Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical explained

Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical
Awarded For:quality classical music engineering
Presenter:National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country:United States
Year:1959
Holder:David Frost, Charlie Post, Silas Brown; Contemporary American Composers (2024)
Website:grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording, Classical has been awarded since 1959. The award had several minor name changes:

This award is presented alongside the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. From 1960 to 1965 a further award was presented for Best Engineered Recording - Special or Novel Effects.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

The award is presented to engineers (and, if applicable, mastering engineers), not to artists, orchestras, conductors or other performers on the winning works, except if the engineer is also a performer.

Winners and nominees

YearRecipients(s)WorkPerforming artist(s)Nominees
Performers are in parentheses		Ref.
1959Sherwood Hall III (engineer)Duets with Spanish GuitarLaurindo Almeida & Salli Terri
1960Lewis W. Layton (engineer)Victory at Sea, Vol. IRobert Russell Bennett
1961Hugh Davies (engineer)The Spanish Guitars of Laurindo AlmeidaLaurindo Almeida
1962Lewis W. Layton (engineer)Ravel

Daphnis et Chloé

Charles Münch (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra
1963Lewis W. Layton (engineer)Strauss

Also Sprach Zarathustra

Fritz Reiner (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
1964Lewis W. Layton (engineer)Puccini

Madama Butterfly

Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) & the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra[1]
1965Douglas Larter (engineer)Britten

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) & the Philharmonia Orchestra[2]
1966Fred Plaut (engineer)Horowitz at Carnegie Hall - An Historic ReturnVladimir Horowitz[3]
1967Anthony Salvatore (engineer)Wagner

Lohengrin

Erich Leinsdorf (conductor), the Pro Musica Chorus & the Boston Symphony Orchestra[4]
1968Edward (Bud) T. Graham (engineer)The Glorious Sound of BrassPhiladelphia Brass Ensemble[5]
1969Gordon Parry (engineer)Mahler

Symphony No. 9 in D

Georg Solti (conductor) & the London Symphony Orchestra[6]
1970Switched-On BachWalter Carlos[7]
1971Arthur Kendy, Fred Plaut, Ray Moore (engineers)Stravinsky

Le Sacre du Printemps

Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra[8]
1972Vittorio Negri (engineer)Berlioz

Requiem

Colin Davis (conductor), the Wandsworth School Boys Choir & the London Symphony Orchestra[9]
Gordon Parry, Kenneth Wilkinson (engineers)Mahler

Symphony No. 8 (Symphony of a Thousand)

Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra[10]
1974Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Ray Moore (engineers)Bartók

Concerto for Orchestra

Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the New York Philharmonic[11]
1975Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)Berlioz

Symphonie Fantastique

Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra[12]
1976Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Milton Cherin, Ray Moore (engineers)Ravel

Daphnis et Chloé (Complete Ballet)

Pierre Boulez (conductor), the Camarata Singers & the New York Philharmonic[13]
1977Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Milton Cherin, Ray Moore (engineers)Gershwin

Rhapsody in Blue

Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), George Gershwin, & the Columbia Jazz Band[14]
1978Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)Ravel

Bolero

Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra[15]
1979Arthur Kendy, Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Ray Moore (engineers)Varèse

Ameriques/Arcana/Ionisation (Boulez Conducts Varese)

Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the New York Philharmonic[16]
1980Anthony Salvatore (engineer)Sondheim

Sweeney Todd

Original Cast with Angela Lansbury & Len Cariou[17]
1981Karl-August Naegler (engineer)Berg

Lulu (Complete Version)

Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Orchestre de l'Opera de Paris[18]
1982Andrew Kazdin, Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Ray Moore (engineers)Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary CelebrationZubin Mehta (conductor), Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, & the New York Philharmonic[19]
1983Paul Goodman (engineer)Mahler

Symphony No. 7 in E Minor (Song of the Night)

James Levine (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra[20]
1984James Lock (engineer)Mahler

Symphony No. 9 in D

Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra[21]
1985Paul Goodman (engineer)Prokofiev

Symphony No. 5 in B Flat, Op. 100

Leonard Slatkin (conductor) & the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra[22]
1986Jack Renner (engineer)Berlioz

Requiem

Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra[23]
1987Paul Goodman (engineer)Horowitz - The Studio Recordings, New York 1985Vladimir Horowitz[24]
1988Jack Renner (engineer)Fauré

Requiem/Duruflé: Requiem

Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra[25]
1989Jack Renner (engineer)Verdi

Requiem & Operatic Choruses

Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra[26]
1990Jack Renner (engineer)Britten

War Requiem

Robert Shaw (conductor), the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & the Atlanta Boy Choir[27]
1991Jack Renner (engineer)Rachmaninoff

Vespers

Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Robert Shaw Festival Singers[28]
1992Gregor Zielinsky (engineer)Bernstein

Candide

Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the London Symphony Orchestra[29]
1993James Lock, John Pellowe, Jonathan Stokes & Philip Siney (engineers)R. Strauss

Die Frau ohne Schatten

Georg Solti (conductor) & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra[30]
1994Rainer Maillard (engineer)Bartók

The Wooden Prince & Cantata Profana

Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus[31]
1995William Hoekstra (engineer)Copland

Music for Films (The Red Pony, Our Town, Etc.)

