Nigel Kennedy - My World (2016)

Tracklist

01. Dedications: Dla Jarka (For Jarek Smietana) - Nigel Kennedy, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra & The Stella
02. Dedications: Fallen Forest (For Isaac Stern) - Nigel Kennedy & Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
03. Dedications: Melody in the Wind (For Stéphane Grappelli) - Nigel Kennedy, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra & The Stella
04. Dedications: Solitude (For Yehudi Menuhin) - Nigel Kennedy, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra & The Stella
05. Dedications: Gibb it (For Mark o'Connor) - Nigel Kennedy, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra & The Stella
06. Three Sisters: Intro-Tuzenbach-Solyony's Prophecy-Masha's Memory-Andrei Practising - Nigel Kennedy & Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
07. Three Sisters: Vershinin's Idealism-Irena - Nigel Kennedy & Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
08. Three Sisters: Rode's Pictures-Andrei's Love-Vershinin's View of Destiny-Solyony - Nigel Kennedy & Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
09. Three Sisters: Olga-Solyony's Possessiveness-Outro - Nigel Kennedy & Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
10. Three Sisters: Link Acts 2-3 (Fire)-Chebutykin's Despair-The Sisters' Fate - Nigel Kennedy, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra & The Stella
11. Three Sisters: Link Acts 3-4 - Nigel Kennedy & Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
12. Three Sisters: Hymn - Nigel Kennedy & Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
13. Three Sisters: Masha - Nigel Kennedy & Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra


Arriving 32 years into the recording career of English violin virtuoso Nigel Kennedy, My World is his first album of original compositions. It comprises two multi-part works, Dedications and Three Sisters, with the former paying tribute to idols such as Yehudi Menuhin, Isaac Stern, and Stéphane Grappelli. Three Sisters is a suite inspired by the Anton Chekhov play. Expressive and staunchly melodic, the pieces land in an area of folky Romanticism that aims to please more than challenge, at least where listeners are concerned. My World features performances from the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, percussionist Orphy Robinson (Don Cherry, Wynton Marsalis), and guitarist Doug Boyle (Robert Plant, Caravan), among other contributors on guitar, bass, and drums.

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