My World

by Nigel Kennedy

Overview

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 Stephane 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. ~ Marcy Donelson

Product Details

Release Date:	02/03/2017
Label:	Neue Meister
UPC:	0885470008783
Rank:	200545

Tracks

1. Dedications~Dla Jarka (f¿¿r Jarek ¿¿mietana)
2. Dedications~Fallen Forest (f¿¿r Isaac Stern)
3. Dedications~Melody in the Wind (f¿¿r St¿¿phane Grappelli)
4. Dedications~Solitude (f¿¿r Yehudi Menuhin)
5. Dedications~Gibb It (f¿¿r Mark O'Connor)
6. Three Sisters~Intro - Tuzenbach - Solyony's Prophecy - Masha's Memory - Andrei Practising
7. Three Sisters~Vershinin's Idealism - Irena
8. Three Sisters~Rode's Pictures - Andrei's Love - Vershinin's View of Destiny - Solyony
9. Three Sisters~Olga - Solyony's Possessiveness - Outro
10. Three Sisters~Link Acts 2-3 (Fire) - Chebutykin's Despair - The Sisters' Fate
11. Three Sisters~Link Acts 3-4
12. Three Sisters~Hymn
13. Three Sisters~Masha

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nigel Kennedy   Primary Artist,Violin
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra   Orchestra

Technical Credits

Nigel Kennedy   Composer,Liner Notes
Henryk Pietkiewicz   Cover Photo