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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.

Host: John Denver
Date: February 22, 1983
City: Los Angeles

The Nominees

Album Of The Year

Best Album Notes

Best Album Package

Best Arrangement For Voices

Best Arrangement On An Instrumental Recording

  • Winner:
    Theme from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial     Flying
  • Les Hooper Big Band Pavane
  • Claus Ogerman featuring Ian Akkerman Pavanc pour une Infante Defunte
  • Pat Metheny Group Are You Going with Me
  • Earl Klugh Balladina

Best Chamber Music Performance

  • Winner:
    Richard Stoltzman, Richard Goode     Brahms: The Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120
  • James Galway, Kung-Wha Chung, Phillip Moll, Moray Welsh Bach: Trio Sonatas (BWV 1038, 1039, 1079)
  • Cleveland Quartet with Pinchas Zuckerman, Bernard Greenhouse Brahms: The String Sextets (B Flat Major, Op. 18, and G Major, Op. 36)
  • Guarneri Quartet Borodin: Quartet No. 2 in D Major; Dohnanyi: Quartet No. 2 in D Flat Major, Op. 15
  • Lynn Harrell, Vladimir Ashkenazy Brahms: Sonatas for Cello and Piano No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38, and No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99

Best Choral Performance

  • Winner:
    Margaret Hillis, choral master, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra     Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
  • Thomas Peck, chorus master, St. Louis Symphony Chorus; Leonard Slatkin conducting the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Rachmaninov: The Bells and Russian Songs (from album Rachmaninov Orchestral Music)&q
  • Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, choral conductor, Tolzer Knabenchor; Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Concentus Musicus Wien Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 30 (Nos. 120-123)
  • Robert Shaw conducting the Atlanta Symphony Orchesta Chorus and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (solo: Sylvia McNair) Poulenc: Gloria for Soprano, Choir and Orchestra (G Major)
  • Nicholas Cleobury, chorus master, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Simon Rattle conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Janacek: Glagolitic Mass
  • Norbert Balatsch, chorus master, Vienna State Opera Chorus; Bernard Haitink conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (solos: Gundula Janowitz, Tom Krause) Brahms: German Requiem
  • Laszlo Heltay, chorus master, Chorus of the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner conducting the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (solos: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Edith Mathis, Siegfried Jerusalem) Haydn: The Seasons

Best Classical Album

  • Winner: Glenn Gould Bach: The Goldberg Variations
  • Leonard Slatkin conducting the St. Louis Symphony; Frances Tietov, harp Debussy: La Mer; Prelude a l'Apres-Midi d'un Faune; Danses Sacree et Profane
  • James Levine conducting the Chicago Symphony Mahler: Symphony No. 7 in E Minor (Song of the Night)
  • Igor Stravinsky; Robert Craft conducting the various orchesteras, ensembles, solo artists Stravinsky: The Recorded Legacy
  • Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (solos: Frederica von Stade, Kenneth Riegel, Jose van Dam) Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust

Best Classical Orchestral Recording

  • Winner:
    James Levine conducting the Chicago Symphony     Mahler: Symphony No. 7 in E Minor (Song of the Night)
  • Leonard Slatkin conducting the Chicago Symphony Debussy: La mer; Prelude a l' Apres-Midi d'un Faune; Danses Sacree et Profane
  • Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Holst: The Planets
  • Eduardo Mata conducting the Dallas Symphony R. Strauss: Death and Transfiguration; Don Juan; Salome, Dance of the Seven Veils
  • Christopher Hogwood conducting the Academy of Ancient Music Mozart: Symphonies, Vol. 1 (The Early Works)

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) With Orchestra

  • Winner:
    Itzhak Perlman (Daniel Barenboim conducting the Chicago Symphony)     Elgar: Concerto for Violin in B Minor
  • Joseph Silverstein (Seiji Ozawa conducting the Boston Symphony) Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
  • Alicia de Larrocha (Charles Dutoit conducting the Royal Philharmonic) Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A Minor; Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
  • Vladimir Ashkenazy (Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting the Philharmonia) Mozart: Concerto for Piano No. 22 in E Flat Major, K. 482 (Ashkenazy Plays and Conducts Mozart)
  • Rudolf Serkin (Seiji Ozawa conducting the Boston Symphony) Beethoven: Concerto for Piano No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) Without Orchestra

