1992 Grammy Awards
Details & Performances
- Host: Whoopi Goldberg
- Venue: Radio City Music Hall
- City: New York City
- Date: February 25, 1992
Awards
Album of the Year
- Natalie Cole - Unforgettable
- Amy Grant - Heart in Motion
- Bonnie Raitt - Luck of the Draw
- Paul Simon - The Rhythm of the Saints
- REM - Out Of Time Lyrics
Best Album for Children
- Maranatha! Kids - A Cappella Kids
- Dom De Luise, Peter Schickele, Carol Channing; Dino Anagnost, conductor - Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; A Zoo Called Earth/Gerald McBoing Boing
Best Album Notes
- James Brown - Star Time
- Ray Charles - The Birth of Soul
- The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 (Rare and Unreleased), 1961-1991 (Bob Dylan) - The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3
- The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968 - The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968
- Hank Williams - The Original Singles Collection ...Plus
Best Album Package
- Billie Holiday - Billie Holiday: The Complete Decca Recordings
- Frank Zappa - Beat the Boots
- Barbra Streisand - Just for the Record
- Elvis Costello - Mighty Like a Rose
- ZZ Top - Recycler Lyrics
Best Alternative Music Album
Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
- Dave Grusin - Medley: Bess You Is My Woman/I Love You Porgy
- Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra - A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
- Peter Apfelbaum & the Hieroglyphics Ensemble - Candles and Stones
- University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band - Got a Match?
- Michael Kamen conducting the Greater Los Angeles Orchestra - Maid Marian track from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- Henry Mancini & Mancini Pops Orchestra - The Untouchables
Best Bluegrass Album
- Carl Jackson, John Starling, Nash Ramblers - Spring Training
- Alison Brown - Simple Pleasures
- Jim and Jesse McReynolds - Music Among Friends
- Nashville Bluegrass Band - Home of the Blues
- Osborne Brothers - Hillbilly Fever
Best Chamber Music Performance
- Isaac Stern, Jamime Laredo, violins; Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Emanuel Ax, piano - Brahms: Piano Quartets, Opp. 25 and 26
- Arditti String Quartet - Arditti II (Bartok: Quartet No. 4; Gubaidulina: Quartet No. 3; Schnittke: Quartet No. 2)
- Gidon Kremer, violin; Martha Argerich, piano - Bartok: Violin Sonata No. 1; Janacek: Violin Sonata; Messigen: Theme and Variations for Violin and P
- Juilliard String Quartet; Christopher Oldfather, piano - Carter: The 4 String Quartets; Duo for Violin and Piano
- Hilliard Ensemble - Gesualdo: Tenebrae
Best Choral Performance
- Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra; Margaret Hillis, choral director - Bach: Mass in B Minor
- John Eliot Gardiner conducting the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists - Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
- Robert Shaw conducting the Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra - Janacek: Glagolitic Mass; Dvorak: Te Deum
- Krzysztof Penderecki conducting the North German Radio Choir, Werner Hagen, chorus master; Bavarian Radio Chorus, Hans-Peter rauscher, chorus master; and North German Radio Symphony Orchestra - Penderecki: Polish Requiem
- Krzysztof Penderecki conducting the Warsaw National Philharmonic Chorus and National Radio Symphony Orchestra - Penderecki: St. Luke's Passion
Best Classical Album
- Leonard Bernstein conducting the London Symphony Orchestra (solos: Hadley, Anderson, Ludwig, Green, Gedda, Jones, Ollmann) - Bernstein: Candide
- Daniel Barenboim conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Corigliano: Symphony No. 1
- Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, New York Chamber Symphony (Serenade and - Hanson: Symphony No. 4, Op. 34; Serenade, Op. 35; Lament for Beowulf, Op. 25; Pastorale, Op. 38; Merry Mount Serenade, Op. 35
- Leonard Slatkin conducting the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; John Browning, piano - Barber: Symphony No. 1, Op. 9; Piano Concerto, Op. 38; Souvenirs, Op. 28
- Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus - Ives: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 4; Hymns
- The Juilliard String Quartet; Christopher Oldfather, piano - Carter: The 4 String Quartets; Duo for Violin and Piano
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) with Orchestra
- John Browning, piano (Leonard Slatkin conducting the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra) - Barber: Piano Concerto, Op. 38
- Pinchas Zukerman, violin/viola (Leonard Slatkin conducting the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra) - Bartok: Violin Concerto No. 2; Viola Concerto Op. Posth.; Violin Concerto No. 2 Alternative Ending
