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The Nominees

Album Of The Year

Album Of The Year - Classical

  • Winner:
    Igor Stravinksy conducting the Columbia Symphony     Stravinsky Conducts, 1960: Le Sacre du Printemps; Petruchka
  • Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Block: Sacred Service
  • Laurindo Almeida Reverie for Spanish Guitars
  • Joan Sutherland (Molinari-Pradelli, Royal Opera House Orchestra) The Art o the Prima Donna
  • William Steinberg, Pittsburgh Symphony Brahms: Symphony No. 2

Best Album Cover

Best Arrangement

Best Chamber Music Performance

  • Winner:
    Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, William Primrose     Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8; Kodaly: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
  • Erica Morini, Rudolf Firkusny Franck and Mozart Sonatas
  • Gary Graffman, Berl Senofsky Faure: Sonata No. 1; Debussy: Sonata No. 3
  • Leonard Pennario, Eudice Shapiro, Sanford Schonbach, Victor Gottlieb Faure: First Quartet, Op. 15; Schumann: Clavier Quartet, Op. 47
  • Juilliard String Quartet Berg: Lyric Suite; Sebern: 5 Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 5; 6 Bagatelles, Op. 9

Best Classical Performance - Choral

  • Winner:
    Robert Shaw conducting     Bach: B Minor Mass
  • F. Austin Walter, director; Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra Walton: Belshazzar's Feast
  • Roger Wagner, director; Alfred Wallenstein conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic Respighi: Laud to the Nativity; Monteverdi: Magnificat
  • Colin Davis conducting the Goldsbrough Orchestra Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ
  • Warren Martin, director; Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
  • Yvonne Gouverne, director; Georges Pretre conducting Poulenc: Gloria in G Major for Soprano Solo, Chorus and Orchestra

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist With Orchestra

  • Winner:
    Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra     Bartok: Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra
  • Szell conducting the Cleveland Orchestra R. Strauss: Don Quixote
  • Szell conducting the Cleveland Orchestra Beethoven: Emperor Concerto
  • Jorda conducting the Symphony of the Air Boccherini, Cassado: Concerto for Guitar

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Without Orchestra

Best Classical Performance - Orchestra

  • Winner:
    Charles Munch conducting the Boston Symphony     Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe
  • George Szell conducting the Cleveland Orchestra R. Strauss: Don Quixote
  • Fritz Reiner conducting the Chicago Symphony R. Strauss: Don Juan; Debussy: La Mer
  • Bruno Walter conducting the Boston Symphony Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E Flat Major; Wagner: Tannhauser Overture and Venusberg Music
  • Herbert von Karajan conducting the Philharmonia Bartok: Music for String Instruments, Percussion and Celesta; Hindemith: Mathis der Mahler

Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist

  • Winner:
    Molinari-Pradelli conducting the Royal Opera House Orchestra     The Art of the Prima Donna
  • Conant, Russo, Orenstein Trimble: Four Fragments from the Canterbury Tales
  • Victoria de los Angeles The Fabulous Victoria de los Angeles
  • Bach Aria Group Orchestra Bach: Cantasas Nos. 58 and 202
  • Defabrutis conducting the Rome Opera House Orchestra Operatic Arias

Best Comedy Performance

  • Winner:
    Mike Nichols, Elaine May     An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May
  • Stan Freberg Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America
  • Jonathan Winters Here's Jonathan
  • Bill Dana Jose Jimenez the Astronaut

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

  • Winner: Laurindo Almeida Discantos
  • Winner:
    Igor Stravinsky     Movements for Piano and Orchestra
  • Gunther Schuller Music for Brass Quintet
  • Francis Poulenc Gloria in G Major
  • Elliott Carter String Quartet No. 2

Best Documentary Or Spoken Word Recording (other Than Comedy)

  • Winner:
    Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic     Humor in Music
  • Hal Holbrook More of Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight!
  • Dorothy Parker The World of Dorothy Parker
  • Alexander Scourby The Coming of Christ
  • Sandburg, Shapley, Nehru, Lipschitz Wisdom, Vol. 1

