Genre
Classical
Wins*
1354
Nominations*
7022
2008 - 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners
Best Classical Album
Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny
Anthony Dean Griffey
Best Orchestral Performance
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4
Best Opera Recording
Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny
Best Choral Performance
Symphony Of Psalms
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
Piano Music Of Salonen, Stucky, And Lutoslawski
Best Chamber Music Performance
Carter, Elliott: String Quartets Nos. 1 And 5
Best Small Ensemble Performance
Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary
Best Classical Vocal Performance
Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan
Best Classical Crossover Album
Simple Gifts
All Nominations From This Genre
*Through the 65th GRAMMY Awards
Music Facts: Classical
Classical music originated in Europe in the 6th century.
Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Schubert, Stravinsky, Gershwin, and Shostakovich are among some of the most prominent classical composers.
Famous classical GRAMMY winners include Leonard Bernstein, Georg Solti and Yo-Yo Ma.