Brit Award for Classical Recording

1993 Winner Nigel Kennedy

Awarded for| Achievement in Excellent Classical Recording
Country| United Kingdom (UK)
Presented by| British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First awarded| 1982
Last awarded| 1993
Currently held by| Nigel Kennedy (1993)
Most awards| Simon Rattle (6)
Most nominations| Julian Lloyd Webber (3) Nigel Kennedy and Simon Rattle (2)
Website| www.brits.co.uk

The Brit Award for Classical Recording was an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom.[1]

## Criteria

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The accolade used to be presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.[2] The winners and nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.[3]

## History

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The award was first presented in 1982 as awards as "Classical Recording" which were won by Simon Rattle. The accolade has been defunct as of 1993.

## Winners and nominees

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Inaugural 1982 winner Simon Rattle Two-time winner Nigel Kennedy Year  | Recipient  | Nominees

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1982 | Simon Rattle |

* James Levine
* Vernon Handley

1983 | John Williams |

* Christopher Hogwood
* Joaquín Rodrigo
* Julian Lloyd Webber
* Neville Marriner
* Simon Rattle

1984 | Kiri Te Kanawa |

* Giacomo Puccini
* Michael Tippett
* Simon Rattle
* Trevor Pinnock

1985 | Christopher Hogwood – The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)[4] |

* Bryden Thomson – Symphony No. 4 (Arnold Bax)
* Carlo Maria Giulini – Il trovatore (Verdi)
* Colin Davis – The Magic Flute (Mozart)
* Colin Davis – The Turn of the Screw (Benjamin Britten)

1986 | Nigel Kennedy-Violin Concerto (Elgar)[5] |

* Georg Solti-Messiah (Handel)
* John Rutter-Requiem (Fauré)
* Julian Lloyd Webber-Cello Concerto No. 1 (Haydn)
* Trevor Pinnock-Canon & Gigue (Pachelbel)

1987 | Julian Lloyd Webber \- Elgar Cello Concerto |

* André Previn
* Luciano Pavarotti
* Mariss Jansons
* Nigel Kennedy

1988 | Vernon Handley-Symphony No. 5 (Ralph Vaughan Williams)  |

* Andrew Davis-The Mask of Time (Michael Tippett)
* Bryden Thomson-Piano Concertos 1 & 2 (Hummel)
* Roger Norrington-Symphony No. 2 & 8 (Beethoven)
* Simon Rattle-Symphony No. 2 (Mahler)

1989 | Trevor Pinnock-Messiah (Handel)  |

* André Previn-Violin & Viola Concertos (Walton)
* Jeffrey Tate-Opera Arias (Mozart)
* Philip Brunelle-Paul Bunyan (Britten)
* Simon Rattle-Symphony No. 2 (Mahler)

1990 | Simon Rattle-Porgy and Bess (George Gershwin)  |

* Jeffrey Tate-Piano Concertos (Mozart)
* John Eliot Gardiner-St Matthew Passion (Bach)
* Nigel Kennedy-The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)
* Riccardo Chailly-Façade/Renard (William Walton/Igor Stravinsky)[6]

1991 | Zubin Mehta-Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert (various)  |

* John Eliot Gardiner-Vespro della Beata Vergine (Claudio Monteverdi
* Kent Nagano-The Love of Three Oranges (Sergei Prokofiev)
* Matthew Best-Serenade to Music/Five Mystical Songs/Fantasia on Christmas Carols (Vaughan Williams)
* Oliver Knussen-The Prince of the Pagodas (Britten)

1992 | Georg Solti-Otello (Verdi)  |

* Jane Glover-Violin Concerto (Richard Strauss)/Violin Concerto (Christopher Headington)
* John Eliot Gardiner-Missa Solemnis (Beethoven)
* Leonard Bernstein-Candide (self)
* Osmo Vänskä-Violin Concerto (Jean Sibelius)

1993 | Nigel Kennedy-Violin Concerto (Beethoven)[7] |

* Cecilia Bartoli-Heroines (Puccini)
* Henryk Górecki-Symphony No. 3 (self)
* John Tavener-The Protecting Veil (self)
* Nikolaus Harnoncourt-Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)

## Multiple nominations and awards

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Artists that received multiple nominations  | Nominations  | Artist

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6  | Simon Rattle
4  | Nigel Kennedy
3  | John Eliot Gardiner
Julian Lloyd Webber
Trevor Pinnock
2  | André Previn
Bryden Thomson
Christopher Hogwood
Colin Davis
Georg Solti
Jeffrey Tate
Vernon Handley
Artists that received multiple awards  | Awards  | Artist

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2  | Nigel Kennedy
Simon Rattle

## References

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1. ^ "About the BPI". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
2. ^ "BRIT Awards". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
3. ^ "And the nominees are..." Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
4. ^ Christopher Hogwood wins Best British Classical Recording | BRIT Awards 1985
5. ^ Nigel Kennedy wins Classical Recording presented by Sir George Sholty | BRIT Awards 1986
6. ^ 1990 - Best British Classical Recording - Simon Rattle - BRITs on YouTube
7. ^ Simply Red, Lennox top Brit Awards - Variety

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