[1977 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (19th) ♪
On February 19, 1977, the 19th Annual Grammy Awards honored recordings from October 1, 1975, to September 30, 1976. Stevie Wonder achieved an unparalleled feat, with his monumental double album Songs in the Key of Life winning Album of the Year, marking his third win in this prestigious category in just four years – a testament to his groundbreaking artistic vision and prolific output.
George Benson's smooth jazz-R&B crossover hit "This Masquerade" won Record of the Year, highlighting the growing blend of genres. The disco-pop group Starland Vocal Band was named Best New Artist.
Wonder's continued, undeniable success solidified his legendary status and the Grammys' profound recognition of his unparalleled talent and profound impact on contemporary music.
Record Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | George Benson | This Masquerade |
| Chicago | If You Leave Me Now | |
| Barry Manilow | I Write The Songs | |
| Starland Vocal Band | Afternoon Delight | |
| Paul Simon | 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover |
Album Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Stevie Wonder | Songs In The Key Of Life |
| Boz Scaggs | Silk Degrees | |
| Peter Frampton | Frampton Comes Alive | |
| Chicago | Chicago X | |
| George Benson | Breezin' |
Song Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Barry Manilow | I Write The Songs |
| George Benson | This Masquerade | |
| Gordon Lightfoot | The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald | |
| Neil Sedaka | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | |
| Starland Vocal Band | Afternoon Delight |
Best New Artist Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Starland Vocal Band | - |
| Brothers Johnson | - | |
| Boston | - | |
| Wild Cherry | - | |
| Dr. Buzzard's Original /Savannah/ Band | - |
Best Instrumental Arrangement
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea) | Leprechaun's Dream |
| Bob James, arranger (Bob James) | Westchester Lady | |
| Henry Mancini, Herbert Spencer, John Williams & Al Woodbury, arrangers (Henry Mancini Counducting London Symphony) | The Disaster Movie Suite | |
| Claus Ogerman, arranger (Antonio Carlos Jobim) | Saudade Do Brazil | |
| Stanley Clarke, arranger (Stanley Clarke) | Life Is Just A Game |
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | James William Guercio & Jimmie Haskell, arrangers (Chicago) | If You Leave Me Now |
| Robert Farnon, arranger (The Singers Unlimited) | Sentimental Journey | |
| Paul McCartney, arranger (Paul McCartney And Wings) | Let 'em In | |
| Clare Fischer, arranger (The Singers Unlimited) | Green Dolphin Street | |
| Claus Ogerman, arranger (Antonio Carlos Jobim) | Boto (Porpoise) |
Best Arrangement For Voices (Duo, Group Or Chorus)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Starland Vocal Band, arrangers (Starland Vocal Band) | Afternoon Delight |
| Gene Puerling, arranger (The Singers Unlimited) | I Get Along Without You Very Well | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire, arrangers (Earth, Wind & Fire) | Can't Hide Love | |
| Queen, arrangers (Queen) | Bohemian Rhapsody | |
| Christian Chevallier, arranger (Quire) | Ain't Misbehavin' |
Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Al Schmitt, engineer (George Benson) | Breezin' |
| Ron Hitchcock, engineer (Harry James And His Big Band) | The King James Version | |
| Jay Lewis, engineer (Gary Wright) | The Dream Weaver | |
| Alan Parsons, engineer (The Alan Parsons Project) | Tales Of Mystery And Imagination- Edgar Allan Poe | |
| Alan Parsons & Tom Trefethen, engineers (Ambrosia) | Somewhere I've Never Travelled |
Best Album Package
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | John Berg, art director (Chicago) | Chicago X |
| Roland Young, art director (Richie Havens) | The End Of The Beginning | |
