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Best Engineered Album, Classical

1961 • 3rd Annual GRAMMY Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1959 and Aug 30, 1960

1961 Winner is Laurindo Almeida, guitar with "The Spanish Guitars Of Laurindo Almeida"

The Spanish Guitars Of Laurindo Almeida

Hugh Davies

Nominees 1961

Winners

Year Winner Nomination
2026 Mike Tierney, Alan Silverman Cerrone: Don't Look Down All Nominees
2025 Mark Donahue, John Newton Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit All Nominees
2024 David Frost, Charlie Post, Silas Brown Contemporary American Composers All Nominees
2023 Shawn Murphy, Charlie Post, Gary Rydstrom, Michael Romanowski Bates: Philharmonia Fantastique - The Making Of The Orchestra All Nominees
2022 Leslie Ann Jones, Michael Romanowski Chanticleer Sings Christmas All Nominees
2021 David Frost, Charlie Post, Silas Brown Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, 'Babi Yar' All Nominees
2020 Leslie Ann Jones, John Kilgore, Judith Sherman, David Harrington, Bob Ludwig Riley: Sun Rings All Nominees
2019 Shawn Murphy, Nick Squire, Tim Martyn Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11 All Nominees
2018 Mark Donahue Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio All Nominees
2017 Mark Donahue, Fred Vogler, David L. Williams Corigliano: The Ghosts Of Versailles All Nominees
2016 Leslie Ann Jones, John Kilgore, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, Justin Merrill, Patricia Sullivan Ask Your Mama All Nominees
2015 Michael J. Bishop Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending All Nominees
2014 David Frost, Brian Losch, Tim Martyn Winter Morning Walks All Nominees
2013 Tom Caulfield, John Newton, Mark Donahue Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen All Nominees
2012 Byeong Joon Hwang, John Newton, Jesse Lewis Aldridge: Elmer Gantry All Nominees
2011 Mark Donahue, John Hill, Dirk Sobotka Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina All Nominees
2011 Leslie Ann Jones, Kory Kruckenberg, Brandie Lane, David Sabee Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works All Nominees
2010 Peter Laenger Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10 All Nominees
2009 David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Christopher Willis Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago All Nominees
2008 John Newton Grechaninov: Passion Week All Nominees
2007 Michael J. Bishop Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes All Nominees
2006 Da-Hong Seetoo Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets All Nominees
2005 Jack Renner Higdon: City Scape; Concerto For Orchestra All Nominees
2004 Richard King, Todd Whitelock Obrigado Brazil All Nominees
2003 Michael J. Bishop Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Sym. No. 1) All Nominees
2002 Richard King Bernstein (Arr. Brohn & Corigliano): West Side Story Suite (Lonely Town; Make Our Garden Grow, Etc.) All Nominees
2001 John Eargle Dvorák: Requiem, Op. 89; Sym. No. 9, Op. 95 "From the New World" All Nominees
2000 Markus Heiland Stravinsky: Firebird; The Rite Of Spring; Perséphone All Nominees
1999 Jack Renner Barber: Prayers Of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana All Nominees
1999 Tchad Blake, Trina Shoemaker, Andy Wallace The Globe Sessions All Nominees
1998 Michael J. Bishop, Jack Renner Copland: The Music Of America (Fanfare For The Common Man; Rodeo) All Nominees
1997 William Hoekstra, Lawrence L. Rock Copland: Dance Symphony; Short Symphony; Organ Symphony All Nominees
1996 Michael Mailes, Jonathan Stokes Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra; "Kossuth" - Symphonic Poem All Nominees
1995 William Hoekstra Copland: Music For Films (The Red Pony, Our Town, Etc.) All Nominees
1994 Rainer Maillard Bartók: The Wooden Prince & Cantata Profana All Nominees
1993 James Lock, John Pellowe, Philip Siney, Jonathan Stokes R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten All Nominees
1992 Gregor Zielinsky Bernstein: Candide All Nominees
1991 Jack Renner Rachmaninoff: Vespers All Nominees
1990 Jack Renner Britten: War Requiem All Nominees
1989 Jack Renner Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses All Nominees
1988 Jack Renner Faure: Requiem/Durufle: Requiem All Nominees
1987 Paul Goodman Horowitz - The Studio Recordings, New York 1985 All Nominees
1986 Jack Renner Berlioz: Requiem All Nominees
1985 Paul Goodman Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 In B Flat, Op. 100 All Nominees
1984 James Lock Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D All Nominees
1983 Paul Goodman Mahler: Symphony No. 7 In E Minor (Song Of The Night) All Nominees
1982 Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Andrew Kazdin, Ray Moore Isaac Stern 60th Anniversary Celebration All Nominees
1981 Karl-August Naegler Berg: Lulu (Complete Version) All Nominees
1980 Anthony Salvatore Sondheim: Sweeney Todd All Nominees
1979 Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Arthur Kendy, Ray Moore Varese: Ameriques/Arcana/Ionisation (Boulez Conducts Varese) All Nominees
1978 Kenneth Wilkinson Ravel: Bolero All Nominees
1977 Milton Cherin, Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Ray Moore Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue All Nominees
1976 Milton Cherin, Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Ray Moore Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe (Complete Ballet) All Nominees
1975 Kenneth Wilkinson Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique All Nominees
1974 Edward (Bud) T. Graham, Ray Moore Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra All Nominees
1973 Gordon Parry, Kenneth Wilkinson Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Symphony Of A Thousand) All Nominees
1972 Vittorio Negri Berlioz: Requiem All Nominees
1971 Arthur Kendy, Ray Moore, Fred Plaut Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps All Nominees
1970 Wendy Carlos Switched-on Bach All Nominees
1969 Gordon Parry Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D All Nominees
1968 Edward (Bud) T. Graham The Glorious Sound Of Brass All Nominees
1967 Anthony Salvatore Wagner: Lohengrin All Nominees
1966 Fred Plaut Horowitz At Carnegie Hall - An Historic Return All Nominees
1965 Douglas Larter Britten: Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra All Nominees
1964 Lewis W. Layton Puccini: Madama Butterfly All Nominees
1963 Lewis W. Layton Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra All Nominees
1962 Lewis W. Layton Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe All Nominees
1961 Hugh Davies The Spanish Guitars Of Laurindo Almeida All Nominees
1960 Lewis W. Layton Victory At Sea, Vol. I All Nominees
1959 Sherwood Hall III Duets With A Spanish Guitar All Nominees

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