Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Solo or Chamber Ensemble

The Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year has been awarded since 1977, as recognition each year for the best classical music album in Canada.^[1]

Winners[]

Best Classical Album of the Year (1977–1984)[]

• 1977 – Anton Kuerti, Beethoven - Vols. 1,2,& 3
• 1978 – The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Three Borodin Symphonies
• 1979 – Glenn Gould/Roxolana Roslak, Hindemith; Das Marienleben
• 1980 – Judy Loman/R. Murray Schafer, The Crown of Ariadne
• 1981 – Arthur Ozolins, Stravinsky - Chopin Ballads
• 1982 – Orchestre symphonique de Montreal/Charles Dutoit, Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe (Complete Ballet)
• 1983 – Glenn Gould, Bach: The Goldberg Variations
• 1984 – Glenn Gould, Brahms: Ballades Op. 10, Rhapsodies Op. 79

Best Classical Album: Solo or Chamber Ensemble (1985–2002)[]

• 1985 – The Orford String Quartet, W.A. Mozart-String Quartets
• 1986 – James Campbell (clarinet), Stolen Gems
• 1987 – The Orford String Quartet, Ofra Harnoy (cello), Schubert, Quintet In C
• 1989 – Ofra Harnoy, Arpeggione Sonata
• 1990 – Louis Lortie, 20th Century Original Piano Transcriptions
• 1991 – The Orford String Quartet, Schafer: Five String Quartets
• 1992 – Louis Lortie (piano), Liszt: Annees De Pelerinage
• 1993 – Louis Lortie, Beethoven: Piano Sonatas
• 1994 – Louis Lortie, Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Opus 10, No 1-3
• 1995 – Erica Goodman, Erica Goodman Plays Canadian Harp Music
• 1996 – Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano), Alkan: Grande Sonate/Sonatine/ Le Festin d'Esope
• 1997 – Marc-André Hamelin, Scriabin: The Complete Piano Sonatas
• 1998 – Marc-André Hamelin, Marc-André Hamelin Plays Franz Liszt
• 1999 – Angela Hewitt, Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier - Book 1
• 2000 – St. Lawrence String Quartet, Schumann: String Quartets
• 2001 – James Ehnes, Bach: The Six Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin
• 2002 – Angela Hewitt, Bach Arrangements

Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber Ensemble (2003 – Present)[]

• 2003 – Marc-André Hamelin, Liszt: Paganini Studies & Schubert March Transcriptions
• 2004 – Gryphon Trio, Murphy, Chan, Hatzis, Kulesha: Canadian Premieres
• 2005 – Angela Hewitt, Bach: The English Suites
• 2006 – Marc-André Hamelin, Albéniz: Iberia
• 2007 – Jean-Marie Zeitouni/Les Violons du Roy, Piazzolla
• 2008 – Marc-André Hamelin, Alkan Concerto for Solo Piano
• 2009 – James Ehnes, Homage
• 2010 – Joel Quarrington, Joel Quarrington: Garden Scene
• 2011 – Gryphon Trio, Beethoven: Piano Trios Op. 70 No. 1, Ghost & No. 2: Op 11
• 2012 – Marc-André Hamelin, Liszt Piano Sonata
• 2013 – Amici Chamber Ensemble, Levant
• 2014 – James Ehnes, Prokofiev Complete Works for Violin
• 2015 – James Ehnes, Bartok: Chamber Works for Violin Vol. 3
• 2016 – James Ehnes, Franck & Strauss: Violin Sonatas
• 2017 – New Orford String Quartet, Brahms: String Quartets, Op. 51 NOS. 1 & 2
• 2018 – Janina Fialkowska, Chopin Recital 3
• 2019 - Gryphon Trio, The End of Flowers: Works by Clarke & Ravel
• 2020 - Angela Schwarzkopf, Detach
• 2021 - Ensemble Made in Canada, Mosaïque^[2]

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