| Chamber | Beethoven, String Quartets nos. 12–16, Lindsay Quartet (ASV) |
| Choral | Mozart, Requiem, Peter Schreier conducting Staatskapelle Dresden (Philips) |
| Concerto | Mozart, Piano Concertos nos. 15 and 16, Murray Perahia conducting English Chamber Orchestra (CBS Master) |
| Contemporary | Carter and Harvey, String Quartets, Arditti Quartet (RCA Red Seal) |
| Early-Baroque | Bach, Chamber Works, Reinhard Goebel conducting Cologne Musica Antiqua (Archiv) |
| Early-Medieval | Dunstable, Motets, Paul Hillier conducting Hilliard Ensemble (HMV) |
| Engineering | Bax, Symphony No. 4, Tintagel, Bryden Thomson conducting Ulster Orchestra (Chandos) |
| Historical Vocal | Brahms and Schumann, Historical Recordings of Lieder, various artists (HMV) |
| Historical Non-Vocal | Beethoven, Piano Sonatas nos. 30–32, Egon Petri (dell'Arte) |
| Instrumental | Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 29, Emil Gilels (Deutsche Grammophon) |
| Operatic | Janácek, Jenufa, Sir Charles Mackerras conducting Vienna State Opera and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Decca) |
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Orchestral (Record of the Year) | Mahler, Symphony No. 9, Herbert von Karajan conducting Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon) |
| Solo Vocal | Strauss, Four Last Songs, Kurt Masur conducting Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; solo: Norman (Philips) |
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