Participants:

Classic CD (England)
Répértoire (France)
Klassik Heute (Germany)
Schwann/Opus (United States)
Klasyka (Poland)
Scherzo (Spain)
Musica (Italy)
ClassicsToday.com (website)
Sponsor: MIDEM 2000
Chairman: David Hurwitz

About the Award

The Cannes Classical Awards was established six years ago, organized by the chairman in cooperation with several premier international music magazines. The purpose of the award is to recognize the universal appeal of classical music in creating a truly international recording award, one in which the typical bias and local preferences common to these events are effectively counter-balanced by the multinational makeup of the jury. Each year several hundred critics from seven countries (Poland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the United States, and the U.K.) take part in the voting in approximately 28 different categories, while special awards such as those for Lifetime Achievement are selected by the chairman and the editors of the participating magazines. The Award Ceremony itself takes place in January at the MIDEM international music convention in Cannes, France. Winners are published by the participants in their first issues after the ceremony.

Early Music, Secular/Instrumental Before 1600
La Follia; Savall et al. Alia Vox AV 9805

Choral: Before 1700
Schütz: Il Primo Libro de Madrigali. Orlando di Lasso Ensemble. Thorofon 2387

Songs and Vocal Recitals before 1800
Ombra mai fu: Andreas Scholl. Harmonia Mundi 901685

Chamber/Solo Instrumental 17^th/18^th Century
Andreas Staier: Variations on Fandango. Teldec 3984 21468-2

Opera: 17^th/18^th Century
Mozart: Cosi fan tutte. Jacobs. Harmonia Mundi 901663

Choral: 18^th/19^th Century
Bach: Johannes-Passion. Bach Collegium Japan, Suzuki. BIS 921/2

Solo/Orchestra 18^th Century
Lute Concertos. Hopkinson Smith. Astrée E 8641

Orchestral 18^th Century
Vanhal: Symphonies, Vol. 1 Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia, Grodd. Naxos 8.554341

Chamber/Solo Instrumental 19^th Century
Schubert: Sonata D. 960. Uchida. Philips 289 456 572-2

Orchestral 19^th Century
Brahms: Symphony No. 4. Wand. RCA 63244-2

Solo/Orchestra 19^th/20^th Century
Ravel: Piano Concertos. Zimerman/Boulez. DG 449 213-2

Songs and Vocal Recitals 19^th/20^th Century
Rossini: Arias and Duets. Kasarova. RCA 57131 2

Opera: 19^th Century
Dvorak: Rusalka. Mackerras. Decca 289 460 568-2

Opera: 20^th Century
Korngold: Die Kathrin. Brabbins. CPO 999 602-2

Opera: CD Premiere
Ligeti: Le Grand Macabre (revised version). Salonen. Sony S2K 62312

Choral: 20^th Century
Schnittke: Psalms of Repentance. Kaljuste. ECM 453 513-2

Chamber/Solo Instrumental 20^th Century
Berio: Sequenzas (complete). Ensemble Intercontemporain. DG 457 038-2

Orchestral 20^th Century
Revueltas: Orchestral Works. Salonen. Sony SK 60676

Orchestral: CD Premiere
Milhaud: Complete Symphonies. Francis. CPO

Living Composer
Krzysztof Penderecki: Credo. Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra and Chorus, Rilling. Hänssler 98.311

Best Special Edition
New York Philharmonic Special Editions: The Mahler Broadcasts

Best Special Edition
William Kapell Edition. RCA

Best Label (Specialty or Repertoire)
HÄNSSLER

Special Mention
Schott Verlag, publishers, in association with their publication of Penderecki's "Credo"

Lifetime Achievement
Sir Charles Mackerras

The Emile Berliner Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement as Producer:
Klaus Hiemann (Deutsche Grammophon)

Lifetime Achievement
Sir Charles Mackerras

Record of the Year
Andreas Staier: Variations on Fandango. Teldec 3984 21468-2

Chopin Prize: Commemorating the 150^th Anniversary of the Composer's Death
Presented in association with the Ministry of Culture of Poland
Piano Concerto No. 1. Ax/Mackerras/Orch. of the Age of Enlightenment (Sony SK 60771)