97. Best Classical Album

• Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
[RCO Live]

• Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina
Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony Orchestra
[Naxos]

• Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Mark Donahue, David Frost, David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, Silas Brown; Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse
[BMOP/sound]

• Sacrificium
Il Giardino Armonico
[Decca]

• Verdi: Requiem
Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus
[CSO Resound]

98. Best Orchestral Performance

• Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
[RCO Live]

• Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina
Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony
[Naxos]

• Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse
Catch Electric Guitar Quartet; Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Synergy Vocals
[BMOP/sound]

• Salieri: Overtures & Stage Music
Mannheimer Mozartorchester
[Haenssler Classic]

• Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Symphony In Three Movements; Four Études
Roxana Constantinescu, Kyle Ketelsen & Nicholas Phan; Chicago Symphony Orchestra
[CSO Resound]

99. Best Opera Recording

• Berg: Lulu
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
[Opus Arte]

• Hasse: Marc' Antonio E Cleopatra
Ars Lyrica Houston
[Dorian Sono Luminus]

• Saariaho: L'Amour De Loin
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Rundfunkchor Berlin
[Harmonia Mundi]

• Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer
Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre; Chorus Of The Mariinsky Theatre
[Mariinsky]

• Sullivan: Ivanhoe
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales; Adrian Partington Singers
[Chandos]

100. Best Choral Performance

• Bach: Cantatas
Bernarda Fink, Gerald Finley, Christian Gerhaher, Werner Güra, Julia Kleiter, Christine Schäfer, Anton Scharinger & Kurt Streit; Concentus Musicau Wien; Arnold Schoenberg Chor
[Deutsche Harmonia Mundi]

• Baltic Runes
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
[Harmonia Mundi]

• Haydn: The Creation
Julia Kleiter, Maximilian Schmitt & Johannes Weisser; Freiburger Barockorchester; RIAS Kammerchor
[Harmonia Mundi]

• Martin: Golgotha
Judith Gauthier, Marianne Beate Kielland, Adrian Thompson, Mattijs Van De Woerd & Konstantin Wolff; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Cappella Amsterdam & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
[Harmonia Mundi]

• Verdi: Requiem
Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus
[CSO Resound]

101. Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

• Daugherty: Deus Ex Machina
Nashville Symphony
Track from: Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony
[Naxos]

• Dorman, Avner: Mandolin Concerto
Metropolis Ensemble
Track from: Dorman, Avner: Mandolin Concerto; Piccolo Concerto; Concerto Grosso; Piano Concerto
[Naxos]

• Kletzki: Piano Concerto In D Minor, Op. 22
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
Track from: Kletzki: Piano Concerto
[Naxos]

• Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24
The Cleveland Orchestra
[Decca]

• Porter, Quincy: Concerto For Viola & Orchestra
Northwest Sinfonia
Track from: Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works
[Dorian Sono Luminus]

102. Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

• Chopin: The Nocturnes
Nelson Freire
[Decca]

• Hamelin: Études
Marc-André Hamelin
[Hyperion Records]

• Messiaen: Livre Du Saint-Sacrement
Paul Jacobs
[Naxos]

• Paganini: 24 Caprices
Julia Fischer
[Decca]

• 20th Century Harp Sonatas
Sarah Schuster Ericsson
[Dorian Sono Luminus]

103. Best Chamber Music Performance

• Beethoven: Complete Sonatas For Violin & Piano
Isabelle Faust & Alexander Melnikov
[Harmonia Mundi]

• Gnattali: Solo & Chamber Works For Guitar
Marc Regnier (Tacy Edwards, Natalia Khoma & Marco Sartor)
[Dorian Sono Luminus]

• Ligeti: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
Parker Quartet
[Naxos]

• Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works
Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams
[Dorian Sono Luminus]

• Schoenberg: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4
Fred Sherry String Quartet (Christopher Oldfather & Rolf Schulte)
[Naxos]

104. Best Small Ensemble Performance

• Ceremony And Devotion - Music For The Tudors
The Sixteen
[CORO]

• Dinastia Borja
Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Lior Elmalich, Montserrat Figueras, Driss El Maloumi, Marc Mauillon, Lluís Vilamajó & Furio Zanasi; Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Josep Piera & Francisco Rojas)
[Alia Vox]

• Trondheimsolistene - In Folk Style
Emilia Amper & Gjermund Larsen; TrondheimSolistene
[2L (Lindberg Lyd)]

• Victoria: Lamentations Of Jeremiah
The Tallis Scholars
[Gimell]

• Whitacre, Eric: Choral Music
Carol Bauman & Leslie De'Ath
[Naxos]

105. Best Classical Vocal Performance

• Ombre De Mon Amant - French Baroque Arias
Anne Sofie Von Otter
[Deutsche Grammophon]

• Sacrificium
Cecilia Bartoli
[Decca]

• Turina: Canto A Se villa
Lucia Duchonová
[Haenssler Classic]

• Vivaldi: Opera Arias – Pyrotechnics
Vivica Genaux
[Virgin Classics]

• Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder
Measha Brueggergosman
Track from: Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder; Preludes & Overtures
[Deutsche Grammophon]

106. Best Classical Contemporary Composition

• Daugherty, Michael: Deus Ex Machina
Michael Daugherty
Track from: Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony
[Naxos]

• Henze, Hans Werner: Appassionatamente Plus
Hans Werner Henze
Track from: Appassionatamente Plus Lulu-Suite
[Cybele Records]

• Lindberg, Magnus: Graffiti
Magnus Lindberg
Track from: Lindberg: Graffiti; Seht Die Sonne
[Ondine]

• Pärt, Arvo: Symphony No. 4
Arvo Pärt
Track from: Pärt: Symphony No. 4
[ECM New Series]

• Shchedrin, Rodion Konstantinovich: The Enchanted Wanderer
Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin
Track from: Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer
[Mariinsky]

107. Best Classical Crossover Album

• Meeting Of The Spirits
Matt Haimovitz
[Oxingale Records]

• Off The Map
The Silk Road Ensemble
[World Village]

• Roots - My Life, My Song
Jessye Norman
[Sony Classical]

• Tin, Christopher: Calling All Dawns
Lucas Richman
[Tin Works Publishing]

• Vocabularies
Bobby McFerrin
[Emarcy/Universal]