Best Engineered Recording - Novelty

  • Winner:
    John Kraus     Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America
  • Rafael O. Valentin X-15 and Other Sounds: Rockets Missles and Jets
  • Eddie Brackett The Soupy Sales Show
  • Ted Keep The Alvin Show
  • Bruno Vineis Cartoons in Stereo

Best Engineering Contribution - Classical Recording

  • Winner:
    Lewis W. Layton     Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe
  • Heinrich Keiholtz R. Strauss: Elektra
  • Chris Parker Prokofiev: Concerto No. 3
  • Paul Vavasseur, Walter Ruhlmann Poulenc: Concerto in G for Organ, Strings and Timpani
  • Robert Fine Brahms: Symphony No. 2

Best Engineering Contribution - Popular Recording

  • Winner:
    Robert Arnold     Judy at Carnegie Hall (Judy Garland)
  • Robert Fine Stereo 35/MM (Enoch Light)
  • Al Schmitt Great Band with Great Voices (Johnny Mann Singers)
  • Bill MacMeekin Cozy (Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme)
  • Al Schmitt Breakfast at Tiffany's (Henry Mancini)

Best Folk Recording

Best Gospel Or Other Religious Recording

Best Instrumental Theme Or Instrumental Version Of A Song

  • Winner:
    Galt MacDermot     African Waltz
  • Robert Merrill Theme from Carnival
  • Nino Rota La Dolce Vita
  • Dimitri Tiomkin The Guns of Navarone
  • Duke Ellington Paris Blues

Best Jazz Performance - Large Group, Instrumental

Best Jazz Performance - Soloist Or Small Group, Instrumental

  • Winner:
    Andre Previn     Andre Previn Plays Harold Arlen
  • Al Hirt The Greatest Horn in the World
  • Modern Jazz Quartet European Concert
  • Erroll Garner Dreamstreet
  • Bill Evans Trio Bill Evans at the Village Vanguard

Best Opera Recording

  • Winner:
    Gabriele Santini conducting the Rome Opera Chorus and Orchestra (solos: de los Angeles, Bjoring, Pirazzini, Sereni)     Puccini: Madame Butterfly
  • Karl Bohm conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of Dresden State Opera (solos: Borkh, Schech, Madeira, Fischer-Dieskau, Uhl) R. Strauss: Elektra
  • John Pritchard conducting the Chorus and Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia (solos: Sutherland, Cioni, Merrill, Siepi) Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
  • Antal Dorati conducting the Royal Opera House Orchestra (solos: London, Rysanek, Tozzi, Enas, Liebl, Lewis) Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
  • Carlo Maria Giulini conducting the Philaharmonic Orchestra and Chorus (solos: Schwarzkopf, Moffo, Taddei, Wachter, Cossotto) Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro

Best Original Cast Show Album

Best Original Jazz Composition

  • Winner:
    Galt MacDermot     African Waltz
  • Lalo Schifrin Gillespiana
  • J.J. Johnson Perceptions
  • Andre Previn A Touch of Elegance
  • Dave Brubeck Unsquare Dance

Best Performance By A Chorus

  • Winner:
    Johnny Mann Singers (Si Zentner Orchestra)     Great Band with Great Voices
  • Norman Luboff Choir This Is Norman Luboff
  • Pete King Chorale Hey, Look Me Over
  • Roger Wagner Chorale A Song at Twilight
  • Belafonte Folk Singers Belafonte Folk Singers at Home and Abroad

Best Performance By An Orchestra For Dancing

Best Performance By An Orchestra For Other Than Dancing

Best Soundtrack Album Or Recording Of Original Cast From A Motion Picture Or Television

  • Winner:
    Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin, Sid Ramin, Irwin Kostal     West Side Story
  • Tutti Camarata The Parent Trap
  • Tutti Camarata Babes in Toyland
  • Alfred Newman, Ken Darby Flower Drum Song
  • Elvis Presley Blue Hawaii

Best Soundtrack Album Or Recording Of Score From A Motion Picture Or Television

Country And Western Recording

Female Solo Vocal Performance

Male Solo Vocal Performance

New Artist

Record Of The Year

Rhythm & Blues Recording

Rock And Roll Recording

Song Of The Year

Vocal Group

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