1998 Gramophone Awards

Updated February 11, 2017 | Infoplease Staff

Record of the Year and Choral	Martin, Pizzetti, Die Schöpfung, Westminster Cathedral Choir/James O'Donnell (Hyperion)
Editor's Choice	Thomas Adès, Adès: Arcadiana Op. 12. The origin of the harp, soloists; Endellion Quartet; London Sinfonietta; King's College Choir, Cambridge/Adès, Stenz, Cleobury (EMI Debut)
Baroque Non-Vocal	Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset, Rameau—Overtures (L'Oiseau-Lyre)
Baroque Vocal	Monteverdi , Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini
Chamber	Bartok, String quartets, Takacs Quartet (Decca)
Concerto	Joshua Bell, Barber, Bloch, Walton, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra/David Zinman (Decca)
Contemporary	Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, Birtwistle, soloists; BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins (NMC)
Early Music	Canciones and Ensaladas, Harmonia, Ensemble Clément Janequin/Dominique Visse (Mundi)
Early Opera	Rameau, Les fêtes d'Hébé, Soloists; Les Arts Florissants Chorus and Orchestra/William Christie (Erato)
Film Music	Kenneth Alwyn, The Ladykillers, Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Kenneth Alwyn (Silva Screen)
Instrumental	Stephen Hough, Mompou (Hyperion)
Music Theater	Kander & Ebb, Chicago, Broadway Cast/Rob Fisher (RCA Victor)
Opera	Rossini, Il Turko in Italia, soloists; Milan La Scala Chorus and Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (Decca)
Orchestral	Bartók, The Miraculous Mandarin, Hungarian Radio Chorus; Budapest Festival Orchestra/Ivan Fischer (Philips)
Solo Vocal	Schumann, Ian Bostridge, Julius Drake (EMI)
Best-selling disc	James Horner, Titanic–Original Soundtrack (Sony Classical)
Artist of the Year	Riccardo Chailly
Lifetime Achievement	Menahem Pressler