Nigel Kennedy: The Platinum Collection. Mendelssohn, Bruch, Vivaldi, Classic Kennedy. 3 CD. EMI

Nigel Kennedy: The Platinum Collection. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Violin Concerto no.1. & Max Bruch: Violin Concerto no. 1. & Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons. & Classic Kennedy, where he plays 20  popular Classical melodies. Nigel Kennedy plays violin with ECO, conducted by Jeffrey Tate and Nigel Kennedy.

3 CD. EMI Classics. 3883772    

 *** Recommendation ***

 CD 1.

1.  Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 64 by Felix Mendelssohn 
 
Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Conductor: Jeffrey Tate
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1844; Germany
Length: 29 Minutes 01 Secs. 
 
 
 
2.  Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26 by Max Bruch 
 
Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Conductor: Jeffrey Tate
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868; Germany 
    
 
 
3.  Rondo for Violin and Strings in A major, D 438 by Franz Schubert 
 
Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Conductor: Jeffrey Tate
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1816; Vienna, Austria
 

CD 2.

1.  Thaïs: Meditation by Jules Massenet 
 
Performer: Osian Ellis (Harp), Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Conductor: Paul Barritt
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra,  London Voices
Period: Romantic
Written: 1894; France
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue:  Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, England
Length: 6 Minutes 30 Secs. 
 
 
 
2.  Scarborough Fair by Traditional 
 
Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin), Liam O'Flynn (Bagpipe), Dave Heath (Flute),
Doug Boyle (Guitar), Rory McFarlane (Double Bass), Gregory Knowles (Percussion)
Conductor: Paul Barritt
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra, London Voices
Written: England
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, England
Length: 4 Minutes 37 Secs.
Notes: Arrangers: John Lenahan; Malcolm Messiter; Nigel Kennedy.  
 

 
3.  Gymnopédies (3) for Piano: no 2, Lent et triste by Erik Satie 
 
Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin), Dave Heath (Flute)
Conductor: Paul Barritt
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1888; France
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, England
Length: 2 Minutes 2 Secs.
Notes: Arrangers: John Lenahan; Malcolm Messiter; Nigel Kennedy.  

 
 
4.  Danny Boy "Londonderry Air" by Traditional 
 
Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin), Osian Ellis (Celtic Harp), Liam O'Flynn (Whistle)
Conductor: Paul Barritt
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra,  London Voices
Written: Ireland
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, England
Length: 4 Minutes 10 Secs.
Notes: Arrangers: Nigel Kennedy; Malcolm Messiter; John Lenahan.  

 
 
5.  Csárdás by Vittorio Monti 
 
Performer: Gregory Knowles (Percussion), Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Conductor: Paul Barritt
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, England
Length: 5 Minutes 20 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Nigel Kennedy.  

 
 
6.  Solomon, HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by George Frideric Handel 
 
Performer: Janice Knight (Oboe), Harold Lester (Harpsichord), Nigel Kennedy (Violin),
David Thomas (Oboe)
Conductor: Paul Barritt
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1749; London, England
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, England
Length: 2 Minutes 57 Secs. 
 
 
 
7.  Ave Maria by Charles Gounod 
 
Performer: Paula Chateauneuf (Archlute), Nigel Kennedy (Violin), Fabio Zanon (Guitar)
Conductor: Paul Barritt
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; France
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, England
Length: 2 Minutes 28 Secs.
Notes: Arrangers: John Lenahan; Malcolm Messiter; Nigel Kennedy.
This work is based on J.S. Bach's Prelude no 1 in C from 'The Well-Tempered Clavier.'  

 
 
8.  La fille aux cheveux de lin by Claude Debussy 
 
Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Conductor: Paul Barritt
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1882; France
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, England
Length: 2 Minutes 55 Secs.
Notes: Arrangers: Nigel Kennedy; Malcolm Messiter; John Lenahan.  

 
 
9.  Gymnopédies (3) for Piano: no 1, Lent et douloureux by Erik Satie 
 
Performer: Julie Price (Bassoon), Nigel Kennedy (Violin), John Anderson (Oboe)
Conductor: Paul Barritt
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1888; France
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, England
Length: 2 Minutes 41 Secs.
Notes: Arrangers: John Lenahan; Malcolm Messiter; Nigel Kennedy.  

 
 
10.  Tale of Tsar Saltan: Suite, Op. 57 - Flight of the bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 
 
Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Conductor: Paul Barritt
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1903; Russia
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, England
Length: 1 Minutes 15 Secs.
Notes: Arrangers: John Lenahan; Malcolm Messiter; Nigel Kennedy.  