  • Winner: Glenn Gould Bach: The Goldberg Variations
  • Emanuel Ax Schumann: Humoreske, Op. 20; Fantasiestucke, Op. 12
  • Ronald Smith The Alkan Project (Etudes, Op. 39, in All the Minor Keys)
  • Vladimir Horowitz Horowitz at the Met (Scarlatti, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov)
  • Isao Tomita Grofe-Tomita: Grand Canyon Suite; Anderson-Tomita: Syncopated Clock
  • Ruth Laredo Barber: Sonata for Piano, Op. 26; Souvenirs, Op. 28; Nocturne, Op. 33
  • Alicia de Larrocha Granados: Danzas Espanolas

Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist

  • Winner:
    Leontyne Price (Zubin Mehta conducting the Israel Philharmonic)     Verdi: Arias (Leontyne Price Sings Verdi)
  • Kiri Te Kanawa (Gyorgy Fischer conducting the Vienna Chamber Orchestra) Mozart: Concert Arias (Andromeda, Il Burbero di Buon Core, Artaserse, Idomeneo, Cerere Placata)
  • Frederica von Stade (Martin Katz, accompanist) Frederica von Stade Live!
  • Elly Armstrong (Dalton Baldwin, accompanist) Faure: La Bonne Chanson; Debussy: Chansons de Bilitis and Ariettes Oubliees
  • Jessye Norman (Daniel Barcnboim conducting the Orchestra de Paris) Berlioz: La Mort de Cleopatre

Best Comedy Recording

Best Country & Western Instrumental Performance

  • Winner:
    Roy Clark     Alabama Jubilee
  • Joe Maphis The Joe Maphis Flat-Pick-ing Spectacular
  • Albert Coleman's Atlanta Pops Orchestra Just Hooked on Country
  • Poco Feudin'
  • Doc & Merle Watson Below Freezing

Best Country & Western Performance - Duo Or Group With Vocal

Best Country & Western Song

  • Winner:
    Johnny Christopher, Wayne Carson, Mark James     Always on My Mind
  • Tim DuBois She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)
  • Kye Fleming, Dennis W. Morgan Nobody
  • D. Blackwell I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home
  • Don Goodman, Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy Ring On Her Finger, Time On Her Hands

Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female

Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male

Best Engineered Recording

Best Engineered Recording - Classical

  • Winner:
    James Levine conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra     Mahler: Symphony No. 7 in E Minor (Song of the Night)
  • Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Holst: The Planets
  • James Levine conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor (From the New World)
  • Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; solos: Frederica von Stade, Kenneth Riegel, Jose van Dam Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
  • Glenn Gould Bach: The Goldberg Variations

Best Ethnic Or Traditional Folk Recording

Best Gospel Performance - Contemporary

Best Gospel Performance - Traditional

  • Winner:
    Blackwood Brothers     I'm Following You
  • Masters V, O, What Savior
  • Cathedrals Something Special
  • Dottie Rambo Makin' My Own Place
  • Rex Nelon Singers Feeling at Home

Best Historical Album

Best Inspirational Performance

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)

Best Instrumental Composition

Best Jazz Fusion Performance - Vocal Or Instrumental

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band

  • Winner:
    Count Basie & His Orchestra     Warm Breeze
  • Bob Florence Big Band Westlake
  • Woody Herman Big Band The Woody Herman Big Band Live at the Concord Jazz Festival 1981
  • Mel Lewis & the Jazz Orchestra Make Me Smile and Other New Works by Bob Brookmeyer
  • Rob McConnell & the Boss Brass Live in Digital

