Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical

Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical
Gilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners
Awarded for	quality classical music production
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country	United States
First awarded	1980
Last awarded	2011
Official website	grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical is an honor presented to record producers for quality classical music productions at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.^[1] Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences 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".^[2]

Originally known as the Grammy Award for Classical Producer of the Year, the award was first presented to James Mallinson at the 22nd Grammy Awards (1980). The name remained unchanged until 1998, when the category became known as Producer of the Year, Classical. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to album producers "whose recordings, released for the first time during the eligibility year, represent consistently outstanding creativity in the production of classical recordings".^[3] Producers must have produced at least 51% playing time on three separately released recordings (only one of which can be an opera released in DVD format). Producers may submit content as a team only if they worked together exclusively during the period of eligibility.^[3] Anthony Tommasini, music critic for The New York Times, asserted that "In the struggling field of classical recording, it's the producers who take the real risks and make things happen."^[4] The honor is presented alongside the award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.

As of 2011, Steven Epstein and Robert Woods share the record of the most wins, with seven each. David Frost and Mallinson have been presented the award three times each. Two-time recipients include Joanna Nickrenz (once alongside Marc Aubort), and Judith Sherman. Woods' wife, Elaine Martone, received the honor in 2007.^[5] David Frost is the son of Thomas Frost,^[6] who received an award in the same category in 1987.

Recipients

Year[I]	Producer(s)	Nationality	Nominees	Ref.
1980	Mallinson, JamesJames Mallinson
1981	Woods, RobertRobert Woods		Steven Epstein Andrew Kazdin John McClure Paul Myers	[7]
1982	Mallinson, JamesJames Mallinson
1983	Woods, RobertRobert Woods
1984	Aubort, MarcMarc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz
1985	Epstein, StevenSteven Epstein	United States
1986	Woods, RobertRobert Woods
1987	Frost, ThomasThomas Frost
1988	Woods, RobertRobert Woods
1989	Woods, RobertRobert Woods
1990	Woods, RobertRobert Woods		Wolf Erichson Michael Haas Patti Laursen Elizabeth Ostrow	[8]
1991	Stern, AdamAdam Stern	United States
1992	Mallinson, JamesJames Mallinson
1993	Fine, MichaelMichael Fine		Andrew Cornall Steven Epstein Thomas Frost James Mallinson	[9]
1994	Sherman, JudithJudith Sherman
1995	Cornall, AndrewAndrew Cornall		Anna Barry Wilhelm Hellweg Judith Sherman Max Wilcox	[10]
1996	Epstein, StevenSteven Epstein	United States	Andrew Cornall John Fraser Jay David Saks Michael Woolcock	[11]
1997	Nickrenz, JoannaJoanna Nickrenz		Manfred Eicher James Mallinson Martin Sauer Gary Schultz	[12]
1998	Epstein, StevenSteven Epstein	United States	Wolf Erichson J. Tamblyn Henderson Jr. Andrew Keener Judith Sherman	[13]
1999	Epstein, StevenSteven Epstein	United States	Manfred Eicher James Mallinson Andreas Neubronner Robina G. Young	[14]
2000	Abeshouse, AdamAdam Abeshouse		Andrew Keener Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin James Mallinson Robina G. Young	[15]
2001	Epstein, StevenSteven Epstein	United States	Manfred Eicher John Fraser Thomas Frost James Mallinson	[16]
2002	Eicher, ManfredManfred Eicher	Germany	David Frost James Mallinson Joanna Nickrenz Robina G. Young	[17]
2003	Woods, RobertRobert Woods		Andrew Cornall Manfred Eicher James Mallinson Robina G. Young	[18]
2004	Epstein, StevenSteven Epstein	United States	Adam Abeshouse Manfred Eicher Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin Robina G. Young	[19]
2005	Frost, DavidDavid Frost		Manfred Eicher James Mallinson Robina G. Young Daniel Zalay	[20]
2006	Handley, TimTim Handley		Christopher Alder Steven Epstein Michael Fine Thomas C. Moore	[21]
2007	Martone, ElaineElaine Martone		Manfred Eicher Kjellemyr Stephen Johns James Mallinson Sid McLauchlan	[22]
2008	Sherman, JudithJudith Sherman		Blanton Alspaugh John Fraser Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin Robina G. Young	[23]
2009	Frost, DavidDavid Frost		David Groves Judith Sherman Robert Woods Robina G. Young	[24]
2010	Epstein, StevenSteven Epstein	United States	Blanton Alspaugh John Fraser David Frost James Mallinson	[25]
2011	Frost, DavidDavid Frost	United States	Blanton Alspaugh David Frost Tim Handley Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin James Mallinson	[26]

^{^[I]} Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

See also

• American classical music
• List of Grammy Award categories

References

General

• "Grammy Award Winners". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. http://www2.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx. Retrieved December 19, 2010.  Note: User must select the "Producer" category as the genre under the search feature.

Specific

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External links

• Official site of the Grammy Awards