Awards & Winners

Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording, Classical has been awarded since 1959. The award had several minor name changes: In 1959 the award was known as Best Engineered Record From 1960 to 1962 it was awarded as Best Engineering Contribution - Classical Recording From 1963 to 1964 it was awarded as Best Engineered Recording - Classical In 1965 it was awarded as Best Engineered Recording From 1966 to 1994 it returned to the title Best Engineered Recording, Classical From 1966 to 1994 it was awarded as Best Classical Engineered Recording Since 1992 it has been awarded as Best Engineered Album, Classical 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, not to artists, orchestras, conductors or other performers on the winning works, except if the engineer is also a performer.

Check all the winners of Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical presented under Grammy Awards since 1958 .


David Frost, Tim Martyn, Brian Losch

Honored for : Winter Morning Walks

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Morten Lindberg Hymn to the Virgin
Morten Lindberg La Voie Triomphale
Mark Donahue Roomful of Teeth
Jesse Lewis Roomful of Teeth
Hans-Martin Renz [null]
Wolfgang Rixius [null]
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David Frost Winter Morning Walks
Brian Losch Winter Morning Walks
Tim Martyn Winter Morning Walks

Mark Donahue, Tom Caulfield, John Newton

Honored for : Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Daniel Shores Americana
Bruce Egre Beethoven: The Late String Quartets, Op. 127 & 131
Tom Caulfield Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen
John Newton Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen
Mark Donahue Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen
Jesse Lewis Music For a Time of War
John Newton Music For a Time of War
Jesse Brayman Music For a Time of War
Morten Lindberg Souvenir

Byeong-Joon Hwang, Jesse Lewis, John Newton

Honored for : Aldridge: Elmer Gantry

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Byeong-Joon Hwang Aldridge: Elmer Gantry
Jesse Lewis Aldridge: Elmer Gantry
John Newton Aldridge: Elmer Gantry
Richard King Glazunov: Complete Concertos
Tom Lazarus Mackey: Lonely Motel - Music From Slide
Bill Maylone Mackey: Lonely Motel - Music From Slide
Joe Lambert Mackey: Lonely Motel - Music From Slide
Jon Zacks Mackey: Lonely Motel - Music From Slide
Mathieu Lejeune Mackey: Lonely Motel - Music From Slide
Arne Akselberg Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
Torbjörn Samuelsson Weinberg: Symphony No. 3 & Suite No. 4 From 'The Golden Key'

John Hill, Mark Donahue, Dirk Sobotka

Honored for : Metropolis Symphony / Deus ex Machina (Nashville Symphony feat. conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero, piano: Terrence Wilson)
(Tie: Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works, Engineers)

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Donahue Metropolis Symphony / Deus ex Machina (Nashville Symphony feat. conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero, piano: Terrence Wilson)
2011 Best Engineered Album, Classical
Dirk Sobotka Metropolis Symphony / Deus ex Machina (Nashville Symphony feat. conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero, piano: Terrence Wilson)
2011 Best Engineered Album, Classical
John Hill Metropolis Symphony / Deus ex Machina (Nashville Symphony feat. conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero, piano: Terrence Wilson)
2011 Best Engineered Album, Classical
Leslie Ann Jones Quincy Porter: Complete Viola Works
2011 Best Engineered Album, Classical
David Sabee Quincy Porter: Complete Viola Works
2011 Best Engineered Album, Classical
Brandie Lane Quincy Porter: Complete Viola Works
2011 Best Engineered Album, Classical
Kory Kruckenberg Quincy Porter: Complete Viola Works
2011 Best Engineered Album, Classical
Robert J. Friedrich Have You Ever Been...?
Mark Donahue Steven Mackey: Dreamhouse
Tom Lazarus Steven Mackey: Dreamhouse
Dirk Sobotka Steven Mackey: Dreamhouse
Steven Mackey Steven Mackey: Dreamhouse
Steven Miller Vocabularies
Allen Sides Vocabularies
Roger Treece Vocabularies

David Sabee, Kory Kruckenberg, Brandie Lane, Leslie Ann Jones

Honored for : Quincy Porter: Complete Viola Works
(Tie: Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina, Engineers)

