Year | Winner(s) | Title | Nominees | Ref. |
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1959 | Hollywood String Quartet | Beethoven: Quartet 130 | | [1] |
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1960 | Arthur Rubinstein | Beethoven: Sonata No. 21 in C (Waldstein); Sonata No. 18 in E Flat | | [2] |
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1961 | Laurindo Almeida | Conversations with the Guitar | | [3] |
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1962 | Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, William Primrose | Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8; Kodály: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7 | | [4] |
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1963 | Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, William Primrose | The Heifetz-Piatgorsky Concerts with Primrose, Pennario and Guests | | [5] |
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1964 | Julian Bream Consort | An Evening of Elizabethan Music | | [6] |
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1965 | Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, Jacob Lateiner | Beethoven: Trio No. 1 in E Flat, Op. 1, No. 1 | | [7] |
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Noah Greenberg conducting New York Pro Musica | It Was a Lover and His Lass (Morley, Byrd and Others) | |
1966 | Juilliard String Quartet | Bartók: The 6 String Quartets | | [8] |
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1967 | Boston Symphony Chamber Players | Boston Symphony Chamber Players - Works of Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, Fine, Copland, Carter, Piston | | [9] |
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1968 | Ravi Shankar, Yehudi Menuhin | West Meets East | | [10] |
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1969 | Vittorio Negri (conductor), E Power Biggs with the Edward Tarr Brass Ensemble & Gabrieli Consort | Glory of Gabrieli Vol. II - Canzonas for Brass, Winds, Strings and Organs | | [11] |
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1970 | Chicago Brass Ensemble, Cleveland Brass Ensemble, and Philadelphia Brass Ensemble | Gabrieli: Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli (Canzoni for Brass Choirs) | | [12] |
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1971 | Eugene Istomin, Isaac Stern, Leonard Rose | Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios | | [13] |
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1972 | Juilliard String Quartet | Debussy: Quartet in G Minor; Ravel: Quartet in F Major | | [14] |
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1973 | Julian Bream, John Williams | Julian and John (selections by Lawes, Carulli, Albéniz, Granados) | | [15] |
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1974 | Gunther Schuller (conductor), New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble | Joplin: The Red Back Book | | [16] |
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1975 | Pierre Fournier, Arthur Rubinstein & Henryk Szeryng | Brahms: Trios (Complete)/Schumann: Trio No. 1 in D Minor | | |
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1976 | Arthur Rubinstein, Henryk Szeryng, Pierre Fournier | Schubert: Trios No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 99 and No. 2 in E Flat Major, Op. 100 (Piano Trios) | | [17] |
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1977 | David Munrow (conductor), Early Music Consort of London | The Art of Courtly Love | - The Cleveland Quartet for Barber: Quartet for Strings, Op. 11; Ives: Quartet No. 2 for Strings (Two American Masterpieces)
- Jean-Pierre Rampal, Claude Bolling for Bolling: Suite for Flute and Piano
- Jacquline du Pre, Daniel Barenboim for Beethoven: Sonatas for Cello (Complete)
- Prague String Quartet for Dvořák: Quartets, Opp. 96 and 105
- Glenn Gould and Philadelphia Brass Ensemble for Hindemith: Sonatas for Brass and Piano
- Tashi (Peter Serkin, Fred Sherry, Ida Kavafian, Richard Stoltzman) for Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
- Thomas Iglois, Alberni Quartet for Schubert: Quintet in C, Op. 163
- Fitzwilliam Quartet for Shostakovich: Quartet No. 14 in F Sharp Major
- Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky for The Heifetz-Piatigorsky Concerts
| [18] |
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1978 | Juilliard String Quartet | Schoenberg: Quartets for Strings (Complete) | - David Munrow (conductor), Early Music Consort of London for A Contemporary Elizabethan Concert (Dowland, Williams, Purcell, etc.)
