1974 Grammy Awards (16th) – Complete List of Winners and Nominees
The 16th Grammy Awards, on March 2, 1974, honored music released from October 1, 1972, to September 30, 1973. Stevie Wonder was a monumental winner, with his groundbreaking album Innervisions justly taking Album of the Year, showcasing his unparalleled creative genius.
His joyous and optimistic "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" also won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Bette Midler, with her unique blend of humor, theatricality, and powerful vocals, was named Best New Artist.
Other significant wins included The Carpenters and Roberta Flack. Wonder's success at this ceremony marked a pivotal moment, solidifying his artistic brilliance and signaling the growing recognition of R&B and soul music at the highest echelons of the Grammys, confirming his status as one of music's most innovative forces.
Record Of The Year
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Roberta Flack | Killing Me Softly With His Song |
| Nominee | Carly Simon | You're So Vain |
| Nominee | Stevie Wonder | You Are The Sunshine Of My Life |
| Nominee | Charlie Rich | Behind Closed Doors |
| Nominee | Jim Croce | Bad, Bad Leroy Brown |
Album Of The Year
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Stevie Wonder | Innervisions |
| Nominee | Paul Simon | There Goes Rhymin' Simon |
| Nominee | Bette Midler | The Divine Miss M |
| Nominee | Roberta Flack | Killing Me Softly |
| Nominee | Charlie Rich | Behind Closed Doors |
Song Of The Year
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Roberta Flack | Killing Me Softly With His Song |
| Nominee | Carly Simon | You're So Vain |
| Nominee | Stevie Wonder | You Are The Sunshine Of My Life |
| Nominee | Tony Orlando And Dawn | Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree |
| Nominee | Charlie Rich | Behind Closed Doors |
Best New Artist Of The Year
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Bette Midler | - |
| Nominee | Eumir Deodato | - |
| Nominee | Barry White | - |
| Nominee | Marie Osmond | - |
| Nominee | Maureen McGovern | - |
Best Instrumental Arrangement
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Quincy Jones, arranger (Quincy Jones) | Summer In The City |
| Nominee | Bill Holman, arranger (Stan Kenton And His Orchestra) | The Daily Dance |
| Nominee | Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea And Return To Forever) | Spain |
| Nominee | Lee Holdridge, arranger (Neil Diamond) | Prologue/Crunchy Granola Suite |
| Nominee | Bob James, arranger (Grover Washington Jr.) | Easy Living/Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do |
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | George Martin, arranger (Paul McCartney & Wings) | Live And Let Die |
| Nominee | Tom Baird & Gene Page, arrangers (Diana Ross) | Touch Me In The Morning |
| Nominee | Richard Carpenter, arranger (Carpenters) | Sing |
| Nominee | Dave Grusin, arranger (Jon Lucien) | Rashida |
| Nominee | Gene Puerling, arranger (The Singers Unlimited) | Michelle |
| Nominee | Dave Grusin, arranger (Jon Lucien) | Lady Love |
Best Engineered Recording - Non Classical
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Malcolm Cecil & Robert Margouleff, engineers (Stevie Wonder) | Innervisions |
| Nominee | Alan Parsons, engineer (Pink Floyd) | The Dark Side Of The Moon |
| Nominee | Robin Cable & Bill Schnee, engineers (Carly Simon) | No Secrets |
| Nominee | Donn Landee, engineer (The Doobie Brothers) | Long Train Runnin' |
| Nominee | David Hentschel, engineer (Elton John) | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road |
Best Album Package
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Wilkes And Braun, art director (London Symphony Orchestra/Chamber Choir) | Tommy |
| Nominee | Mike Salisbury, art director (Ike And Tina Turner) | The World Of Ike And Tina |
| Nominee | Ode Visuals Inc., art director (Cheech And Chong) | Los Cochinos |
| Nominee | Hipgnosis, art director (Led Zeppelin) | Houses Of The Holy |
| Nominee | Al Steckler, art director (Chubby Checker) | Chubby Checker's Greatest Hits |
| Nominee | John Berg, art director (Chicago) | Chicago VI |
| Nominee | Jim Ladwig, art director (Faces) | Ooh La La |
| Nominee | Pacific Eye And Ear, art director (Alice Cooper) | Billion Dollar Babies |
Best Album Notes
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Art Tatum) | God Is In The House |
| Nominee | William Ivey, album notes writer (Jimmie Rodgers) | This Is Jimmie Rodgers |
| Nominee | Lionel Newman, album notes writer (Marilyn Monroe) | Remember Marilyn |
