In case you missed the live, prime-time special on CBS earlier tonight (I know I sure did), here are this year’s Grammy-nominated classical music recordings. Best Classical Album Bernstein: Mass – Marin Alsop, conductor; Jubilant Sykes; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Morgan State University Choir & Peabody Children’s Chorus [Naxos] Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10 – Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef, Elza van den Heever & Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Girls Chorus & San Francisco Symphony Chorus [SFS Media] Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé – James Levine, conductor; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus [BSO Classics] Ravel: L’Enfant Et Les Sortilèges – Alastair Willis, conductor; Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Chattanooga Boys Choir, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Chorus [Naxos] Shostakovich: The Nose – Valery Gergiev, conductor; Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre; Chorus Of The Mariinsky Theatre [Mariinsky] Best Orchestral Performance Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique – Simon Rattle, conductor; Susan Graham; Berliner Philharmoniker [EMI Classics] Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 – Benjamin Zander, conductor; Philharmonia Orchestra [Telarc] Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé – James Levine, conductor; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus [BSO Classics] Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15 – Valery Gergiev, conductor; Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre) [Mariinsky] Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 – Antoni Wit, conductor; Jan Krzysztof Broja, Ewa Marczyk & Marek Marczyk; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra [Naxos] Best Opera Recording Britten: Billy Budd – Daniel Harding, conductor; Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies, Nathan Gunn, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose & Gidon Saks; London Symphony Orchestra; Gentlemen Of The London Symphony Chorus [Virgin Classics] Messiaen: Saint François D’Assise – Ingo Metzmacher, conductor; Armand Arapian, Hubert Delamboye, Rod Gilfry, Henk Neven, Tom Randle & Camilla Tilling; The Hague Philharmonic; Chorus Of De Nederlandse Opera [Opus Arte] John Musto: Volpone – Sara Jobin, conductor; Lisa Hopkins, Joshua Jeremiah, Museop Kim, Jeremy Little, Rodell Rosel & Faith Sherman; Wolf Trap Opera Company [Wolf Trap Recordings] Shostakovich: The Nose – Valery Gergiev, conductor; Andrei Popov, Sergei Semishkur & Vladislav Sulimsky; Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre; Chorus Of The Mariinsky Theatre [Mariinsky] Tan Dun: Marco Polo – Tan Dun, conductor; Stephen Bryant, Sarah Castle, Zhang Jun, Nancy Allen Lundy, Stephen Richardson & Charles Workman; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Cappella Amsterdam [Opus Arte] Best Choral Performance Handel: Coronation Anthems – Harry Christophers, conductor; Alastair Ross; The Sixteen Orchestra; The Sixteen [CORO] Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10 – Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors; Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Elza van den Heever, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef & Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & San Francisco Girls Chorus [SFS Media] Penderecki: Utrenja – Antoni Wit, conductor (Gennady Bezzubenkov, Iwona Hossa, Piotr Kusiewicz, Piotr Nowacki & Agnieszka Rehlis; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Boys’ Choir & Warsaw Philharmonic Choir [Naxos] “Song Of The Stars” – Dennis Keene, conductor; Erica Kiesewetter; Mark Kruczek & Douglas Riva; Voices Of Ascension [Naxos] “A Spotless Rose” – Paul McCreesh, conductor;The Gabrieli Consort [Deutsche Grammophon] Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra) Bartók: 3 Concertos – Pierre Boulez, conductor; Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Yuri Bashmet, Gidon Kremer, Neil Percy, Tamara Stefanovich & Nigel Thomas; Berliner Philharmoniker & London Symphony Orchestra [Deutsche Grammophon] Bermel, Derek: Voices For Solo Clarinet And Orchestra – Gil Rose, conductor; Derek Bermel; Boston Modern Orchestra Project [BMOP/Sound] Korngold: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 – Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor; Philippe Quint; Orquesta Sinfónica de Mineria [Naxos] Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 – Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor; Evgeny Kissin; Philharmonia Orchestra [EMI Classics] Salonen, Esa-Pekka: Piano Concerto – Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Yefim Bronfman; Los Angeles Philharmonic [Deutsche Grammophon] Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra) Caroline Goulding – Caroline Goulding; Christopher O’Riley & Janine Randall [Telarc] Chopin – Maria João Pires [Deutsche Grammophon] Journey To The New World – Sharon Isbin; Joan Baez & Mark O’Connor [Sony Classical] Oppens Plays Carter – Ursula Oppens [Cedille Records] Sonatas & Etudes – Yuja Wang [Deutsche Grammophon] Best Chamber Music Performance Ginastera: String Quartets (Complete) – Enso Quartet; Lucy Shelton [Naxos] The Hungarian Album – Guarneri Quartet [RCA Red Seal] Intimate Letters – Emerson String Quartet [Deutsche Grammophon] Schumann/Bartók: The Berlin Recital – Martha Argerich & Gidon Kremer [EMI Classics] Toru Takemitsu: And Then I Knew ‘Twas Wind – Yolanda Kondonassis, Cynthia Phelps & Joshua Smith [Telarc] Best Small Ensemble Performance Bach: Orchestral Suites For A Young Prince – Monica Huggett, conductor; Gonzalo X. Ruiz; Ensemble Sonnerie [Avie Records] Josquin: Missa Malheur Me Bat – Peter Phillips, conductor; Tallis Scholars [Gimell] David Lang: The Little Match Girl Passion – Paul Hillier, conductor; Ars Nova Copenhagen & Theatre Of Voices [Harmonia Mundi] Song Of Songs – Stile Antico; Alison Hill & Benedict Hymas [Harmonia Mundi] Vivaldi: Concertos – Daniel Hope & Anne Sofie von Otter; Chamber Orchestra Of Europe; Kristian Bezuidenhout [Deutsche Grammophon] Best Classical Vocal Performance “Bach” – Anne Sofie von Otter; Lars Ulrik Mortensen; Anders J. Dahlin, Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Tomas Medici & Karin Roman; Concerto Copenhagen [Deutsche Grammophon] “Bel Canto Spectacular” – Juan Diego Flórez; Daniel Oren; Daniella Barcellona, Patrizia Ciofi, Plácido Domingo, Mariusz Kwiecien, Anna Netrebko & Fernando Piqueras; Orquestra De La Comunitat Valenciana; Cor De La Generalitat Valenciana [Decca] “Recital At Ravinia” – Lorraine Hunt Lieberson; Drew Minter; Peter Serkin [Harmonia Mundi] “Un Frisson Français” – Susan Graham; Malcom Martineau [Onyx Classics] “Verismo Arias” – Renée Fleming; Marco Armiliato; Jonas Kaufmann; Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi; Coro Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi [Decca] Best Classical Contemporary Composition George Crumb: The Winds Of Destiny – George Crumb; James Freeman [Bridge Records] Jennifer Higdon: Percussion Concerto – Jennifer Higdon; Marin Alsop [London Philharmonic Orchestra] Arvo Pärt: In Principio – Arvo Pärt; Tõnu Kaljuste [ECM New Series] Roberto Sierra: Missa Latina ‘Pro Pace’ – Roberto Sierra; Andreas Delfs [Naxos] Wyner, Yehudi: Piano Concerto “Chiavi In Mano” – Yehudi Wyner; Robert Spano [Bridge Records]