- Stanley Drucker, clarinet (Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic) - Copland: Clarinet Concerto
- Mitsuko Uchida, piano (Jeffrey Tate conducting the English Chamber Orchestra) - Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 15 in B Flat and No. 16 in D
- Yuri Bashmet, viola (Mstislav Rostropovich conducting the London Symphony Orchestra) - Schnittke: Viola Concerto
- Yo-Yo Ma, cello (Yuri Temirkanov conducting the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra) - Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) without Orchestra
- Alicia de Larrocha, piano - Granados: Goyescas; Allegro de Concierto; Danza Lenta
- Evgeny Kissin, piano - Evgeny Kissin: Carnegie Hall Debut Concert
- Rudolf Firkusny, piano - Janacek: Piano Music (Sonata 1 x.1905; On an Overgrown Path; In the Mist)
- Murray Perahia, piano - The Aldeburgh Recital (Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Schumann, Liszt)
- Alan Feinberg, piano - The American Romantic (Beach, Gottshalk, Helps)
Best Classical Vocal Performance
- Dawn Upshaw, soprano (ensemble accompaniment) - The Girl with Orange Lips (De Falla, Ravel, Kim, Stravinsky, Delage)
- Sanford Sylvan, baritone (David Breitman, piano) - Beloved That Pilgrimage (Chanler: 8 Epitaphs; Barber: Hermit Songs; Copland: 12 Poems of Emily Dicki
- Samuel Ramey, baritone (Warren Jones, accompanist) - Copland: Old American Songs; Ives: Songs
- Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano (Lee Luvisi, piano; Lawrence Dutton, viola) - Jan DeGaetani in Concert, Vol. 2 (Brahms, Schumann, etc.)
- Thomas Hampson, baritone (Leonard Bernstein conducting the Vienna Philharmonic) - Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer; 5 Ruckert Lieder
- Cheryl Studer, soprano (Neville Marriner conducting the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields) - Mozart: Arias
Best Comedy Album
- Professor Peter Schickele - P.D.Q. Bach: WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio
- Erma Bombeck - When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home
- Garrison Keillor - Local Man Moves to the City
- George Carlin - Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics
- Jackie Mason - Brand New
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Best Contemporary Composition
- Daniel Barenboim conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Symphony No. 1
- The Hilliard Ensemble; Dennis Russell Davies conducting the Orchester der Beethovenhalle Bonn - Miserere
- Heinz Holliger, oboe; Pierre Boulez conducting the Ensemble Intercontemporain - Oboe Concerto
- Simon Rattle conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - Odyssey
- Philip Brunelle conducting the Plymouth Festival Chorus and Orchestra - Te Deum
Best Contemporary Folk Album
- John Prince - The Missing Years
- BeauSoleil - Cajun Conja
- Indigo Girls - Back on the Bus, Y'all
- Jerry Garcia, David Grisman - Jerry Garcia/David Grisman
- Rosanne Cash - Interiors
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance - Vocal or Instrumental
- Manhattan Transfer - Sassy Lyrics
- Joe Sample - Ashes to Ashes
- Claus Ogerman, Michael Brecker - Claus Ogerman featuring Michael Brecker
- Bela Fleck, Fleckstones - Flight of the Cosmic Hippo
- Yellowjackets - Greenhouse
- Bobby McFerrin - Medicine Music
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
- BeBe & CeCe Winans - Different Lifestyles
- Helen Baylor - Look a Little Closer
- Rance Allen Group - Phenomenon
- Ricky Dillard's New Generation Chorale - The Promise
- Witness - Mean What You Say
Best Country & Western Instrumental Performance
- Mark O'Connor - The New Nashville Cats
- Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler - Neck and Neck
- Osborne Brothers - Orange Blossom Special
- Diamond Rio - Poultry Promenade Lyrics
- Roy Rogers, Norton Buffalo - Song for Jessica
Best Country & Western Song
Best Country & Western Vocal Collaboration
- Steve Wariner, Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill - Restless
- Keith Whitley, Earl Thomas Conley - Brotherly Love
- Roy Rogers, Clint Black - Hold On Partner
- Lee Greenwood, Suzy Bogguss - Hopelessly Yours
- Dolly Parton, Ricky Van Shelton - Rockin' Years
Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Duo or Group
Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female
Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male
Best Engineered Album
Best Engineered Recording - Classical
- Leonard Slatkin conducting the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; John Browning, piano - Barber: Symphony No. 1, Op. 9; Piano Concerto, Op. 38; Souvenirs, Op. 28
- Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celestra, etc.
