About The Show

This is truly the grand-daddy of all awards shows. The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences recognizes outstanding musical achievements. The Grammys always prove to be a night of spectacle and performance that truly can't be missed.


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The Nominees

Album Of The Year - Classical

  • Winner:
    Morton Gould conducting the Chicago Symphony
    Ives: Symphony No. 1 in D Minor
  • Montserrat Caballe Presenting Montserrat Caballe (Bellini and Donizetti arias)
  • Various Artists Opening Nights at the Met
  • H.W. Henze conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Henze: Symphonies (1-5)
  • Georg Solti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic (solos: Nilsson, Crespin, Ludwig, King, Hotter, Frick) Wagner: Die Walkure
  • Colin Davis conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and Choir Handel: Messiah
  • Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A Minor
  • Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra Mahler: Symphony No. 10
  • Aaron Coplan conducting the London Symphony Aaron Copland Conducts (Music for a Great City, Statements)

Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts

Best Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental Or Vocal

  • Winner:
    Boston Symphony Chamber Players
    Boston Symphony Chamber Players (selections by Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, Fine, Copland, Carter, Pis
  • Gregor Piatigorsky, Rudolf Firkusny Prokofiev: Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 119; Chopin: Sonata in G Minor for Piano and Cello, Op. 6
  • Vienna Philharmonic Quartet Schubert: Quintet in C Major
  • Walter Trampler and Budapest Quartet Mozart: The 6 Quintets for String Quintet and Viola
  • Erick Friedman, Andre Previn Franck: Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano; Debussy: Sonata in G Minor for Violin and Piano
  • Eugene Istomin, Isaac Stern, Leonard Rose Beethoven: Trio No. 6 in B Flat, Op. 97 (Archduke)
  • Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky with Leonard Pennario Arensky: Trio in D Minor for Violin, Cello and Piano; Martinu: Duo for Violin and Cello
  • Weller Quartet Haydn: Quartets, Op. 33

Best Classical Performance - Choral

  • Winner:
    Gregg Smith conducting the Columbia Chamber Orchestra, Gregg Smith Singers, Ithaca College Concert Choir; George Bragg conducting the Texas Boys' Choir
    Ives: Music for Chorus (General William Booth Enters Heaven, &quo
  • Winner:
    Robert Shaw conducting the Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra
    Handel: Messiah
  • David Willcocks conducting the Bach Choir and Choristers of Westminster Abbey and London Symphony Vaughan Williams: Hodie
  • Alfred Nash Patterson directing the Boston Symphony Chorus; Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra Verdi: Requiem
  • Wilhelm Pitz conducting the New Philharmonia Chorus; Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos conducting the New Philharmonia Orchestra Orff: Carmina Burana
  • Richard Condie directing the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra Bless This House
  • Wilhelm Pitz conducting the New Philharmonia Chorus; Otto Klemperer conducting the New Philharmonia Orchestra Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D Major
  • Colin Davis conducting the soloists, London Symphony Orchestra and Choir Handel: Messiah

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) With Or Without Orchestra

  • Winner:
    Julian Bream
    Baroque Guitar (Bach, Sanz, Weiss, etc.)
  • John Williams (Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra) Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra; Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Concerto in D Major fo
  • Artur Rubinstein Rubinstein and Chopin (Bolero, Tarentelle, Fantasia in F Minor Barcarolle, Bercuse and 3 nouvelles e
  • John Browning (Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony) Prokofiev: Concerto No. 1 in D Flat Major for Piano; Concerto No. 2 in G Minor for Piano
  • Yehudi Menuhin (Boult conducting the New Philharmonia Orchestra) Elgar: Concerto for Violin
  • Ivan Moravec Chopin: Nocturnes
  • Isaac Stern (Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra) Dvorak: Concerto in A Minor for Violin
  • Raymond Lewenthal Operatic Liszt

Best Classical Performance - Orchestra

  • Winner:
    Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony
    Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A Minor
  • Ernest Ansermet conducting the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe
  • Jean Martinon conducting the Chicago Symphony Varese: Arcana; Martin: Concerto for 7 Wind Instruments, Timpani, Percussion and String Orchestra
  • Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra Mahler: Symphony No. 10
  • Morton Gould conducting the Chicago Symphony Ives: Symphony No. 1 in D Minor
  • Pierre Boulez, Antal Dorati conducting the BBC Symphony Boulez: Le Soleil des Eaux; Messiaen: Chronochromie; Koechlin: Les Bandar-Log
  • Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic Ives: Fourth of July
  • George Szell conducting the Cleveland Orchestra Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra

Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist

  • Winner:
    Leontyne Price (Molinari-Pradelli conducting the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra; solos: Barber, Purcell, etc)
    Prima Donna
  • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Schumann: Dichterliebe
  • Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Szell conducting the Berlin Radio Symphony) Strauss: 4 Last Songs
  • Montserrat Cabelle (Cilario, conductor) Presenting Montserrat Caballe (Bellini and Donizetti arias)
  • Janet Backer (Morris conducting the London Philharmonic) Mahler: The Youth's Magic Horn (Das Knaben Wunderhorn)
  • Judith Raskin (Szell conducting the Cleveland Orchestra) Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Major

