1968 Grammy Awards (10th) – Complete List of Winners and Nominees
Held on February 29, 1968, the 10th Grammy Awards recognized music from October 1, 1966, to September 30, 1967. This ceremony marked a watershed moment for rock music at the Grammys: The Beatles' revolutionary Sgt.
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band made history by winning Album of the Year, a landmark achievement that signaled the Academy's recognition of rock's artistic depth and cultural significance. The 5th Dimension won Best New Artist, and their uplifting hit "Up, Up and Away" secured Record of the Year.
Glen Campbell also received significant accolades for his country-pop crossover success. This ceremony was a definitive shift, fully embracing the artistic merit and innovative spirit of rock and pop albums, opening the doors for future genre-bending successes and forever changing the Grammys' landscape.
Record Of The Year
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | 5th Dimension | Up, Up And Away |
| Nominee | Nancy Sinatra And Frank Sinatra | Somethin' Stupid |
| Nominee | Bobbie Gentry | Ode To Billie Joe |
| Nominee | Ed Ames | My Cup Runneth Over |
| Nominee | Glen Campbell | By The Time I Get To Phoenix |
Album Of The Year
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | The Beatles | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| Nominee | Bobbie Gentry | Ode To Billie Joe |
| Nominee | Ed Ames | My Cup Runneth Over |
| Nominee | Vikki Carr | It Must Be Him |
| Nominee | Frank Sinatra And Antonio Carlos Jobim | Francis Albert Sinatra/Antonio Carlos Jobim |
Song Of The Year
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | 5th Dimension | Up, Up And Away |
| Nominee | Bobbie Gentry | Ode To Billie Joe |
| Nominee | Ed Ames | My Cup Runneth Over |
| Nominee | John Hartford | Gentle On My Mind |
| Nominee | Glen Campbell | By The Time I Get To Phoenix |
Best Instrumental Theme
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Lalo Schifrin, composer (Lalo Schifrin) | Mission: Impossible |
| Nominee | Josef Zawinul, composer (Cannonball Adderly Quintet) | Mercy, Mercy, Mercy |
| Nominee | Hugo Montenegro, composer (Hugo Montenegro) | Hurry Sundown |
| Nominee | Burt Bacharach & Hal David, composers (Herb Alpert And Tijuana Brass) | Casino Royale |
| Nominee | Chico Buarque De Hollanda, composer (Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass) | A Banda |
Best Vocal Performance, Female
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Bobbie Gentry | Ode To Billie Joe |
| Nominee | Aretha Franklin | Respect |
| Nominee | Vikki Carr | It Must Be Him |
| Nominee | Petula Clark | Don't Sleep In The Subway |
| Nominee | Dionne Warwick | Alfie |
Best Vocal Performance, Male
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Glen Campbell | By The Time I Get To Phoenix |
| Nominee | Ray Charles | Yesterday |
| Nominee | Ed Ames | My Cup Runneth Over |
| Nominee | Frank Sinatra | Francis Albert Sinatra/Antonio Carlos Jobim |
| Nominee | Frankie Valli | Can't Take My Eyes Off You |
Best Instrumental Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Chet Atkins | Chet Atkins Picks The Best |
| Nominee | Bob Crewe Generation | Music To Watch Girls By |
| Nominee | Lalo Schifrin | Mission: Impossible |
| Nominee | Cannonball Adderley Quintet | Mercy, Mercy, Mercy |
| Nominee | Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass | Casino Royale |
Best Performance By A Vocal Group
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | 5th Dimension | Up, Up And Away |
| Nominee | The Box Tops | The Letter |
| Nominee | The Beatles | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| Nominee | The Association | Never My Love |
| Nominee | The Monkees | I'm A Believer |
Best Performance By A Chorus
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Johnny Mann Singers | Up, Up And Away |
| Nominee | Ethel Gabriel Directing Living Voices | Wish Me A Rainbow |