| Nominee | Stan Cornyn, album notes writer (Frank Sinatra) | Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back |
| Nominee | Chet Flippo, album notes writer (Waylon Jennings) | Lonesome, On'ry And Mean |
Best Jazz Performance By A Soloist
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Art Tatum, soloist | God Is In The House |
| Nominee | Ray Brown, soloist | The Very Thought Of You |
| Nominee | Clifford Brown, soloist | The Beginning And The End |
| Nominee | Hubert Laws, soloist | Morning Star |
| Nominee | Freddie Hubbard, soloist | In A Mist |
Best Jazz Performance By A Group
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Supersax | Supersax Plays Bird |
| Nominee | Oregon | Music Of Another Present Era |
| Nominee | Chick Corea And Return To Forever | Light As A Feather |
| Nominee | Cannonball Adderley Quintet | Inside Straight |
| Nominee | Jim Hall, Ron Carter | Alone Together |
Best Jazz Performance By A Big Band
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Woody Herman | Giant Steps |
| Nominee | Randy Weston | Tanjah |
| Nominee | Oliver Nelson | Swiss Suite |
| Nominee | Gil Evans | Svengali |
| Nominee | Don Ellis | Soaring |
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Roberta Flack | Killing Me Softly With His Song |
| Nominee | Carly Simon | You're So Vain |
| Nominee | Diana Ross | Touch Me In The Morning |
| Nominee | Anne Murray | Danny's Song |
| Nominee | Bette Midler | Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy |
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Stevie Wonder | You Are The Sunshine Of My Life |
| Nominee | Paul Simon | There Goes Rhymin' Simon |
| Nominee | Elton John | Daniel |
| Nominee | Jim Croce | Bad, Bad Leroy Brown |
| Nominee | Perry Como | And I Love You So |
Best Pop Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Gladys Knight & The Pips | Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) |
| Nominee | Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando | Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree |
| Nominee | Carpenters | Sing |
| Nominee | Paul McCartney And Wings | Live And Let Die |
| Nominee | Seals And Crofts | Diamond Girl |
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Eumir Deodato | Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) |
| Nominee | Quincy Jones | You've Got It Bad Girl (Instrumental Portions) |
| Nominee | Billy Preston | Space Race |
| Nominee | Edgar Winter | Frankenstein |
| Nominee | John McLaughlin Conducting Mahavishnu Orchestra | Birds Of Fire |
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Aretha Franklin | Master Of Eyes |
| Nominee | Sylvia | Pillow Talk |
| Nominee | Ann Peebles | I Can't Stand The Rain |
| Nominee | Etta James | Etta James |
| Nominee | Esther Phillips | Alone Again (Naturally) |
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Stevie Wonder | Superstition |
| Nominee | Marvin Gaye | Let's Get It On |
| Nominee | Eddie Kendricks | Keep On Truckin' |
| Nominee | Barry White | I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby |
| Nominee | Al Green | Call Me (Come Back Home) |
Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Gladys Knight & The Pips | Midnight Train To Georgia |
| Nominee | War | The Cisco Kid |
| Nominee | The O'Jays | Love Train |
| Nominee | The Spinners | Could It Be I'm Falling In Love |
| Nominee | The Staple Singers | Be What You Are |
Best R&B Instrumental Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Ramsey Lewis | Hang On Sloopy |
| Nominee | Young-Holt Unlimited | Yes We Can Can |
| Nominee | Manu Dibango | Soul Makossa |
| Nominee | Donald Byrd | Black Byrd |
| Nominee | Crusaders | 2nd Crusade |
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Stevie Wonder | Superstition |
| Nominee | War | The Cisco Kid |
| Nominee | Gladys Knight And The Pips | Midnight Train To Georgia |
| Nominee | The O'Jays | Love Train |
| Nominee | Sly & The Family Stone | Family Affair |
Best Soul Gospel Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Dixie Hummingbirds | Loves Me Like A Rock |
| Nominee | Swan Silvertones | You've Got A Friend |
| Nominee | Edwin Hawkins Singers | New World |
| Nominee | Jessy Dixon | He Ain't Heavy |
| Nominee | James Cleveland | Down Memory Lane |
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Olivia Newton-John | Let Me Be There |
| Nominee | Barbara Fairchild | Teddy Bear Song |
| Nominee | Marie Osmond | Paper Roses |
| Nominee | Tammy Wynette | Kids Say The Darnest Things |
| Nominee | Dottie West | Country Sunshine |
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Charlie Rich | Behind Closed Doors |
| Nominee | Kris Kristofferson | Why Me |
