Year | Winner(s) | Title | Nominees | Ref. |
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1999 | Jorge Calandrelli (conductor), Yo-Yo Ma | Soul of the Tango - The Music of Ástor Piazzola | - Keith Lockhart (conductor), The Boston Pipers Society, Eileen Ivers, Joanie Madden, Jerry O'Sullivan, various artists for The Celtic Album
- John Williams (conductor), Joshua Bell, London Symphony Orchestra for Gershwin Fantasy
- Sharon Isbin, Thiago de Mello, Paul Winter for Journey to the Amazon (Works of Almeida, Barrios, Brower, Etc.)
- James Watson (conductor), Evelyn Glennie for Reflected in Brass - Evelyn Glennie Meets the Black Dyke Band
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2000 | Chestnut Brass Company, Peter Schickele | Schickele: Hornsmoke (Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major "Ole"; Brass Calendar; Hornsmoke - A Horse Opera) | - Buryl Red (conductor), Joseph Joubert, Charlie McCoy, the Century Man, various artists for Beautiful Star - A Celebration of Christmas (O Holy Night; Wexford Carol; This Little Babe, Etc.)
- Vance George (conductor), John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro, San Francisco Symphony Chorus for Christmas by the Bay (The First Nowell; Rejoice, O Virgin; Ave Maria, Etc.)
- Paul Daniel (conductor), Bryn Terfel, Chorus of Opera North; English Northern Philharmonic for If Ever I Would Leave You - The Songs of Alan Jay Lerner
- Joshua Bell, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, Edgar Meyer for Meyer: Short Trip Home (In the Nickn of Time; BP; Concert Duo, The Prequel, Etc.)
- The Canadian Brass for Tale the "A" Train - Canadian Brass Play the Music of Duke Ellington (It Don't Mean a Thing; Echoes of Harlem; Solitude, Etc.)
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2001 | Steven Epstein (producer), Richard King (engineer), Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor | Appalachian Journey | - The King's Singers for Circle of Life (Kiss from a Rose; Kokomo; It Had to be You; Etc.)
- Chick Corea (conductor), Steven Mercurio, various artists, London Philharmonic Orchestra for Corea Concerto ('Spain' for Sextet & Orchestra; Piano Concerto No. 1)
- Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour, Gil Shaham, Renee Fleming, Julian Lloyd Webber, various artists for Two Worlds (Works of Bach, Villa-Lobos, Torroba, Etc.)
- Bryn Terfel, Bryan Davies, The Black Mountain Chorus, Risca Male Chorus, Gareth Jones, Orchestra of Welsh National Opera for We'll Keep a Welcome - The Welsh Album (Land of My Fathers; David of the White Rock; Men of Harlech, Etc.)
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2002 | Edgar Meyer (producer), Robert Battaglia (engineer), Béla Fleck, Joshua Bell, Evelyn Glennie, Gary Hoffman, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile, John Williams | Perpetual Motion | - David Zinman (conductor), Joshua Bell, Philadelphia Orchestra for Bernstein: West Side Story Suite
- Jonathan Sheffer (conductor), Eos Orchestra for Celluloid Copland (From Sorcery to Science; The City-Suite; The North Star-Suite, Etc.)
- Bernd Ruf, (conductor), Paquito D'Rivera, Pablo Zinger, various artists, European Art Orchestra for The Clarinetist Volume One
- Tim Devine, Alfreado Munar, Jose Ramon Urbay (conductors),[Enrique Chía, Bruce Wethey, Serenade Ensemble for La Musica de Ernesto Lecuona (Siboney; Recordar; María La O, Etc.)
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2003 | Sid McLaughlan (producer), Richard Lancaster, Ulrich Vette (engineers), André Previn (conductor), London Symphony Orchestra | Previn Conducts Korngold (Sea Hawk; Captain Blood; Etc.) | - Allison Brewster Franzetti, Carlos Franzetti, Nestor Marconi, Buenos Aires Tango Orchestra for Franzetti: Poeta de Arrabal - Tango Ballet (Plaza Oscura; Virgilio, Etc.)
- Los Angeles Guitar Quartet for LAGQ Latin (Fragile; Hasta Alicia Baila; La Trampa, Etc.)
- Ian Bostridge, Sophie Daneman, Jeffrey Tate for The Noel Coward Songbook (Parisian Pierrot; World Weary, Etc.)
- Kronos Quartet for Nuevo (El Sinaloense; Mini Skirt; Perfidia, Etc.)
- Gary Burton, Makoto Ozone for Virtuosi (Ravel, Barber, Rachmaninoff, Etc.)
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2004 | Jorge Calandrelli (conductor), Yo-Yo Ma, various artists | Obrigado Brazil | | [6] |
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2005 | Los Angeles Guitar Quartet | LAGQ's Guitar Heroes | - Cuba Percussion, Klazz Brothers for Classic Meets Cuba (Mombozart; Preludio; Guten Abend, Etc.)
- Daniel Hope, various artists for East Meets West (Shankar, Ravel, Falla, Bartók, Etc.)
- William Stromberg (conductor), Moscow Symphony Orchestra for Korngold: The Adventures of Robin Hood
- Hugh Wolff (conductor), Peter Erskine, John Patitucci, John Scofield, Radiosinfonieorchester Frankfurt, HR Big Band for Turnage-Scofield: Scorched
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2006 | Turtle Island String Quartet, Ying Quartet | 4 + Four | | [8] |
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2007 | Bryn Terfel, London Voices, London Symphony Orchestra | Simple Gifts | | [9] |
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2008 | Turtle Island String Quartet | A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane | - Thomas Quasthoff for The Jazz Album - Watch What Happens
- Craig Jessop, Mack Wilberg (conductors), Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square for Spirit of the Season
- Quartet San Francisco for Whirled Chamber Music
- Brian Setzer, the Brian Setzer Orchestra for Wolfgang's Big Night Our
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2009 | Gregg Jackman | Simple Gifts | | [11] |
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2010 | Yo-Yo Ma, various artists | Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy and Peace | | [12] |
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2011 | Christopher Tin, Lucas Richman (conductors), various artists, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Tin, Christopher: Calling All Dawns | | [13] |
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