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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: Paul Reiser
Date: February 28, 1995
City: Los Angeles

This Year's Performers

The Nominees

Album Of The Year

Best Album Notes

Best Album Package

Best Album Package - Boxed

Best Alternative Music Performance

Best Arrangement On An Instrumental

  • Winner:
    Dave Grusin     Three Cowboy Songs
  • Nan Schwartz Mishkin In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning (John Williams, Boston Pops Orchestra)
  • Louie Bellson Ellington-Strayhorn Suite
  • Toshiko Akiyoshi Bebop
  • Richard Eddy, Arturo Sandoval A Mis Abuelos

Best Bluegrass Album

Best Chamber Music Performance

  • Winner:
    Daniel Barenboim, piano; Dale Clevenger, horn; Larry Combs, clarinet; Daniele Damiano, bassoon; Hansjorg Schellenberger, oboe     Beethoven, Mozart: Quintets
  • Emerson String Quartet; Menahem Pressler, piano Dvorak: Piano Quintet, Op. 81; Piano Quartet, Op. 87
  • Juilliard String Quartet Debussy, Ravel, Dutilleux: Quartets
  • Martha Argerich, piano; Mischa Maisky, cello Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Opp. 69 and 102
  • Gyorgy Pauk, violin; Kalman Berkes, clarinet; Jeno Jando, piano Bartok: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2: Contrasts

Best Choral Performance

  • Winner:
    John Eliot Gardiner conducting the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique     Berlioz: Messe Solennelle
  • Richard Hickox, John Scott, Stephen Westrop conducting the London Symphony Chorus, the Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral, the London Symphony Orchestra; John Scott, choir director; Stephen Westrop, chorus master Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem
  • Simon Rattle conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Simon Halsey, choir director Szymanowski: Stabat Mater; Litany to the Virgin Mary; etc.
  • Tonu Kalijuste conducting the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra Part: Te Deum; Silouans Song; etc.
  • Nikolai Korniev conducting the St. Petersburg Chamber Choir Evening Star - The Rachmaninov Vespers

Best Classical Album

  • Winner:
    Pierre Boulez conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra     Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra: 4 Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12
  • Thomas Hampson, Cheryl Studer, John Browning, Emerson String Quartet Barber: Secrets of the Old - The Complete Songs
  • Krystian Zimerman Debussy: Preludes (Books 1 and 2)
  • Herbert Blomstedt conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, various artists Mahler: Symphony No. 2
  • Gil Shaham, violin; Andre Previn conducting the London Symphony Orchestra Barber: Violin Concerto; Korngold: Violin Concerto; etc.

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

  • Winner:
    Stephen Albert     Cello Concerto
  • Witold Lutoslawski Symphony No. 4
  • Toru Takemitsu Fantasma/Cantos
  • Gyorgy Ligeti Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
  • Olivier Messiaen Eclairs sur L'au-Dela

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) With Orchestra

  • Winner:
    Yo-Yo Ma, cello and alto violin (David Zinman conducting the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra)     The New York Album (Works of Albert, Bartok, Bloch)
  • Emanuel Ax, piano (Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra) Schoenberg, Liszt: Piano Concertos
  • Yefim Bronfman, piano (Zubin Mehta conducting the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra) Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 track from Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 4; Overture on Hebr
  • Gil Shaham, violin (Andre Previn conducting the London Symphony Orchestra) Korngold: Violin Concerto in D Major track from Barber: Violin Concerto, Op. 13; Korngold: Violin Co
  • Kwung-Wha Chung, violin (Simon Rattle conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) Bartok: Violin Concerto No. 2; Rhapsodies Nos. 1 and 2

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) Without Orchestra

  • Winner:
    Emanuel Ax, piano     Haydn: Piano Sonatas Nos. 32, 47, 53 and 59
  • Alan Feinberg, piano The American Innovator (Works of Adams, Ives, etc.)
  • Krystian Zimerman, piano Debussy: Preludes (Books 1 and 2)
  • Evgeny Kissin, piano Chopin Recital, Vol. 1
  • Viktoria Mullova, violin Bach: Partitas for Violin Solo

Best Classical Vocal Performance

  • Winner:
    Italian Songs by Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart, etc     The Impatient Lover
  • Works of Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, etc. Songs and Dances of Death
  • Der Mond, Reiselied, etc. Mendelssohn: Lieder
  • Die Forelle, An die Leier, etc. An die Musik - Favorite Shubert Songs

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Best Contemporary Folk Album

Best Contemporary Jazz Performance

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album

Best Country & Western Album

Best Country & Western Instrumental Performance

Best Country & Western Song

Best Country & Western Vocal Collaboration

  • Winner:
    Aaron Neville, Trisha Yearwood     I Fall to Pieces
  • Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart, Travis Tritt The Devil Comes Back to Georgia
  • Suzy Bogguss, Alison Krauss, Kathy Mattea, Crosby, Stills & Nash Teach Your Children
  • Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette Silver Threads and Golden Needles
  • George Jones, B.B. King Patches

Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Duo Or Group

Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female

Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male

Best Engineered Album

Best Hard Rock Performance

Best Historical Album

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)

Best Instrumental Composition

Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or Television

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Individual Or Group

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

Best Jazz Vocal Performance

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance

Best Latin Jazz Performance

Best Latin Pop Album

Best Metal Performance

Best Mexican-american Album

Best Music Video - Long Form

Best Music Video - Short Form

Best Musical Album For Children

  • Winner:
    Mark Mancinia, Jay Rifkin, Chris Thomas, Hans Zimmer     The Lion King
  • Raffi, Michel Creber Bananaphone
  • Manhattan Transfer, Joseph Magee The Manhattan Transfer Meets Tubby the Tuba
  • Kenny Loggins, Terry Nelson, David Pack Return to Pooh Corner
  • J. Aaron Brown, Otis Forrest, David Lehman Little Sleepy Eyes

