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 |
MASSENET / BRAHMS / BOYD / GODARD / BONONCINI / KORNGOLD / TRADITIONAL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Swoon Collection II Various Artists incls Luciano Pavarotti, Kenneth McKellar, Roger Woodward, Nigel Kennedy, St Petersburg Chamber Choir, Huelgas Ensemble, London Sympho [ ABC Classics / CD - released 9/Dec/1995 ] Showcasing some of the most stunning music ever written, this collection is a must-have for Swoon devotees new and old. |
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. |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Violin Concerto / Introduction and Allegro for strings (Rec 1983 & 1984) Nigel Kennedy (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Warner Classics Masters / CD - released 1/Dec/2017 ] "Kennedy's first recording of the Elgar Concerto is aflame with a young man's passionate inspiration, though never lacking subtler nuance, while Handley simply breathed Elgar like no-one else." BBC Music |
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Piano Concertos Nos 1-3 / Concert Fantasy Peter Donohoe (piano) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Rudolf Barshai (with guest appearances by Nigel Kennedy and Steven Isserlis) [ EMI Gemini / Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2004 ] "These are distinguished interpretations, in which Donohoe's staggering technique is sensitively supported by the Bournemouth Symphony." (Gramophone March 2004) |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / ELGAR / BLISS / FINZI / SIBELIUS / etc
Icon - Vernon Handley: Champion of British Music Vernon Handley (conductor) with Nigel Kennedy (violin), Piers Lane (piano) & Tasmin Little (violin) [ Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 12/Feb/2017 ] Vernon George Handley was born in Enfield, London, in 1930. He disliked his first names and preferred to use the nickname Tod, given to him as a baby because he toddled along with his toes turned inwards. |
Kennedy Nigel
Plays Jazz [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1990 ] |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Concertos for Two Violins [2003 recording] Nigel Kennedy (violin) Daniel Stabrawa (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra [ EMI / Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/2003 ] |
NIGEL KENNEDY
The Four Elements Nigel Kennedy [ Sony Classical / CD - released 10/Oct/2011 ] The Four Elements, written for violin, orchestra, band and voices, is a suite of pieces which Kennedy conceived as his own 21st century response to Vivaldi's baroque masterpiece The Four Seasons, a work with which Kennedy is intrinsically linked. |
EDWARD ELGAR
Kennedy Plays Elgar Favourites Nigel Kennedy (violin) Peter Pettinger (piano) [ Chandos / CD ] Also with Steven Isserlis (cello) |
Nigel Kennedy
Recital [ Sony Classical / CD - released 18/Mar/2013 ] |
Nigel Kennedy
Vivaldi: The New Four Seasons [ Sony / CD - released 9/Oct/2015 ] In 1989 Nigel Kennedy made his breakthrough recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. In his sleeve notes to that famous release, Kennedy stressed that he had rejected the idea of playing Vivaldi's suite of violin concertos in either the "authentic"... |