| Ron Coro & Nancy Donald, art directors (Boz Scaggs) | Silk Degrees | |
| Joseph Stelmach, art director (Charles Munch, conducting Boston Symphony Orchestra) | Schumann: Sym. No. 1 In B-Flat, Op. 38/ Manfred: Overture, Op. 115 | |
| Hipgnosis And Hardie, art director (Led Zeppelin) | Presence | |
| Roland Young, art director (Peggy Lee) | Mirrors | |
| Acy R. Lehman, art director (Lou Reed) | Coney Island Baby | |
| Roland Young, art director (Chuck Mangione) | Bellavia |
Best Album Notes
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Various Artists) | The Changing Face Of Harlem - The Savoy Sessions |
| Mort Goode, album notes writer (Tommy Dorsey) | The Complete Tommy Dorsey, Volume 1/1935 | |
| Douglas B. Green, album notes writer (Bill And Earl Bolick) | The Blue Sky Boys (Bill And Earl Bolick) | |
| Francis Robinson, album notes writer (Enrico Caruso) | Caruso - A Legendary Performer | |
| George Marek Jr., album notes writer (Artur Rubinstein, piano; Daniel Barenboim, conductor) | Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos |
Best Producer Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Stevie Wonder | - |
| Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff (producers) | - | |
| Joe Wissert (producer) | - | |
| Lenny Waronker (producer) | - | |
| Richard Perry (producer) | - |
Best Jazz Vocal Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Ella Fitzgerald | Fitzgerald And Pass...Again |
| Irene Kral | Where Is Love? | |
| Quire | Quire | |
| Ray Charles And Cleo Laine | Porgy And Bess | |
| Sarah Vaughan | More Sarah Vaughan Live In Japan |
Best Jazz Performance By A Soloist (Instrumental)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Count Basie, soloist | Basie And Zoot |
| Art Tatum, soloist | Works Of Art | |
| Phil Woods, soloist | The New Phil Woods Album | |
| Jaco Pastorius, soloist | Donna Lee | |
| Jim Hall, soloist | Commitment | |
| Clark Terry, soloist | Clark Terry And His Jolly Giants |
Best Jazz Performance By A Group
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Chick Corea | The Leprechaun |
| Paul Desmond Quartet | The Paul Desmond Quartet Live | |
| The Bill Evans Trio | Since We Met | |
| Jaco Pastorius | Jaco Pastorius | |
| Count Basie And Zoot Sims | Basie And Zoot |
Best Jazz Performance By A Big Band
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Duke Ellington | The Ellington Suites |
| Phil Woods | The New Phil Woods Album | |
| Thad Jones And Mel Lewis | New Life | |
| Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band | Long Yellow Road | |
| Dizzy Gillespie And Machito | Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods |
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Linda Ronstadt | Hasten Down The Wind |
| Vicki Sue Robinson | Turn The Beat Around | |
| Joni Mitchell | The Hissing Of Summer Lawns | |
| Natalie Cole | Natalie | |
| Emmylou Harris | Here, There And Everywhere |
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Stevie Wonder | Songs In The Key Of Life |
| Lou Rawls | You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine | |
| George Benson | This Masquerade | |
| Gordon Lightfoot | The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald | |
| Boz Scaggs | Silk Degrees |
Best Pop Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Chicago | If You Leave Me Now |
| England Dan And John Ford Coley | I'd Really Like To See You Tonight | |
| Elton John And Kiki Dee | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | |
| Queen | Bohemian Rhapsody | |
| Starland Vocal Band | Afternoon Delight |
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | George Benson | Breezin' |
| Jeff Beck | Wired | |
| Stevie Wonder | Contusion | |
| The Brecker Brothers Band | Back To Back | |
| Walter Murphy And The Big Apple Band | A Fifth Of Beethoven |
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Natalie Cole | Sophisticated Lady (She's A Different Lady) |
