Celebrating the 2011 Grammy Classical Nominees: January 2, 2011
Happy New Year from Classical Archives! To start the year out right, Classical Archives congratulates the many artists, composers, and labels associated with the 2011 Grammy Award Nominees in the field of Classical music - including several that have been featured on our sites in interviews and other special presentations.
On this page you will find a sampling of the CDs nominated for honors in the various categories related to Classical music - each of which can be streamed with one click by our subscribers. We also present a 1-Click Concert featuring 2 hours of music from the various CDs nominated.
Finally, we proudly highlight several recent Exclusive Interviews and special features related to this year's nominees: Paul Hillier, Pierre Boulez, and the harmonia mundi and Ondine labels.
Best Classical Album
Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero
CDs:1
Tracks:8
Naxos
Rel. 29 Sep 2009
Riccardo Muti
CDs:2
Tracks:16
CSO Resound
Rel. 28 Sep 2010
Best Orchestral Performance
Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero
CDs:1
Tracks:8
Naxos
Rel. 29 Sep 2009
Thomas Fey
CDs:1
Tracks:18
hänssler CLASSIC
Rel. 27 Apr 2010
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Pierre Boulez
CDs:1
Tracks:29
CSO Resound
Rel. 16 Feb 2010
Best Opera Recording
Valery Gergiev
CDs:2
Tracks:21
Mariinsky
Rel. 13 Apr 2010
Best Choral Performance
Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
CDs:1
Tracks:21
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi
Rel. 8 Dec 2009
Riccardo Muti
CDs:2
Tracks:16
CSO Resound
Rel. 28 Sep 2010
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra
Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero
CDs:1
Tracks:8
Naxos
Rel. 29 Sep 2009
Metropolis Ensemble, Andrew Cyr
CDs:1
Tracks:12
Naxos
Rel. 26 Jan 2010
Joseph Banowetz
CDs:1
Tracks:10
Naxos
Rel. 30 Mar 2010
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance without Orchestra
Paul Jacobs
CDs:2
Tracks:18
Naxos
Rel. 28 Sep 2010
Best Chamber Music Performance
Parker Quartet
CDs:1
Tracks:11
Naxos
Rel. 15 Dec 2009
Fred Sherry String Quartet
CDs:1
Tracks:9
Naxos
Rel. 28 Sep 2010
Best Small Ensemble Performance
Harry Christophers
CDs:1
Tracks:10
CORO
Rel. 1 Feb 2010
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
CDs:1
Tracks:10
Gimell Records
Rel. 28 Mar 2010
Elora Festival Singers, Noel Edison
CDs:1
Tracks:11
Naxos
Rel. 15 Jun 2010
Best Classical Vocal Performance
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero
CDs:1
Tracks:8
Naxos
Rel. 29 Sep 2009
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
CDs:1
Tracks:9
Ondine
Rel. 23 Feb 2010
Valery Gergiev
CDs:2
Tracks:21
Mariinsky
Rel. 13 Apr 2010
Best Classical Crossover Album
Jessye Norman
CDs:2
Tracks:23
Sony Classical
Rel. 15 Jun 2010
Recent 2011 Grammy Related Features
Exclusive Interview:
Paul Hillier, Conductor - View Presentation 
Nominated for Best Choral Performance (Baltic Runes)
And Special Features:
Pierre Boulez, Conductor - View Presentation
Nominated for Best Orchestral Performance and Best Choral Performance (Stravinsky, Pulcinella; Symphony in 3 Movements; 4 Etudes)
harmonia mundi (label) - View Presentation
Nominated for Best Choral Performance (Baltic Runes)
More information and complete Grammy Award classical nominations.