| Nominee | Percy Faith Chorus And Orchestra | Windy |
| Nominee | The Swingle Singers With The Modern Jazz Quartet | Encounter |
| Nominee | Ray Charles Singers | Blame It On Me |
Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Show
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Lalo Schifrin, composer (Lalo Schifrin) | Mission: Impossible |
| Nominee | Don Black, Ron Grainer & Mark London, composers (Various Artists Including Lulu And The Mindbenders) | To Sir With Love |
| Nominee | Quincy Jones, composer (Quincy Jones) | In The Heat Of The Night |
| Nominee | Leslie Bricusse, composer (Various Artists) | Doctor Doolittle |
| Nominee | Burt Bacharach, composer (Various Artists) | Casino Royale |
Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Fred Ebb & John Kander, composers; Goddard Lieberson, producer (Joel Grey, Lotte Lenya, Jill Haworth, Jack Gilford , Bert Convy) | Cabaret |
| Nominee | Clark Gesner, composer; Herb Galewitz & Bob Morgan, producers (Various Artists) | You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown |
| Nominee | Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen, composers; Richard C. Jones, producer (Various Artists) | Walking Happy |
| Nominee | Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt, composers; Andy Wiswell, producer (Mary Martin And Robert Preston) | I Do! I Do! |
| Nominee | Betty Comden, Adolph Green & Jule Styne, composers; Edward Kleban, producer (Various Artists) | Hallelujah, Baby |
Best Comedy Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Bill Cosby | Revenge |
| Nominee | Archie Campbell | The Cockfight And Other Tall Tales |
| Nominee | George Carlin | Take-Offs And Put-Ons |
| Nominee | Lenny Bruce | Lenny Bruce In Concert |
| Nominee | Flip Wilson | Cowboys And Colored People |
Best New Artist
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Bobbie Gentry | - |
| Nominee | Jefferson Airplane | - |
| Nominee | Harpers Bizarre | - |
| Nominee | 5th Dimension | - |
| Nominee | Lana Cantrell | - |
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Small Group Or Soloist With Small Group
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Cannonball Adderley Quintet | Mercy, Mercy, Mercy |
| Nominee | Stan Getz | Sweet Rain |
| Nominee | Miles Davis | Miles Smiles |
| Nominee | Bobby Hutcherson | Happenings |
| Nominee | Bill Evans | Further Conversations With Myself |
| Nominee | Gary Burton Quartet | Duster |
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group Or Soloist With Large Group
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Duke Ellington | Far East Suite |
| Nominee | Woody Herman | Woody Live -- East And West |
| Nominee | Thad Jones And Mel Lewis | Live At The Village Vanguard |
| Nominee | Don Ellis Big Band | Live At Monterey |
| Nominee | Buddy Rich | Big Swing Face |
Best Contemporary Single
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | 5th Dimension | Up, Up And Away |
| Nominee | Ray Charles | Yesterday |
| Nominee | Bobbie Gentry | Ode To Billie Joe |
| Nominee | Petula Clark | Don't Sleep In The Subway |
| Nominee | Glen Campbell | By The Time I Get To Phoenix |
Best Contemporary Album
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | The Beatles | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| Nominee | 5th Dimension | Up, Up And Away |
| Nominee | Bobbie Gentry | Ode To Billie Joe |
| Nominee | Vikki Carr | It Must Be Him |
| Nominee | The Association | Insight Out |
Best Contemporary Female Solo Vocal Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Bobbie Gentry | Ode To Billie Joe |
| Nominee | Vikki Carr | It Must Be Him |
| Nominee | Dionne Warwick | I Say A Little Prayer |
| Nominee | Petula Clark | Don't Sleep In The Subway |
| Nominee | Aretha Franklin | A Natural Woman |
Best Contemporary Male Solo Vocal Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Glen Campbell | By The Time I Get To Phoenix |
| Nominee | Ray Charles | Yesterday |