| Aretha Franklin | Something He Can Feel | |
| Dorothy Moore | Misty Blue | |
| Diana Ross | Love Hangover | |
| Melba Moore | Lean On Me |
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Stevie Wonder | I Wish |
| Boz Scaggs | Lowdown | |
| Marvin Gaye | I Want You | |
| Joe Simon | I Need You, You Need Me | |
| Lou Rawls | Groovy People | |
| Johnnie Taylor | Disco Lady |
Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. | You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) |
| The Spinners | Rubberband Man | |
| Wild Cherry | Play That Funky Music | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire | Gratitude | |
| K.C. And The Sunshine Band | (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty |
Best R&B Instrumental Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | George Benson | Theme From Good King Bad |
| The Crusaders | Keep That Same Old Feeling | |
| Stanley Turrentine | Hope That We Can Be Together Soon | |
| Herbie Hancock | Doin' It | |
| Brass Connection | Brass Construction | |
| Marvin Gaye | After The Dance |
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Boz Scaggs | Lowdown |
| Dorothy Moore | Misty Blue | |
| Diana Ross | Love Hangover | |
| Johnnie Taylor | Disco Lady | |
| K.C. And The Sunshine Band | (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty |
Best Soul Gospel Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Mahalia Jackson | How I Got Over |
| Inez Andrews | War On Sin | |
| James Cleveland And The Charles Fold Singers | Touch Me - Volume II | |
| Andrae Crouch And The Disciples | This Is Another Day | |
| James Cleveland And Southern California Community Choir | Give It To Me |
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Emmylou Harris | Elite Hotel |
| Mary Kay Place | Tonite! At The Capri Lounge Loretta Haggers | |
| Crystal Gayle | I'll Get Over You | |
| Dolly Parton | All I Can Do | |
| Tammy Wynette | 'Til I Can Make It On My Own |
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Ronnie Milsap | (I'm A) Stand By My Woman Man |
| Willie Nelson | I'd Have To Be Crazy | |
| Mac Davis | Forever Lovers | |
| Larry Gatlin | Broken Lady | |
| Waylon Jennings | Are You Ready For The Country |
Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Amazing Rhythm Aces | The End Is Not In Sight (The Cowboy Tune) |
| The Statler Brothers | Your Picture In The Paper | |
| Loretta Lynn And Conway Twitty | The Letter | |
| Asleep At The Wheel | Route 66 | |
| George Jones, Tammy Wynette | Golden Ring |
Best Country Instrumental Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Chet Atkins & Les Paul | Chester And Lester |
| Nashville Brass With Danny Davis | Texas | |
| Marshall Tucker Band | Long Hard Ride | |
| Floyd Cramer | I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes | |
| Ace Cannon | Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain |
Best Country Song
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Larry Gatlin | Broken Lady |
| Dave & Sugar | The Door Is Always Open | |
| Moe Bandy | Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life | |
| Charlie Rich | Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High) | |
| Bobby Bare | Dropkick Me, Jesus |
Best Inspirational Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Gary S. Paxton | The Astonishing, Outrageous, Amazing, Incredible, Unbelievable, Different World of Gary S. Paxton |
| Charley Pride | Sunday Morning With Charley Pride | |
| Pat Boone | Something Super Natural | |
| Charlie Rich | Silver Linings | |
| Ray Price | Precious Memories | |
| Sonny James | Just A Closer Walk With Thee | |
| Stevie Wonder | Have A Talk With God | |
| Willie Nelson | Amazing Grace |
Best Gospel Performance (Other Than Soul Gospel)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | The Oak Ridge Boys | Where The Soul Never Dies |