| Nominee | Johnny Russell | Rednecks, White Socks And Blue Ribbon Beer |
| Nominee | Charley Pride | Amazing Love |
| Nominee | Tom T. Hall | (Old Dogs...Children And) Watermelon Wine |
Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge | From The Bottle To The Bottom |
| Nominee | Tammy Wynette And George Jones | We're Gonna Hold On |
| Nominee | Conway Twitty And Loretta Lynn | Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man |
| Nominee | Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner | If Teardrops Were Pennies |
| Nominee | The Statler Brothers | Carry Me Back |
Best Country Instrumental Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Steve Mandell & Eric Weissberg | Dueling Banjos |
| Nominee | Chet Atkins | Superpickers |
| Nominee | Nashville Brass With Danny Davis | I'll Fly Away |
| Nominee | Charlie McCoy | Good Time Charlie |
| Nominee | Chet Atkins | Fiddlin' Around |
Best Country Song
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Charlie Rich | Behind Closed Doors |
| Nominee | Kris Kristofferson | Why Me |
| Nominee | Charlie Rich | The Most Beautiful Girl |
| Nominee | Dottie West | Country Sunshine |
| Nominee | Tom T. Hall | (Old Dogs...Children And) Watermelon Wine |
Best Inspirational Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | The Bill Gaither Trio | Let's Just Praise The Lord |
| Nominee | George Beverly Shea | There's Something About That Name |
| Nominee | Roy Rogers And Dale Evans | In The Sweet By And By |
| Nominee | Anita Bryant | Anita Bryant...Naturally |
| Nominee | Connie Smith | All The Praises |
Best Gospel Performance (Other Than Soul Gospel)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Blackwood Brothers | Release Me (From My Sin) |
| Nominee | The Oak Ridge Boys | Street Gospel |
| Nominee | The Imperials | Live |
| Nominee | Andrae Crouch And The Disciples | Just Andrae |
| Nominee | Statesmen Quartet | I Believe In Jesus |
Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording (Including Traditional Blues)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Doc Watson | Then And Now |
| Nominee | Leadbelly | Leadbelly (Live In Concert) |
| Nominee | John Lee Hooker | John Lee Hooker's Detroit (1948-1952) |
| Nominee | Muddy Waters | Can't Get No Grindin' |
| Nominee | King Curtis And Champion Jack Dupree | Blues At Montreaux |
Best Recording For Children
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (Sesame Street Cast) | Sesame Street Live |
| Nominee | Peter Ustinov | The Little Prince |
| Nominee | (Various Artists) | Songs From The Electric Co. TV Show |
| Nominee | Blossom Dearie, Bob Dorough, Grady Tate | Multiplication Rock |
| Nominee | Marlo Thomas And Various Artists | Free To Be... You And Me |
Best Comedy Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Cheech & Chong | Los Cochinos |
| Nominee | David Frye | Richard Nixon: A Fantasy |
| Nominee | George Carlin | Occupation: Foole |
| Nominee | National Lampoon | Lemmings |
| Nominee | Bill Cosby | Fat Albert |
| Nominee | Robert Klein | Child Of The 50's |
Best Spoken Word Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Richard Harris | Jonathan Livingston Seagull |
| Nominee | Vincent Price | Witches, Ghosts And Goblins |
| Nominee | Billie Holiday | Songs And Conversations |
| Nominee | Kurt Vonnegut Jr. | Slaughterhouse Five |
| Nominee | John Wayne | America, Why I Love Her |
Best Instrumental Composition
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Gato Barbieri, composer (Chuck Mangione and also Herb Alpert) | Last Tango In Paris |
| Nominee | Billy Preston, composer (Billy Preston) | Space Race |
| Nominee | Manu Dibango, composer (Manu Dibango) | Soul Makossa |
| Nominee | Jan Akkerman & Thijs Van Leer, composers (Focus) | Hocus Pocus |
| Nominee | Edgar Winter, composer (Edgar Winter) | Frankenstein |
Album Of Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Neil Diamond, composer (Neil Diamond) | Jonathan Livingston Seagull |
| Nominee | Taj Mahal, composer (Various Artists) | Sounder |
| Nominee | Bob Dylan, composer (Various Artists) | Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid |
| Nominee | George Martin & Paul McCartney, composers (Paul McCartney And Wings) | Live And Let Die |
| Nominee | Gato Barbieri, composer (Various Artists) | Last Tango In Paris |
Best Score From The Original Cast Show Album
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Stephen Sondheim, composer; Goddard Lieberson, producer (Glynis Johns,Len Cariou,Hermoine Gingold,Victoria Mallory, Patricia Elliott, Teri Ralston) | A Little Night Music |