| Nominee | Scott McKenzie | San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) |
| Nominee | Jimmie Rodgers | Child Of Clay |
| Nominee | Frankie Valli | Can't Take My Eyes Off You |
Best Contemporary Group Performance (Vocal Or Instrumental)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | 5th Dimension | Up, Up And Away |
| Nominee | The Association | Windy |
| Nominee | The Box Tops | The Letter |
| Nominee | The Beatles | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| Nominee | The Monkees | I'm A Believer |
| Nominee | Procul Harum | A Whiter Shade Of Pale |
Best Rhythm & Blues Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Aretha Franklin | Respect |
| Nominee | Otis Redding | Try A Little Tenderness |
| Nominee | Sam And Dave | Soul Man |
| Nominee | Joe Tex | Skinny Legs And All |
| Nominee | Lou Rawls | Dead End Street |
Best Rhythm & Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Aretha Franklin | Respect |
| Nominee | Carla Thomas | The Queen Alone |
| Nominee | Etta James | Tell Mama |
| Nominee | Gladys Knight And The Pips | I Heard It Through The Grapevine |
| Nominee | Nina Simone | (You'll) Go To Hell |
Best Rhythm & Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Male
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Lou Rawls | Dead End Street |
| Nominee | Otis Redding | Try A Little Tenderness |
| Nominee | Joe Tex | Skinny Legs And All |
| Nominee | Jackie Wilson | Higher And Higher |
| Nominee | Wilson Pickett | Funky Broadway |
Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Sam And Dave | Soul Man |
| Nominee | Carla Thomas And Otis Redding | The King And Queen |
| Nominee | Smokey Robinson And The Miracles | I Second That Emotion |
| Nominee | Booker T. And The M.G's | Hip Hug-Her |
| Nominee | Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell | Ain't No Mountain High Enough |
Best Sacred Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Elvis Presley | How Great Thou Art |
| Nominee | The Browns | The Old Country Church |
| Nominee | George Beverly Shea And The Blackwood Bros. Quartet | Surely Goodness And Mercy |
| Nominee | Red Foley | Songs For The Soul |
| Nominee | Dottie West | Dottie West Sings Sacred Ballads |
Best Gospel Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Porter Wagoner And The Blackwood Brothers Quartet | More Grand Old Gospel |
| Nominee | The Singing Rambos | The Singing Rambos - Gospel Ballads |
| Nominee | The Oak Ridge Boys | The Oak Ridge Boys |
| Nominee | Blackwood Brothers Quartet | The Blackwood Brothers Quartet Sings For Joy |
| Nominee | The Happy Goodman Family | Good 'n' Happy |
Best Folk Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | John Hartford | Gentle On My Mind |
| Nominee | Pete Seeger | Waist Deep In The Big Muddy |
| Nominee | Janis Ian | Janis Ian |
| Nominee | Judy Collins | In My Life |
| Nominee | Arlo Guthrie | Alice's Restaurant |
| Nominee | Peter, Paul And Mary | Album 1700 |
Best Country & Western Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Glen Campbell | Gentle On My Mind |
| Nominee | Tompall And The Glaser Brothers | Through The Eyes Of Love |
| Nominee | Jim Ed Brown | Pop A Top |
| Nominee | Charley Pride | Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger |
| Nominee | Porter Wagoner | Cold Hard Facts Of Life |
Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Female
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Tammy Wynette | I Don't Wanna Play House |
| Nominee | Skeeter Davis | What Does It Take |
| Nominee | Dottie West | Paper Mansions |
| Nominee | Liz Anderson | Mama Spank |
| Nominee | Connie Smith | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Male
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Glen Campbell | Gentle On My Mind |
| Nominee | Jim Ed Brown | Pop A Top |
| Nominee | Charley Pride | Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger |
| Nominee | Porter Wagoner | Cold Hard Facts Of Life |
| Nominee | Jack Greene | All The Time |
