Year
|
Winner(s)
|
Title
|
Nominees
|
Ref.
|
1959
|
Hollywood String Quartet
|
Beethoven:
Quartet 130
|
|
[1]
|
1960
|
Arthur Rubinstein
|
Beethoven:
Sonata No. 21 in C (Waldstein);
Sonata No. 18 in E Flat
|
|
[2]
|
1961
|
Laurindo Almeida
|
Conversations with the Guitar
|
|
[3]
|
1962
|
Jascha Heifetz,
Gregor Piatigorsky,
William Primrose
|
Beethoven:
Serenade, Op. 8;
Kodály: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
|
|
[4]
|
1963
|
Jascha Heifetz,
Gregor Piatigorsky,
William Primrose
|
The Heifetz-Piatgorsky Concerts with Primrose, Pennario and Guests
|
|
[5]
|
1964
|
Julian Bream Consort
|
An Evening of Elizabethan Music
|
|
[6]
|
1965
|
Jascha Heifetz,
Gregor Piatigorsky,
Jacob Lateiner
|
Beethoven: Trio No. 1 in E Flat, Op. 1, No. 1
|
|
[7]
|
Noah Greenberg conducting
New York Pro Musica
|
It Was a Lover and His Lass (Morley, Byrd and Others)
|
- Let Petit Ensemble Vocal de Montreal for Dufey Motets
- Golden Age Singers for Music for Voices and Violins in the Time of Shakespeare
-
Deller Consort for Music of Medieval France, 1200-1400, Sacred and Secular
- Vocal Arts Ensemble for Music of the Renaissance (Pes Prez, Morley)
-
Hermione Gingold,
Russell Oberlin,
Thomas Dunn for
Walton:
Façade
|
1966
|
Juilliard String Quartet
|
Bartók: The 6 String Quartets
|
|
[8]
|
1967
|
Boston Symphony Chamber Players
|
Boston Symphony Chamber Players - Works of
Mozart,
Brahms,
Beethoven, Fine,
Copland,
Carter,
Piston
|
|
[9]
|
1968
|
Ravi Shankar,
Yehudi Menuhin
|
West Meets East
|
|
[10]
|
1969
|
Vittorio Negri (conductor),
E Power Biggs with the Edward Tarr Brass Ensemble &
Gabrieli Consort
|
Glory of
Gabrieli Vol. II - Canzonas for Brass, Winds, Strings and Organs
|
|
[11]
|
1970
|
Chicago Brass Ensemble, Cleveland Brass Ensemble, and Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
|
Gabrieli: Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli (Canzoni for Brass Choirs)
|
|
[12]
|
1971
|
Eugene Istomin,
Isaac Stern,
Leonard Rose
|
Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios
|
|
[13]
|
1972
|
Juilliard String Quartet
|
Debussy: Quartet in G Minor;
Ravel: Quartet in F Major
|
|
[14]
|
1973
|
Julian Bream,
John Williams
|
Julian and John (selections by
Lawes,
Carulli,
Albéniz,
Granados)
|
|
[15]
|
1974
|
Gunther Schuller (conductor),
New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble
|
Joplin:
The Red Back Book
|
|
[16]
|
1975
|
Pierre Fournier,
Arthur Rubinstein &
Henryk Szeryng
|
Brahms: Trios (Complete)/Schumann: Trio No. 1 in D Minor
|
|
|
1976
|
Arthur Rubinstein,
Henryk Szeryng,
Pierre Fournier
|
Schubert: Trios
No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 99 and
No. 2 in E Flat Major, Op. 100 (Piano Trios)
|
|
[17]
|
1977
|
David Munrow (conductor), Early Music Consort of London
|
The Art of Courtly Love
|
- The Cleveland Quartet for
Barber: Quartet for Strings, Op. 11;
Ives: Quartet No. 2 for Strings (Two American Masterpieces)
-
Jean-Pierre Rampal,
Claude Bolling for
Bolling: Suite for Flute and Piano
- Jacquline du Pre,
Daniel Barenboim for
Beethoven: Sonatas for Cello (Complete)
- Prague String Quartet for
Dvořák: Quartets, Opp. 96 and 105
-
Glenn Gould and Philadelphia Brass Ensemble for
Hindemith: Sonatas for Brass and Piano
- Tashi (
Peter Serkin,
Fred Sherry,
Ida Kavafian,
Richard Stoltzman) for
Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
- Thomas Iglois,
Alberni Quartet for
Schubert: Quintet in C, Op. 163
- Fitzwilliam Quartet for
Shostakovich:
Quartet No. 14 in F Sharp Major
-
Jascha Heifetz,
Gregor Piatigorsky for The Heifetz-Piatigorsky Concerts
|
[18]
|
1978
|
Juilliard String Quartet
|
Schoenberg:
Quartets for Strings (Complete)
|
-
David Munrow (conductor), Early Music Consort of London for A Contemporary Elizabethan Concert (
Dowland, Williams,
Purcell, etc.)
