The Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium is an honor presented to recording artists for the best compendium album in the

classical music Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be #Relationship to other music traditions, distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical mu ...

genre at the

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...

s, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and which was originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. (NARAS), doing business as The Recording Academy, is an American Learned society, learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is widely kno ...

of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position". This category was created categories for the

55th Grammy Awards The 55th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 10, 2013, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012. The show was broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. E ...

. According to the category description guide it is intended "for an album collection containing at least 51 percent playing time of newly recorded material of performances (vocal or instrumental) by various soloist(s) and/or ensemble(s) involving a mixture of classical subgenres" It also states that these albums may not be entered in other classical album categories and

classical crossover Crossover is a term applied to Musical composition, musical works or performers who appeal to different types of audience, audiences. This can be seen, for example, when a song appears on two or more of the record chart, record charts, which tr ...

albums might be eligible. The Grammy is awarded to the artist(s), album producer(s), engineer(s) and mixer(s) if they are responsible for over 51% of playing time of the album, if other than the artist(s).

Recipients

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2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

Antoni Wit Antoni Wit (born 7 February 1944) is a Polish conductor, composer, lawyer and professor at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music. Between 2002 and 2013, he served as the artistic director of the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra. Life a ...

(conductor); Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin (producers, engineers/mixers) , ''Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; The Awakening of Jacob; Anaklasis'' , , align="center", , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

Christoph Eschenbach Christoph Eschenbach (; born 20 February 1940) is a German pianist and conductor. Early life Eschenbach was born on 20 February 1940 in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) as Christoph Ringmann. His parents were Margarethe (née Jaross), a ...

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Hindemith Paul Hindemith ( ; ; 16 November 189528 December 1963) was a German and American composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor. He founded the Amar Quartet in 1921, touring extensively in Europe. As a composer, he became a major ad ...

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2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

, John Schneider (producer); John Baffa (engineer/mixer) , ''Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances'' , , align="center", , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

Giancarlo Guerrero Giancarlo Guerrero (born March 14, 1969) is a Costa Rican orchestra conductor, born in Nicaragua. He is currently music director of the Nashville Symphony and music director-designate of the Sarasota Orchestra, and artistic director and princip ...

(conductor); Tim Handley (producer); Gary Call (engineer) , '' Paulus: Three Places Of Enlightenment; Veil Of Tears & Grand Concerto'' , , align="center", , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

(conductor); Tim Handley (producer); Gary Call (engineer) , '' Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway;

American Gothic ''American Gothic'' is a 1930 oil on beaverwood painting by the American Regionalist artist Grant Wood. Depicting a Midwestern farmer and his wife or daughter standing in front of their Carpenter Gothic style home, ''American Gothic'' is one ...

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

(conductor); Tim Handley (producer) Gary Call (engineer) , '' Higdon: All Things Majestic,

Viola Concerto A viola concerto is a concerto contrasting a viola with another body of musical instruments such as an orchestra or chamber music ensemble. Throughout music history, especially during the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras, viola was viewed mo ...

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2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

JoAnn Falletta JoAnn Falletta (born February 27, 1954, in Queens, New York) is an American conductor. Biography Falletta was raised in the borough of Queens in an Italian-American household. She was educated at the Mannes College of Music and The Juilliard Sch ...

(conductor); Tim Handley (producer); Jonathan Allen (engineer) , '' Fuchs: Piano Concerto 'Spiritualist'; Poems of Life; Glacier; Rush'' , , align="center", , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

, Nadia Shpachenko (pianist); Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin (producers) , ''The Poetry of Places'' , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

Isabel Leonard Isabel Leonard (born February 18, 1982) is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer based in New York City. She is of Argentine ancestry on her mother's side. Education Leonard was born in New York City. For five years she sang with the Manhattan S ...

(vocalist);

Michael Tilson Thomas Michael Tilson Thomas (born December 21, 1944) is an American conductor, pianist, and composer. He is Artistic Director Laureate of the New World Symphony, an American orchestral academy in Miami Beach, Florida, Music Director Laureate of the S ...

(conductor); Jack Vad (producer) , ''From The Diary Of Anne Frank & Meditations On Rilke'' , , align="center", , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

, Amy Andersson (conductor/producer); Mark Mattson &

Lolita Ritmanis Lolita Ritmanis (born November 1, 1962) is a Latvian-American composer, known for her film and television scores, including her work on the animated series '' Batman Beyond''. Early life Born on November 1, 1962, in Portland, Oregon, Ritmanis ...

