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The nominees for the 54th Annual GRAMMY® Awards were announced November 30, 2011. Here are the recordings from the nominees list, available at ClassicsOnline.

Best Orchestral Performance
	CHAN10670 BOWEN, Y.: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 (BBC Philharmonic, Davis)

	WER6723-2 HENZE, H.W.: Symphonies Nos. 3-5 (Berlin Radio Symphony, Janowski)

	ONYX4061 MARTINU, B.: Symphonies Nos. 1-6 (BBC Symphony, Belohlavek)

Best Opera Recording
	ODE1174-2 RAUTAVAARA, E.: Kaivos (The Mine) [Opera] (Niemela, Rusanen, Hynninen, Kortekangas, Kaivos Chorus, Tampere Philharmonic, Lintu)

Best Choral Performance
	2L076SABD Choral Concert: Ensemble 96 - MANTYJARVI, J. / NORGARD, P. / PAUS, M. (Kind)

	6.220583 GUDMUNDSEN-HOLMGREEN, P.: Choral Music (The Natural World of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen) (Ars Nova Copenhagen, Hillier)

Best Small Ensemble Performance
	8.559645 FRANK, G.L.: Hilos / Danza de los Saqsampillos / Adagio para Amantani / Quijotadas (ALIAS Chamber Ensemble, Frank)

	DSL-92131 Vocal and Chamber Music (17th Century) - SCARLATTI, D. / HANDEL, G.F. / ZIPOLI, D. / FALCONIERI, A. / MARIN, J. (The Kingdoms of Castille) (Savino)

	CDR90000-128 MACKEY, S.: Lonely Motel: Music from Slide (Eckert, Mackey, eighth blackbird)

Best Classical Instrumental Solo
	6.220603 Recorder Concertos: Petri, Michala - TANG, Jianping / SHENG, Bright / MA, Shui-Long / CHEN, Yi (Chinese Recorder Concertos)

	8.559678 SCHWANTNER, J.: Percussion Concerto / Morning's Embrace / Chasing Light. (Lamb, Nashville Symphony, Guerrero)

	CDR90000-123 CORIGLIANO, J.: Piano Music (Oppens, Lowenthal) - Winging It / Chiaroscuro / Fantasia on an Ostinato / Kaleidoscope / Etude Fantasy

Best Classical Vocal Solo
	2L078SABD THOMMESSEN, O.A.: Veslemoy synsk (after E. Grieg) [Opera] (Kielland, Mortensen)

	5099964861050 Vocal Recital: Bostridge, Ian - CONTI, F.B. / HANDEL, G.F. / VIVALDI, A. / GASPARINI, F. / ARNE, T.A. (The Three Baroque Tenors)

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
	8.669032-33 ALDRIDGE, R.L.: Elmer Gantry [Opera] (Phares, Risley, Rideout, Kelley, Florentine Opera Chorus, Milwaukee Symphony, Boggs)

	NWAM030 FRIEDMAN, J.: String Quartets Nos. 2 and 3 (Chiara String Quartet, Matmos)

	CDR90000-128 MACKEY, S.: Lonely Motel: Music from Slide (Eckert, Mackey, eighth blackbird)

Best Engineered Album, Classical
	8.669032-33 ALDRIDGE, R.L.: Elmer Gantry [Opera] (Phares, Risley, Rideout, Kelley, Florentine Opera Chorus, Milwaukee Symphony, Boggs)

	CDR90000-128 MACKEY, S.: Lonely Motel: Music from Slide (Eckert, Mackey, eighth blackbird)

	CHSA5089 WEINBERG, M.: Symphony No. 3 / The Golden Key Suite No. 4 (Gothenburg Symphony, Svedlund)

Producer Of The Year, Classical

Blanton Alspaugh
	8.669032-33 ALDRIDGE, R.L.: Elmer Gantry [Opera] (Phares, Risley, Rideout, Kelley, Florentine Opera Chorus, Milwaukee Symphony, Boggs)

	CAMCD-3800 BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Sonatas (Complete) (P. Takacs)

David Frost
	CSOR9011101 CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Live

	CDR90000-128 MACKEY, S.: Lonely Motel: Music from Slide (Eckert, Mackey, eighth blackbird)

Peter Rutenberg
	DSL-92128 Vocal Music - BACH, J.S. / CRUGER, J. / PRAETORIUS, M. / GRIEG, E. / CHARPENTIER, M.-A. / SCHEDIT, S. (The Vanishing Nordic Chorale) (Musik Ekklesia)

Judith Sherman
	CDR90000-124 Violin Recital: Pine, Rachel Barton - ALBENIZ, R.B. / CORDERO, R. / ESPEJO, C. / QUIROGA, M. / YSAYE, E. / GONZALEZ, L.J. (Capricho Latino)

	DSL-92122 Piano Recital: Frank, Claude - BEETHOVEN, L. van / SCHUMANN, R. / MOZART, W.A. / SCHUBERT, F. (85th Birthday Celebration)

	CDR90000-126 Chamber Music - AUERBACH, L. / GARROP, S. / HIGDON, J. / SCHWENDINGER, L.E. / THOMAS, A.R. / TOWER, J. (Notable Women) (Lincoln Trio)

	CDR90000-127 SHOSTAKOVICH, D.: String Quartets Nos. 5-8 / MYASKOVSKY, N.: String Quartet No. 13 (The Soviet Experience, Vol. 1) (Pacifica Quartet)

	INNOVA241 Piano Recital: De Mare, Anthony - KITZE, J. / ANDERSON, L. / BERMEL, D. / MONK, M. / SHARMAN, R. / RZEWSKI, F. (Speak)

	CDR90000-123 CORIGLIANO, J.: Piano Music (Oppens, Lowenthal) - Winging It / Chiaroscuro / Fantasia on an Ostinato / Kaleidoscope / Etude Fantasy

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Best Orchestral Performance

Best Opera Recording

Best Choral Performance

Best Small Ensemble Performance

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Best Classical Vocal Solo

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Blanton Alspaugh

David Frost

Peter Rutenberg

Judith Sherman