Best Country & Western Performance Duet, Trio Or Group (Vocal Or Instrumental)_
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Johnny Cash & June Carter | Jackson |
| Nominee | Tompall And The Glaser Brothers | Through The Eyes Of Love |
| Nominee | The Lonesome Rhodes | The Lonesome Rhodes |
| Nominee | Bobby Goldsboro And Del Reeves | Our Way Of Life |
| Nominee | David Houston And Tammy Wynette | My Elusive Dreams |
| Nominee | The Blue Boys | My Cup Runneth Over |
| Nominee | Liz Anderson, Bobby Bare, Norma Jean | Game Of Triangles |
| Nominee | Some Of Chet's Friends | Chet's Tune |
Best Country & Western Song
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | John Hartford | Gentle On My Mind |
| Nominee | Wynn Stewart | It's Such A Pretty World Today |
| Nominee | Charley Pride | Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger |
| Nominee | Porter Wagoner | Cold Hard Facts Of Life |
| Nominee | George Hamilton IV | Break My Mind |
Best Spoken Word, Documentary Or Drama Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Everett M. Dirksen | Gallant Men |
| Nominee | Rod McKuen | The Earth |
| Nominee | Patrick Magee And Cyril Cusak | The Balcony |
| Nominee | James Dickey | Poems Of James Dickey |
| Nominee | Hal Holbrook | Mark Twain Tonight, Vol. 3 |
| Nominee | Victor Lundberg | An Open Letter To My Teenage Son |
| Nominee | Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Robert Shaw | A Man For All Seasons |
Best Recording For Children
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Boris Karloff | Dr. Seuss: How The Grinch Stole Christmas |
| Nominee | Motion Picture Cast - Phil Harris, Louis Prima, Sterling Holloway, Sebastian Cabot, George Saunders | The Jungle Book |
| Nominee | Tutti Camarata | The Carnival Of The Animals |
| Nominee | Julie Harris And Richard Kiley | Magic Fishbone/Happy Prince/Potted Princess |
| Nominee | Richard Kiley | Jungle Books |
| Nominee | Sterling Holloway | A Happy Birthday Party With Winnie The Pooh |
Best Instrumental Arrangement
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Burt Bacharach, arranger (Burt Bacharach) | Alfie |
| Nominee | Bill Reddie, arranger (Buddy Rich) | West Side Medley |
| Nominee | Claus Ogerman, arranger (Antonio Carlos Jobim) | Wave |
| Nominee | Bill Holman, arranger (Buddy Rich) | Norwegian Wood |
| Nominee | Hutch Davie, arranger (Bob Crewe Generation) | Music To Watch Girls By |
| Nominee | Burt Bacharach, arranger (Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass) | Casino Royale |
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) Or Instrumentalist(s)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Jimmie Haskell, arranger (Bobbie Gentry) | Ode To Billie Joe |
| Nominee | Bill Holman, Bones Howe & Ray Pohlman, arrangers (The Association) | Windy |
| Nominee | Tony Hatch, arranger (Petula Clark) | Don't Sleep In The Subway |
| Nominee | Al De Lory, arranger (Glen Campbell) | By The Time I Get To Phoenix |
| Nominee | Beatles & George Martin, arrangers (The Beatles) | A Day In The Life |
Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Geoff E. Emerick, engineer (The Beatles) | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| Nominee | Joe Polito, engineer (Bobbie Gentry) | Ode To Billie Joe |
| Nominee | Hank Cicalo, engineer (Lalo Schifrin) | Mission: Impossible |
| Nominee | James Malloy, engineer (Elvis Presley) | How Great Thou Art |
| Nominee | William Vandevort, engineer (Some of Chet's Friends) | Chet's Tune |
Best Engineered Recording, Classical
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Edward (Bud) T. Graham, engineer (Philadelphia Brass Ensemble) | The Glorious Sound Of Brass |
| Nominee | Gunter Hermanns, engineer (Karl Bohm, conductor) | Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde |
| Nominee | Edward (Bud) T. Graham, engineer (Eugene Ormandy, conductor) | Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1 In D |
| Nominee | Hellmuth Kolbe, engineer (Leonard Bernstein, conductor) | Mahler: Symphony No. 8 In E Flat |
