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Nigel Kennedy's Greatest Hits | 
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| Creators: Julie Price, Johann Sebastian Bach, Claude Debussy, Hamilton Harty, Nigel Kennedy, Fritz Kreisler, Jules Massenet, Vittorio Monti, Erik Satie, English Traditional, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Antonio Vivaldi, Simon Rattle, Rory Mcfarlane, David C. Heath [aka D.c. Or Dave Heath], Doug Boyle, Osian Ellis, Janice Knight, John Anderson
Label: EMI Classics
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
Buy New: $7.96
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 110733
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 57330
UPC: 724355733023
EAN: 0724355733023
ASIN: B00006JKMD
Release Date: January 7, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | Vivaldi: Spring, Allegro (The Four Seasons) | | • | Massenet: Meditation (Thais) | | • | Satie: Gymnopedie No. 1 | | • | Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending | | • | Debussy: The Girl With the Flaxen Hair | | • | Bach: Sonata for Solo Violin in C, Allegro assai | | • | Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro | | • | Bach: Es ist genug, so nimm, Herr | | • | Danny Boy | | • | Scarborough Fair | | • | Melody in the Wind | | • | Monti: Scardas | | • | Vivaldi: Autumn, Allegro (The Four Seasons) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Violinist Nigel Kennedy long stopped annoying or surprising concertgoers and disc buyers with his looks and manners--the cover of this CD pictures him with red and blue paint on his face, and he's biting his violin. If that irritates you, his playing certainly will not. Here, two movements from Vivaldi's Four Seasons act as bookends to, among other pieces: a Satie Gymnopedie, exquisitely played, with lovely embellishments near its close; Vaughan Williams's floating Lark Ascending; a stunning, virtuosic Bach solo (never before released); a soft-edged Bach chorale; a soupy, sentimental "Danny Boy"; a slightly overwrought "Scarborough Fair"; a piece by Kennedy himself; and a few other surprises. Kennedy's tone is lush and warm, and his emotionalism almost never overwhelms the music. Greatest hits? More like greatest encores. But definitely a terrific 71 minutes of fiddling. --Robert Levine
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| Customer Reviews:
Wow! September 27, 2005
Julie A. Smith (Westfield, IN)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
When I got this CD to use for my "music appreciation" class that I teach to a small group of homeschooled students, I thought I might use just a few of these songs to listen to in class. But we will definitely be spending more time on the whole album--this is one of the best violin solo albums I've heard for a while, and Nigel Kennedy is one of the best violinists I've heard, ever. One can hear the energy and emotion in each song played. The arrangements are beautiful, and the choice of songs on the album are wonderful. This is one to actively "listen to". And yes, I'd love to see a live concert DVD!
Nigel Rules! January 27, 2003
o dubhthaigh (north rustico, pei, canada)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
This is terrific, top to bottom! I can write for hours about the joys of Nigel live, the visual and musical daring, the goose in the arse of most orchestral experiences and the rapturous, clamourous, rock and roll reaction he elicits in the most staid of settings. Classical music was not ready and remains uncertain how to deal with him, mostly because he has the chops and the creativity first and foremost.
This collection underscores his remarkable repertoire. Be it Vivaldi, Beethoven, Kreisler, Elgar or Hendrix, Kennedy upends the expectations of one and all. His intensity is extraordinary, his playfulnesss on stage a joy, his interpretive skills incisive.
At this point, though, what would be even more welcome than this terrific collection, would be a DVD of the man himself in action. I can still hear the crowd at Philadelphia's Academy of Music howling, that's right, howling, for an encore. Sawalisch was not sure what to do. The Orchestra looked stymied. Out came Nigel with the fiddle attached to his forehead. He shouted at the audience that they were possibly further off their rockers than he and then asked if anyone in the orchestra knew any Willie Dixon. One of the double bassists did and they launched into "Gingerale Afternoon." Sheer genius, especially on the heels of Beethoven's volin concerto. Lu himself would have dug it immenseley.
Pick this disc up, then write to his label and insist on a DVD.
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