| Baroque Vocal | Handel, Susanna, Nicholas McGegan conducting Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (Harmonia Mundi) |
| Baroque Non-Vocal | Biber, Mystery Sonatas, Tragiccomedia, John Holloway and Davitt Moroney (Virgin Classics) |
| Chamber | Brahms, Piano Quartets nos. 1–3, Isaac Stern, Jamie Laredo, Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax (Sony Classical) |
| Choral (Record of the Year) | Beethoven, Missa Solemnis, John Eliot Gardiner conducting Monteverdi Choir (Archiv) |
| Concerto | Sibelius, Violin Concerto, Osmo Vänskä conducting Lahti Symphony Orchestra; solo: Kavakos (Bis) |
| Contemporary | Casken, Golem, Richard Bernas conducting Music Projects London (Virgin Classics) |
| Early Music | Palestrina, Masses and Motets, Peter Phillips conducting The Tallis Scholars (Gimell) |
| Engineering | Wordsworth, Symphonies nos. 2 and 3, Nicholas Braithwaite conducting London Philharmonic Orchestra (Lyrita) |
| Historical Vocal | Fauré and Chausson, French Songs, Gerard Souzay and Jaqueline Bonneau (Decca) |
| Historical Non-Vocal | Berg, Violin Concerto, Lyric Suite, Fritz Busch conducting BBC Symphony Orchestra and Galimir Quartet; solo: Krasner (Continuum) |
| Instrumental | Shostakovich, 24 Preludes and Fugues, Tatyana Nikolaieva (Hyperion) |
| Music Theatre | Sondheim, Into the Woods, Original London cast (RCA Red Seal) |
| Opera | Mozart, Idomeneo, John Eliot Gardiner conducting English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir (Archiv) |
| Orchestral | Nielsen, Symphionies nos. 2 and 3, Herbert Blomstedt conducting San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (Decca) |
| Solo Vocal | Schubert, Die Schöne Müllerin, Peter Schreier and Andras Schiff (Decca) |
| Special Achievement | Mozart, Complete Edition, various artists (Philips) |
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