| Blackwood Brothers | Learning To Lean | |
| The Imperials | Just Because | |
| The Florida Boys | Here They Come | |
| The Speers | Between The Cross And Heaven (There's A Whole Lot Of Living Going On) |
Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | John Hartford | Mark Twang |
| Dan George, Arliene Nofchissey Williams, Rick Brosseau | Proud Earth | |
| Michael Bloomfield | If You Love These Blues, Play 'em As You Please | |
| Hound Dog Taylor | Beware Of The Dog | |
| Shotts And Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band | Bagpipe Marches And Music Of Scotland |
Best Latin Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Eddie Palmieri | Unfinished Masterpiece |
| Mongo Santamaria | Sofrito | |
| Fania All-Stars | Salsa (Soundtrack) | |
| Eydie Gorme | La Gorme | |
| Johnny Pacheco | El Maestro | |
| Joe Cuba | Cocinando La Salsa |
Best Recording For Children
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Karl Bohm & Hermione Gingold | Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf/Saint-Saens: Carnival Of The Animals |
| Larry Groce, Sterling Holloway | Winnie The Pooh For President (Campaign Song) | |
| Muhammad Ali And His Gang | The Adventures Of Ali And His Gang Vs. Mr. Tooth Decay | |
| (Various Artists) | Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs | |
| (Various Artists) | Dickens' Christmas Carol |
Best Comedy Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Richard Pryor | Bicentennial Nigger |
| Redd Foxx | You Gotta Wash Your Ass | |
| Cheech And Chong | Sleeping Beauty | |
| National Lampoon | Goodbye Pop | |
| Bill Cosby | Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days-Rat Own, Rat Own. Rat Own |
Best Spoken Word Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Helen Hayes, Orson Welles, Henry Fonda & James Earl Jones | Great American Documents |
| Charlton Heston | Hemingway: The Old Man And The Sea | |
| Ray Bradbury | Fahrenheit 451 | |
| James Mason | Dickens: A Tale Of Two Cities | |
| William Shatner | Asimov: Foundation - The Psychohistorians |
Best Instrumental Composition
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Chuck Mangione, composer (Chuck Mangione) | Bellavia |
| Henry Mancini, composer (Henry Mancini) | The White Dawn | |
| Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones & Johnny Mandel, composers (Quincy Jones) | Midnight Soul Patrol | |
| Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea) | Leprechaun's Dream | |
| Skip Scarborough & Maurice White, composers (Earth, Wind And Fire) | Earth, Wind And Fire | |
| Stevie Wonder, composer (Stevie Wonder) | Contusion |
Album Of Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Norman Whitfield, composer (Various Artists) | Car Wash |
| Jerry Goldsmith, composer (Jerry Goldsmith) | The Omen | |
| Bernard Herrmann, composer (Various Artists) | Taxi Driver | |
| Alex North, composer (Various Artists) | Rich Man, Poor Man | |
| Jack Nitzsche, composer (Various Artists) | One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest | |
| Dave Grusin, composer (Various Artists) | 3 Days Of The Condor |
Best Cast Show Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Luigi Creatore & Hugo Peretti, producers (Original Broadway Cast) | Bubbling Brown Sugar |
| Thomas Z. Shepard, producer (Millicent Martin, Julia McKenzie, David Kernan) | Side By Side By Sondheim | |
| Sheldon Harnick & Richard Rodgers, composers; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer (Original Cast) | Rex | |
| Stephen Sondheim, composer; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer (Original Cast) | Pacific Overtures | |
| Alan J. Lerner & Frederick Loewe, composers; Goddard Lieberson, producer (Original Cast - 20th Anniversary Production) | My Fair Lady - 20th Anniversary Production |
Album Of The Year Classical
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Daniel Barenboim, conductor; Artur Rubinstein, artist; Max Wilcox, producer | Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos |
