The Very Best of Nigel Kennedy

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Copyright: A Warner Classics release, © 2010 Parlophone Records Limited
A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2010 Parlophone Records Limited

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1The Four Seasons - Autumn: III. Allegro
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
conductor:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work) (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14) and Mike Hatch (engineer/editor) (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Hackney Church in Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
recording of:
Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno”: III. Allegro (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno” (Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “Autumn”)
Antonio Vivaldi3:50
2Violin Concerto in G minor: II. Adagio
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (from 1987-12-19 until 1987-12-20)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1987-12-19 until 1987-12-20)
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor) (from 1987-12-19 until 1987-12-20)
balance engineer:
Mark Vigars (engineer) (from 1987-12-19 until 1987-12-20)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-12-19 until 1987-12-20)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: II. Adagio (from 1987-12-19 until 1987-12-20)
composer:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (from 1866 until 1867)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Max Bruch9:25
3Violin Concerto in E, BWV1042: I. Allegro
assistant producer:
Simon Kiln
producer:
David Groves (classical music producer at EMI)
editor:
Simon Kiln
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (from 2000-01-29 until 2000-01-31)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 2000-01-29 until 2000-01-31)
conductor:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (from 2000-01-29 until 2000-01-31)
balance engineer:
Jonathan Allen (engineer) (from 2000-01-29 until 2000-01-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (from 2000-01-29 until 2000-01-31)
recording of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042: I. Allegro (Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042: I. Allegro) (from 2000-01-29 until 2000-01-31)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042 (Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042)
Johann Sebastian Bach7:50
4The Lark Ascending
producer:
David Groves (classical music producer at EMI) (in 1997-07) and Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (in 1997-07)
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (from 1997-07-08 until 1997-07-10)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1997-07-08 until 1997-07-10)
conductor:
Sir Simon Rattle (Simon Rattle, conductor) (from 1997-07-08 until 1997-07-10)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1997-07-08 until 1997-07-10)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-07-08 until 1997-07-10)
recording of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and orchestra) (from 1997-07-08 until 1997-07-10)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1914)
premiered at:
[concert] (1921-06-14)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1921-06-14)
part of:
Classic 100: Greatest of All Time (2026) (number: 4)
arrangement of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and piano)
Ralph Vaughan Williams17:38
5Hungarian Dance no. 5
producer:
David Groves (classical music producer at EMI) and Nigel Kennedy (violinist)
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
conductor:
Paul Barritt (violinist) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
balance engineer:
Jonathan Allen (engineer) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
recording of:
Hungarian Dance no. 5 in G minor: Allegro - Vivace (for violin and orchestra, orch. Kennedy, Lenehan, Messiter) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
orchestrator:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist), John Lenehan (classical pianist) and Malcolm Messiter (oboist)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
Johannes Brahms2:53
6Meditation, from Thaïs
producer:
David Groves (classical music producer at EMI) and Nigel Kennedy (violinist)
editor:
Paul Baily (audio engineer) (in 1998-06) and Sally Drew (Decca engineer) (in 1998-06)
harp:
Osian Ellis (Welsh harpist and composer) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
choir vocals:
London Voices (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
conductor:
Paul Barritt (violinist) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (British choir director) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
balance engineer:
Jonathan Allen (engineer) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet6:37
7Violin Concerto: III. Rondo: Allegro
recording engineer:
Jonathan Allen (engineer)
engineer:
Richard Hale (recording engineer) and Richard Lancaster
producer:
David Groves (classical music producer at EMI)
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (from 2007-03-19 until 2007-03-23)
orchestra:
Polish Chamber Orchestra (from 2007-03-19 until 2007-03-23)
conductor:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (from 2007-03-19 until 2007-03-23)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (from 2007-03-19 until 2007-03-23)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro (from 2007-03-19 until 2007-03-23)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1806)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61
recording of:
Cadenza to Beethoven’s Concerto for Violin: III. Rondo (Kennedy)
composer:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist)
is based on:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven10:28
8Nocturne no. 2
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist)
orchestra:
Polish Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Jacek Kaspszyk (Polish conductor)
arranger:
Krzesimir Dębski
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 3), Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 18) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 109)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Fryderyk Chopin5:24
9Flight of the Bumblebee
producer:
David Groves (classical music producer at EMI) and Nigel Kennedy (violinist)
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
conductor:
Paul Barritt (violinist) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
balance engineer:
Jonathan Allen (engineer) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
recording of:
The Flight of the Bumble-Bee (for violin and orchestra, Kennedy & Lenehan) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
orchestrator:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) and John Lenehan (classical pianist)
composer:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков1:22
10Zigeunerweisen
producer:
David Groves (classical music producer at EMI) and Nigel Kennedy (violinist)
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
conductor:
Paul Barritt (violinist) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
balance engineer:
Jonathan Allen (engineer) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
recording of:
Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 (Gypsy Airs, op. 20, for violin and orchestra) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
composer:
Pablo de Sarasate (violinist and composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Works of Pablo de Sarasate by opus number (number: op. 20)
arrangement of:
Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 (for violin and piano)
Pablo de Sarasate9:39
11Banjo and Fiddle
producer:
David Groves (classical music producer at EMI) and Nigel Kennedy (violinist)
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
conductor:
Paul Barritt (violinist) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
balance engineer:
Jonathan Allen (engineer) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
recording of:
Banjo and Fiddle (for violin and orchestra, orch. Kennedy & Lenehan) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
orchestrator:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) and John Lenehan (classical pianist)
composer:
William Kroll
orchestration of:
Banjo and Fiddle (for violin and piano)
William Kroll3:06
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