| Nominee | Cy Coleman & Dorothy Fields, composers; Cy Coleman, producer (Various Artists) | Seesaw |
| Nominee | Stephen Schwartz, composer; Phil Ramone & Stephen Schwartz, producers (Various Artists) | Pippin |
| Nominee | Stomu Yamashita, composer; Stomu Yamashita, producer (Various Artists) | Man From The East |
| Nominee | Anthony Burgess & Michael J. Lewis, composers; Jerry Moss & Phil Ramone, producers (Various Artists) | Cyrano |
Album Of The Year, Classical
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Pierre Boulez, artist; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer | Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra |
| Nominee | Sergei Rachmaninoff, artist; Greg Benko & John Pfeiffer, producers | Rachmaninoff: The Complete Rachmaninoff - Vols 1, 2, 3 |
| Nominee | Eugene Ormandy & Artur Rubinstein, artists; Max Wilcox, producer | Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 In C Minor For Piano |
| Nominee | Richard Mohr & Leontyne Price, artists | Puccini: Heroines (La Boheme, La Rondine, Tosca, Manon, Lescaut) |
| Nominee | Lorin Maazel, artist; Michael Woolcock, producer | Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet |
| Nominee | Gunther Schuller, artist; George Sponhaltz, producer | Joplin: The Red Back Book |
| Nominee | Leonard Bernstein, artist; Tom Mowrey, producer | Bizet: Carmen |
| Nominee | Vladimir Ashkenazy & Georg Solti, artists; David Harvey, producer | Beethoven: Concerti (5) For Piano And Orchestra |
Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (New York Philharmonic) | Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra |
| Nominee | (Philadelphia Orchestra) | Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 In D Major |
| Nominee | (San Francisco Symphony Orchestra) | Russo: Three Pieces For Blues Band And Orchestra |
| Nominee | (London Symphony Orchestra) | Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet (Complete Ballet) |
| Nominee | (Cleveland Orchestra) | Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet |
| Nominee | (New York Philharmonic) | Holst: The Planets |
| Nominee | (Boston Symphony Orchestra) | Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique |
| Nominee | (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor |
Best Opera Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Leonard Bernstein; Tom Mowrey, producer (Manhattan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) | Bizet: Carmen |
| Nominee | Herbert von Karajan; Michel Glotz, producer (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) | Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde |
| Nominee | Georg Solti; Raymond Minshull, producer (Vienna Boys Choir & Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) | Wagner: Parsifal |
| Nominee | Karl Bohm; Wolfgang Lohse, producer (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) | Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen |
| Nominee | Zubin Mehta; Raymond Minshull, producer (John Choir Alldis & Wandsworth School Choir; London Philharmonic) | Puccini: Turandot |
| Nominee | Meredith Davies; Christopher Bishop, producer (John Choir Alldis; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) | Delius: A Village Romeo And Juliet |
Best Choral Performance, Classical (Other Than Opera)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra) | Walton: Belshazzer's Feast |
| Nominee | (Glyndebourne Opera Chorus) | Monteverdi: Madrigals, Books 3 And 4 |
| Nominee | (Deutsche Oper Berlin Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) | Haydn: The Seasons |
| Nominee | (Norman Scribner Choir; New York Philharmonic) | Haydn: Mass In Time Of War (Leonard Bernstein's Concert For Peace) |
| Nominee | (Kings College Choir-Cambridge; London Symphony Orchestra) | Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius |
| Nominee | (Netherlands Radio Chorus; Concertgebouw Orchestra - Amsterdam) | Beethoven: Missa Solemnis |
| Nominee | (Vienna Singverein Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) | Bach: St. Matthew Passion |
Best Chamber Music Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Gunther Schuller, artist | Joplin: The Red Back Book |
| Nominee | Janet Baker & Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, artists | Schubert: Duets |
| Nominee | Concord String Quartet, artists | Rochberg: Quartet No. 3 For Strings |
| Nominee | Western Wind Vocal Ensemble, artists | Early American Vocal Music |
| Nominee | Guarneri Quartet (John Dalley, David Soyer, Arnold Steinhardt & Michael Tree) & Artur Rubinstein, artists | Dvorák: Piano Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 87 |
