1986 Gramophone Awards

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)