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Packaging
Best Recording Package

"Amnesiac (Special Limited Edition)" by Stanley Donwood & Tchocky, art directors (Radiohead) 
"Bedlam Ballroom" by Lane Wurster, art director (Squirrel Nut Zippers)
"Levee Town" by Megan Barra, art director (Sonny Landreth)
"Look Into The Eyeball" by Stephen Doyle, art director (David Byrne)
"Reveal" by Chris Bilheimer & Michael Stipe, art directors (R.E.M.)
Best Boxed Recording Package

"Brain In A Box - The Science Fiction Collection" by Hugh Brown & Steve Vance, art directors (Various Artists) 
"Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy And Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948" by Christian Calabró, art director (Charlie Parker)
"El Cancionero/Mas Y Mas: A History Of The Band From East L.A." by James Austin, Hugh Brown, Louie Pérez, Al Quattrocchi & Jeff Smith, art directors (Los Lobos)
"Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944" by Ron Jaramillo & Adam Owett, art directors (Billie Holiday)
"The Long Road To Freedom - An Anthology Of Black Music" by Carol Bobolts, Jaime Boyle & Deb Schuler, art directors (Various Artists)
Album Notes
Best Album Notes

"Richard Pryor...And It's Deep Too! The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968-1992)" " by Walter Mosley, album notes writer (Richard Pryor) 
"Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection: 1960-2000 The Journey Of Chris Strachwitz" by Elijah Wald, album notes writer (Various Artists) 
"The Long Road To Freedom - An Anthology Of Black Music" by Mari Evans, album notes writer (Various Artists)
"Rhapsodies In Black: Music And Words From The Harlem Renaissance" by Gerald Early, album notes writer (Various Artists)
"The Stax Story" by Rob Bowman, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Producer
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

T Bone Burnett 
Dr. Dre
Gerald Eaton, Brian West
Nigel Godrich
Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
Producer Of The Year, Classical

Manfred Eicher 
David Frost
James Mallinson
Joanna Nickrenz
Robina G. Young
Classical
Best Classical Album

"Berlioz: Les Troyens" by Sir Colin Davis; Michelle De Young, Ben Heppner, Petra Lang, Peter Mattei, Stephen Milling, Sara Mingardo & Kenneth Tarver; James Mallinson, producer (Various Artists; London Sym. Orch.) 
"Boulez Conducts Varse (Amériques; Arcana; Déserts; Ionisation)" by Pierre Boulez; Helmut Burk & Karl-August Naegler, producers (Chicago Sym. Orch.)
"Janácek: Sárka" by Sir Charles Mackerras; Jaroslav Brezina, Ivan Kusnjer, Peter Straka & Eva Urbanová; Petr Vít, producer (Czech Phil. Orch.)
"Schoenberg: Piano Concerto, Etc./Berg: Sonata, Op. 1/Webern: Variations, Op. 27" by Pierre Boulez; Mitsuko Uchida, piano; Wilhelm Hellweg, producer (The Cleveland Orch.)
"Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Sym. No. 2, Org. 1913 Version), Etc." by Richard Hickox; Brian Couzens, producer (London Sym Orch.)
Best Classical Vocal Performance

"Beethoven/Meyerbeer/Spohr: Lieder - Mélodies" by Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo soprano (Melvyn Tan, piano)
"Dreams & Fables - Gluck Italian Arias (Tremo Fra' Dubbi Miei; Di Questa Cetra In Seno, Etc.)" by Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo soprano (Bernhard Forck; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin) 
"Fairest Isle (Dowland, Campion, Morley, Etc.)" by Barbara Bonney, soprano (Jacob Heringman, lute & Phantasm; Christopher Hogwood; The Academy of Ancient Music)
"Henze: Six Songs From The Arabian; Three Auden Songs" by Ian Bostridge, tenor (Julius Drake, piano)
"Schubert: Schwanengesang/Brahms: Vier Ernste Gesänge" by Thomas Quasthoff, baritone (Justus Zeyen, piano)
Best Classical Contemporary Composition

"Boulez: Sur Incises" by Pierre Boulez (Solistes de l'Ensemble InterContemporain; Pierre Boulez)
"Rouse: Concert De Gaudí For Guitar And Orch." by Christopher Rouse (Sharon Isbin, guitar; Muhai Tang; Gulbenkian Orch.) 
"Ruders: Handmaid's Tale" by Poul Ruders (Anne Margrethe Dahl, Poul Elming, Hanne Fischer, Aage Haugland, Susanne Resmark & Marianne Rorholm; Michael Schonwandt; Royal Danish Orch.)
"Tavener: Total Eclipse" by John Tavener (John Harle, saxophone & Max Jones, treble solo; Edward Higginbottom; The Cho. of New College, Oxford; Paul Goodwin; The Academy of Ancient Music)
Best Classical Crossover Album

