The 18th Grammy Awards were held in 1976, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1975.
Best Classical Performance - OrchestraThe Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance has been awarded since 1959. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time: From 1959 to 1964 it was awarded as Best Classical Performance Orchestra In 1965 it was Best Perfo
Pierre BoulezPierre Boulez (born March 26, 1925) is a conductor and composer of classical music. He was born in Montbrison, France. He initially studied mathematics at Lyon before pursuing music at the Paris Conservatoire under Olivier Messiaen and Andree Vaurabourg ( (conductor), the Camarata Singers & the New York PhilharmonicThe New York Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in New York City. It is the oldest and most famous orchestra in the US. As of 2004, it gives most of its concerts at Avery Fisher Hall, and a plan to permanently move to Carnegie Hall was scrapped. for RavelMaurice Ravel ( March 7, 1875 December 28, 1937) was a French composer, best known for his orchestral work, Bolero and his famous 1922 orchestral arrangement of Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. He was born in Ciboure, France (near Biarritz,: Daphnis et ChloéDaphnis et Chlo is a ballet with music by Maurice Ravel. Ravel described it as a "symphonie choreographique". The scenario was adapted by Michel Fokine from a romance by the Greek writer Longus thought to date from around the third century AD. It concerns (Complete Ballet)
Best Classical Vocal 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
Janet BakerJanet Baker as Mary Stuart The British mezzo-soprano Janet Baker (born August 21, 1933) is a well-known opera, concert, and lieder singer. She was particuarly closely associated with baroque and early Italian opera and the works of Benjamin Britten. Consi for MahlerGustav Mahler ( July 7 1860 May 18, 1911) was best known in his own time as one of the leading Austrian conductors of his day, but is now remembered as an important composer linking the late 19th century with the Modern musical period, particularly for hi: Kindertotenlieder
Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos (conductor), Alicia de Larrocha & the London Philharmonic for Ravel: Concerto for Left Hand and Concerto for Piano in G/ Fauré: Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra
Edward (Bud) T. Graham , Milton Cherin , Ray Moore (engineers), Pierre Boulez (conductor), the Camarata Singers & the New York Philharmonic for Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe (Complete Ballet)