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Composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven

Artist(s):
Nigel Kennedy

Background: For over twenty-five years, Nigel Kennedy's virtuosic technique, unique talent and mass appeal have brought fresh perspectives to both the classical and contemporary repertoire. This album combines his first-ever Mozart recording with a fresh perspective on the Beethoven violin concerto he first recorded in 1992.

He collaborates again with the Polish Chamber Orchestra of which he has been Artistic Director since 2002. He directs the orchestra from the violin in both concertos to achieve a more direct communication of the orchestra members and the cadenzas are very much his own.

Kennedy says the main reason for re-approaching the Beethoven concerto is that today, he hears the piece as having more rhythmic vitality which he wants to bring out in his new recording, despite still cherishing his first recording with Tennstedt, which he said had a more old-fashioned, romantic approach and was played slower.

CATALOGUE NR: 3953732
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 14-Apr-2008

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Violin Concertos
TRACKS: Violin Concerto in D Major op.61 (Beethoven cadenza by Kreisler). Violin Concerto No.4 in D Major K218 (Mozart cadenza by Kennedy). Creepin' In (Horace Silver arr. Kennedy).
ORCHESTRA: Polish Chamber Orchestra
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy      

- Jul-2008 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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