- Guarneri Quartet for Bartók: Quartets for Strings (6)
- Prague String Quartet for Dvořák: Quartets No. 8 in E Major, Op. 80, and No. 10 in E Flat Major, Op. 51
- Emanuel Ax, Cleveland Quartet for Dvořák: Quintet for Piano in A Major, Op. 81
- Ravi Shankar, Yehudi Menuhin, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Martine Geliot, Alla Rakha for Improvisations: East Meets West, Album 3
- Pezzo Elegiaco, Vladimir Horowitz, Isaac Stern, Mstislav Rostropovich for Rachmaninov: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor, Op. 19, Andante; tTchaikovsky: Trio for Piano
| [19] |
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1979 | Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy | Beethoven: Sonatas for Violin and Piano (Complete) | | [20] |
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1980 | Dennis Russell Davies (conductor) and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra | Copland: Appalachian Spring | - Tokyo String Quartet for Debussy: Quartet in G Minor; Ravel: Quartet in F
- Itzhak Perlman, Lynn Harrell and Pinchas Zukerman for Dohnányi: Serenade, Op. 10; Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8
- Fitzwilliam Quartet for Shostakovich: Quartets Nos. 5 and 6
- Jacqueline du Pre, Daniel Barenboim for Brahms: Sonata in F Minor and F Major for Cello and Piano
- Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy for Prokofiev: Sonatas for Violin and Piano
- Michael Debost, James Galway for Telemann: 6 Sonatas for 2 Flutes
- Yoshikazu Fukumura (conductor), the Koto Flute, Ransom Wilson and The New Koto Ensemble of Tokyo for Vivaldi: 4 Flute Concertos
- Pierre Boulez, Daniel Barenboim, Pinchas Zukerman, Pay and Ensemble Inter-Contemporain for Berg: Chamber Concerto for Piano and Violin; 4 Pieces for Clarinet and Piano
- Pinchas Zukerman, Claude Bolling, Max Hediguer and Marcel Sabiani for Bolling: Suite for Violin and Jazz Piano
| [21] |
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1981 | Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman | Music for 2 Violins (Moszkowski: Suite for 2 Violins; Shostakovich: Duets; Prokofiev: Sonata for 2 Violins) | | [22] |
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1982 | Itzhak Perlman, Lynn Harrell and Vladimir Ashkenazy | Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor | | [23] |
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1983 | Richard Stoltzman, Richard Goode | Brahms: The Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120 | - Guarneri Quartet for Borodin: Quartet No. 2 in D Major; Dohnányi: Quartet No. 2 in D Flat Major, Op. 15
- Lynn Harrell, Vladimir Ashkenazy for Brahms: Sonatas for Cello and Piano No. 1 in E Minot, Op. 38, and NO. 2 in F Major, Op. 99
- Cleveland Quartet, Pinchas Zukerman, Bernard Greenhouse for Brahms: The String Sextets (B Flat Major, Op. 18, and G Major, Op. 36)
- James Galway, Kyung-Wha Chung, Phillip Moll, Moray Welsh for Bach: Trio Sonatas (BWV 1038, 1039, 1079)
| [24] |
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1984 | Mstislav Rostropovich, Rudolf Serkin | Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano in E Minor, Op. 38, and Sonata in F Major, Op. 99 | | [25] |
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1985 | Juilliard String Quartet | Beethoven: The Late String Quartets | - The Cleveland Quartet, Emmanuel Ax for Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34
- Guarneri Quartet, Pinchas Zukerman for Brahms: The String Quintet in F & G
- Michael Riesman (conductor), The Philip Glass Ensemble for Glass: The Photographer
- Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Ikwhan Bae, Carol Shive, Karen Dreyfus, Fred Sherry for Corea: Lyric Suite for Sextet
- Itzhak Perlman, Daniel Barenboim for Beethoven: Violin Sonatas K. 301-4
| [26] |
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1986 | Emmanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma | Brahms: Cello and Piano Sonatas in E Major and F Major | | [27] |
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1987 | Emmanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma | Beethoven: Cello and Piano Sonata No. 4 in C and Variations | | [28] |
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1988 | Itzhak Perlman, Lynn Harrell, Vladimir Ashkenazy | Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios | - Murray Perahia, members of the Amadeus Quartet for Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor
- Beaux Arts Trio for Dvořák: Piano Trio in E Minor (Dumky); Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D Minor
- Jean-Pierre Rampal, Isaac Stern, Salvatore Accardo, Mstislav Rostropovich for Mozart: The Flute Quartets (K. 285, 285A, 285B, 298)
- Kronos Quartet for White Man Sleeps (Music by Volans, Ives, Hassell, Coleman, Johnson, Bartók)
| [29] |
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1989 | Murray Perahia, Georg Solti, David Corkhill, Evelyn Glennie | Bartók: Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion; Brahms: Variation on a Theme by Joseph Haydn for 2 Piano | - Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich for Beethoven: Violin-Piano SOnatas No. 4 in A, Op. 23, and No. 5 in F, Op. 24
- Guarneri Quartet for Dvořák: String Quartet in F (American Quartet); Smetana: String Quartet in E Minor (From My Life)
- Kim Kashkashian, Robert Levin for Hindemith: Viola Sonata Op. 11, No. 4; Violin Sonata, Op. 25, No. 4; Violin Sonatas, '37
- James Levine, Ensemble Wien-Berlin for Mozart: Quintet in E Flat for Piano and Wings, K. 452; Beethoven: Qunitet in E Flat for Piano and Winds
| [30] |
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1990 | Emerson String Quartet | Bartók: 6 String Quartets | - Guarneri Quartet for Beethoven: String Quartets No. 13 in B Flat; Grosse Fuge in B Flat