-
Guarneri Quartet for
Bartók: Quartets for Strings (6)
- Prague String Quartet for
Dvořák: Quartets No. 8 in E Major, Op. 80, and No. 10 in E Flat Major, Op. 51
-
Emanuel Ax,
Cleveland Quartet for
Dvořák: Quintet for Piano in A Major, Op. 81
-
Ravi Shankar,
Yehudi Menuhin,
Jean-Pierre Rampal, Martine Geliot,
Alla Rakha for Improvisations: East Meets West, Album 3
- Pezzo Elegiaco,
Vladimir Horowitz,
Isaac Stern,
Mstislav Rostropovich for
Rachmaninov: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor, Op. 19, Andante;
tTchaikovsky: Trio for Piano
|
[19]
|
1979
|
Itzhak Perlman,
Vladimir Ashkenazy
|
Beethoven: Sonatas for Violin and Piano (Complete)
|
|
[20]
|
1980
|
Dennis Russell Davies (conductor) and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
|
Copland:
Appalachian Spring
|
-
Tokyo String Quartet for
Debussy: Quartet in G Minor;
Ravel: Quartet in F
-
Itzhak Perlman,
Lynn Harrell and
Pinchas Zukerman for
Dohnányi: Serenade, Op. 10;
Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8
- Fitzwilliam Quartet for
Shostakovich: Quartets Nos. 5 and 6
-
Jacqueline du Pre,
Daniel Barenboim for
Brahms: Sonata in F Minor and F Major for Cello and Piano
-
Itzhak Perlman,
Vladimir Ashkenazy for
Prokofiev: Sonatas for Violin and Piano
- Michael Debost,
James Galway for
Telemann: 6 Sonatas for 2 Flutes
-
Yoshikazu Fukumura (conductor), the Koto Flute,
Ransom Wilson and The New Koto Ensemble of Tokyo for
Vivaldi: 4 Flute Concertos
-
Pierre Boulez,
Daniel Barenboim,
Pinchas Zukerman, Pay and Ensemble Inter-Contemporain for
Berg: Chamber Concerto for Piano and Violin; 4 Pieces for Clarinet and Piano
-
Pinchas Zukerman,
Claude Bolling, Max Hediguer and Marcel Sabiani for
Bolling: Suite for Violin and Jazz Piano
|
[21]
|
1981
|
Itzhak Perlman and
Pinchas Zukerman
|
Music for 2 Violins (
Moszkowski: Suite for 2 Violins;
Shostakovich: Duets;
Prokofiev: Sonata for 2 Violins)
|
|
[22]
|
1982
|
Itzhak Perlman,
Lynn Harrell and
Vladimir Ashkenazy
|
Tchaikovsky:
Piano Trio in A Minor
|
|
[23]
|
1983
|
Richard Stoltzman,
Richard Goode
|
Brahms: The Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120
|
-
Guarneri Quartet for
Borodin: Quartet No. 2 in D Major;
Dohnányi: Quartet No. 2 in D Flat Major, Op. 15
-
Lynn Harrell,
Vladimir Ashkenazy for
Brahms: Sonatas for Cello and Piano No. 1 in E Minot, Op. 38, and NO. 2 in F Major, Op. 99
- Cleveland Quartet,
Pinchas Zukerman,
Bernard Greenhouse for
Brahms: The String Sextets (B Flat Major, Op. 18, and G Major, Op. 36)
-
James Galway,
Kyung-Wha Chung, Phillip Moll, Moray Welsh for
Bach: Trio Sonatas (BWV 1038, 1039, 1079)
|
[24]
|
1984
|
Mstislav Rostropovich,
Rudolf Serkin
|
Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano in E Minor, Op. 38, and Sonata in F Major, Op. 99
|
|
[25]
|
1985
|
Juilliard String Quartet
|
Beethoven: The Late String Quartets
|
- The Cleveland Quartet,
Emmanuel Ax for
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34
-
Guarneri Quartet,
Pinchas Zukerman for
Brahms: The String Quintet in F & G
-
Michael Riesman (conductor), The Philip Glass Ensemble for
Glass: The Photographer
-
Chick Corea,
Gary Burton, Ikwhan Bae, Carol Shive,
Karen Dreyfus,
Fred Sherry for
Corea: Lyric Suite for Sextet
-
Itzhak Perlman,
Daniel Barenboim for
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas K. 301-4
|
[26]
|
1986
|
Emmanuel Ax,
Yo-Yo Ma
|
Brahms: Cello and Piano Sonatas in E Major and F Major
|
|
[27]
|
1987
|
Emmanuel Ax,
Yo-Yo Ma
|
Beethoven: Cello and Piano Sonata No. 4 in C and Variations
|
|
[28]
|
1988
|
Itzhak Perlman,
Lynn Harrell,
Vladimir Ashkenazy
|
Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios
|
-
Murray Perahia, members of the Amadeus Quartet for
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor
- Beaux Arts Trio for
Dvořák: Piano Trio in E Minor (Dumky);
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D Minor
-
Jean-Pierre Rampal,
Isaac Stern,
Salvatore Accardo,
Mstislav Rostropovich for
Mozart: The Flute Quartets (K. 285, 285A, 285B, 298)
- Kronos Quartet for White Man Sleeps (Music by
Volans,
Ives, Hassell,
Coleman, Johnson,
Bartók)
|
[29]
|
1989
|
Murray Perahia,
Georg Solti, David Corkhill,
Evelyn Glennie
|
Bartók: Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion;
Brahms: Variation on a Theme by
Joseph Haydn for 2 Piano
|
-
Gidon Kremer,
Martha Argerich for
Beethoven: Violin-Piano SOnatas No. 4 in A, Op. 23, and No. 5 in F, Op. 24
-
Guarneri Quartet for
Dvořák: String Quartet in F (American Quartet);
Smetana: String Quartet in E Minor (From My Life)
-
Kim Kashkashian,
Robert Levin for
Hindemith: Viola Sonata Op. 11, No. 4; Violin Sonata, Op. 25, No. 4; Violin Sonatas, '37
-
James Levine, Ensemble Wien-Berlin for
Mozart: Quintet in E Flat for Piano and Wings, K. 452;
Beethoven: Qunitet in E Flat for Piano and Winds
|
[30]
|
1990
|
Emerson String Quartet
|
Bartók: 6 String Quartets
|
-
Guarneri Quartet for
Beethoven: String Quartets No. 13 in B Flat; Grosse Fuge in B Flat
-
Anne-Sophie Mutter,
Mstislav Rostropovich, Bruno Guiranna for
Beethoven: String Trios (E Flat, Op. 3 Serenade in D, Op. 8; G, Op. 9, No. 2; C, Op. 9, No. 3)
-
Shlomo Mintz,
Yefim Bronfman for
Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 in F Minor and 2 in D
-
Emmanuel Ax,
Isaac Stern,
Yo-Yo Ma for
Shostakovich: Trio No. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano in E Minor, Op. 67 and Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Minor
|
[31]
|
1991
|
Daniel Barenboim,
Itzhak Perlman
|
Brahms: The Three Violin Sonatas
|
|
[32]
|
1992
|
Emanuel Ax,
Isaac Stern,
Jaime Laredo,
Yo-Yo Ma
|
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartets
|
|
[33]
|
1993
|
Emanuel Ax,
Yo-Yo Ma
|
Brahms: Sonatas for Cello and Piano
|
-
Tokyo String Quartet for
Beethoven: The Late String Quartets
-
Isaac Stern,
Cho-Liang Lin,
Yo-Yo Ma,
Sharon Robinson,
Jaime Laredo,
Michael Tree for
Brahms: Sextets, Op. 18 and 36; Theme and Variations
-
Rudolf Firkusny, the Ridge String Quartet for
Dvořák: Piano Quintets Op. 81 and Op. 5
- Carmina Quartet for
Szymanowski: String Quartets Nos. 1, Op. 37, and 2, Op. 56;
Webern: 'Langsamer Satz' for String Quartet
|
[34]
|
1994
|
Emerson String Quartet
|
Ives: String Quartets
|
|
[35]
|
1995
|
Daniel Barenboim,
Dale Clevenger,
Larry Combs, Daniele Damiano,
Hansjorg Schellenberger,
Berlin Philharmonic
|
Beethoven/
Mozart: Quintets (Chicago-Berlin)
|
|
[36]
|
1996
|
Emanuel Ax,
Yo-Yo Ma,
Richard Stoltzman
|
Brahms/
Beethoven/
Mozart: Clarinet Trios
|
- Vermeer String Quartet for
Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Christ
- Alban Berg Quartet for
Janáček: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
- St. Peterburg String Quartet for
Shostakovich: String Quartets No. 3, 5, & 7
-
Emerson String Quartet for
Webern: Works for String Quartet
|
[37]
|
1997
|
Cleveland Quartet
|
Corigliano: String Quartet
|
|
[38]
|
1998
|
Emerson Quartet
|
Beethoven: The String Quartets
|
- Beaux Arts Trio for Beaux Arts Trio Plays
Turina,
Granados
-
Anne-Sophie Mutter,
Lambert Orkis for The Berlin Recital (Words of
Brahms,
Debussy,
Franck,
Mozart)
- Kronos Quartet for Early Music - Lachryma Antiqua (Works of
Machaut,
Tye, Lamb,
Dowland, etc.)