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Group

  • Winner:
    Phil Woods Quartet     More Live
  • Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers Straight Ahead
  • Tommy Flanagan Trio Giant Steps
  • Dizzy Gillespie, Mitchell-Ruff Duo Dizzy Gillespie: Live with the Mitchell-Ruff Duo
  • Art Farmer Quartet A Work of Art

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Duo Or Group

  • Winner: Manhattan Transfer Route 66
  • Clare Fischer & Salsa Picante with 2 + 2 One Night in a Dream
  • Jon Hendricks & Company Love
  • Jackie & Roy High Standards
  • Singers Unlimited Easy to Love

Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Female

Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Male

Best Latin Recording

Best Opera Recording

  • Winner:
    Pierre Boulez conducting the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra (solos: Gwyneth Jones, Jeannine Altmeyer, Orton Wenkel, Peter Hofmann, Manfred Jung, Siegfried Jerusalem, Heinz Zednik, Donald McIntyre, Matti Salimen, Herman     Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
  • James Levine conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra and Ambrosian Opera Chorus (solos: Renata Scott, Placido Domingo, Renato Bruson) Puccini: Tosca
  • Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chours and Vienna Boys' Choir (solos: Placido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Piero de Palma, Ruggero Raimondi, Barbara Hendricks, Gottfriedl Hornik Puccini: Turandot
  • Heinz Wallberg conducting the Munich Radio Orchestera, Bavarian Radio Chorus (solos: Lucia Popp, Siegfried Jerusalem, Hermann Prey, Gwendolyn Killebrew, Sigmund Nimsgren) Weinberger: Schwanda the Bagpiper
  • Charles Mackerras conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Vienna State Opera Chorus (solos: Lucia Popp, Eva Randova, Dalibor Jedlicka) Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen
  • Charles Dutoit conducting the Orchestre Philharmonique du Monte Carlo (solos: Jessye Norman, Alain Vanzo, Philippe Huttenlocher Faure: Penelope

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Best Recording For Children

  • Winner:
    Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Kenny Loggins, Carly Simon, Lucy Simon, Teddy Pendergrass, Crystal Gayle, Lou Rawls, Deniece Williams, Janis Ian, Dr. John     In Harmony 2
  • Smurfs Best of Friends
  • Lou Rawls Here Comes Garfield
  • Candle with the Agapeland Singers Animals and Other Things
  • Birdwing Kids Korus I Am God's Project
  • The Chipmunks The Chipmunks Go Hollywood

Best Rhythm & Blues Instrumental Performance

Best Rhythm & Blues Song

  • Winner:
    Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather, Bill Champlin     Turn Your Love Around
  • Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, Lou Staliman It's Gonna Take a Miracle
  • Stevie Wonder Do I Do
  • Reggie Andrews, Leon Ndugu Chancler Let It Whip
  • Marvin Gaye, O. Brown Sexual Healing
  • Stevie Wonder That Girl

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Duo Or Group

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Female

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Best Soul Gospel Performance - Contemporary

Best Soul Gospel Performance - Traditional

Best Spoken Word, Documentary Or Drama Recording

  • Roger Rees Charles Dickens' Nicholas Nickleby
  • John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson No Man's Land

Best Traditional Blues Recording

  • Winner:
    Clarence Gatemouth Brown     Alright Again
  • Sippie Wallace Sippie
  • Johnny Otis The New Johnny Otis Show
  • Hound Dog Taylor & the HouseRockers Genuine Houserocking Music
  • Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Roomful of Blues He Was a Friend of Mine

Classical Producer Of The Year

  • Winner:
    Robert Woods
  • James Mallinson
  • Glenn Gould, Samuel Carter
  • Jay David Saks
  • Steven Epstein

Hall Of Fame

New Artist

Pop Female Vocalist

Pop Male Vocalist

Pop Vocal Group

Producer Of The Year

Record Of The Year

Rock Female Vocalist

Rock Male Vocalist

Rock Vocal Group

Song Of The Year

Trustees Award

  • Winner:
    Les Paul

Video Of The Year

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