| Nominee | Cleveland Quartet (Martha Strongin Katz, Paul Katz, Peter Salaff & Donald Weilerstein), artists | Brahms: Quartets For Strings (Complete) |
| Nominee | David Atherton & Julian Bream, artists | Bennett: Concerto For Guitar And Chamber Ensemble |
Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (With Orchestra)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Vladimir Ashkenazy, artist (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | Beethoven: Concerti (5) For Piano And Orchestra |
| Nominee | Pinchas Zukerman, artist | Vivaldi: Four Season |
| Nominee | Aldo Ciccolini, artist | Saint-Saens: Concerti For Piano (Complete) |
| Nominee | Artur Rubinstein, artist | Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 In C Minor For Piano |
| Nominee | John Christopher Williams, artist | Previn: Concerto For Guitar And Orchestra/Ponce: Concierto Del Sur For Guitar And Orchestra |
| Nominee | Stephen Kovacevich, artist | Mozart: Concerto No. 21 In C Major And Concerto No. 25 In C Major |
| Nominee | Emil Gilels, artist | Brahms: Concerto No. 1 In D Minor For Piano And Orchestra And Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major For piano And Orchestra |
Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (Without Orchestra)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Vladimir Horowitz, artist | Scriabin: Horowitz Plays Scriabin |
| Nominee | Julian Bream, artist | The Woods So Wild |
| Nominee | Alfred Brendel, artist | Schubert: Sonata In B Flat, Op. 960 |
| Nominee | Virgil Fox, artist | Heavy Organ At Carnegie Hall |
| Nominee | Maurizio Pollini, artist | Chopin: Etudes |
| Nominee | Sviatoslav Richter, artist | Bach: Well-Tempered Klavier |
| Nominee | Glenn Gould, artist | Bach: French Suites 1-4 |
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (Sir Edward Downes; New Philharmonia Orchestra) | Puccini: Heroines |
| Nominee | Martti Talvela | Schubert: Songs |
| Nominee | Marilyn Horne | Martti Talvela - A Lieder Recital (Schumann) |
| Nominee | (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) | Marilyn Horne Sings Rossini (Excerpts From Siege Of Corinth And La Donna Del Lago) |
| Nominee | (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde |
| Nominee | (New Philharmonia) | La Voce D'Oro |
| Nominee | (Berio Sinfonietta) | Berio: Recital 1 (For Cathy) |
| Nominee | (BBC Symphony) | Berg: Seven Early Songs |
Best Album Notes - Classical
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Glenn Gould, album notes writer (Glenn Gould, piano) | Hindemith: Sonatas For Piano |
| Nominee | Alan Rich, album notes writer (Eugene Ormandy, conductor; Artur Rubinstein, piano) | Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 In C Minor For Piano |
| Nominee | H. C. Robbins Landon, album notes writer (Antal Dorati, conductor) | Haydn: Symphony No. 36 And Symphony No. 48 |
| Nominee | H. C. Robbins Landon, album notes writer (Antal Dorati, conductor) | Haydn: Symphony No. 20 In C - Symphony No. 35 In B Flat |
| Nominee | Irving Kolodin, album notes writer (Guareri Quartet; Artur Rubinstein, piano) | Dvorák: Piano Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 87 |
| Nominee | Clair W. Van Ausdall, album notes writer (Eugene Ormandy, conductor) | Debussy: La Mer/Prelude L'Apres Midi D'Un Faune And Ravel: Daphnis And Chloe Suite #2 |
| Nominee | Harvey Phillips, album notes writer (Leonard Bernstein, conductor) | Bizet: Carmen |
| Nominee | Misha Donat, album notes writer (Cathy Berberian, conductor) | Berio: Recital 1 (For Cathy) |
| Nominee | Erik Smith, album notes writer (Neville Marriner, conductor) | Bach: Brandenburg Concerti |
| Nominee | Tom Eastwood, album notes writer (Julian Bream) | The Woods So Wild |
Best Engineered Recording, Classical
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Edward (Bud) T. Graham & Ray Moore, engineers (Pierre Boulez, conductor) | Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra |
| Nominee | Gordon Parry & Kenneth Wilkinson, engineers (Georg Solti, conductor) | Wagner: Parsifal |
| Nominee | Anthony Salvatore, engineer (Downes, conductor) | Puccini: Heroines |
| Nominee | Jack Law, Colin Moorfoot & Gordon Parry, engineers (Lorin Maazel, conductor) | Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet |
| Nominee | Edward (Bud) T. Graham & Larry Keyes, engineers (Leonard Bernstein, conductor) | Holst: The Planets |
| Nominee | Gunter Hermanns, engineer (Leonard Bernstein, conductor) | Bizet: Carmen |
| Nominee | Hans Schweigmann, engineer (Seiji Ozawa, conductor) | Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique |
| Nominee | Paul Goodman, engineer (Eugene Ormandy, conductor) | Bach's Greatest Fugues |
