Beethoven - Violin Concerto; Mozart - Violin Concerto no.4
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Label: EMI
Cat No: 3953732
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 14th April 2008
Contents
Works
Violin Concerto in D major, op.61Violin Concerto no.4 in D major, K218
Creepin' In (arr. Kennedy)
Artists
Nigel Kennedy (violin)Polish Chamber Orchestra
Conductor
Nigel KennedyWorks
Violin Concerto in D major, op.61Violin Concerto no.4 in D major, K218
Creepin' In (arr. Kennedy)
Artists
Nigel Kennedy (violin)Polish Chamber Orchestra
Conductor
Nigel KennedyAbout
This album combines his first-ever Mozart recording with a fresh perspective on the Beethoven violin concerto he first recorded in 1992. He collaborates again with the Polish Chamber Orchestra of which he has been Artistic Director since 2002. He directs the orchestra from the violin in both concertos to achieve a more direct communication with the orchestra members and the cadenzas are very much his own.
Kennedy says the main reason for re-approaching the Beethoven concerto is that today, he hears the piece as having more rhythmic vitality which he wants to bring out in his new recording, despite still cherishing his first recording with Tennstedt, which he said had a more old-fashioned, romantic approach and was played slower.
Listen out for the Mozart cadenza which definitely gives the piece a contemporary edge. It was recorded with his electric violin and Kennedy expresses in it what the concerto means to him personally and wants to open listeners’ minds to change their view of the piece. He has also introduced a harpsichord to the work which adds warmth and gives it even more life.
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