| Nominee | Edwin Begley, engineer (Erich Leinsdorf, conductor) | Mahler: Symphony No. 3 In D Minor |
| Nominee | Gordon Parry, engineer (Georg Solti, conductor) | Mahler: Symphony No. 2 In C Minor (/Resurrection/) |
| Nominee | Gordon Parry, engineer (Leonard Bernstein, conductor) | Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde |
Best Album Cover - Photography
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Roland Scherman, photographer; John Berg & Bob (Robert) Cato, art directors (Bob Dylan) | Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits |
| Nominee | Joel Brodsky & Guy Webster, photographers; William S. Harvey, art director (The Doors) | The Doors |
| Nominee | Ken Kim, photographer; Ken Kim, art director (Robert Mitchum) | That Man, Robert Mitchum, Sings |
| Nominee | Jimmy Moore, photographer; Robert M. Jones, art director (John D. Loudermilk) | Surburban Attitudes In Country Verse |
| Nominee | Howard Cooper, photographer; Robert M. Jones, art director (Don Bowman) | From Mexico With Laughs |
| Nominee | New World Photography, photographer; Robert M. Jones, art director (John Hartford) | Earthwords And Music |
| Nominee | Ken Kim, photographer; Ken Kim, art director (Charles Aznavour) | Bravo, Bravo, Aznavour |
Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Peter Blake & Jann Haworth, art directors (The Beatles) | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| Nominee | Woody Woodward, art director (5th Dimension) | Up, Up And Away |
| Nominee | Ed Thrasher, art director (Hank Thompson) | The Gold Standard Collection |
| Nominee | Robert M. Jones, art director (Homer And Jethro) | Nashville Cats |
| Nominee | John Berg & Bob (Robert) Cato, art directors (Thelonious Monk) | Monk/Straight, No Chaser |
| Nominee | John Berg, Bob (Robert) Cato & Henrietta Condak, art directors (New York Philharmonic) | Haydn: Symphony No 84 In E Flat Major And Symphony No. 85 In B Flat Major /La Reine/ |
Best Album Notes
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | John D. Loudermilk, album notes writer (John D. Loudermilk) | Suburban Attitudes In Country Verse |
| Nominee | Stanley Dance, album notes writer (Duke Ellington) | The Far East Suite |
| Nominee | Rod McKuen, album notes writer (Rod McKuen And Anita Kerr) | The Earth |
| Nominee | Richard Oliver, album notes writer (Gary Lewis And The Playboys) | Listen! |
| Nominee | Stan Cornyn, album notes writer (Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim) | Francis Albert Sinatra/Antonio Carlos Jobim |
| Nominee | Rory Guy, album notes writer (Peggy Lee) | Extra Special |
Album Of The Year, Classical
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Leonard Bernstein, artist; John McClure, producer | Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Symphony Of A Thousand) |
| Winner | Pierre Boulez, artist; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer | Berg: Wozzeck |
| Nominee | Leonard Bernstein & Leopold Stokowski, artists; Thomas Frost & John McClure, producers | The World Of Charles Ives (Washington's Birthday, Robert Browning Overture) |
| Nominee | Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, artist; Richard Mohr, producer | Puccini: La Rondine |
| Nominee | Leonard Bernstein, artist; John Culshaw, producer | Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde |
| Nominee | Vladimir Horowitz, artist; Thomas Frost, producer | Horowitz In Concert |
Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (Columbia Symphony Orchestra) | Stravinsky: Firebird And Petrouchka Suites |
| Nominee | (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) | Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 In E Minor |
| Nominee | (London Symphony Orchestra) | Mahler: Symphony No. 2 In C Minor (/Resurrection/) |
| Nominee | (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) | Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde |
