2004 Cannes Classical Awards: Winners
About the Award
The Cannes Classical Awards was established ten years ago, 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 eight countries (Hungary, Luxemburg, Germany, Belgium, 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)
- Pizzicato (Luxemburg)
- Klassik Heute (Germany)
- Scherzo (Spain)
- Crescendo (Belgium)
- Musica (Italy)
- Gramofon (Hungary)
- ClassicsToday.com (USA)
Sponsor: MIDEM 2004
Chairmen: David Hurwitz and Christophe Huss
CRITIC’S AWARDS
Early Music
La Tarentella. L’Arpeggiata/Pluhar. Alpha 503
Choral: 17/18 Century
D. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater. Missa Quatuor Vocum. Concerto Italiano/Alessandrini Opus 111 OP 30248
Songs and Vocal Recitals 17th/18th century
«Elegeia», German and English lamentations and elegies. Les Voix baroques/Matthew White. Analekta AN 2 9902
Songs and Vocal Recitals 19/20th century
Juan Diego Florez: « Una furtive lagrima ». Giuseppe Verdi Orchestra Milan/Frizza. Decca 473 440-2
Keyboard
Haydn: Piano Sonatas Nos. 33, 39, 40 & 41. Brautigam. BIS CD-1163
Chamber/Solo Instrumental 17/18 Century
Lawes: Consort Sets in Five and Six Parts. Hespèrion XXI/Savall. Alia Vox AV 9823 A/B
Opera
Handel: Rinaldo. Jacobs. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901 796-98
Solo/Orchestra
Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante for cello and orchestra. Han-Na Chang/Pappano. EMI 5 57438-2
Orchestral 18/19 Century
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Radio-Sinfonie Orchester Stuttgart des SWR/Norrington. Haenssler CD 93.088
Chamber/Solo Instrumental 19 Century
Dvorak: Piano Quintets Op. 5 and 81. Prazák Quartet/Klánsk_. Praga PRD 250 175
Choral: 19/20 Century
Pärt: Passio. Tonus Peregrinus. Pitts. Naxos 8.555860
Chamber/Solo Instrumental 20 Century
Martinu: String Quartets Vol 2. Martinu Quartet. Naxos. 8.553783
Chamber/Solo Instrumental: CD Premiere
Ornstein: Piano Works. Hamelin. Hyperion CDA67320
Orchestral 20 Century
Vasks: Symphony No. 2; Violin Concerto. Tampere Philharmonic/Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra/Storgaards/Kangas. Ondine ODE 1005-2.
Orchestral and Concerto: CD Premier
Santos: Symphony No. 4. National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland/Cassuto. Marco Polo 8.225233
Opera: CD Premier
Hindemith: Die Harmonie der Welt. Janowski. Wergo WER 6652-2
Reissue: First General Release on CD
Beethoven: 9 Symphonies. Jochum. DG 474 018-2
Archival/Historical
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde. Kubelik/Baker/Kmentt. Audite 95.491
DVD AWARDS:
Presented in association with the International Music & Media Center, Vienna (IMZ)
DVD Opera
BERNSTEIN : Trouble in Tahiti. Paul Daniel. A movie by Tom Cairns (2001). BBC Opus Arte OA 0838 D.
DVD Ballet and Concerts
MINKUS : Don Quichotte. Choregraphy : Rudolf Nureyev. Opera National de Paris (2002). Conductor : Ermanno Florio. TDK DV-BLDQ.
DVD Documentaries and Archival Releases
Ferenc Fricsay rehearses and conducts the Moldau (1960). TDK DV-DOCFF.
SPECIAL AWARDS
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Régine Crespin
Zoltan Kocsis
Claudio Abbado
Robert von Bahr: 30 Years of BIS
Living Composer Award
Peter Eötvös: Vocal Works. BMC CD 038
Disc of the Year
Vasks: Symphony No. 2; Violin Concerto. Tampere Philharmonic/Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra/Storgaards/Kangas. Ondine ODE 1005-2.
