| Year
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Winner(s)
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Title
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Nominees
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Ref.
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| 1959
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Hollywood String Quartet
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Beethoven: Quartet 130
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[1]
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| 1960
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Arthur Rubinstein
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Beethoven: Sonata No. 21 in C (Waldstein); Sonata No. 18 in E Flat
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[2]
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| 1961
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Laurindo Almeida
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Conversations with the Guitar
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[3]
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| 1962
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Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, William Primrose
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Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8; Kodály: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
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[4]
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| 1963
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Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, William Primrose
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The Heifetz-Piatgorsky Concerts with Primrose, Pennario and Guests
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|
[5]
|
| 1964
|
Julian Bream Consort
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An Evening of Elizabethan Music
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|
[6]
|
| 1965
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Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, Jacob Lateiner
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Beethoven: Trio No. 1 in E Flat, Op. 1, No. 1
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|
[7]
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| Noah Greenberg conducting New York Pro Musica
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It Was a Lover and His Lass (Morley, Byrd and Others)
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- 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
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East Meets West
|
|
[10]
|
| 1969
|
Vittorio Negri (conductor), E Power Biggs with the Edward Tarr Brass Ensemble & Gabrieli Consort
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Glory of Gabrieli Vol. II - Canzonas for Brass, Winds, Strings and Organs
|
|
[11]
|
| 1970
|
Chicago Brass Ensemble, Cleveland Brass Ensemble, and Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
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Gabrieli: Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli (Canzoni for Brass Choirs)
|
|
[12]
|
| 1971
|
Eugene Istomin, Isaac Stern, Leonard Rose
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Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios
|
|
[13]
|
| 1972
|
Juilliard String Quartet
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Debussy: Quartet in G Minor; Ravel: Quartet in F Major
|
|
[14]
|
| 1973
|
Julian Bream, John Williams
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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
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|
|
| 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
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- 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]
|