Artist

Benjamin Britten

Wins

3

Nominations

12

Category

Classical

17th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Classical Album - Nominee

Schumann: Faust (Album). Benjamin Britten, Christopher Raeburn, Michael Woolcock

17th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Choral Performance - Nominee

16th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Choral Performance - Nominee

15th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Opera Recording - Nominee

Britten: Owen Wingrave. Benjamin Britten, David Harvey

13th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Chamber Music Performance - Nominee

Salute To Percy Grainger (Album). Benjamin Britten

8th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Classical Contemporary Composition - Nominee

Britten: Cantata Misericordium (Album). Benjamin Britten

8th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Choral Performance - Nominee

6th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Classical Album - Winner

Britten: War Requiem. Benjamin Britten

6th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Classical Contemporary Composition - Winner

Britten: War Requiem. Benjamin Britten

6th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Choral Performance - Winner

All Grammy Awards and
Nominations for Benjamin Britten

Year Award Artists Work All Nominees
1975 Best Classical Album Benjamin Britten, Christopher Raeburn, Michael Woolcock Schumann: Faust (Album) All Nominees
1975 Best Choral Performance Benjamin Britten, Russell Burgess, conductors Schumann: Faust All Nominees
1974 Best Choral Performance Benjamin Britten, conductor; David Willcocks, choral director Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius (Album) All Nominees
1973 Best Opera Recording Benjamin Britten, David Harvey Britten: Owen Wingrave All Nominees
1971 Best Chamber Music Performance Benjamin Britten Salute To Percy Grainger (Album) All Nominees
1966 Best Classical Contemporary Composition Benjamin Britten Britten: Cantata Misericordium (Album) All Nominees
1966 Best Choral Performance Benjamin Britten, conductor Britten: Cantata Misericordium (Album) All Nominees
1964 Best Classical Album Benjamin Britten Britten: War Requiem All Nominees
1964 Best Classical Contemporary Composition Benjamin Britten Britten: War Requiem All Nominees
1964 Best Choral Performance Lord Benjamin Britten, conductor; David Willcocks & Edward Chapman, choral directors (Pears, Vishnevskaya, Fischer-Dieskau) Britten: War Requiem All Nominees
1963 Best Classical Contemporary Composition Benjamin Britten Noye's Fludde All Nominees
1961 Best Opera Recording Benjamin Britten Britten: Peter Grimes (Album) All Nominees
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