Awards
Royal Philharmonic Society Award
NMC Recordings was the first organisation to be the recipient of the RPS Leslie Boosey Award in 2015-17 for its
"outstanding contribution to the furthering of contemporary music in Britain".
Gramophone Magazine
In 2017, Colin Matthews received the Special Achievement Gramophone Award for his unique contribution to British contemporary music as founder and executive producer of NMC Recordings. Find out more on our blog.
NMC D015 Robin Holloway: Second Concerto for Orchestra
Gramophone Award 1994
NMC D050 Harrison Birtwistle: The Mask of Orpheus
Gramophone Award 1998
NMC D141 Jonathan Harvey: Body Mandala
Gramophone Award 2008
NMC D150 The NMC Songbook
Gramophone Award 2009
NMC D156 Harrison Birtwistle: Night's Black Bird
Gramophone Award 2011
BBC Music Magazine
NMC D156 Harrison Birtwistle: Night's Black Bird
BBC Music Magazine Award 2012
NMC D249 Edmund Finnis: The Air, Turning
BBC Music Magazine Award 2020
Reissues, now available on NMC, which won awards on other labels
NMC D113 John Casken: Golem
Gramophone Award 1991 (Virgin Classics)
NMC D138 Harrison Birtwistle: Punch & Judy
Gramophone Award 1980 (Decca Headline)
NMC D200 Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain
Gramophone Award 1996 (Collins Classics)
NMC D148 Harrison Birtwistle: Secret Theatre
Gramophone Award 1988 (Etcetera)
NMC D236 Imogen Holst: String Chamber Music
BBC Music Magazine Award 2010 (Court Lane Music)
Other Awards
NMC D053 Edward Elgar / A Payne: Symphony No. 3
Classic CD Award 1998
NMC D112 Britten on Film
MIDEM Classical Award 2008
NMC D121 Julian Anderson: Book of Hours
Pizzicato ‘Supersonic Award’ 2007
NMC DL2012 New Music 20x12
RPS Award - Concert Series & Festival
NMC D190 Britten to America
Grammy Nomination 2014 - Best Classical Compendium
NMC D197 Gerald Barry: The Importance of Being Earnest
Grammy Nomination 2015 - Contemporary Classical