- Leonard Bernstein conducting the London Symphony Orchestra; solos: Hadley, Anderson, Ludwig, Green, Gedda, Jones, Ollmann - Bernstein: Candide
- Daniel Barenboim conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Corigliano: Symphony No. 1
- James Levine conducting the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus; solos: Behrens, Studer, Schwarz, Goldberg, Weikl, Wlaschiha, Salminen - Wagner: Gotterdammerung
Best Hard Rock Vocal Performance
Best Historical Album
- Billie Holiday - Billie Holiday: The Complete Decca Recordings
- Enrico Caruso - The Complete Caruso
- Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra - The First 100 Years
- Igor Stravinsky - Igor Stravinsky: The Recorded Legacy
- various artists - The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
Best Instrumental Composition
- Elton John (James Galway) - Basque
- Bela Fleck, Howard Levy, Victor Wooten, Roy Wooten (Bela Fleck & the Flecktones) - Blu-Bop
- Claus Ogerman - Corfu
- Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover
- Herb Alpert, Greg Smith - North on South St.
Best Instrumental Composition written for a Motion Picture or Television
- Randy Newman - Avalon
- Danny Elfman - Edward Scissorhands
- Dave Grusin - Havana
- John Barry - Dances with Wolves
- Michael Kamen - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- Randy Newman - Awakenings
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Group
- Oscar Peterson Trio - Saturday Night at the Blue Note
- Chick Corea Akoustic Band - Alive
- David Sanborn - Another Hand
- Lionel Hampton & the Golden Men of Jazz - Lionel Hapton and the Golden Men of Jazz Live at the Blue Note
- Dave Grusin - The Gershwin Connection
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
- Stan Getz - I Remember You
- Phil Woods - All Bird's Children
- David Sanborn - Another Hand
- Toots Thielemans - Bluesette
- Dave Grusin - How Long Has This Been Going On?
Best Jazz Vocal Performance
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
- Dizzy Gillespie & the United Nation Orchestra - Live at the Royal Festival Hall
- Charlie Haden & the Liberation Music Orchestra - Dream Keeper
- Doc Severinsen & the Tonight Show Band - Once More with Feeling
- Jay McShann - Paris All-Star Blues (A Tribute to Charlie Parker)
- Rob McConnell & the Boss Brass - The Brass Is Back
- Bob Mintzer - Art of the Big Band
Best Latin Pop Album
- Vikki Carr - Cosus del Amor
- Alejandra Guzman - Flor de Papel
- Daniela Romo - Amada Mas Que Nunca
- Los Bukis - A Traves de Tus Ojos
- Pandora - ...Con Amor Eterno
Best Metal Vocal Performance
Best Mexican-American Album
- Little Joe - 16 de Septiembre
- La Sombra - Porque Te Quiero
- Los Tigres del Norte - Para Adoloridos
- Mazz - Para Nuestra Gente
Best Musical Show Album
- Erich Kunzel conducting the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Meredith Willson, composer - The Music Man
- John McGlinn, conductor; Cole Porter, composer - Kiss Me Kate
Best New Age Album
- Mannheim Steamroller - Fresh Aire 7
- David Arknestone - In the Wake of the Wind
- Ottmar Liebert - Borrasca
- Suzanne Ciani - Hotel Luna
- Tangerine Dream - Canyon Dreams
Best Opera Recording
- James Levine conducting the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (solos: Behrens, Studer, Schwarz, Goldberg, Weikl, Wlaschiha, Salminen) - Wagner: Gotterdammerung
- Charles Dutoit conducting the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal (solos: Henry, Alliot-Lugaz, Thau, Cachemaille, Carlson, Golfier) - Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande
- Claudio Abbado conducting the Chamber Orchestra of Europe (solos: Studer, Mattila, Hampson) - Schubert: Fierrabras
- Claudio Abbado conducting the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Concert Chorus (solos: Lipovsek, Atlantov, Burchuladze, Haugland, Kotscherga, Popov) - Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
- John Eliot Gardiner conducting the English Baroque Soloists (solos: Rolf-Johnson, von Otter, McNair, Martinpelto) - Mozart: Idomeneo
- Wolfgang Sawallisch conducting the Bavarian Radio Orchestra and Chorus (solos: Studer, Weikl, Marton, Lipovsek, Winkler) - R. Strauss: Elektra
Best Orchestral Performance
- Daniel Barenboim conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Corigliano: Symphony No. 1
- Leonard Slatkin conducting the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra - Copland: Symphony No. 3; Music for a Great City
- James Levine conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Holst: The Planets
- Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Ives: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 4
- Rafael Kubelik conducting the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra - Smetana: Ma Vlast
Best Polka Album
- Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra - Live! At Gilley's
- Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones - All Around the World
- Polka Family Band - We Are Family
- The Dynatones - When the Band Plays a Polka
- Walter Ostanek - A Wonderful World of Polkas and Waltzes
Best Pop Gospel Album
- Steven Curtis Chapman - For the Sake of the Call
- Carman & Commissioned (& the Christ Church Choir) - Shakin' the House ...Live
- Larnelle Harris - Larnelle Live (Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs)
- Marilyn McCoo - The Me Nobody Knows
- Michael English - Michael English
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Michael Kamen conducting the Greater Los Angeles Orchestra - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- Dave Grusin - Havana
- John Williams conducting the Skywalker Symphony Orchestra - John Williams Conducts John Williams/The Star Wars Trilogy
- Candy Dulfer - Saxuality
- Kenny G - Theme from Dying Young
Best Rap Performance - Duo or Group
Best Rap Solo Performance
Best Reggae Album
- Shabba Ranks - As Raw As Ever
- Black Uhuru - Iron Storm
- Bunny Wailer - Gumption
- Rita Marley - We Must Carry On
- Steel Pulse - Victims
- Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers - Jahmekya
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
- Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller, Teddy Vann - Power of Love/Love Power
- Alvertis Isbell - I'll Take You There
- Dr. Freeze - I Wanna Sex You Up
- Narada Michael Walden, Lisa Fischer - How Can I Ease the Pain
- Walter Afanasieff, John Bettis - Can You Stop the Rain
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Duo or Group
- Boyz II Men - Cooleyhighharmony
- Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross - Doctor's Orders
- Prince & the N.P.G. - Get Off
- Color Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You Up Lyrics
- Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Dionne Warwick - Superwoman
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Female
- Patti LaBelle - Burnin'
- Lisa Fischer - How Can I Ease the Pain
- Gladys Knight - Good Woman
- Vanessa Williams - Runnin' Back to You
- Aretha Franklin - What You See Is What You Sweat
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male
- Luther Vandross - Power of Love
- Peabo Bryson - Can You Stop the Rain
- Stevie Wonder - Gotta Have You Lyrics
- Teddy Pendergrass - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
- Keith Washington - Kissing You
- James Brown - Love Over-due
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album
- Russ Taff - Under Their Influence
- DC Talk - Nu Thang Lyrics
- De Garmo & Key - Go to the Top
- Kim Hill - Brave Heart
- Margaret Becker - Simple House
Best Song written specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
- Bryan Adams, Robert John Mutt Lange, Michael Kamen - (Everything I Do) I Do It for You (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves)
- John Williams, Leslie Briscusse - Somewhere in My Memory (Home Alone)
- Lyle Lovett - You Can't Resist It (Switch)
- Stevie Wonder - Gotta Have You (Jungle Fever)
Best Southern Gospel Album
- Gaither Vocal Band - Homecoming
- Chuck Wagon Gang - Still Rollin'
- J.D. Sumner & the Stamps - Peace in the Valley
- Mid-South Boys - Shoulder to Shoulder
- Speers - Hallelujah Time
- Talleys - Love Will
Best Spoken Word or Nonmusical Album
- Ken Burns - The Civil War
- Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guid to the Galaxy
- Katharine Hepburn - Me: Stories of My Life
- Charles Kuralt - A Life on the Road
Best Traditional Blues Album
- B.B. King - Live at the Apollo
- Charles Brown - All My Life
- John Lee Hooker - Mr. Lucky
- Johnnie Johnson - Johnnie B. Bad
- Taj Mahal - Mule Bone
Best Traditional Folk Album
- various artists - The Civil War (soundtrack)
- Doc Watson - My Dear Old Southern Home
- Jimmy C. Newman, Cajun Country - Alligator Man
- Mike Seeger - Oldtime Country Music - Solo
- various artists - Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares, Vol. 3
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
- Mighty Clouds of Joy - Pray for Me
- Jackson Southernaires - Thank You Mamma for Praying for Me
- Thomas Whitfield - My Faith
- Vanessa Bell Armstrong - The Truth About Christmas
- Williams Brothers - This Is Your Night
Best Tropical Latin Album
- Juan Luis Guerra - Bachata Rosa
- Luis Enrique - Luces del Alma
- Poncho Sanchez - A Night at Kimball's East
- Ruben Blades - Caminando
- Tito Puente - The Mambo King 100th LP
Best World Music Album
- Mickey Hart - Planet Drum
- Dori Caymmi - Brazilian Serenata
- Gipsy Kings - Este Mundo
- Milton Nansimento - Txai
- Salif Keita - Amen
Classical Producer of the Year
- James Mallinson
- Steven Epstein
- Hans Weber
- Jay David Saks
- Thomas Frost
Hall of Fame
Legend Awards
