About the artist Nigel Kennedy

For nearly twenty years, Nigel Kennedy has been acknowledged as one of the world’s leading violin virtuosos whose unique talent has brought fresh perspectives and a quantum energy to both the classical and contemporary repertoire. He studied originally at the Sir Yehudi Menuhin School in the UK before moving on to the internationally renowned Juilliard School of Music in New York. A major EMI artist since the very start of his career, Nigel Kennedy's multi-award-winning discography is extensive. He has made two highly acclaimed recordings of Elgar’s Violin Concerto; the first, with the London Philharmonic and Vernon Handley was voted 1985 Record of the Year by Gramophone magazine and was awarded Best Classical Album of the Year at the BPI Awards, selling in excess of 300,000 copies. His recordings of the Brahms and Beethoven violin concertos have each sold over 100,000 copies and his landmark recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons with the ECO earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the best-selling classical work of all time. Over 2 million copies have been sold and the album remained top of the UK classical charts for over a year. Kennedy has always striven to explore all forms of music having released an album of contemporary material Kafka, an album inspired by Jimi Hendrix compositions, a concerto based upon the music of the Doors and a much acclaimed CD of World Music with the Polish band Kroke. Now finally he has decided to reach for his childhood dream, forming his own touring jazz band of musicians from Poland where he shares a home with his Polish wife Agnieska and his son Sark.

CDs and DVDs featuring the artist Nigel Kennedy

CATALOGUE NR: SK61687
RECORD LABEL: Sony
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.95 including VAT, or £ 11.02 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 14-Jun-1999

TITLE: The Kennedy Experience
TRACKS: Third Stone from the Sun. Little Wing. 1983 - A Merman I Should Turn to Be. Drifting. Fire. Purple Haze.
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy      

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN6513
RECORD LABEL: Chandos Collect
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 4.88 including VAT, or £ 4.15 excluding VAT

TITLE: Kennedy plays Jazz
TRACKS: Body and Soul. Bag's Groove. Autumn Leaves. Swing '39. Isn't She Lovely. Lover Man. The Girl from Ipanema.
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy   Peter Pettinger    

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CATALOGUE NR: 5574112
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 10.99 including VAT, or £ 9.35 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 21-Oct-2002

TITLE: Greatest Hits
TRACKS: Spring From Four Seasons : First Movement (Vivaldi). Meditation From Thais (Massenet). Gymnopedie No.1 (Satie). The Lark Ascending (Vaughan-Williams). Girl With The Flaxen Hair (Debussy). Allegro Assai (Bach). Praeludium & Allegro (Kreisler). Chorale (Bach). Londonderry Air (Kreisler). Scarborough Fair (Traditional). Melody In The Wind (Kennedy). Czardas (Monti). Summer From Four Seasons: 3rd Movement (Vivaldi). Violin Concerto: First Movement (Mendelssohn). Violin Concerto: Second Movement (Bruch). Violin Concerto: Second Movement (Elgar). Violin Concerto: Finale (Brahms). Double Concerto: Second Movement (Bach). Violin Concerto: Second Movement (Tchaikovsky). Violin Concerto: Third Movement (Sibelius). Violin Concerto: Third Movement (Beethoven).
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy      

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CATALOGUE NR: 5575122
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 02-Jun-2003

TITLE: East meets West
TRACKS: Ajde Jano. Lullaby for Kamila. T 4.2. Eden. Dafino. Jovano Jovanke. Ederlesi. Kazimierz. One Voice. Tribute to Maria Tanase. Time 4 Time. Vino. Lost in Time. Kukush.
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy   Kroke Band    

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CATALOGUE NR: DVCOSOM1
RECORD LABEL: TDK
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: £ 17.99 including VAT, or £ 15.31 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Nov-2004

TITLE: Spirits of Music 1
ARTISTS: Bobby McFerrin   Nigel Kennedy   Kroke Band   Sibylla Rubens

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: PAL 16:9 anamorphic / Sound Format: Dolby Digial 5.1 DTS 5.1 LPCM Stereo / Region Code: All / Duration: 73 minutes / Recorded: 15-Jun-2002

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CATALOGUE NR: 3570502
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 02-Oct-2006

TITLE: Blue Note Sessions
TRACKS: Midnight Blue. Sudel. Maybe in your Dreams. Sunshine Alley. Nearly. Expansions. Stranger in a Stranger Land. Song for my Father. After the Rain. I Almost Lost my Mind. Song for World Forgiveness.
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy   Duke Pearson   Horace Silver   Jack DeJohnette

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CATALOGUE NR: 3952749
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: £ 13.99 including VAT, or £ 11.91 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 07-Jan-2008

TITLE: Live in Paris at the New Morning
TRACKS: Jean de Fleur. Sudel. Idle Moments. Big Bertha. Midnight Blue. Stanger in a Stranger Land. Chili Peppers. Ivory Joe Hunter. 15 Stone. Expansions. Bonus features - The Sidewinder. After the Rain. Interview with Nigel Kennedy.
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy   Adam Kowalewski   Pawel Dobrowoski   Tomasz Grzegorski

