1998 Gramophone Awards

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff
Record of the Year and ChoralMartin, Pizzetti, Die Schöpfung, Westminster Cathedral Choir/James O'Donnell (Hyperion)
Editor's ChoiceThomas 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-VocalLes Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset, Rameau—Overtures (L'Oiseau-Lyre)
Baroque VocalMonteverdi , Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini
ChamberBartok, String quartets, Takacs Quartet (Decca)
ConcertoJoshua Bell, Barber, Bloch, Walton, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra/David Zinman (Decca)
ContemporaryAndrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, Birtwistle, soloists; BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins (NMC)
Early MusicCanciones and Ensaladas, Harmonia, Ensemble Clément Janequin/Dominique Visse (Mundi)
Early OperaRameau, Les fêtes d'Hébé, Soloists; Les Arts Florissants Chorus and Orchestra/William Christie (Erato)
Film MusicKenneth Alwyn, The Ladykillers, Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Kenneth Alwyn (Silva Screen)
InstrumentalStephen Hough, Mompou (Hyperion)
Music TheaterKander & Ebb, Chicago, Broadway Cast/Rob Fisher (RCA Victor)
OperaRossini, Il Turko in Italia, soloists; Milan La Scala Chorus and Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (Decca)
OrchestralBartók, The Miraculous Mandarin, Hungarian Radio Chorus; Budapest Festival Orchestra/Ivan Fischer (Philips)
Solo VocalSchumann, Ian Bostridge, Julius Drake (EMI)
Best-selling discJames Horner, Titanic–Original Soundtrack (Sony Classical)
Artist of the YearRiccardo Chailly
Lifetime AchievementMenahem Pressler

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