I’m beginning to catch up on some big news items after being sidelined by deadlines.
The ceremony honoring the Gramophone Classical Music Award Winners for 2015 will take place at St John’s, Smith Square, London, on September 17. At this ceremony the winners of the special awards — including Recording of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Lifetime Achievement — will be revealed.
And here’s the complete list of winners in the 12 categories of the Gramophone Award”
Baroque Instrumental
JS Bach: Cello Suites; David Watkin vc (Resonus)
Baroque Vocal
Monteverdi: Vespri solenni per la festa di San Marco; Concerto Italiano / Rinaldo Alessandrini (Naïve)Chamber
Smetana: String Quartets No 1 (From My Life) & 2; Pavel Haas Quartet (Supraphon)
Choral
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius. Sea Pictures; BBC SO and Chorus/Sir Andrew Davis (Chandos)
Concerto
Beethoven: Piano Concertos 3 & 4; Maria João Pires/Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Daniel Harding (Onyx)
Contemporary
Nørgård: Symphonies Nos 1 & 8; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Sakari Oramo (Dacapo)
Early Music
The Spy’s Choirbook; Alamire; English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble/David Skinner (Obsidian)Instrumental
Bach: English Suites Nos 1, 3, & 5; Piotr Anderszewski (Warner Classics)Opera
R Strauss: Elektra; Soloists; Orchestre de Paris / Esa-Pekka Salonen; Stage director Patrice Chéreau; video director Stéphane Metge (Bel Air Classique)
Orchestral
Bruckner: Symphony No 9; Lucerne Festival Orchestra/Claudio Abbado (DG)
Recital
A French Baroque Diva; Carolyn Sampson Ex Cathedra/Jeffrey Skidmore (Hyperion)
Solo Vocal
Schubert: Nachtviolen; Christian Gerhaher, Gerold Huber (Sony Classical)
The ECHO Klassik Awards were also announced in Berlin, with a ceremony to follow on October 18 at the Konzerthaus. Find the complete list of 58 winners here.
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