Gramophone Classical Music Awards 1986
Claudio Abbado's miraculous account of Rossini's Il viaggio a Reims took the top prize at the 1986 Gramophone Classical Music Awards, but it was one of many benchmark recordings recognised that year
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Gramophone Classical Music Awards 1985
Nigel Kennedy's recording of Elgar's Violin Concerto with the LPO and Vernon Handley won the Recording of the Year in 1985, but it was a vintage year with other prizes for Jorge Bolet, Bernard Haitink, Elisabeth Söderström, Neeme Järvi and more
Gramophone Classical Music Awards 1984
Karajan's live recording of Mahler's Ninth took to top prize – Recording of the Year – at the 1984 Gramophone Classical Music Awards
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