Negri received two
Grammy Awards in 1969 (for conducting choral and instrumental works of Giovanni Gabrieli recorded by
Columbia), one in 1972 (for his
contribution as engineer on a Philips recording conducted by
Colin Davis), and one in 1980 (as the producer of the
Best Opera Recording which was conducted by Colin Davis). His recordings for Philips include a large project, undertaken between 1974 and 1979 (with later additions in 1990), to resurface and record all of
Antonio Vivaldi's sacred music. The cycle featured Negri leading the
John Alldis Choir,
Berlin Radio Soloists' Ensemble,
English Chamber Orchestra,
Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra and the Berlin Chamber Orchestra. The soloists include
Margaret Marshall,
Felicity Lott,
Linda Finnie,
Ann Murray,
Birgit Finnilä,
Anne Collins,
Sally Burgess,
Elly Ameling,
Ingeborg Springer,
Julia Hamari,
Annelies Burmeister,
Jochen Kowalski,
Nico van der Meel,
Anthony Rolfe Johnson,
Robert Holl,
Thomas Thomaschke and
Anton Scharinger. In 1976 he recorded
The Four Seasons with violinist
Félix Ayo (who had recorded it twice earlier) and the Berlin Chamber Orchestra, which received critical acclaim.
Richard Freed of the
Washington Post said: "[It] seems to combine the virtues of all the best virtues of the past in its vigor, stylishness, soloist-ensemble balance, and marvelous sense of shared delight. This is the one recording of
The Four Seasons I would choose to live with now if compelled to limit myself to a single version." Freed ends with relating the recording to a quote by Austrian pianist
Artur Schnabel: "They are a safe supply of happiness". He made the premiere recording of
Mozart's
La Betulia liberata in 1977 with a cast headed by Birgit Finnilä and
Claes H. Ahnsjö on Philips and the first (and only) recording of
Cimarosa's Requiem in G minor, a work which he rediscovered himself. ==References==