Nigel Kennedy,Klaus Tennstedt - Beethoven / Bach

Nigel Kennedy (born December 28, 1956 in Brighton, England)is a violinist and violist. He was a pupil at the Yehudi Menuhin School, under Menuhin himself, and later at the Juilliard School under Dorothy DeLay. Kennedy has done much to popularise classical music, particularly among young people. He has also performed and recorded most of the major violin concerti. Kennedy expresses concern for the immediate appeal of live performance, and often records entire works or movements in single 'takes' to preserve this sense in his recordings. He also introduces improvisatory elements in his performances, as in his Jimi Hendrix-inspired cadenza to the eethoven violin concerto and his jazz and fusion recordings. Away from his musical career, Kennedy is a supporter of football clubs Aston Villa and Cracovia. Recently he has appeared on Cracovia's 100th anniversary in club replica kit.

Le violoniste Nigel Kennedy nous réjouie avec le concerto pour violon et orchestre de Ludwig van Beethoven et de deux extraits d'oeuvres de Jean-Sébastien Bach. Nigel Kennedy est un violoniste qui explore les différents genres musicaux - ce que la critique apprécie parfois peu.Au-delà de l'oeuvre virtuose, Nigel Kennedy joue avec le coeur dans cette version en public non retouchée. La seconde cadence est de Kennedy.
Ce CD est l'une des grandes interprétations de ce concerto, et une bonne occasion de découvrir ce violoniste si ce n'était pas déjà le cas.

Disc 1
1 - Applause and tuning from Violin Concerto in D Op. 61
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Op. 61
2 - I. Allegro ma non troppo
3 - II. Larghetto -
4 - III. Rondo (Allegro)
3 Sonatas and 3 Partitas BWV1001-1006
5 - Allegro assai
6 - Preludio