| Chamber | Fauré, Piano Quartets nos. 1 and 2, Domus (Hyperion) |
| Choral | Janácek, Glagolitic Mass, Sir Charles Mackerras conducting Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir (Supraphon) |
| Concerto | Beethoven, Piano Concertos nos. 3 and 4, Bernard Haitink conducting Concertgebouw Orchestra; solo: Perahia (CBS Masterworks) |
| Contemporary | Lutoslawski, Symphony No. 3, Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; solo: Shirley-Quirk (CBS Masterworks) |
| Early-Baroque | Bach, Art of Fugue, Davitt Moroney (Harmonia Mundi) |
| Early-Medieval | Various artists, Chansons de Toile, Esther Lamandier (Alienor) |
| Engineering | Respighi, Belkis, Queen of Sheba, Geoffrey Simon conducting Philharmonia Orchestra (Chandos) |
| Historical Vocal | Various artists, Record of Singing Vol. 3, various artists (HMV) |
| Historical Non-Vocal | Beethoven, String Quartets nos. 9, 11–12 and 15, Busch Quartet (HMV) |
| Instrumental | Mozart, Sonata for 2 Pianos; Schubert, Fantasia, Murray Perahia and Radu Lupu (Sony) |
| Operatic (Record of the Year) | Rossini, II Viaggio a Reims, Claudio Abbado conducting Prague Philharmonic Chorus and Chamber Orchestra Europe (Deutsche Grammophon) |
| Orchestral | Williams, Sinfonia Antartica, Bernard Haitink conducting London Philharmonic Orchestra; solo: Armstrong (EMI) |
| Re-Mastered CD | Britten, Peter Grimes, Benjamin Britten conducting Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra (Decca) |
| Solo Vocal | Schubert, Winterreise, Peter Schreier and Sviatoslav Richter (Philips) |
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