| David Munrow, artist; Christopher Bishop, producer | The Art Of Courtly Love | |
| Gunther Schuller, artist; Tom Mowrey, producer | Joplin: Treemonisha | |
| Vladimir Horowitz, artist; John Pfeiffer, producer | Horowitz Concerts 1975/76 (Schumann, Scriabin) | |
| George Gershwin & Michael Tilson Thomas, artists; Andrew Kazdin, producer | Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue/An American In Paris | |
| Lorin Maazel, artist; Michael Woolcock, producer | Gershwin: Porgy And Bess | |
| Georg Solti, artist; Christopher Raeburn, producer | Bizet: Carmen | |
| Arturo Toscanini, artist; John Pfeiffer, producer | Arturo Toscanini - The Philadelphia Orchestra |
Best Classical Orchestral Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra |
| (Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra) | The Fourth Of July! (Ives: Symphony No. 2, Variations On America/ Copland: Appalachian Spring/ Bernstein: Overture To Candide/ Gershwin: American In Paris) | |
| (Orchestra De Paris) | Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe (Complete Ballet) | |
| (New York Philharmonic) | Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue | |
| (New York Philharmonic) | Falla: Three Cornered Hat (Boulez Conducts Falla) | |
| (London Philharmonic) | Elgar: Symphony No 2 In E Flat Major | |
| (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | Brahms: Symphony No. 1 In C Minor | |
| (Orchestra National Of The ORFT) | Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique |
Best Opera Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Lorin Maazel; Michael Woolcock, producer (Cleveland Orchestra) | Gershwin: Porgy And Bess |
| Claudio Abbado; Rainer Brock, producer (La Scala Opera Chorus; La Scala Opera Orchestra) | Verdi: Macbeth | |
| Pierre Boulez; Paul Myers, producer (BBC Symphony Singers & Orpheus Boys Choir; BBC Symphony Orchestra) | Schoenberg: Moses Und Aaron | |
| Lorin Maazel; Christopher Bishop, producer (John Choir Alldis; New Philharmonia Orchestra) | Massenet: Thais | |
| Gunther Schuller; Tom Mowrey, producer (Original Cast Chorus; Original Cast Orchestra) | Joplin: Treemonisha | |
| Georg Solti; Christopher Raeburn, producer (London Philharmonic) | Bizet: Carmen |
Best Choral Performance, Classical (Other Than Opera)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra) | Rachmaninoff: The Bells |
| (Chorus Of La Scala-Milan; Orchestra Of La Scala-Milan) | Verdi: Opera Choruses | |
| (BBC Choral Society & BBC Symphony Singers; BBC Symphony Orchestra) | Tippett: A Child Of Our Time | |
| (Choir Of the Monks Of Saint-Pierre De Solesmes Abbey) | Gregorian Chant | |
| (Netherlands Radio Chorus; Rotterdam Philharmonic) | Faure: Requiem | |
| (London Philharmonic; London Symphony Orchestra) | Elgar: The Kingdom, Op. 51 | |
| (Kings College Choir-Cambridge) | Bernstein: Chichester Psalms/Britten: Rejoice In The Lamb | |
| (Choeurs De Radio France; Orchestre National De France & Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France) | Berlioz: Requiem | |
| (New Philharmonia Chorus; London Philharmonic) | Beethoven: Missa Solemnis |
Best Chamber Music Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | David Munrow, artist | The Art Of Courtly Love |
| Jascha Heifetz & Gregor Piatigorsky, artists | The Heifetz - Piatigorsky Concerts (Dvorak: Trio In F Minor For Piano With Leonard Pennario, Stravinsky: Suite Italienne For Violin And Cello, Gilere: Duo For Violin And Cello, etc | |
| Fitzwilliam Quartet, artists | Shostakovich: Quartet No. 14 In F Sharp Major | |
| Alberni Quartet & Thomas Igloi, artists | Schubert: Quintet In C, Op. 163 | |
| Tashi (Ida Kavafian, Peter Serkin, Fred Sherry & Richard Stoltzman), artists | Messiaen: Quartet For The End Of Time | |
| Glenn Gould & Philadelphia Brass Ensemble, artists | Hindemith: Sonatas For Brass And Piano (Complete) | |
