Brit Award for Classical Recording
{{Short description|British music award}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Brit Award for Classical Recording
| image = Nigel Kennedy (3).jpg
| image_upright = 0.7
| caption = 1993 Winner Nigel Kennedy
| awarded_for = Achievement in Excellent Classical Recording
| country = United Kingdom (UK)
| presenter = British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
| year = 1982
| year2 = 1993
| holder = Nigel Kennedy (1993)
| most_awards = Simon Rattle (6)
| most_nominations = Julian Lloyd Webber (3) Nigel Kennedy and Simon Rattle (2)
| website = {{URL|http://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.{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/about-bpi.aspx|title=About the BPI|publisher=British Phonographic Industry (BPI)|accessdate=22 February 2014|archive-date=6 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206225605/http://www.bpi.co.uk/about-bpi.aspx|url-status=dead}}
Criteria
The accolade used to be presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-awards.aspx|title=BRIT Awards|publisher=British Phonographic Industry (BPI)|accessdate=22 February 2014|archive-date=9 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309090454/http://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-awards.aspx|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.brits.co.uk/about-us/who-votes-for-the-brit-awards|title=And the nominees are...|work=Brits.co.uk|publisher=British Phonographic Industry (BPI)|accessdate=22 February 2014}}
History
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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Multiple nominations and awards
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
| class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Artists that received multiple nominations |
| scope="col" style="width:55px;" |Nominations
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Artist |
|---|
| 6 |
| 4 |
| rowspan="3"|3 |
| Julian Lloyd Webber |
| Trevor Pinnock |
| rowspan="7"|2 |
| Bryden Thomson |
| Christopher Hogwood |
| Colin Davis |
| Georg Solti |
| Jeffrey Tate |
| Vernon Handley |
{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Artists that received multiple awards |
| scope="col" style="width:55px;" |Awards
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Artist |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|2 |
| Simon Rattle |
{{col-end}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/c/brits/featured Official website]
{{BRIT Awards}}
Category:Classical music awards