Best Classical Orchestral Recording
23rd Annual Grammy Awards • 1981
Honoring recordings released between October 1, 1979 – September 30, 1980
Georg Solti, conductor won the 1981 Grammy Award for Best Classical Orchestral Recording with "Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 In A"
Winners & Nominees 1981
Winner
Nominees
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 In A
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Beethoven: Symphonies (9) (Album)
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
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Respighi: Feste Romane/Fountains Of Rome (Album)
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
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Ruggles: Complete Music (Album)
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 (Album)
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Previous Years
| Year | Winner | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Georg Solti | Liszt: A Faust Symphony | All Nominees |
| 1986 | Robert Shaw | Faure: Pelleas Et Melisande | All Nominees |
| 1985 | Leonard Slatkin | Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 In B Flat | All Nominees |
| 1982 | Georg Solti | Mahler: Symphony No. 2 In C Minor | All Nominees |
| 1981 | Georg Solti | Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 In A | All Nominees |
| 1980 | Georg Solti | Brahms: Symphonies (1-4) | All Nominees |