"Bernstein (Arr. Brohn & Corigliano): West Side Story Suite (Lonely Town; Make Our Garden Grow, Etc.)" by David Zinman, conductor; Joshua Bell, violin (Phil. Orch.)
"Celluloid Copland (From Sorcery To Science; The City-Suite; The North Star-Suite, Etc.)" by Jonathan Sheffer, conductor (Eos Orch.)
"The Clarinetist Volume One (Franzetti, Piazzolla, Tico, Etc.)" by Bernd Ruf, conductor; Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet & Pablo Zinger, piano/conductor (Various Artists; European Art Orch.)
"La Música De Ernesto Lecuona (Siboney; Recordar; María La O, Etc.)" by Tim Devine, Alfredo Munar & José Ramón Urbay, conductors; Enrique Chía, piano & Bruce Wethey, violin (Serenade Ens.)
"Perpetual Motion (Scarlatti, Bach, Debussy, Chopin, Etc.)" by Béla Fleck, banjo (Joshua Bell, violin; Evelyn Glennie, marimba; Gary Hoffman, cello; Edgar Meyer, bass & piano; Chris Thile, mandolin; John Williams, guitar) 
Orchestral
Best Orchestral Performance

"Beethoven: Die Symphonien" by Claudio Abbado (Karita Mattila, soprano, Thomas Moser, tenor, Thomas Quasthoff, bass & Violeta Urmana, mezzo soprano; Tnu Kaljuste; Eric Ericson Cham. Cho. & Swedish Radio Cho.; Berliner Phil.)
"Boulez Conducts Varse (Amériques; Arcana; Déserts; Ionisation)" by Pierre Boulez (Chicago Sym. Orch.) 
"Bruckner: Sym. No. 3 In D Min." by Osmo Vänskä (BBC Scottish Sym. Orch.)
"Messiaen: Turangalila-Symphonie (1990 Version)" by Kent Nagano (Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano & Dominique Kim, ondes martenot; Berliner Phil.)
"Schuman: Violin Con.; New England" by Triptych/Ives: Variations On "America" José Serebrier (Philip Quint, violin; Bournemouth Sym. Orch.)
Opera
Best Opera Recording

"Berlioz: Les Troyens" by Sir Colin Davis; Michelle De Young, Ben Heppner, Petra Lang, Peter Mattei, Stephen Milling, Sara Mingardo & Kenneth Tarver; James Mallinson, producer (Various Artists; London Sym. Orch.) 
"Janácek: Sárka" by Sir Charles Mackerras; Jaroslav Brezina, Ivan Kusnjer, Peter Straka & Eva Urbanová; Petr Vít, producer (Czech Phil. Orch.)
"Massenet: Manon" by Antonio Pappano; Roberto Alagna & Angela Gheorghiu; David Groves, producer (Earle Patriarco & José van Dam; Orch. Sym. de la Monnaie)
"Ruders: Handmaid's Tale" by Michael Schonwandt; Anne Margrethe Dahl, Poul Elming, Hanne Fischer, Aage Haugland, Susanne Resmark & Marianne Rorholm; Henrik Sleiborg, producer (Royal Danish Orch.)
"Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos" by Giuseppe Sinopoli; Natalie Dessay, Albert Dohmen, Ben Heppner, Anne Sofie von Otter & Deborah Voigt; Sid McLauchlan, producer (Staatskapelle Dresden)
Choral
Best Choral Performance

"Bach: Christmas Cantatas" by Sir John Eliot Gardiner (The English Baroque Soloists, Katharine Fuge, soprano, Stephan Loges, bass, Sara Mingardo, contralto, Ann Monoyios, soprano, Rufus Müller, tenor, Julian Podger, tenor, Derek Lee Ragin, countertenor & Gotthold Schwarz, bass; The Monteverdi Cho.)
"Bach: St. Matthew Passion" by Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Norbert Balatsch & Erwin Ortner (Bernarda Fink, contralto, Matthias Goerne, bass, Dietrich Henschel, bass, Christoph Prégardien, tenor, Dorothea Rschmann, soprano, Michael Schade, tenor, Christine Schäfer, soprano, Markus Schäfer, tenor, Elisaeth von Magnus, contralto & Oliver Widmer, bass; Arnold Schoenberg Chor & Wiener Sängerknaben; Concentus Musicus Wien) 
"Dvorák: Stabat Mater" by Giuseppe Sinopoli; Matthias Brauer (Johan Botha, tenor, Ruxandra Donose, mezzo soprano, Roberto Scandiuzzi, bass & Mariana Zvetkova, soprano; Chor der Sächsischen Staatsoper Dresden; Staatskapelle Dresden)
"Golijov: La Pasión Según San Marcos" by Maria Guinand (Reynaldo González Fernández, dancer, Cantoría Alberto Grau & Luciana Souza, vocals; Schola Cantorum de Carácas; Orquesta La Pasión)
"Rihm: Deus Passus - Passions-Stücke Nach Lukas" by Helmuth Rilling (Juliane Banse, soprano, Cornelia Kallisch, alto, Christoph Prégardien, tenor, Andreas Schmidt, baritone & Iris Vermillion, mezzo soprano; Gächinger Kantorei; Bach-Collegium Stuttgart)
Chamber Music
Best Chamber Music Performance

