Bernard Haitink

Who will win the Grammy 4 Best Orchestral Performance?
The nominees are…
“D’Indy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1″
Rumon Gamba, conductor
(Iceland Symphony Orchestra)
“Glazunov: Symphony No. 6, La Mer, Introduction & Dance from Salome”
José Serebrier, conductor
(Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
“Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20″
Alan Gilbert, conductor
(Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
“Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4″
Bernard Haitink, conductor
(Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
“Walden, Chris: Symphony No. 1, The Four Elements”
Chris Walden, conductor
(Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra)
The Grammys take place 2/8 on CBS.
Shostakovich’s 4th is great – and I bet Chicago knocked it out too. Chicago is by far the best orchestra on this list, and I think their brass can definitely handle Shostakovich at a crazy level.
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