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Donahue Metropolis Symphony / Deus ex Machina (Nashville Symphony feat. conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero, piano: Terrence Wilson)
2011 Best Engineered Album, Classical
Dirk Sobotka Metropolis Symphony / Deus ex Machina (Nashville Symphony feat. conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero, piano: Terrence Wilson)
2011 Best Engineered Album, Classical
John Hill Metropolis Symphony / Deus ex Machina (Nashville Symphony feat. conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero, piano: Terrence Wilson)
2011 Best Engineered Album, Classical
Leslie Ann Jones Quincy Porter: Complete Viola Works
2011 Best Engineered Album, Classical
David Sabee Quincy Porter: Complete Viola Works
2011 Best Engineered Album, Classical
Brandie Lane Quincy Porter: Complete Viola Works
2011 Best Engineered Album, Classical
Kory Kruckenberg Quincy Porter: Complete Viola Works
2011 Best Engineered Album, Classical
Robert J. Friedrich Have You Ever Been...?
Mark Donahue Steven Mackey: Dreamhouse
Tom Lazarus Steven Mackey: Dreamhouse
Dirk Sobotka Steven Mackey: Dreamhouse
Steven Mackey Steven Mackey: Dreamhouse
Steven Miller Vocabularies
Allen Sides Vocabularies
Roger Treece Vocabularies

Peter Laenger

Honored for : Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10
(Engineer)

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jesse Lewis Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
James Levine, Tanglewood Festival Chorus & Boston Symphony Orchestra
John Newton Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
James Levine, Tanglewood Festival Chorus & Boston Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Stokes Britten: Billy Budd
Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Ian Bostridge, Gidon Saks, Neal Davies, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra
Neil Hutchinson Britten: Billy Budd
Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Ian Bostridge, Gidon Saks, Neal Davies, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra
Peter Laenger Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10
Michael Tilson Thomas & San Francisco Symphony
Judy Kirschner QSF Plays Brubeck
Quartet San Francisco
John Newton Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15
Valery Gergiev & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre
Dirk Sobotka Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15
Valery Gergiev & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre

Tom Lazarus, Christopher Willis, David Frost

Honored for : Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago
(Engineers)

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fred Vogler Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Hans Peter L'Orange Divertimenti (TrondheimSolistene)
Morten Lindberg Divertimenti (TrondheimSolistene)
Michael Bishop Puccini: La Bohème
John Newton Respighi: Church Windows, Brazilian Impressions, Rossiniana
Tom Lazarus Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago
David Frost Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago
Christopher Willis Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago

John Newton

Honored for : Eternal Rest

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Newton Eternal Rest

Michael Bishop

Honored for : Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes
(Engineer)

Da-Hong Seetoo

Honored for : The Complete String Quartets (Emerson String Quartet)

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Da-Hong Seetoo The Complete String Quartets (Emerson String Quartet)

Jack Renner

Honored for : Higdon: City Scape; Concerto For Orchestra
(Engineer)

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Renner Higdon: City Scape; Concerto For Orchestra

Todd Whitelock

Honored for : Obrigado Brazil
(engineers)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Todd Whitelock Obrigado Brazil

Michael Bishop

Honored for : A Sea Symphony (poems by Walt Whitman) (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Robert Spano)

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Bishop A Sea Symphony (poems by Walt Whitman) (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Robert Spano)

Richard King, Joshua Bell

Honored for : Bernstein (Arr. Brohn & Corigliano): West Side Story Suite (Lonely Town; Make Our Garden Grow, Etc.)

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bernstein (Arr. Brohn & Corigliano): West Side Story Suite (Lonely Town; Make Our Garden Grow, Etc.)

John M. Eargle

Honored for : Dvo?ák: Requiem, Op. 89; Sym. No. 9, Op. 95 From the New World

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John M. Eargle Dvo?ák: Requiem, Op. 89; Sym. No. 9, Op. 95 \"From the New World\"

Markus Heiland

Honored for : L'Oiseau de feu / Le Sacre du printemps / Perséphone (San Francisco Symphony feat. conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas)

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Markus Heiland L'Oiseau de feu / Le Sacre du printemps / Perséphone (San Francisco Symphony feat. conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas)

Jack Renner

Honored for : Barber, Bartok, Vaughan Williams (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus feat. conductor: Robert Shaw)