"Boulez: Sur Incises; Messagesquisse; Anthémes 2" by Pierre Boulez & Ensemble InterContemporain
"Haydn: The Complete String Quartets" by The Angeles String Quartet 
"Messiaen: Quartet For The End Of Time" by Myung-Whun Chung, piano, Paul Meyer, clarinet, Gil Shaham, violin & Jian Wang, violoncello
"Villa-Lobos: String Quartets, Vol. 6, Nos. 4, 9, 11" by Cuarteto Latinoamericano
"Walton: The String Quartets" by The Emperor Quartet
Other
Best Historical Album

"Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944" by Michael Brooks & Michael Cuscuna, compilation producers; Matt Cavaluzzo, Harry Coster, Seth Foster, Darcy Proper, Ken Robertson & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Billie Holiday) 
"Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy And Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948" by Orrin Keepnews, compilation producer; Paul Reid III, mastering engineer (Charlie Parker)
"Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection: 1960-2000 The Journey Of Chris Strachwitz" by Chris Strachwitz & Elijah Wald, compilation producers; Mike Cogan, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
"The Long Road To Freedom - An Anthology Of Black Music" by David Belafonte, Harry Belafonte & Albert C. Pryor, compilation producers; Michael O. Drexler, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
"Washington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom 1950-1970" by Ted Myers, compilation producer; Bob Fisher, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

"Ballads - Remembering John Coltrane" by Josiah Gluck, engineer (Karrin Allyson)
"Life On A String" by "Bassy" Bob Brockman & Martin Brumbach, engineers (Laurie Anderson)
"The Look Of Love" by Al Schmitt, engineer (Diana Krall) 
"New Favorite" by Gary Paczosa, engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station)
"Time*Sex*Love*" by Tony Castle, George Massenburg & Jim Robeson, engineers" by (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

"Heard It All Before (E-Smoove House Filter Mix)" by E-Smoove, remixer (Sunshine Anderson)
"I Feel Loved" by Danny Tenaglia, remixer (Depeche Mode)
"Thank You (Deep Dish Vocal Remix)" by Deep Dish, remixers (Dido) 
"Soul Shakedown (Silk's Downunder Mix)" by Steve 'Silk' Hurley, remixer (Bob Marley)
"Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night) (K-Klass Klub Mix)" by K-Klass, remixers (Samantha Mumba)
Best Engineered Album, Classical

"Berlioz: Les Troyens" by Simon Rhodes, engineer (Sir Colin Davis)
"Bernstein (Arr. Brohn & Corigliano): West Side Story Suite (Lonely Town; Make Our Garden Grow, Etc.)" by Richard King, engineer (Joshua Bell) 
"Haydn: The Complete String Quartets" by Marc Aubort, engineer (The Angeles String Quartet)
"Respighi: Belkis, Queen Of Sheba-Suite; Dance Of The Gnomes; The Pines Of Rome" by Keith O. Johnson, engineer (Eiji Oue)
"Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Sym. No. 2, Org. 1913 Version) Etc." by Ralph Couzens, engineer (Richard Hickox)
Best Short Form Music Video

"Fly Away From Here" by Aerosmith; Joseph Kahn, video director; Greg Tharp, video producer
"One Minute Man" by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott Featuring Ludacris, David Meyers, video director; Ron Mohrhoff, video producer
"Weapon Of Choice" by Fatboy Slim Featuring Bootsy Collins, Spike Jonze, video director; Vincent Landay & Deannie O'Neil, video producers 
"Don't Tell Me" by Madonna; Jean-Baptiste Mondino, video director; Maria Gallagher, video producer
"Ms. Jackson" by Outkast; F. Gary Gray, video director; Meredyth Frattolillo, video producer
Best Long Form Music Video

"Recording The Producers - A Musical Romp With Mel Brooks" by Mel Brooks (With Various Artists Including Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick) Susan Froemke, video director; Susan Froemke & Peter Gelb, video producers 
"Rebel Music - The Bob Marley Story (Bob Marley)" by Jeremy Marre, video director; Jeremy Marre, video producer
"Freddie Mercury - The Untold Story (Freddie Mercury)" by Rudi Dolezal & Hannes Rossacher, video directors; Jim Beach & Rudi Dolezal, video producers
"Play: The DVD" by Moby; Moby, video director; Moby & Jeff Rogers, video producers
Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor)

"Absolution (Mahoney: Dance Machine/Schnyder: Zoom Out/Sumera: Play For 10, Etc.)" by Kristjan Järvi; Absolute Ensemble (Denman Maroney, prepared piano & Dave Taylor, bass trombone)
"After Mozart (Raskatov, Silvestrov, Schnittke, Etc.)" Gidon Kremer, violin; Kremerata Baltica" by Alfons V El Magnnim - El Cancionero De Montecassino Jordi Savall; La Capella Reial de Catalunya 
"Boismortier: Sérénades Franaises (Daphnis Et Chloé: Chaconne; Fragments Mélodiques; Concerto Pour Basson, etc.)" by Hervé Niquet; Le Concert Spirituel (Laurent Le Chenadec, bassoon)
"Morales: Missa Si Bona Suscepimus" by Peter Phillips; The Tallis Scholars