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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.
Show less « 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.
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CATALOGUE NR: 3310492
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 7.50 including VAT, or £ 6.38 excluding VAT
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RELEASE DATE: 30-Jan-2006

COMPOSER: Max Bruch  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Inner Thoughts
TRACKS: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor op.26 : Adagio (Bruch). Concerto for Violin & Oboe in D minor : Adagio (JS Bach). Violin Concerto in D op.77 : Adagio (Brahms). Violin Concerto in D major op.3 No.9 RV230 : Larghetto (Vivaldi). Violin Concerto in E minor op.64 : Andante (Mendelssohn). Violin Concerto in E BWV1042 : Adagio (JS Bach). Violin Concerto in B minor op.61 : Andante (Elgar). Concerto for Two Violins in D minor BWV1043 (JS Bach). L'estro armonico op.3 No.8 - Concerto for 2 Violins in A minor RV522 : Larghetto e Spiritoso (Vivaldi).
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy      

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CATALOGUE NR: 3887732
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: £ 11.50 including VAT, or £ 9.79 excluding VAT
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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: 5034172
RECORD LABEL: EMI Recommends
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 4.99 including VAT, or £ 4.25 excluding VAT
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RELEASE DATE: 24-Sep-2007

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

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CATALOGUE NR: 5562532
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
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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: 5564132
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
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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: 5568902
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
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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: 5569632
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
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RELEASE DATE: 27-Mar-2000

COMPOSER: Maurice Ravel  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Duos for Violin & Cello
TRACKS: Sonata (Ravel). Duo (Kodaly). Passacaglia (Handel-Halvorsen).
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy   Lynn Harrell    

'compelling performances' - Jun-2000 5 star BBC Music Mag. - May-2000 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'a disc that secures Kennedy's credentials as an outstanding violinist' - Penguin Guide Rosette star 'An extraordinarily successful collaboration between the extrovert Kennedy and the more reticent Harrell, in which the listener has the constant impression of inspirational live intercommunication, and no suggestion whatsoever of the recording studio.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5570162
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
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RELEASE DATE: 04-Dec-2000

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: Kennedy plays Bach
TRACKS: Violin Concerto in E BWV1042. Concerto for oboe and violin in D minor BWV1060. Violin Concerto in A minor BWV1041. Concerto for two violins in D minor BWV1043.
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy   Albrecht Mayer   Daniel Stabrawa  

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CATALOGUE NR: 5574112
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
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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
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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: 5576482
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
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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: 5578592
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
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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: 5580270
RECORD LABEL: EMI Legend Series
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 7.50 including VAT, or £ 6.38 excluding VAT
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RELEASE DATE: 06-Jun-2005

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Nigel Kennedy
TRACKS: CD - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D op.61 (Beethoven). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in G minor op.26 (Bruch). DVD - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D op.77 : first movement (Brahms).
ORCHESTRA: NDR-Sinfonie Orchester Hamburg and English Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Klaus Tennstedt and Jeffrey Tate
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 1 CD plus 1 DVD

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CATALOGUE NR: 7496632
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
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RELEASE DATE: 14-Nov-1998

COMPOSER: Max Bruch  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in G minor op.26 (Bruch). Rondo in A - violin and orchestra D438 (Schubert). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor op.64 (Mendelssohn).
ORCHESTRA: English Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Jeffrey Tate
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy      

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CATALOGUE NR: 7497172
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
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COMPOSER: Jean Sibelius
TRACKS: Symphony No.5 in E flat op.82. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor op.47.
ORCHESTRA: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy      

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CATALOGUE NR: 7541872
RECORD LABEL: EMI
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COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D op.77.
ORCHESTRA: London Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Klaus Tennstedt
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy      

- Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 7545592
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
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COMPOSER: Jean Sibelius  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor op.47 (Sibelius). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D op.35 (Tchaikovsky).
ORCHESTRA: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and London Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle and Okku Kamu
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy      

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CATALOGUE NR: 7545742
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: CD
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COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D op.61 (Beethoven). 3 Sonatas and 3 Partitas - violin BWV1001-06 1720 - Sonata No.3 in C BWV1005 - Partita No.3 in E BWV1006 (Bach).
ORCHESTRA: North German Radio Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Klaus Tennstedt
ARTISTS: Nigel Kennedy      

- Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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