-
Jaime Laredo,
Cho-Liang Lin,
Yo-Yo Ma,
Sharon Robinson,
Isaac Stern for
Schumann/
Boccherini: Quintets
|
[39]
|
1999
|
André Previn,
Gil Shaham
|
American Scenes (Works of
Copland,
Previn,
Barber,
Gershwin)
|
-
Takács Quartet for
Bartók: The 6 String Quartets
-
Kim Kashkashian,
Robert Levin for
Brahms: Sonatas for Viola & Piano Nos. 1 & 2
-
Pierre-Laurent Aimard,
Saschko Gawriloff, London Winds,
Marie-Luise Neunecker, Tabea Zimmerman for
Ligeti: Chamber Music (Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano; Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet, Etc.)
- Kronos Quartet for
Schnittke: The Complete String Quartets (Nos. 1, 2, 3, etc.)
|
[40]
|
2000
|
Anne-Sophie Mutter,
Lambert Orkis
|
Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas (Nos. 1-3, Op. 12; Nos. 1-3, Op. 30; "Spring" Sonata, etc.)
|
|
[41]
|
2001
|
Emerson String Quartet
|
Shostakovich: The String Quartets
|
|
[42]
|
2002
|
The Angeles String Quartet
|
Haydn: The Complete String Quartets
|
|
[43]
|
2003
|
Takács Quartet
|
Beethoven: String Quartets (
"Razumovsky", Op. 59, 1-3;
"Harp", Op. 74)
|
-
Mark Dresser, Tara Helen O'Connor, Todd Palmer, St Lawrence String Quartet & Ying Quartet for
Golijov: Yiddishbbuk
-
Richard Egarr,
Andrew Manze for
Handel: Complete Violin Sonatas
-
Martha Argerich,
Mischa Maisky for Live In Japan (
Chopin,
Franck,
Debussy)
- Silke Avenhaus, Macha Deubner,
Rosamunde Quartett,
Valentin Silvestrov for
Silvestrov: Leggiero, Pesante
|
[44]
|
2004
|
Kronos Quartet,
Dawn Upshaw
|
Berg:
Lyrics Suite
|
|
[45]
|
2005
|
Martha Argerich,
Mikhail Pletnev
|
Prokofiev (Arr.
Pletnev): Cinderella - Suite for Two Pianos;
Ravel: Ma Mère L'Oye
|
|
[46]
|
2006
|
Emerson String Quartet
|
Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets
|
|
[47]
|
2007
|
Emerson String Quartet
|
Intimate Voices
|
- The Chicago Chamber Musicians for Chamber works for Winds and String by
Mozart
-
Andrew Russo,
Corey Cerovsek, Steven Heyman for
Corigliano: Violin Sonata, Étude Fantasy
-
Martha Argerich and Friends for Martha Argerich and Friends: Live from the Lugano Festival 2005
- Beaux Arts Trio for
Shostakovich: Piano Trios 1 & 2, Seven Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok
|
[48]
|
2008
|
Eighth Blackbird
|
Strange Imaginary Animals
|
|
[49]
|
2009
|
Pacifica Quartet
|
Elliott Carter: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5
|
|
[50]
|
2010
|
Emerson Quartet
|
Intimate Letters
|
|
[51]
|
2011
|
Parker Quartet
|
Ligeti: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
|
|
[52]
|