The 16th Grammy Awards were held in 1974, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1973.
Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the New York Philharmonic for BartókBela Bartok ( March 25, 1881 September 26, 1945) was a composer, pianist and collector of East European folk music. Bartok was one of the founders of the field of ethnomusicology, the study of folk music and the music of non-Western cultures. Life Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
Best Classical Vocal Soloist PerformanceThe Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1959. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time: From 1959 to 1960 and from 1962 to 1964 the award was known as Best Classical Performance Voc
Edward Downes (conductor), Leontyne PriceCarl Van Vechten, 1951The soprano Leontyne Price (born February 10, 1927) is an African American opera singer. She was best known for her Verdi roles, above all Aida, a role to which she became more closely associated than any other singer of the postwar & the New Philharmonia Orchestra for PucciniGiacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini ( December 22, 1858 November 29, 1924) is regarded as one of the great operatic composers of the late 19th and early 20th century. Life Puccini was born in Lucca, Italy into a family with a long histo: Heroines
Best Opera RecordingThe Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording has been awarded since 1961. The award was originally titled Best Classical Opera Production . The current title has been used since 1962. Prior to 1961 the awards for operatic and choral performances were combine
Tom Mowrey (producer), Leonard BernsteinLeonard Bernstein ( August 25, 1918 October 14, 1990) was an American Jewish composer and orchestra conductor. Bernstein was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts and studied at Harvard. He was highly regarded as a conductor, composer, pianist, and educator. (conductor), Marilyn HorneThe American opera singer Marilyn Horne (born January 16, 1934) is a mezzo soprano who is particularly associated with the music of Rossini and Handel. During her long musical career, she was greatly admired for her huge range (from contralto to coloratur, Tom Krause , Adriana Maliponte , James McCracken 7 the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus for Bizet: Carmen