On Friday, October 7, 2022 at 8:40:44 AM UTC-7,
andrewc...@gmail.com wrote:
As usual, all Gramophone Awards this year were won by Sir Simon Rattle under various assumed names and, in some cases, in drag.
Orchestra of the Year
In the only award decided by public vote, the Budapest Festival Orchestra was named Orchestra of the Year.
Recording of the Year
The renowned Recording of the Year award went this year to Korngold’s Die tote Stadt with Jonas Kaufmann and Marlis Petersen and the Choruses and Orchestra of the Bavarian State Orchestra conducted by Kirill Petrenko with stage direction by Simon
Stone.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Daniel Barenboim received the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding work as both a pianist and conductor, as well as a distinguished recording output. He has occupied the very highest echelons of classical music for over half a
century, working with the greatest musicians and orchestras throughout that time.
Artist of the Year
The Artist of the Year Award was given to Barbara Hannigan and announced by her friend and previous Recording of the Year winner, pianist Bertrand Chamayou. In her speech, Hannigan explained the accolade as being 'dependent on teamwork over a lifetime',
as well as giving thanks to friends, colleagues and her teachers who 'helped me develop the technique which allowed me to sing the music I love'
Young Artist of the Year
22 year old violinist, Johan Dalene has seen huge success over the past few years, recently becoming both an ECHO Rising Star and BBC New Generation Artist from 2019-2022. In 2019 Dalene also won the Carl Nielsen Competition in Denmark – and his
recording of the Nielsen and Sibelius concertos, made after the competition with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and John Storgårds, was not only named an Editor’s Choice but was also a contender in the concerto category this year.
Label of the Year
Chandos' recording output this past year includes Imogen Cooper’s deeply personal recital ‘… Le temps perdu …’, benchmark-setting Mendelssohn from the Doric Quartet, the sonic splendour of St Paul’s Cathedral’s organ from Simon Johnson –
and let’s not forget that this time last year we named a powerful performance of Britten’s Peter Grimes Recording of the Year. 'Showcasing partnerships both long-established and being newly nurtured, albums which add both breadth and depth to the
catalogue, a dedication to sound quality: Chandos is a shining example of exactly what makes recording so special.'
Concept Album
The Concept Album Award salutes the longer form where the sum of its parts add up to something remarkable. We rewarded Emily D'Angelo for her album 'Enargeia', reimagining the presentation of music by women alongside musical responses to humanitarian
crises. 'The album demonstrates with impressive regularity D’Angelo’s ability to enter into the heart of the music’s matter, unleashing its innate spirit.'
Special Achievement
Gramophone gave the special achievement award to a project described by Harriet Smith to contain ‘some of the finest Mozart-playing on the planet.' Mozart Momentum – two releases that explore two extraordinary years of Mozart’s creativity, 1785
and 86 – found the pianist Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra exploring not just concertante works, but also chamber music and even a concert aria. Both recordings were Editor’s Choices and one was named Recording of the Month.
Andrew Clarke
Canberra
(2022 Y. upload):
"Gramophone Awards 2022 – Highlights"
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