| READER AWARD CATEGORIES |
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All discs given a five-star review rating in the January to December 2007 issues of BBC Music Magazine will be considered by the jury.
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| All five-star discs are then listened to again and considered by each member of the jury out of which a list of 18 nominations are drawn up.
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| JURY AWARD CATEGORIES |
| The initial selection process for these four categories is the same as for the Reader Award categories.
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| FINAL SELECTION CRITERIA |
| The nominations from the short-listed recordings are selected by the jury under the guidelines of "stand out" qualities in the following areas: |
| Outstanding performance and overall sound
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| Brilliantly conceived programmes
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| Lesser-known repertoire brought to life
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| Well-known repertoire revealed in a new light
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The Jury Award category winners are selected using the above guidelines and the jury's specific expert knowledge of the categories.
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