- Anne-Sophie Mutter, Mstislav Rostropovich, Bruno Guiranna for Beethoven: String Trios (E Flat, Op. 3 Serenade in D, Op. 8; G, Op. 9, No. 2; C, Op. 9, No. 3)
- Shlomo Mintz, Yefim Bronfman for Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 in F Minor and 2 in D
- Emmanuel Ax, Isaac Stern, Yo-Yo Ma for Shostakovich: Trio No. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano in E Minor, Op. 67 and Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Minor
| [31] |
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1991 | Daniel Barenboim, Itzhak Perlman | Brahms: The Three Violin Sonatas | | [32] |
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1992 | Emanuel Ax, Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo, Yo-Yo Ma | Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartets | | [33] |
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1993 | Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma | Brahms: Sonatas for Cello and Piano | - Tokyo String Quartet for Beethoven: The Late String Quartets
- Isaac Stern, Cho-Liang Lin, Yo-Yo Ma, Sharon Robinson, Jaime Laredo, Michael Tree for Brahms: Sextets, Op. 18 and 36; Theme and Variations
- Rudolf Firkusny, the Ridge String Quartet for Dvořák: Piano Quintets Op. 81 and Op. 5
- Carmina Quartet for Szymanowski: String Quartets Nos. 1, Op. 37, and 2, Op. 56; Webern: 'Langsamer Satz' for String Quartet
| [34] |
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1994 | Emerson String Quartet | Ives: String Quartets | | [35] |
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1995 | Daniel Barenboim, Dale Clevenger, Larry Combs, Daniele Damiano, Hansjorg Schellenberger, Berlin Philharmonic | Beethoven/Mozart: Quintets (Chicago-Berlin) | | [36] |
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1996 | Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma, Richard Stoltzman | Brahms/Beethoven/Mozart: Clarinet Trios | | [37] |
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1997 | Cleveland Quartet | Corigliano: String Quartet | | [38] |
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1998 | Emerson Quartet | Beethoven: The String Quartets | - Beaux Arts Trio for Beaux Arts Trio Plays Turina, Granados
- Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lambert Orkis for The Berlin Recital (Words of Brahms, Debussy, Franck, Mozart)
- Kronos Quartet for Early Music - Lachryma Antiqua (Works of Machaut, Tye, Lamb, Dowland, etc.)
- Jaime Laredo, Cho-Liang Lin, Yo-Yo Ma, Sharon Robinson, Isaac Stern for Schumann/Boccherini: Quintets
| [39] |
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1999 | André Previn, Gil Shaham | American Scenes (Works of Copland, Previn, Barber, Gershwin) | - Takács Quartet for Bartók: The 6 String Quartets
- Kim Kashkashian, Robert Levin for Brahms: Sonatas for Viola & Piano Nos. 1 & 2
- Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Saschko Gawriloff, London Winds, Marie-Luise Neunecker, Tabea Zimmerman for Ligeti: Chamber Music (Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano; Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet, Etc.)
- Kronos Quartet for Schnittke: The Complete String Quartets (Nos. 1, 2, 3, etc.)
| [40] |
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2000 | Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lambert Orkis | Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas (Nos. 1-3, Op. 12; Nos. 1-3, Op. 30; "Spring" Sonata, etc.) | | [41] |
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2001 | Emerson String Quartet | Shostakovich: The String Quartets | | [42] |
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2002 | The Angeles String Quartet | Haydn: The Complete String Quartets | | [43] |
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2003 | Takács Quartet | Beethoven: String Quartets ("Razumovsky", Op. 59, 1-3; "Harp", Op. 74) | - Mark Dresser, Tara Helen O'Connor, Todd Palmer, St Lawrence String Quartet & Ying Quartet for Golijov: Yiddishbbuk
- Richard Egarr, Andrew Manze for Handel: Complete Violin Sonatas
- Martha Argerich, Mischa Maisky for Live In Japan (Chopin, Franck, Debussy)
- Silke Avenhaus, Macha Deubner, Rosamunde Quartett, Valentin Silvestrov for Silvestrov: Leggiero, Pesante
| [44] |
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2004 | Kronos Quartet, Dawn Upshaw | Berg: Lyric Suite | | [45] |
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2005 | Martha Argerich, Mikhail Pletnev | Prokofiev (Arr. Pletnev): Cinderella - Suite for Two Pianos; Ravel: Ma Mère L'Oye | | [46] |
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2006 | Emerson String Quartet | Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets | | [47] |
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2007 | Emerson String Quartet | Intimate Voices | - The Chicago Chamber Musicians for Chamber works for Winds and String by Mozart
- Andrew Russo, Corey Cerovsek, Steven Heyman for Corigliano: Violin Sonata, Étude Fantasy
- Martha Argerich and Friends for Martha Argerich and Friends: Live from the Lugano Festival 2005
- Beaux Arts Trio for Shostakovich: Piano Trios 1 & 2, Seven Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok
| [48] |
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2008 | Eighth Blackbird | Strange Imaginary Animals | | [49] |
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2009 | Pacifica Quartet | Elliott Carter: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5 | | [50] |
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2010 | Emerson Quartet | Intimate Letters | | [51] |
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2011 | Parker Quartet | Ligeti: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 | | [52] |
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