engineer/mixer

nominees

Gibbons: With A Merrie Noyse (This Is The Record Of John; Almighty And Everlasting God, Etc.)

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Bill Ives, conductor; Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford (Richard Boothby, Richard Campbell, Julia Hodgson, William Hunt & Susanna Pell), ensembles

Label: Harmonia Mundi

Rameau: Dardanus; Le Temple De La Gloire

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Jeanne Lamon, conductor; Tafelmusik Baroque Orch., ensembles

Label: CBC Records

Wyner: The Mirror; Passover Offering, Etc.

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Label: Naxos

Biber: Harmonia Artificiosa

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Musica Antiqua Koln (Léon Berben, Klaus-Dieter Brandt, Stephan Schardt & Karlheinz Steeb), ensembles

Label: Archiv Produktion

46th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2003)

winner

Chávez: Suite For Double Quartet

Jeff Von Der Schmidt, conductor; Southwest Chamber Music, ensembles

nominees

Goebbels: Eislermaterial

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Ensemble Modern, ensembles

Label: ECM New Series

Monteverdi: Madrigali Guerrieri Ed Amorosi

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René Jacobs, conductor; Concerto Vocale, ensembles

Label: Harmonia Mundi

Songs Of Angels

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New London Consort, ensembles

Label: Decca

Vivaldi: Mandolin Concertos

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Europa Galante, ensembles

Label: Virgin Veritas

45th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2002)

winner

Tavener: Lamentations & Praises

Steve Barnett, producer; Joseph Jennings, conductor; Preston Smith, engineer

nominees

Birtwistle: The Woman And The Hare

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Martyn Brabbins, conductor

Label: Black Box Music

Cancionero: Music For The Spanish Court 1470-1520

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Label: Avie

Enescu: Octet, Op. 7; Quintet, Op. 29

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Label: Nonesuch

Stravinsky: Histoire Du Soldat Suite

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Steven Richman, conductor

Track From: Stravinsky: Histoire Du Soldat, Premieres And Rarities
Label: Koch International Classics

44th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2001)

winner

After Mozart - Raskatov, Silvestrov & Schnittke

Gidon Kremer & Helmut Mühle, producers; Philipp Nedel, engineer

nominees

Absolution (Mahoney: Dance Machine/Schnyder: Zoom Out/Sumera: Play For 10, Etc.)

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Kristjan Järvi, conductor

Label: Enja/Nova

Alfons V El Magnànim - El Cancionero De Montecassino

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Jordi Savall, conductor

Boismortier: Sérénades Françaises (Daphnis Et Chloé: Chaconne; Fragments Mélodiques; Concerto Pour Basson, etc.)

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Hervé Niquet, conductor

Label: Naxos Of America

Morales: Missa Si Bona Suscepimus

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Peter Phillips, conductor

Label: Gimell

43rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2000)

winner

Shadow Dances - Stravinsky Miniatures, Tango, Suite No. 1 & Octet

Christian Gansch, producer; Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, engineer

nominees

Diáspora Sefardí (Por que llorax blanca niña; Las Estrellas de los cielos) (Album)

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Jordi Savall, conductor

Label: Alia Vox

Hindemith: Kammermusik Nr. 2, 3, 6 & 7 (Album)

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Claudio Abbado, conductor

Label: Emi Classics

South American Getaway (Works Of Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, Salgan, Etc.) (Album)

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Label: Emi Classics

Telemann: String Concertos (Con. Polonais In G Maj.; Divertimento In B Flat Maj., Etc.) (Album)

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Reinhard Goebel, conductor

Label: Archiv Produktion

42nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1999)

winner

Colors Of Love - Works Of Thomas, Stucky, Tavener & Rands

nominees

Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Herzegewächse, Op. 20; Ode To Napoleon Buonaparte, Op. 41 (Album)

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Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Brahms: Quintet In B Minor For Viola And Strings Arr. By Bashmet/Shostakovich: Thirteenth String Quartet In B Flat Minor Arr. By A. Tchaikovsky (Album)

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Label: Sony Classical

Corelli: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6, Nos. 7 - 12 (Album)

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Label: Tactus

Scarlatti: Il Primo Omicidio (Album)

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Label: Harmonia Mundi France

41st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1998)

winner

Reich: Music For 18 Musicians

nominees

Creator Of The Stars - Christmas Music From Earlier Times (Works Of De Lassus, Du Fay, Byrd, Etc.) (Album)

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Label: Archiv Produktion

Glass: Kundun - Music From The Original Soundtrack (Album)

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Label: Nonesuch

Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 (Nos. 1 - 12) (Album)

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Label: Harmonia Mundi

Voces Americanas (Works Of Rodriguez, Lavista, Sierra, Etc.) (Album)

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Label: Cri

40th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1997)

winner

Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 1 With Finale 1921, Op. 24 No. 1

nominees

Shakespeare's Musick - Songs And Dances From Shakespeare's Plays (Works Of Byrd, Dowland, Holborne, Etc.) (Album)

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Label: Philips

Adams: Chamber Symphony; Shaker Loops; Phrygian Gates For Solo Piano (Album)

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Label: RCA Victor Red Seal

Chaconne (Works Of Blow, Corelli, Muffat, Etc.) (Album)

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Label: Archiv Produktion

Ockeghem: Missa De Plus En Plus, Etc./Binchois: Missa Au Travail Suis, Etc.) (Album)

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Label: Gimell

Schein: The Fountains Of Israel - Sacred Madrigals (O Herr, Ich Bin Dein Knecht; Ich Lasse Dich Nicht, Etc.) (Album)

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Label: Harmonia Mundi

39th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1996)

winner

Boulez: ...Explosante-Fixe...

nominees

Hommage A Piazzolla (Milonga En Re; Vardarito; Oblivion, Etc.) (Album)

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Label: Nonesuch

Matthews: Suns Dance (Track)

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Track From: Matthews: Broken Symmetry; Fourth Sonata, Etc.
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Shostakovich: Written With The Heart's Blood (Chamber Symphony For Strings, Op. 110A; Two Pieces For String Octet, Op. 11, Etc. (Album)

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Label: New Albion

Vivaldi: Concerti Per Molti Istromenti (Album)

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Label: Tactus