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Renner Barber, Bartok, Vaughan Williams (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus feat. conductor: Robert Shaw)

Jack Renner, Michael Bishop

Honored for : The Music of America (Cincinnati Pops Orchestra feat. conductor: Erich Kunzel)
(Engineers)

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Renner The Music of America (Cincinnati Pops Orchestra feat. conductor: Erich Kunzel)
Michael Bishop The Music of America (Cincinnati Pops Orchestra feat. conductor: Erich Kunzel)

William Hoekstra, Lawrence Rock

Honored for : Copland: Dance Symphony; Short Symphony; Organ Symphony

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
William Hoekstra Copland: Dance Symphony; Short Symphony; Organ Symphony
Lawrence Rock Copland: Dance Symphony; Short Symphony; Organ Symphony

Michael Mailes, Jonathan Stokes

Honored for : Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra; Kossuth - Symphonic Poem
(engineer)

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jonathan Stokes Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra; \"Kossuth\" - Symphonic Poem
Michael Mailes Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra; \"Kossuth\" - Symphonic Poem

William Hoekstra

Honored for : Music for Films (Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Leonard Slatkin)
(Engineer)

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
William Hoekstra Music for Films (Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Leonard Slatkin)

Rainer Maillard

Honored for : Bartók: The Wooden Prince & Cantata Profana
(Engineer)

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rainer Maillard Bartók: The Wooden Prince & Cantata Profana

Philip Siney, Jonathan Stokes, John Pellowe, James Lock

Honored for : R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Pellowe R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten
Jonathan Stokes R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten
Philip Siney R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten
James Lock R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten

Gregor Zielinsky

Honored for : Candide (London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Leonard Bernstein)

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gregor Zielinsky Candide (London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Leonard Bernstein)

Jack Renner

Honored for : Rachmaninoff: Vespers
(Engineer)

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Renner Rachmaninoff: Vespers

Jack Renner

Honored for : Britten: War Requiem
(Engineer)

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Renner Britten: War Requiem

Jack Renner

Honored for : Requiem & Operatic Choruses (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor Robert Shaw)
(Engineer)

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Renner Requiem & Operatic Choruses (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor Robert Shaw)

Jack Renner

Honored for : Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48 / Duruflé: Requiem, Op. 9 (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Robert Shaw)
(Engineer)

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Renner Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48 / Duruflé: Requiem, Op. 9 (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Robert Shaw)

Paul Goodman

Honored for : The Studio Recordings, New York 1985

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Goodman The Studio Recordings, New York 1985

Jack Renner

Honored for : Berlioz: Requiem / Boito: Prologue to Mefistofele / Verdi: Te Deum (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Robert Shaw, tenor: John Aler, bass: John Cheek)

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Renner Berlioz: Requiem / Boito: Prologue to Mefistofele / Verdi: Te Deum (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Robert Shaw, tenor: John Aler, bass: John Cheek)

Paul Goodman

Honored for : Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 In B Flat, Op. 100

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Goodman Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 In B Flat, Op. 100

James Lock

Honored for : Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D
(Engineer)

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Georg Solti Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D
James Mallinson Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D
James Lock Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D

Paul Goodman

Honored for : Mahler: Symphony No. 7 In E Minor

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Goodman Mahler: Symphony No. 7 In E Minor

Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Ray Moore, Andrew Kazdin

Honored for : Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration
(Engineers)

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Andrew Kazdin Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration
Engineers
Edward (Bud) T. Graham Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration
Engineers
Ray Moore Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration
Engineers

Karl-August Naegler

Honored for : Berg: Lulu (Complete Version)

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Karl-August Naegler Berg: Lulu (Complete Version)

Anthony Salvatore

Honored for : Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
(Engineer)

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anthony Salvatore Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Arthur Kendy, Ray Moore, Edward (Bud) T. Graham

Honored for : Boulez Conducts Varèse: Amériques / Arcana / Ionisation
(Engineers)

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arthur Kendy Boulez Conducts Varèse: Amériques / Arcana / Ionisation
Ray Moore Boulez Conducts Varèse: Amériques / Arcana / Ionisation
Edward (Bud) T. Graham Boulez Conducts Varèse: Amériques / Arcana / Ionisation

Kenneth Wilkinson

Honored for : Boléro
(Engineer)

