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Dinko

Romulan

The Miami Herald is running an AP wire of pre-broadcast Grammy winners: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/5247223.htmCompilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: "Standing in the Shadows of Motown," Various Artists.
Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," Howard Shore, composer.
Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: "If I Didn't Have You," Randy Newman, songwriter, track from "Monsters, Inc."
Classical Album: "Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Sym. No. 1)," Robert Spano, conductor, Norman Mackenzie, chorus director.
Orchestral Performance: "Mahler: Symphony No. 6," Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Sym.).
Opera Recording: "Wagner: Tannhauser," Daniel Barenboim, conductor; Jane Eaglen, Thomas Hampson, Waltraud Meier, Rene Pape and Peter Seiffert; Christoph Classen, producer (Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin; Staatskapelle Berlin).
Choral Performance: "Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Sym. No. 1)," Robert Spano, conductor; Norman Mackenzie, chorus director (Christine Goerke, soprano; Brett Polegato, baritone; Atlanta Sym. Orch. Cho.; Atlanta Sym. Orch.).
Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra): "Brahms/Stravinsky: Violin Concertos," Neville Marriner, conductor; Hilary Hahn, violin (Academy of St. Martin in the Fields).
Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra): "Chopin: Etudes, Op. 10 & Op. 25," Murray Perahia, piano.
Chamber Music Performance: "Beethoven: String Quartets ("Razumovsky" Op. 59, 1-3; "Harp" Op. 74)," Takacs Quartet.
Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor): "Tavener: Lamentations and Praises Joseph Jennings, conductor; Chanticleer (Handel & Haydn Society of Boston).
Classical Vocal Performance: "Bel Canto (Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, etc.)," Renee Fleming, soprano.
Classical Contemporary Composition: "Tavener: Lamentations and Praises," John Tavener (Chanticleer; Joseph Jennings; Handel & Haydn Society of Boston).
Classical Crossover Album: "Previn Conducts Korngold (Sea Hawk; Captain Blood, etc.)," Andre Previn, conductor (London Sym. Orch.).
Engineered Album, Classical: "Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Sym. No. 1)," Michael Bishop, engineer (Robert Spano & Norman Mackenzie).
Producer Of The Year, Classical: Robert Woods.
Musical Show Album: "Hairspray."
Instrumental Composition: "Six Feet Under Title Theme," Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman), from "Six Feet Under."
Instrumental Arrangement: "Six Feet Under Title Theme," Thomas Newman, arranger (Thomas Newman), from "Six Feet Under".
Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): "Mean Old Man," Dave Grusin, arranger (James Taylor), from "October Road".
posted 02-23-2003 05:37 PM PT (US) 
Marian Schedenig

Romulan

How are Korngold's film scores "crossover"? Doesn't "crossover" refer to musical *style* and not musical purpose?
NP: Signs (James Newton Howard)
posted 02-23-2003 06:08 PM PT (US) 
jonathan_little
Romulan

What exactly does "Classical Crossover" mean? Does that mean film music composer Korngold somehow composed music that was deemed "classical" for these films in 2003?
Yay! Randy Newman!
posted 02-23-2003 06:36 PM PT (US) 
Dinko

Romulan

Who knows.
I have no idea how they differentiate between crossover (Previn's Korngold) and soundtrack (McNeely's Waxman) or classical (Shostakovich's Hamlet).
But then, "crossover" would be a very hard thing to define stylistically. Sarah Brightman is much more classical than Mario Frangoulis, but somehow she's lumped along with Barbra Streisand in the light listening category, while Frangoulis is in classical crossover.
Go figure.posted 02-23-2003 06:41 PM PT (US) 
Eruname

Reman

I was wondering if anyone knew if the Grammy's have a rule prohibiting movie scores that have preexisting material in them like the rule the Oscars are beginning to enforce?
posted 02-23-2003 07:47 PM PT (US) 
Camillu

Romulan

Does anyone have 'Previn conducts Korngold'?Is it worth getting?
posted 02-23-2003 10:42 PM PT (US) 
Dinko

Romulan

re: Previn Conducts Korngold.
Use "Search". Find answers.It's good. But not very good in the long term. I loved it when I got it, but hardly ever listen to it anymore. It has been criticized for being too slow (typical Previn conducting I guess), and lacking a choir in some tracks (cheap record label).
I do not know either the original tracks, nor the Gerhardt albums, so I do not really find it slow or lacking a choir. Thus for me the album is fairly satistying. It is well performed and well recorded (though in a more 'concert-hall' setting).
Is it worth getting? I think it is, but I'm not a Korngold fan so I'm not too picky when it comes to how his music is handled.[Message edited by Dinko on 02-24-2003]
posted 02-24-2003 06:35 AM PT (US) 
jonathan_little
Romulan

I do not have the Previn disc, but it's mostly because I figure it will be in print for 20 years or so. I already own the two Gerhardt Korngold discs and would highly recommend those. Pick up the Sea Hawk disc first. The Elizabeth and Essex disc has some good stuff as well, but it's not quite as exciting (in my humble opinion.)The suite of Elizabeth and Essex (conducted by Gerhardt) blows away the Bay Cities/Varese re-recording by a mile. On the other hand, the Varese Sea Hawk and Adventures of Robin Hood are two great re-recordings from Varese under the baton of Kojian. I recommend them to anybody who hasn't tried any Korngold yet.
posted 02-24-2003 06:48 AM PT (US) 
Marian Schedenig

Romulan

I wouldn't exactly call Deutsche Grammophon a cheap label. Though, if they're now using Digipaks, perhaps I would...However, I'm amazed & shocked that you don't have the Gerhardts!

posted 02-24-2003 06:49 AM PT (US) Old Infopop Software by UBB
