Nigel Kennedy - Uncensored - CD

Nigel Kennedy is releasing his second book in autumn, titled Uncensored. Warner Classics are releasing a 3CD compilation to accompany the book, the track listing done by Nigel himself, with excerpts from his book in the liner-notes.

This is not an autobiography, but a journey through Nigel Kennedy’s sixty-four seasons played home and away. It begins on a freezing balcony in Brighton before taking in the Yehudi Menuhin School and New York’s Julliard School (of Artistic Mediocrity), various concert halls and recording studios, police forces around the world, Aston Villa and classical music as redefined by Nigel. Here are Nigel’s thoughts on boxing, composing, Aston Villa, Vivaldi, violins and much more, all told in Nigel’s inimitable voice and idiosyncratic fashion.

Tracklist:

01. The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
02. The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": II. Adagio
03. The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto
04. L'estro armonico, Concerto for Two Violins in A Minor, Op. 3 No. 8, RV 522 "Per eco in lontano": II. Larghetto e spiritoso
05. L'estro armonico, Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3 No. 6, RV 356: I. Allegro
06. Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041: II. Andante
07. Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
08. Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: III. Allegro
09. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: I. Prelude. Allegro moderato
10. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio
11. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: III. Finale. Allegro energico
12. Violin Concerto in A Major, Op. 8: II. Romanza (Andante)
13. Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61: I. Allegro
14. Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61: II. Andante
15. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
16. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto (Live)
17. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo (Allegro) [Cadenza by Kennedy]
18. From Adam to Eve
19. Fallen Forest
20. Black, Brown and Beige Suite: V. Come Sunday (Arr. Kennedy for Violin & Double Bass)
21. Stranger in a Stranger Land
22. The Man I Love (Arr. Kennedy)
23. Nice Bottle of Beaujolais, Innit?
24. Breathing Stone
25. Soleil Levant Sur La Seine
26. Riverman