Libera Award for Best Classical Record

The Libera Award for Best Classical Record (known as Best Classical Album prior to 2021) is an award presented by the American Association of Independent Music at the annual Libera Award which recognizes "best classical music album released commercially in the United States by an independent label" since 2018.^[1]

Libera Award for Best Classical Record
Awarded for	quality classical records
Country	United States
Presented by	American Association of Independent Music (A2IM)
First award	2018
Currently held by	Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn, Pigments (2023)
Website	liberaawards.com

Prior to the creation of the category, an award named Best Classical/World Album was presented, though it was only awarded in 2017.

It was first presented to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Slatkin, for the album Copland: Symphony No. 3 & 3 Latin American Sketches.

Winners and nominees

Year	Winner(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.
2018	Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin (conductor)	Copland: Symphony No. 3 & 3 Latin American Sketches	Endless – Luca D'Alberto Novák: In the Tatra Mountains, Lady Godiva & Eternal Longing – Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta (conductor) Open – Grandbrothers Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 - 8 Études-Tableaux, Op. 33 – Boris Giltburg; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Carlos Miguel Prieto (conductor)	[2][3]
2019	Jean-Michel Blais	Dans ma main	Fuchs: Piano Concerto "Spiritualist" – London Symphony Orchestra John Luther Adams: Canticles of the Sky – Oliver Coates Oceanic – Niklas Paschburg Scripted Orkestra – Henrik Schwarz & Metropole Orkest	[4][5]
2020	Beth Gibbons	Henryk Gorecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs)	Animal Requiem – Rachel Fuller John Jeter/Fort Smith Symphony - Symphonies 1 & 4 – Florence Price Peaceful Piano – Paul Cardall Triptych – Benny Gebert	[6][7]
2021	Erik Hall	Music for 18 Musicians (Steve Reich)	Sanctuary Road – Paul Moravec The See Within – Echo Collective Svalbard – Niklas Paschburg Vitamin String Quartet Performs Lana Del Rey – Vitamin String Quartet	[8]
2022	Bryce Dessner, Australian String Quartet and Sydney Dance Company	Impermanence/Disintegration	All the Unknown – Grandbrothers Canadiana – Canadian Brass Our Flashback Wedding – Vitamin String Quartet Piano Piano – Jeremiah Fraites Sunbathing Through a Glass Screen – Theo Alexander	[9]
2023	Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn	Pigments	We Will Live On – Deru Memorie – Doeke Invisible Forces – James Heather At the Crest – Jonas Colstrup Lost & Found – Sean Shibe	[10][11]

Artists that received multiple nominations

2 nominations

• Grandbrothers
• Niklas Paschburg
• Vitamin String Quartet