Best New Age Album

Best Opera Recording

  • Winner:
    Kent Nagano conducting the Orchestra of the Opera de Lyon (solos: Jerry Hadley, Samuel Ramey, Cheryl Studer)     Floyd: Susannah
  • Wolfgang Sawallisch conducting the Bavarian State Opera Orchestra, Bavarian State Opera Chorus (solos: Cheryl Studer, Bernd Weikl) Wagner: Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg
  • Myung-Whun Chung conducting the Orchestra of the Bastille Opera, Choir of the Bastille Opera (solos: Maria Ewing, Aage Haugland, Anatoly Kotcherga, Sergei Larin) Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth or Mtsensk
  • Ion Marin conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus (solos: Jennifer Larmore, Frank Lopardo, Samuel Ramey, Cheryl Studer) Rossini: Semiramide
  • Kent Nagano conducting the Orchestra of the Opera de Lyon (solos: Ernst Richter, Thomas Mohr, Mechthild Gessendorf, Franz-Josef Selig) Busoni: Arlecchino and Turandot

Best Orchestral Performance

  • Winner:
    Pierre Boulez conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra     Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra: 4 Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12
  • Myung-Whun Chung conducting the Orchestre de L'Opera Bastille Messiaen: Eclairs sur L'Au-Dela
  • Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Ives: A Set of Pieces (Three Places in New England, Symphony No. 3, etc.)
  • Oliver Knussen conducting the Cleveland Orchestra Copland: Grohg: Hear Ye! Hear Ye!; Prelude
  • John Eliot Gardiner conducting the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique Beethoven: 9 Symphonies

Best Polka Album

  • Winner:
    Walter Ostanek Band     Music and Friends
  • Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra Polka Your Troubles Away
  • Jan Lewan Jan Lewan and His Orchestra
  • Happy Louie & Julcia's Polka Band Your Polka Sweethearts
  • Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones Always ...Forever ...and a Day

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Best Pop/contemporary Gospel Album

Best Rap Performance - Duo Or Group

Best Rap Performance - Solo

Best Reggae Album

Best Rhythm & Blues Album

Best Rhythm & Blues Song

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Duo Or Group

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Female

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male

Best Rock Album

Best Rock Gospel Album

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or Television

  • Winner: Bruce Springsteen Streets of Philadelphia (Philadelphia)
  • M. Ciccone, Patrick Leonard, Richard Page I'll Remember (With Honors)
  • James Ingram, Cliff Magness, Carole Bayer Sager The Day I Fall in Love (Beethoven's 2nd)
  • Elton John, Tim Rice Circle of Life (The Lion King)
  • Elton John, Tim Rice Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King)

Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel Or Bluegrass Gospel Album

  • Winner:
    Alison Krauss, Cox Family     I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
  • Wendy Bagwell, Sunliters Tell It Again
  • Torchmen Just Stopped By
  • Charlie Daniels Band The Door
  • Cathedrals High and Lifted Up

Best Spoken Comedy Album

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

  • Winner:
    Robert Guillaume, Ted Kryczko, Randy Thornton     The Lion King Read-Along
  • John Wynne The Magic School Bus: Fun with Sound
  • John Hurt, Brian Gleeson, Mickey Hart, C.W. Rogers Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
  • Garrison Keillor, Ken Hoin, Mark O'Connor Johnny Appleseed
  • Amy Grant, Bela Fleck, Brian Gleeson, Craig Rogers The Creation

Best Spoken Word Or Nonmusical Album

Best Traditional Blues Album

Best Traditional Folk Album

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album

  • Winner:
    Albertina Walker     Songs of the Church - Live in Memphis
  • Williams Brothers In This Place
  • Timothy Wright, N.Y. Fellowship Mass Choir Come Thou Almighty King
  • Dorothy Norwood Live with the Georgia Mass Choir - Feel Like
  • James Moore I Will Trust in the Lord

Best Tropical Latin Album

Best World Music Album

Classical Producer Of The Year

  • Winner:
    Andrew Cornall
  • Max Wilcox
  • Wilhelm Hellweg
  • Anna Barry
  • Judith Sherman

Hall Of Fame

Legend Awards

Lifetime Achievement Awards

New Artist

Pop Album

Pop Female Vocalist

Pop Male Vocalist

Pop Vocal Collaboration

  • Winner:
    Al Green, Lyle Lovett     Funny How Time Slips Away
  • John Mellencamp, Me'Shell NdegeOcello Wild Night
  • Tony Bennett, k.d. lang Moonglow
  • Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting All for Love
  • Luther Vandross, Mariah Carey Endless Love

Pop Vocal Group

Producer Of The Year

  • Winner:
    Don Was
  • Brendon O'Brien
  • Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
  • David Foster
  • Trevor Horn

Record Of The Year

Rock Female Vocalist

Rock Male Vocalist

Rock Song

Rock Vocal Group

Song Of The Year

  • Winner: Bruce Springsteen Streets Of Philadelphia
  • Gary Baker, Frank Meyers I Swear
  • Elton John, Tim Rice The Circle of Life
  • Elton John, Tim Rice Can You Feel the Love Tonight
  • David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Wynn Cooper, Sheryl Crow, Kevin Gilbert All I Wanna Do

Traditional Pop Performance

Trustees Award

  • Winner:
    Pierre Cossette
  • Winner:
    Nesuhi Ertegun
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