 
 
11.  Banjo and Fiddle by William Kroll 
 
Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Conductor: Paul Barritt
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1945
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, England
Length: 3 Minutes 1 Secs.
Notes: Arrangers: Nigel Kennedy; Malcolm Messiter; John Lenahan.  

 
 
12.  Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 by Pablo de Sarasate 
 
Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Conductor: Paul Barritt
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, England
Length: 9 Minutes 36 Secs. 
 
 
 
13.  Urge for Going by Joni Mitchell 
 
Performer: Gregory Knowles (Percussion), Doug Boyle (Guitar), Rory McFarlane (Double Bass),
Nigel Kennedy (Violin), Fabio Zanon (Guitar), Osian Ellis (Celtic Harp)
Conductor: Paul Barritt
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1966; USA
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, England
Length: 4 Minutes 6 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Nigel Kennedy.  

 
 
14.  Melody in the Wind by Nigel Kennedy 
 
Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin), John Anderson (Oboe), Rory McFarlane (Double Bass),
Doug Boyle (Guitar), Dave Heath (Flute), Gregory Knowles (Percussion),
Julie Price (Bassoon), Janice Knight (Oboe), Nigel Kennedy (Harpsichord)
Conductor: Paul Barritt
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, England
Length: 5 Minutes 51 Secs.
Notes: Arrangers: Malcolm Messiter; Nigel Kennedy; John Lenahan.  

 
 
15.  Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate": 3rd movement, Presto by Antonio Vivaldi 
 
Performer: Paula Chateauneuf (Archlute), Harold Lester (Harpsichord), Nigel Kennedy (Violin),
Charles Tunnell (Cello)
Conductor: Paul Barritt
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1725; Venice, Italy
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, England
Length: 2 Minutes 35 Secs. 
 
 
 
16.  Hungarian Dances (21) for Piano 4 hands, WoO 1: no 5 in F sharp minor by Johannes Brahms 
 
Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin), Gregory Knowles (Cimbalom)
Conductor: Paul Barritt
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868; Austria
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, England
Length: 2 Minutes 49 Secs.
Notes: Arrangers: Nigel Kennedy; John Lenahan; Malcolm Messiter.  
 

 
17.  Nocturne for Piano in C sharp minor, B 49 by Frédéric Chopin 
 
Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Conductor: Paul Barritt
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, England
Length: 3 Minutes 35 Secs.
Notes: Arrangers: Nigel Kennedy; Malcolm Messiter; John Lenahan.  
 

 
18.  Preludes (3) for Piano: no 1 in B flat major, Allegro ben ritmato e deciso by George Gershwin 
 
Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Conductor: Paul Barritt
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1926; USA
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, England
Length: 1 Minutes 51 Secs.
Notes: Arrangers: Nigel Kennedy; Malcolm Messiter; John Lenahan.  

 
 
19.  Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air by Johann Sebastian Bach 
 
Performer: John Anderson (Oboe), Nigel Kennedy (Violin), Harold Lester (Harpsichord),
Paula Chateauneuf (Archlute)
Conductor: Paul Barritt
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1729-1731; Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, England
Length: 5 Minutes 22 Secs.
Notes: Arrangers: John Lenahan; Malcolm Messiter; Nigel Kennedy.  

 
 
20.  Preludes (3) for Piano: no 2 in C sharp minor, Andante con moto e poco rubato by George Gershwin 
 
Performer: Charles Tunnell (Cello), Nigel Kennedy (Violin), Andrew Crowley (Trumpet)
Conductor: Paul Barritt
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1926; USA
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, England
Length: 4 Minutes 16 Secs.
Notes: Arrangers: Nigel Kennedy; Malcolm Messiter; John Lenahan.  

CD 3.

1.  Concertos (4) for Violin, Op. 8 no 1-4 "Four seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi 
 
Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1725; Venice, Italy
Date of Recording: 1989 
 
 
 
2.  Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera" by Antonio Vivaldi 
 
Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1725; Venice, Italy
Date of Recording: 1989 
 
 
 
3.  Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate" by Antonio Vivaldi 
 
Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1725; Venice, Italy
Date of Recording: 1989 
 
 
 
4.  Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno" by Antonio Vivaldi 
 
Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1725; Venice, Italy
Date of Recording: 1989 
 
 
 
5.  Concerto for Violin in F minor, Op. 8 no 4/RV 297 "L'inverno" by Antonio Vivaldi 
 
Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1725; Venice, Italy
Date of Recording: 1989