2001 Cannes Classical Awards: Winners

About the Award

The Cannes Classical Awards was established seven years ago, organized by the chairman in cooperation with several premiere 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 make-up of the jury. Each year several hundred critics from six countries (Poland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the United States) take part in the voting in approximately 20 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 February issues.

Participants:

• Répértoire (France)
• Klassik Heute (Germany)
• Schwann/Opus (United States)
• Klasyka (Poland)
• Scherzo (Spain)
• Musica (Italy)
• ClassicsToday.com (website)
• Sponsor: MIDEM 2001
• Chairman: David Hurwitz
  

WINNERS

Early Music, Secular/Instrumental Before 1600
The Voyage of Lucretia. Galassi. Glossa 921301

Choral: Before 1700
Biber: Missa Bruxellensis. Savall. Alia Vox 9808

Songs and Vocal Recitals before 1800
The Vivaldi Album: Bartoli. Decca 466 569-2

Chamber 17/18 Century
Santiago de Murcia: Guitar Works. Lislevand. Astrée 8661

Opera: 17/18 Century
Handel: Alcina. Christie. Erato 80233

Choral: 18/19 Century
Bach: St. Matthew Passion. Herreweghe. Harmonia Mundi 951676

Orchestral 18 Century
Telemann: Darmstadt Overtures. Muller-Brühl. Naxos. 8554244

Solo Instrumental 17/19 Century
Buxtehude: Harpsichord Works I/III. Mortensen. dacapo 8224116-8

Orchestral 19 Century
Beethoven: 9 Symphonies. Barenboim. Teldec 3984-25254-2

Solo/Orchestra 18/19 Century
Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2. Zimerman. DG 459 684-2

Songs and Vocal Recitals 19/20 Century
Brahms/Liszt: Lieder. Quasthoff/Zeyen. DG 463 183-2

Opera: 19/20 Century
Szymanowski: King Roger. Rattle. EMI 56823

Choral: 20 Century
Howells: Requiem. Robinson. Naxos 8554659

Chamber 20 Century
Martinu: Complete Violin and Piano Works I/II. Adamec; Matousek. Supraphon 3410/3412

Solo Instrumental 20 Century
Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues Op. 87. Ashkenazy. Decca 466 066-2

Orchestral 20 Century
Magnard: Symphony No. 4. Sanderling. BIS 928

Solo/Orchestra 20 Century
Barber/Meyer: Violin Concertos. Hahn/Wolff. Sony Classical SK 89029

Solo/Orchestra CD Premiere
Bartók/Eötvös/Kurtág: Viola Concertos. Kashkashian. ECM 465 420-2

Orchestral: CD Premier
Antheil: Symphonies 1 and 6. Wolff. CPO 999604

Opera: CD Premier
Busoni: Die Brautwahl. Barenboim. Teldec 25250

Living Composer
Hans Werner Henze

Best Special Editions

Bach Year
Hänssler Bach Edition. Rilling; Stuttgart Bachakademie
Historical
New York Philharmonic: An American Celebration
Recording Milestone
Hyperion Complete Schubert Lieder Edition; Johnson

Lifetime Achievement
Galina Vishnevskaya
Mstislav Rostropovich
Alfred Brendel

The Emile Berliner Memorial Prize for Lifetime Achievement
Max Wilcox (Producer)

Record of the Year
Beethoven: 9 Symphonies. Barenboim. Teldec 3984-25254-2

Cannes Classical/IMZ Video Awards

Classical Music DVDs

RICHTER, THE ENIGMA. Documentary by Bruno Monsaingeon. NVC Arts 3984 23029-2.


Opera on Television (Live Onstage and Special TV Productions)

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART : Le Nozze di Figaro. Conductor: James Levine. Director : Jonathan Miller. Video Director : Gary Halvorson. The Metropolitan Opera Association/BBC Worldwide.

Documentaries and Classical Music Concerts

THE REAL DON GIOVANNI. Presented by Thomas Allen. Director : Rupert Edwards. Channel 4 Television. Tiger Aspect Production/NVC Arts.

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