ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berliner Philharmoniker - Vivaldi ltd edition (CD+DVD) Nigel Kennedy (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra [ EMI CD + DVD / CD - released 1/Jan/2003 ] This recording by Nigel Kennedy with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra inlcudes a 17-minute DVD of Kennedy in session and performance footage, as well as an interview. |
RAVEL / KODALY / BACH / HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Duos for Violin and Cello Nigel Kennedy (violin) Lynn Harrell (cello) [ EMI Music / CD - released 30/May/2000 ] "..the closing performance of the Bach E major two-part Invention is something to treasure for its own sake - if you want a quick definition of chamber-music-making, this tiny gem will do." BBC Music |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 Nigel Kennedy (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt [ EMI Music / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] Classic 1991 recording of the Brahms from Kennedy |
TRADITIONAL
Nigel Kennedy - East Meets East Nigel Kennedy (violin) and The Kroke Band [ EMI Music / Warner / CD - released 16/Jun/2003 ] Brimming with beautiful haunting melodies, lush harmonies and pulsating dance rhythms! Recorded in Krakow with Polish folk trio Kroke |
GEORGE GERSHWIN
Kennedy Meets Gershwin Nigel Kennedy (violin) with Rolf Bussalb (guitar), Sonja Schebeck (violin), Tomasz Kupiec (double bass) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] Classical superstar Nigel Kennedy returns with a critically acclaimed programme of the music of George Gershwin, hailed by The Guardian as "rip-roaring and exquisitely tender", spirited and playful gypsy jazz arrangements inspired by his friendship... |
VIVALDI
The Four Seasons [20th Anniversary Luxury Edition] Nigel Kennedy (violin) / English Chamber Orchestra [ EMI Classic / 2 CD/DVD - released 12/Oct/2009 ] EMI RELEASES THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY LUXURY EDITION OF A LANDMARK RECORDING - on CD and DVD in the one package! |
Nigel Kennedy (violin)
Kafka [ EMI / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Violin Concertos / Concerto for oboe and violin / Concerto for two violins in D minor Nigel Kennedy (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, with Albrecht Mayer (oboe). [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "Charismatic Bach playing from Kennedy and the strings of the BPO in performances that are built on live concerts." (Gramophone) |
BEETHOVEN
Violin Concerto (with Mozart-Violin Concerto No 4) Nigel Kennedy (violin & conductor) / Polish Chamber Orchestra [ EMI Classics / CD - released 4/Jun/2008 ] Fifteen years after recording the Beethoven Violin Concerto with the late great Klaus Tennstedt (1992), Nigel Kennedy has recorded a new version with the Polish Chamber Orchestra, directing the ensemble from the violin. |
VIVALDI / BRUCH / ELGAR / BACH / BRAHMS / BEETHOVEN / ELLINGTON / GERSHWIN / etc
Nigel Kennedy - Uncensored Nigel Kennedy (violin) / English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate / Berliner Philharmoniker [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 25/Nov/2021 ] This is not an autobiography, but a journey through Nigel Kennedy's sixty-four seasons played home and away. |