| Prague String Quartet, artists | Dvorák: Quartets, Op.96 And 105 | |
| Daniel Barenboim & Jacqueline Du Pre, artists | Beethoven: Sonatas For Cello (Complete) | |
| Cleveland Quartet (Martha Strongin Katz, Paul Katz, Peter Salaff & Donald Weilerstein), artists | Barber: Quartet For Strings, Op.11/Ives: Quartet No. 2 From Strings (Two American Masterpieces) |
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (With Orchestra)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Artur Rubinstein, artist (London Philharmonic Orchestra) | Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos |
| Mstislav Rostropovich, artist | Strauss: Don Quixote | |
| Aldo Ciccolini, artist | Ravel: Concerto In G Major For Piano And Orchestra And Concerto In D Major For Left Hand | |
| Vladimir Ashkenazy, artist | Prokofiev: The Five Piano Concertos | |
| Nathan Milstein, artist | Brahms: Violin Concerto In D Major For Violin | |
| Stephen Kovacevich, artist | Bartók: Concerti For Piano Nos. 1 And 3 |
Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (Without Orchestra)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Vladimir Horowitz, artist | Horowitz Concerts 1975/76 |
| Andres Segovia, artist | The Intimate Guitar/2 (Bach, Sor, Albeniz, Molleda, San Sebastian, Samazeuilh) | |
| Alfred Brendel, artist | Schubert: Sonata In A Minor, Op. 42 And Hungarian Melody In B Minor (D817) | |
| Vladimir Ashkenazy, artist | Rachmaninoff: 23 Preludes | |
| Andre Watts, artist | Gershwin: Watts By George: Andre Watts Plays George Gershwin (Rhapsody In Blue, Preludes For Piano (3), 13 Songs From Gershwin Songbook) | |
| Maurizio Pollini, artist | Chopin: Preludes, Op.28 | |
| Itzhak Perlman, artist | (Kreisler) Itzhak Perlman Plays Fritz Kreisler (Caprice Viennois, Andantino In The Style Of Martini, Allegretto in The Style Of Boccherini, La Gitana) |
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | NOMINEES | Herbert: Music Of Victor Herbert |
| Marnie Nixon | Wolf: Morike Lieder | |
| Margaret Price | Schoenberg: Nine Early Songs: The Cabaret Songs Of Arnold Schoenberg | |
| (English Chamber Orchestra) | Mozart: Arias (La Clemenza Di Tito, Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail, nozze Di Figaro, Etc.) | |
| (Concertgebouw Orchestra) | Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde | |
| Barbra Streisand | Ives: Songs | |
| (Columbia Symphony) | Classical Barbra (Debussy: Beau Soir, Canteloube: Berceuse, Wolf: Verschwiegene, Etc.) | |
| (New Philharmonia & Royal Philharmonic) | (Verdi:) Carlo Bergonzi Sings Verdi |
Best Engineered Recording, Classical
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Milton Cherin, Edward (Bud) T. Graham & Ray Moore, engineers (George Gershwin 1925 Piano Roll; Michael Tilson Thomas cond. Columbia Jazz Band) | Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue |
| James Lock, engineer (Zubin Mehta, conductor) | Strauss: An Alpine Symphony | |
| Klaus Scheibe, engineer (Daniel Barenboim, conductor) | Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 In C Minor (/Organ/) | |
| Jack Law, James Lock & Colin Moorfoot, engineers (Zubin Mehta, conductor) | Mahler: Symphony No. 2 In C Minor (/Resurrection/) | |
| Arthur Lilley, James Lock, Michael Mailes & Colin Moorfoot, engineers (Lorin Maazel, conductor; Mitchell White) | Gershwin: Porgy And Bess | |
| Milton Cherin, Edward (Bud) T. Graham & Ray Moore, engineers (Pierre Boulez, conductor) | Falla: Three Cornered Hat (Boulez Conducts Falla) | |
| Chris Parker, engineer (London Symphony Orchestra) | Britten: Four Sea Interludes And Passagaglia From | |
| Paul Goodman, engineer (James Levine, conductor) | Brahms: Symphony No. 1 In C Minor | |
| Seth Dworken, Patrick Gleeson, Neil Schwartz & Skip Shimmin, engineers (Patrick Gleeson) | Beyond The Sun: An Electronic Portrait Of Holst's /The Planets/ - Patrick Gleeson |