| Nominee | (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | Ives: Orchestral Set No. 2/Robert Browning Overture/Putnam's Camp |
| Nominee | (New Philharmonia Orchestra) | Holst: The Planets |
Best Chamber Music Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Yehudi Menuhin & Ravi Shankar, artists | West Meets East |
| Nominee | Philadelphia Brass Ensemble, artist | The Glorious Sound Of Brass |
| Nominee | Juilliard String Quartet (Claus Adam, Earl Carlyss, Raphael Hillyer & Robert Mann), artists | Ives: Quartets Nos. 1 And 2 |
| Nominee | Guarneri Quartet (John Dalley, David Soyer, Arnold Steinhardt & Michael Tree) & Artur Rubinstein, artists | Brahms: Quintet In F Minor For Piano, Op.34 |
| Nominee | Eugene Istomin, Leonard Rose & Isaac Stern, artists | Brahms: (The) Trios For Piano, Violin And Cello (Nos. 1,2 And 3) |
| Nominee | Yale Quartet, artists | Beethoven: Quartet No. 15 In A Minor Op.132 |
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (With Or Without Orchestra)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | NOMINEES | Horowitz In Concert (Haydn, Schumann, Scriabin, Debussy, Mozart, Chopin) |
| Nominee | William Masselos | Segovia On Stage |
| Nominee | Alicia De Larrocha | Ives: Sonata No. 1 For Piano |
| Nominee | Artur Rubinstein | Granados: Goyescas (Complete)/Escenas Romanticas |
| Nominee | Julian Bream | Chopin: Nocturnes |
| Nominee | - | 20th Century Guitar (Works By Brindle, Britten, Villa-Lobos, Martin, Henze) |
Best Opera Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Pierre Boulez; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer (Choeur Nationale De Paris; National Opera Orchestra Of Paris) | Berg: Wozzeck |
| Nominee | Karl Bohm; Otto Gerdes & Hans Hirsch, producers (Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) | Wagner: Tristan And Isolde /Live/ |
| Nominee | Herbert von Karajan; Otto Gerdes, producer (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) | Wagner: Die Walkure |
| Nominee | Leonard Bernstein; Erik Smith, producer (Vienna Philharmonic Chorus; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) | Verdi: Falstaff |
| Nominee | John Barbirolli; R. Kinloch Anderson, producer (Rome Opera Chorus; Rome Opera Orchestra) | Puccini: Madama Butterfly |
| Nominee | Francesco Molinari-Pradelli; Richard Mohr, producer (RCA Italiana Opera Chorus; RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra) | Puccini: La Rondine |
| Nominee | Julius Rudel; Peter Dellheim, producer (New York City Opera Chorus; New York City Opera Orchestra) | Handel: Julius Caesar |
Best Classical Choral Performance (Other Than Opera)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (Temple University Choir; Philadelphia Orchestra) | Orff: Catulli Carmina |
| Winner | (London Symphony Choir; London Symphony Orchestra) | Mahler: Symphony No. 8 In E Flat Major (Symphony Of A Thousand) |
| Nominee | (Gregg Smith Singers) | The Choral Music Of Arnold Schoenberg |
| Nominee | (Cracow Philharmonia Boys Chorus & Cracow Philharmonia Mixed Chorus; Cracow Philharmonia Orchestra) | Penderecki: Passion According To St. Luke |
| Nominee | (Vienna Singverein Chorus; Vienna Symphony Orchestra) | Haydn: The Seasons |
| Nominee | (Ambrosian Singers; English Chamber Orchestra) | Handel: Messiah |
| Nominee | (New England Conservatory Choru) | Copland: In The Beginning, Lark, Las Agachadas |
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra) | Prima Donna, Volume 2 |
| Nominee | Christa Ludwig | Victoria De Los Angeles Sings Debussy And Ravel And Other French Songs |
| Nominee | Peter Pears | Shepherd On The Rock And Other Songs |
| Nominee | Fritz Wunderlich | Schubert: Die Winterreise |
| Nominee | Adele Addison | Schubert: Die Schoene Muellerin |
| Nominee | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau | Copland: 12 Poems Of Emily Dickenson |
| Nominee | Elisabeth Schwarzkopf | Beethoven: Songs |
| Nominee | - | An Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Songbook |