Best Comedy Performance

  • Winner:
    Bill Cosby
    Wonderfulness
  • Don Bowman Funny Way to Make an Album
  • Mrs. Miller Downtown
  • Archie Campbell Have a Laugh on Me
  • Homer & Jethro Wanted for Murder

Best Country & Western Recording

Best Country & Western Song

Best Engineered Recording

  • Winner:
    Eddie Brackett, Lee Herschberg
    Strangers in the Night (Frank Sinatra)
  • James Malloy The Last Word in Lonesome is Me (Eddy Arnold)
  • Phil Ramone Presenting Thad Jones (Mel Lewis & the Jazz Orchestra)
  • Phil Ramone Joe Williams and Thad Jones (Mel Lewis & the Jazz Orchestra)
  • Dick Bogert Arabesque (Henry Mancini)

Best Engineered Recording - Classical

  • Winner:
    Anthony Salvatore
    Wagner: Lohengrin (Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Pro Musica Chorus and soloists)
  • Ernest Oelrich Vivaldi: Gloria in D (Robert Shaw Orchestra and Chorus)
  • Bernard Keville Varese: Arcana (Martinon conducting the Chicago Symphony)
  • Anthony Salvatore Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A Minor (Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony)
  • Bernard Keville Ives: Symphony No. 1 in D Minor (Gould conducting the Chicago Symphony)

Best Folk Recording

Best Instrumental Arrangement

Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Group Or Soloist With Group

  • Winner: Wes Montgomery Goin' out of My Head
  • Stan Kenton Stan Kenton Conducts the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra
  • Woody Herman Orchestra Woody's Winners
  • John Handy Quartet John Handy Recorded Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival
  • Bill Evans, Jim Hall Intermodulation
  • Duke Ellington Orchestra Concert of Sacred Music
  • Ornette Coleman Trio At the Golden Circle

Best Instrumental Performance (other Than Jazz)

Best Instrumental Theme

  • Winner:
    Neal Hefti
    Batman Theme
  • Priscilla Hubbard Prissy
  • Henry Mancini Arabesque
  • D.J. Edwards Trumpet Pickin'
  • Alex North Who's Afraid

Best Opera Recording

  • Winner:
    Georg Solti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic (solos: Nilsson, Crespin, Ludwig, King, Hotter)
    Wagner: Die Walkure
  • Istvan Kertesz conducting the London Symphony (solos: Ludwig, Berry) Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle
  • Francesco Molinari-Pradelli conducting the Rome Opera Chorus and Orchestra (solos: Nilsson, Corelli) Puccini: Turandot
  • Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony (solos: Konya, Amarca, Gorr, Dooley) Wagner: Lohengrin
  • Aaron Copland conducting the Choral Arts Society and New York Philharmonic (solos: Clements, Turner, Cassilly, Treigle, Fredericks) Copland: The Tender Land

Best Original Jazz Composition

Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or Television

Best Performance By A Chorus

  • Winner:
    Ray Conniff & Singers
    Somewhere, My Love (Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivago)
  • Swingle Singers Rococo A' Go Go
  • Henry Mancini, Orchestra & Chorus Henry Mancini Presents the Academy Award Songs
  • Alan Copeland Singers with Count Basie Basie Swingin', Voices Singin'
  • Johnny Mann Singers A Man and a Woman

Best Recording For Children

  • Winner:
    Marvin Miller
    Dr. Seuss Presents: If I Ran the Zoo and Sleep Book
  • Paul Tripp and cast The Christmas That Almost Wasn't
  • original cast. Moose Charlap, Elsie Simmons, score Alice Through the Looking Glass
  • Art Linkletter For the Children of the World Art Linkletter Narrates the Bible
  • Marty Gould conducting the Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus Happiness Is

Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance - Vocal Or Instrumental

  • Winner:
    Ramsey Lewis
    Hold It Right There
  • King Curtis Spanish Harlem
  • James & Bobby Purify I'm Your Puppet
  • Sam & Dave Hold On I'm Comin'
  • Capitols Cool Jerk

Best Sacred Recording - Musical

Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album

  • Winner:
    Jerry Herman
    Mame
  • Mitch Leigh, Joe Darion Man of La Mancha
  • Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn Skyscraper
  • Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields Sweet Charity
  • Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick The Apple Tree

Best Spoken Word, Documentary Or Drama Recording

  • Winner:
    Edward R. Murrow
    Edward R. Murrow, a Reporter Remembers, Vol. 1, The War Years
  • Lee J. Cobb, Mildred Dunnock Death of a Salesman
  • Johnny Sea Day for Decision
  • Buddy Starcher History Repeats Itself

Lifetime Achievement Award

Song Of The Year

  • Winner:
    John Lennon, Paul McCartney
    Michelle
  • Paul Francis Websterr, Maurice Jarre Somewhere, My Love
  • Mitch Leigh, Joe Darion The Impossible Dream
  • Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder Strangers in the Night
  • John Barry, Don Black Born Free

Trustees Award

  • Winner:
    Georg Solti, John Culshaw
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