(producers) , ''Women Warriors: The Voices of Change'' , , style="text-align:center;", , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;",

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

, Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakely (artists); Jeff Fair, Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakely (producers) , ''An Adoption Story'' , {{smalldiv, * J.P. Jofre & Seunghee Lee (artists); Enrico Fagone (conductor); Jonathan Allen (producer) for ''Aspire'' *

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Yannick Nézet-Séguin, CC (; born Yannick Séguin;David Patrick Stearns, "Nezet-Seguin signs Philadelphia Orchestra contract". ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', 19 June 2010. 6 March 1975) is a Canadian conductor and pianist. He is the music dir ...

(conductor);

David Frost Sir David Paradine Frost (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was an English television host, journalist, comedian and writer. He rose to prominence during the satire boom in the United Kingdom when he was chosen to host the satirical programme ...

(producer) for ''A Concert for Ukraine'' * Voces8 (artists); Barnaby Smith &

Christopher Tin Christopher Chiyan Tin (born May 21, 1976) is an American composer of art music, composing for film, television, and video game soundtracks. His work is primarily orchestral and choral, often with a world music influence. He is a two-time Gramm ...

(conductors); Sean Patrick Flahaven & Christopher Tin (producers) for '' The Lost Birds'' , , - !2024 , Alex Brown, The Harlem Quartet,

Imani Winds Imani Winds is a Grammy Award-winning American wind quintet based in New York City, United States. The group was founded by flutist Valerie Coleman in 1997 and is known for its adventurous and diverse programming, which includes both establishe ...

, Edward Perez, Neal Smith & A.B. Spellman (artists); Silas Brown & Mark Dover (producers) , ''Passion for Bach and Coltrane'' , * Anne Akiko Meyers (artist); Gustaveo Dudamel (conductor); Dmitry Lepay (producer) for ''Fandango'' * Christopher Rountree (conductor); Lewis Pecasov (producer) for ''

Julius Eastman Julius Eastman (October 27, 1940 – May 28, 1990) was an American composer. He was among the first composers to combine the processes of some minimalist music with other methods of extending and modifying his music as in some experimental music. ...

, Vol. 3: If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You So Rich?'' * Peter Herresthal (artist); Tim Weiss (conductor); Hans Kipfer (producer) for '' Mazzoli: Dark with Excessive Bright'' * Chick Corea (artist); Chick Corea & Bernie Kirsh (producers) for ''Sardinia'' * Andy Akiho (artist); Andy Akiho & Sean Dixon (producers) for ''Sculptures'' * The Aaron Diehl Trio & The Knights (artists); Eric Jacobsen (conductor); Aaron Diehl & Eric Jacobson (producers) for ''Zodiac Suite'' , , - !2025 , Gustavo Didamel (conductor); Dmitriy Lipay (producer) , ''

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: Revolución Diamantina'' , * Andy Akiho &

(artists); Andy Akiho, Sean Dixon & Mark Dover (producers) - ''BeLonging'' * Curtis Stewart (artist); James Blachley (conductor), Blanton Alspaugh (producer) - ''American Counterpoints'' *

(conductor); Bernd Gottinger (producer) - ''

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: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Ode'' *

Sangeeta Kaur Sangeeta Kaur is a Grammy Award winning Vietnamese-American classical/crossover, new age vocalist, composer, performing artist, and producer. In 2022, she received a Grammy Award for ''Best Classical Solo Vocal Album'' for ''Mythologies'', making ...

, Omar Najmi, Hilá Plitmann, Robert Thies &

Danaë Xanthe Vlasse Danaë Xanthe Vlasse (also known as Danaë Vlasse) is a French-American pianist, composer, performing artist, music producer, and music teacher. She won a Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album for ''Mythologies'' in 2022. Her song "Pe ...

(artists); Michael Shapiro (conductor);

Jeff Atmajian Jeff Atmajian (born 1960 in Fresno, California) is a composer, arranger and orchestrator for films. His regular clientele include composers such as James Newton Howard, Marc Shaiman, Rachel Portman, Mark Watters, John Debney and Gabriel Yared. His ...

, Emilio D. Miler, Hai Nguyen, Robert Thies,

Kitt Wakeley Kitt Wakeley is a Grammy award-winning American composer, producer, orchestrator, arranger, and musician. He has worked with artists Aaron Lazar, Josh Groban, Sting, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and others. His solo album, '' Symphony of Sinne ...

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