Leonard Slatkin (conductor) & the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra[32]
1996Jonathan Stokes, Michael Mailes (engineers)Bartók

Concerto for Orchestra; "Kossuth" - Symphonic Poem

Herbert Blomstedt (conductor) & the San Francisco Symphony[33]
1997Lawrence Rock, William Hoekstra (engineers)Copland

Dance Symphony; Short Symphony; Organ Symphony

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1998Michael J. Bishop, Jack Renner (engineers)Copland

The Music of America (Fanfare for the Common Man; Rodeo, etc.)

Erich Kunzel (conductor) & the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra[35]
1999Jack Renner (engineer)Barber

Prayers of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartók: Cantata Profana

Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus[36]
2000Markus Heiland (engineer)Stravinsky

The Firebird; The Rite of Spring; Perséphone

Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), the Peninsula Boys Choir, the San Francisco Girl's Chorus & the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra & Chorus[37]
2001John M. Eargle (engineer)Dvořák

Requiem, Op. 89; Sym. No. 9, Op. 95 "From the New World"

Zdeněk Mácal[38]
2002Richard King (engineer)Bernstein (Arr. Brohn & Corigliano): West Side Story Suite (Lonely Town; Make Our Garden Grow, Etc.)Joshua Bell[39]
2003Michael J. Bishop (engineer)Vaughan Williams

A Sea Symphony (Sym. No. 1)

Robert Spano (conductor), Norman Mackenzie (chorus director), & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus[40]
2004Richard King & Todd Whitelock (engineers)Obrigado BrazilYo-Yo Ma[41]
2005Jack Renner (engineer)Higdon

City Scape; Concerto for Orchestra

Robert Spano & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra[42]
2006Da-Hong Seetoo (engineer)Mendelssohn

The Complete String Quartets

Emerson String Quartet[43]
2007Michael J. Bishop (engineer)Elgar

Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes

Paavo Järvi & the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra[44]
2008John Newton (engineer)Grechaninov

Passion Week

Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir & the Kansas City Chorale[45]
2009David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis, engineersTraditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road ChicagoMiguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man, Yo-Yo Ma & Chicago Symphony Orchestra[46]
2010Peter Laenger (engineer)Mahler

Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10

Michael Tilson Thomas & the San Francisco Symphony[47]
2011TIE
  • Mark Donahue, John Hill & Dirk Sobotka (engineers)
  • Leslie Ann Jones, Kory Kruckenberg, Brandie Lane & David Sabee (engineers)
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2012Byeong-Joon Hwang and John Newton (engineers); Jesse Lewis (master engineer)Aldridge

Elmer Gantry

William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra[49]
2013Tom Caulfield & John Newton (engineers); Mark Donahue (mastering engineer)Life & Breath - Choral Works by Casper ClausenCharles Bruffy & the Kansas City Chorale[50]
2014David Frost, Brian Losch & Tim Martyn (engineers); Tim Martyn (mastering engineer)Winter Morning WalksDawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, the Australian Chamber Orchestra & the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra[51]
2015Michael Bishop (engineer/mastering engineer)Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark AscendingRobert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus[52]
2016Leslie Ann Jones, John Kilgore, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum & Justin Merrill (engineers); Patricia Sullivan (mastering engineer)Ask Your MamaSan Francisco Ballet Orchestra & George Manahan[53]
2017Mark Donahue, David L. Williams & Fred Vogler (engineers)Corigliano

The Ghosts of Versailles

James Conlon, Guanqun Yu, Joshua Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Christopher Maltman, Lucy Schaufer, Lucas Meachem, LA Opera Chorus & Orchestra[54]
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2018Mark Donahue (engineer)Shostakovich

Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio

Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra[56]
2019Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire (engineers); Tim Martyn (mastering engineer)Shostakovich

Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11

Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons[57]
2020Leslie Ann Jones (engineer); Robert C. Ludwig (mastering engineer)Riley

Sun Rings

Kronos Quartet[58]
2021David Frost & Charlie Post (engineers); Silas Brown (mastering engineer)Shostakovich

Symphony No. 13, Babi Yar

Riccardo Muti & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra[59]
2022Leslie Ann Jones & Michael Rowanoski, engineerChanticleer Sings ChristmasChanticleer[60]
2023Shawn Murphy, Charlie Post & Gary Rydstrom (engineers); Michael Rowanowski (mastering engineer)Bates

Philharmonia Fantastique - The Making of the Orchestra

Edwin Outwater (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra[61]
2024David Frost & Charlie Post (engineers); Silas Brown (mastering engineer)Contemporary American ComposersRiccardo Muti & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: Grammy Awards Nominees 1966 – Grammy Award Winners 1966. www.awardsandshows.com. April 27, 2017.
  4. Web site: Grammy Awards Nominees 1967 – Grammy Award Winners 1967. www.awardsandshows.com. April 27, 2017.
  5. Web site: Grammy Award Nominees 1968 – Grammy Award Winners 1968. www.awardsandshows.com. April 27, 2017.
  6. Web site: Grammy Awards Nominees 1969 – Grammy Award Winners 1969. www.awardsandshows.com. April 27, 2017.
  7. Web site: Grammy Award Ceremony 1970 – Grammy Award Winners 1970. www.awardsandshows.com. April 27, 2017.
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  9. Web site: Grammy Award Nominees 1972 – Grammy Award Winners 1972. www.awardsandshows.com. April 27, 2017.
  10. Web site: Grammy Award Nominees 1973 – Grammy Award Winners 1973. www.awardsandshows.com. April 28, 2017.
  11. Web site: Grammy Award Nominees 1974 – Grammy Award Winners 1974. www.awardsandshows.com. April 28, 2017.
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