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 / Sound Format: LPCM Stereo / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 102 minutes / Recorded: 3-Apr-2007 New Morning Jazz Club Paris

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CATALOGUE NR: 2131712
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 15.99 including VAT, or £ 13.61 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 16-Jun-2008

TITLE: A Very Nice Album
TRACKS: CD1 Melody : Donovan / Carnivore Of The Animals / Nice Bottle Of Beaujolair Innit? / Link1 / Boo Boooz Blooooze / Hills Of Saturn / Link 2 / Invaders. CD2 Invention : Intro / 15 Stones / Link 3 / Cloud / Where All Paths Meet / Link 4 / Out / Link 5 / Father And Son / Link 6 / Hudson's Ibitha.
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy   Nigel Kennedy Quintet    

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CATALOGUE NR: 4924999
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: £ 13.99 including VAT, or £ 11.91 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 05-Mar-2001

COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi
TITLE: The Four Seasons
TRACKS: Introductory interview and rehearsal. Concerto No.1 in E op.8 No.1 'Spring' RV269. Kennedy introduces 'Summer'. Concerto No.2 in G minor op.8 No.2 'Summer' RV315. Kennedy introduces 'Autumn'. Concerto No.3 in F op.8 No.3 'Autumn' RV293. Kennedy introduces 'Winter'. Concerto No.4 in F minor op.8 No.4 'Winter' RV297. Credits and final interview.
ORCHESTRA: English Chamber Orchestra
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC / Region Code: 0

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CATALOGUE NR: 5568902
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 25-Oct-1999

COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Classic Kennedy
TRACKS: Presto from Summer (Vivaldi). Meditation from Thais (Massenet). Scarborough Fair (Trad). Hungarian Dance No.5 (Brahms). Nocturne in C sharp (Chopin). Gymnopedie No.2 (Satie). Prelude No.1 (Gershwin). Air on a G String (JS Bach). Danny Boy (Trad). Czardas (Monti). Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel). Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod). The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (Debussy). Gymnopdie No.1 (Satie). Prelude No.2 (Gershwin). Flight of the Bumble Bee (Rimsky Korsakov). Banjo & Fiddle (Kroll). Zigeunerweisen (Sarasate). Urge for Going (Mitchell). Melody in the Wind (Kennedy).
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy      

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CATALOGUE NR: 5562532
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 02-Jan-2004

COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi
TITLE: The Four Seasons
ORCHESTRA: English Chamber Orchestra
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'An individual and highly communicative performance.' Gramophone.

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CATALOGUE NR: 5576482
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 27-Oct-2003

COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi
TITLE: Four Seasons
TRACKS: 'Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione' op.8 : Concerto No.1 in E 'Spring' RV269 / Concerto No.2 in G minor 'Summer' RV315 / Concerto No.3 in F 'Autumn' RV293 / Concerto No.4 in F minor 'Winter' RV297. Double Violin Concerto in A minor RV522. Double Violin Concerto in D RV511.
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy   Bogumila Gizbert-Studnicka   Olaf Maninger   Daniel Stabrawa

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CATALOGUE NR: 4751422
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 8.99 including VAT, or £ 7.65 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 08-Mar-2004

COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Essential Violin
TRACKS: Concerto No.1 in E RV269 Spring Allegro (Vivaldi). Thais : Meditation (Massenet). Violin Concerto No.2 : La Campanella (Paganini arr. Kochanski). Vocalise op.34 No.14 (Rachmaninov). Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor op.26 Adagio (Bruch). Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor BWV1043 : Largo ma non tanto (JS Bach). Tzigane (Ravel). Salut d'amour op.12 (Elgar). Scherzo - Tarantelle op.16 (Wieniawski). Introduction et Rondo capriccioso op.28 (Saint-Saens). Liebesfreud (Kriesler). Liebesleid (Kreisler). Violin Concerto No.2 Romance (Wieniawski). The Gadfly : Romance (Shostakovich). Praeludium und Allegro in the style of Gaetano Pugnani (Kreisler). Ave Maria D839 (Schubert). Violin Partita No.2 in D minor BWV1004 Allemande / Gigue (JS Bach). Caprice No.13 in B flat major op.1 Devil's Laughter (Paganini). Violin Concerto in E minor op.64 Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace (Mendelssohn). Concerto No.4 in F minor RV297 Winter : Largo (Vivaldi). Violin Concerto in D major op.35 Canzonetta : Andante (Tchaikovsky). Les berceaux op.23 No.1 (Faure). Zigeunerweisen No.1 Gypsy Airs op.20 (Sarasate). Adagio in E major for Violin & Orchestra K261 (Mozart). Souvenir d'un lieu cher op.42 : Melodie (Tchaikovsky). Symphonie espanole op.21 Rondo : Allegro (Lalo). Hungarian Dance No.1 (Brahms / Joachim).
ARTISTS: Alan Loveday   Nigel Kennedy   Arthur Grumiaux   Joshua Bell

