As a proud defender of our ABC, Classic Melbourne applauds the national broadcaster’s performance in the Nominations for the 2015 Aria Awards – Fine Arts And Artisan Awards.
Toby Chadd, Manager, ABC Classics and Jazz, summarises the achievements thus:
ABC Music receives 14 nominations across six categories
The ABC Classics and Jazz label takes four of the five available Best Classical Album nominations, and three of the five available Best Jazz Album nominations
Every one of the 12 nominated albums features a world-premiere recording of a contemporary Australian work
ABC Classics has now received 100 nominations for Best Classical Album since the ARIA Awards began in 1987.
 The picture is of Tamara-Anna Cislowska nominated for Best Classical Album for her recording Peter Sculthorpe: Complete Works for Solo Piano (ABC Classics / Universal Music Australia)
The full list is as follows:
FINE ARTSÂ AWARDS | NOMINATED ARTISTS
Best Classical Album
Amy Dickson – Island Songs  (ABC Classics / Universal Music Australia)
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra – Brandenburg Celebrates  (ABC Classics / Universal Music Australia)
Grigoryan Brothers – This Time  (Which Way Music)
Sally Whitwell – I Was Flying  (ABC Classics / Universal Music Australia)
Tamara-Anna Cislowska – Peter Sculthorpe: Complete Works for Solo Piano  (ABC Classics / Universal Music Australia)
Best Jazz Album
Allan Browne Quintet – Ithaca Bound (Jazzhead / MGM Distribution)
Barney McAll – Mooroolbark (ABC Jazz / Universal Music Australia)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Quarters! Â (Flightless / Remote Control)
Paul Grabowsky – Solo  (ABC Jazz / Universal Music Australia)
Sarah McKenzie – We Could Be Lovers  (ABC Music / Universal Music Australia)
Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Album
Ed Kuepper – Last Cab To Darwin – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack  (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Nigel Westlake – Paper Planes – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack  (ABC Music / Universal Music Australia)
Opera Australia – Bliss (Brett Dean / Amanda Holden / Peter Carey) (ABC Classics / Universal Music Australia)
Various Artists – Beat The Drum – Celebrating 40 Years of triple j  (ABC Music / Universal Music Australia)
Various Artists – The Water Diviner – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack  (Universal Music Australia)
Best World Music Album
Baby et Lulu – Album Deux  (Independent / MGM)
Christine Anu – Island Christmas  (Social Family Records / Universal Music Australia / The Orchard)
Genevieve Lacey / James Crabb – Heard This and Thought of You  (ABC Classics / Universal Music Australia)
Joseph Tawadros-Truth Seekers, Lovers and Warriors  (ABC Music / Universal Music Australia)
Gurrumul  – The Gospel Album  (Skinnyfish Music / MGM)
ARTISAN AWARDS | NOMINATED ARTISTS
Engineer of the Year
Virginia Read for Australian Brandenburg Orchestra – Brandenburg Celebrates  (ABC Classics / Universal Music Australia)
Adrian Breakspear and Peter Holz for Gang of Youths – Radioface  (Verge / Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Mitch Kenny for Hermitude – Dark Night Sweet Light  (Elefant Traks / Inertia Music)
Kevin Parker for Tame Impala – Currents  (Modular / Universal Music Australia)
Nick Didia for The Waifs – Beautiful You  (Jarrah Records / MGM)
Producer Of The Year
Damn Moroda for Daniel Johns – Talk  (Eleven / EMI)
Luke Dubber and Angus Stuart for Hermitude – Dark Night Sweet Light     (Elefant Traks / Inertia Music)
Garth Porter for Lee Kernaghan – Spirit Of The Anzacs  (ABC Music / Universal Music Australia)
Kevin Parker for Tame Impala – Currents  (Modular / Universal Music Australia)
Nick Didia for The Waifs – Beautiful You  (Jarrah Records / MGM)
The information above was supplied to Classic Melbourne by the ABC.
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