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kenneth Wilkinson Boléro

Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Milton Cherin, Ray Moore

Honored for : Rhapsody in Blue
(Engineers)

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Edward (Bud) T. Graham Rhapsody in Blue
Milton Cherin Rhapsody in Blue
Ray Moore Rhapsody in Blue

Ray Moore, Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Milton Cherin

Honored for : Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
(Engineers)

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Edward (Bud) T. Graham Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
Milton Cherin Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
Ray Moore Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé

Kenneth Wilkinson

Honored for : Symphonie fantastique / Les Francs-Juges (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Sir Georg Solti)

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kenneth Wilkinson Symphonie fantastique / Les Francs-Juges (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Sir Georg Solti)

Ray Moore, Edward (Bud) T. Graham

Honored for : Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra
(Engineers)

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Edward (Bud) T. Graham Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra
Ray Moore Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra

Kenneth Wilkinson, Gordon Parry

Honored for : Mahler: Symphony No. 8 In E Flat (Symphony Of A Thousand)
(Engineers)

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kenneth Wilkinson Mahler: Symphony No. 8 In E Flat (Symphony Of A Thousand)
Gordon Parry Mahler: Symphony No. 8 In E Flat (Symphony Of A Thousand)

Vittorio Negri

Honored for : Berlioz: Requiem
(Engineer)

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vittorio Negri Berlioz: Requiem

Fred Plaut, Ray Moore, Arthur Kendy

Honored for : Le Sacre du Printemps / Petrushka - original version (The Cleveland Orchestra feat. conductor: Pierre Boulez)
(Engineers)

Nominations 1970 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ray Moore Le Sacre du Printemps / Petrushka - original version (The Cleveland Orchestra feat. conductor: Pierre Boulez)
Arthur Kendy Le Sacre du Printemps / Petrushka - original version (The Cleveland Orchestra feat. conductor: Pierre Boulez)
Fred Plaut Le Sacre du Printemps / Petrushka - original version (The Cleveland Orchestra feat. conductor: Pierre Boulez)

Wendy Carlos

Honored for : Switched\u2010On Bach
(Engineer)

Nominations 1969 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Wendy Carlos Switched\u2010On Bach

Gordon Parry

Honored for : Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D
(Engineer)

Nominations 1968 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gordon Parry Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D

Edward (Bud) T. Graham

Honored for : The Glorious Sound Of Brass
(Engineer)

Nominations 1967 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Edward (Bud) T. Graham The Glorious Sound Of Brass

Anthony Salvatore

Honored for : Wagner: Lohengrin (Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Pro Musica Chorus and soloists)

Nominations 1966 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anthony Salvatore Wagner: Lohengrin (Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Pro Musica Chorus and soloists)

Fred Plaut

Honored for : Horowitz At Carnegie Hall - An Historic Return
(Engineer)

Nominations 1965 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fred Plaut Horowitz At Carnegie Hall - An Historic Return

Douglas Larter, Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra

Honored for : Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Lewis W. Layton

Honored for : Madama Butterfly (Orchestra e Coro della RCA Italiana feat. conductor: Erich Leinsdorf, soprano: Leontyne Price, tenor: Richard Tucker, mezzo-soprano: Rosalind Elias, baritone: Philip Maero)

Nominations 1963 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lewis W. Layton Madama Butterfly (Orchestra e Coro della RCA Italiana feat. conductor: Erich Leinsdorf, soprano: Leontyne Price, tenor: Richard Tucker, mezzo-soprano: Rosalind Elias, baritone: Philip Maero)

Lewis W. Layton

Honored for : Also Sprach Zarathustra
(Engineer)

Nominations 1962 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lewis W. Layton Also Sprach Zarathustra

Lewis W. Layton

Honored for : Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
(Engineer)

Hugh Davies

Honored for : The Spanish Guitars of Laurindo Almeida
(Engineer)

Nominations 1960 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hugh Davies The Spanish Guitars of Laurindo Almeida

Lewis W. Layton

Honored for : Victory at Sea, Volume 1

Nominations 1959 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lewis W. Layton Victory at Sea, Volume 1

Sherwood Hall III

Honored for : Duets with Spanish Guitar
(Engineer)

Nominations 1958 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sherwood Hall III Duets with Spanish Guitar