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: over 2.5 hours of glorious melodies

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CATALOGUE NR: 5578592
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 25-Oct-2004

COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi
TITLE: Vivaldi II
TRACKS: Concerto for 2 Violins in A RV519. Concerto in A minor RV356. Concerto for 2 Violins in C RV507. Solo Sonata No.2 in D minor RV12. Concerto for Violin and Oboe in B flat RV548. Concerto in D op.3 No.9 RV230. Concerto for 2 Violins and cello in G minor RV578.
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy   Albrecht Mayer   Daniel Stabrawa   Olaf Manninger

- Jan-2005 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 3659089
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: £ 13.99 including VAT, or £ 11.91 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 04-Sep-2006

COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi
TITLE: Kennedy à la Citadelle
TRACKS: Concerto for 2 violins in C Major RV507. The Four Seasons from 'Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione' op.8 : Concerto No.1 in E RV269 Spring / Concerto No.2 in G minor RV315 Summer / Concerto No.3 in F RV293 Autumn / Concerto No.4 in F minor RV297 Winter.
ORCHESTRA: Polish Chamber Orchestra
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy   Jakub Haufa    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC / Sound Format: Dolby Digital 5.1 / Region Code: 2 / Duration: 90 minutes / Recorded: La Citadelle in Carcassonne France 2005 - Nov-2006 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 3887732
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: £ 13.99 including VAT, or £ 11.91 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 05-Mar-2007

COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: The Platinum Collection
TRACKS: The Four Seasons (Vivaldi). Classic Kennedy - Presto from Summer (Vivaldi). Meditation from Thais (Massenet). Scarborough Fair (Trad). Hungarian Dance No.5 (Brahms). Nocturne in C sharp (Chopin). Gymnopedie No.2 (Satie). Prelude No.1 (Gershwin). Air on a G String (JS Bach). Danny Boy (Trad). Czardas (Monti). Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel). Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod). The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (Debussy). Gymnopdie No.1 (Satie). Prelude No.2 (Gershwin). Flight of the Bumble Bee (Rimsky Korsakov). Banjo & Fiddle (Kroll). Zigeunerweisen (Sarasate). Urge for Going (Mitchell). Melody in the Wind (Kennedy). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in G minor op.26 (Bruch). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor op.64 (Mendelssohn). Rondo in A - violin and orchestra D438 (Schubert).
ORCHESTRA: English Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Jeffrey Tate
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: three classic Nigel Kennedy albums brought together in a special 3CD package

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CATALOGUE NR: 3441142
RECORD LABEL: EMI Classics for Pleasure
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 5.45 including VAT, or £ 4.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 07-Nov-2005

COMPOSER: Edward Elgar
TITLE: Classic Elgar
TRACKS: Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 in D op.39/1. Variations on an Original Theme 'Enigma' op.36 : Dorabella. Cello Concerto in E minor op.85 : Adagio. The Wand of youth Suite No.2 op.1b : Moths and Butterflies. Chanson de Matin op.15 No.2. Sea Pictures op.37 : Where Corals Lie. Elegy op.58. Salut d'amour op.12. Serenade in E minor op.20 : Larghetto. Chanson de nuit op.15 No.1. Serenade lyrique. The Wand of Youth Suite No.2 op.1b : The Wild Bears. Variations on an Original Theme 'Enigma' op.36 : Nimrod. Violin Concerto in B minor op.61 : Andante. Pomp and Circumstance March No.4 in G op.39 No.1.
CONDUCTOR: Norman Del Mar and Vernon Handley
ARTISTS: Bernadette Greevy   Robert Cohen   Nigel Kennedy  

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN8380
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 8.50 including VAT, or £ 7.23 excluding VAT

COMPOSER: Edward Elgar
TRACKS: Salut d'Amour op.12. Mot d'Amour op.13. Canto Popolare. Sospiri op.70. Chanson de Nuit op.15 No.1. Chanson de matin op.15 No.2. 6 Very Easy Pieces in the First Position op.22. Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor op.82.
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy   Peter Pettinger   Steven Isserlis  

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'Kennedy is matched beautifully throughout the recital by his understanding piano partner, Peter Pettinger, and the recording is excellent'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5564132
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Oct-1997

COMPOSER: Edward Elgar  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Violin Concerto in B minor op.61 (Elgar). The Lark Ascending (Vaughan Williams).
ORCHESTRA: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy      

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'the reading has extra thrust and passion compared with his earlier recording of this epic work'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5751392
RECORD LABEL: EMI Classics for Pleasure
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 5.45 including VAT, or £ 4.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 04-Mar-2002

COMPOSER: Edward Elgar
TRACKS: Violin Concerto in B minor.
ORCHESTRA: London Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Vernon Handley
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy      

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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