| Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium | |
| Awarded For: | quality classical compendium music albums |
| Presenter: | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Holder: | Starr Parodi, Kitt Wakely & Jeff Fair – An Adoption Story (2023) |
| Website: | grammy.com |
The Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium is an honor presented to recording artists for the best compendium album in the classical music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and which was originally called the Gramophone Awards.[1] Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[2]
This category was created categories for the 55th Grammy Awards. According to the category description guide it is intended "for an album collection containing at least 51 percent playing time of newly recorded material of performances (vocal or instrumental) by various soloist(s) and/or ensemble(s) involving a mixture of classical subgenres" It also states that these albums may not be entered in other classical album categories and classical crossover albums might be eligible.[3]
The Grammy is awarded to the artist(s), album producer(s), engineer(s) and mixer(s) if they are responsible for over 51% of playing time of the album, if other than the artist(s).
| Year | Recipient(s) | Work | Nominees (Performer(s) in parentheses) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Antoni Wit (conductor); Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin (producers, engineers/mixers) | Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; The Awakening of Jacob; Anaklasis | [4] | |
| 2014 | Christoph Eschenbach (conductor) | Hindemith Violinkonzert; Symphonic Metamorphosis; Konzertmusik | [5] | |
| 2015 | John Schneider (producer); John Baffa (engineer/mixer) | Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances | [6] | |
| 2016 | Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor); Tim Handley (producer); Gary Call (engineer) | Paulus Three Places Of Enlightenment; Veil Of Tears & Grand Concerto | [7] | |
| 2017 | Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor); Tim Handley (producer); Gary Call (engineer) | Daugherty Tales of Hemingway; American Gothic; Once Upon a Castle | [8] | |
| 2018 | Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor); Tim Handley (producer) Gary Call (engineer) | Higdon All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto | [9] | |
| 2019 | JoAnn Falletta (conductor); Tim Handley (producer); Jonathan Allen (engineer) | Fuchs Piano Concerto 'Spiritualist'; Poems of Life; Glacier; Rush | [10] | |
| 2020 | Nadia Shpachenko (pianist); Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin (producers) | The Poetry of Places | [11] | |
| 2021 | Isabel Leonard (vocalist); Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor); Jack Vad (producer) | From The Diary Of Anne Frank & Meditations On Rilke | [12] | |
| 2022 | Amy Andersson (conductor/producer); Mark Mattson & Lolita Ritmanis (producers) | Women Warriors: The Voices of Change | [13] | |
| 2023 | Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakely (artists); Jeff Fair, Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakely (producers) | An Adoption Story |