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Track Listings
| 1. Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042 |
| 2. I. Allegro |
| 3. II. Adagio |
| 4. III. Allegro assai |
| 5. Concerto for Oboe & Violin in D Minor, BWV 1060 |
| 6. I. Allegro |
| 7. II. Adagio |
| 8. III. Allegro |
| 9. Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041 |
| 10. I. [Allegro] |
| 11. II. Andante |
| 12. III. Allegro assai |
| 13. Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 |
| 14. I. Vivace |
| 15. II. Largo ma non tanto |
| 16. III. Allegro |
Product Description
BBC Music Magazine
A list of minor caveats to begin. First, audiophiles should be aware that this is, like all Kennedy's recordings, an analogue recording digitally processed and mastered. To my ears it sounds fine, vivid and positive, even if perhaps a little close. Second, Kennedy, who often takes up space with anti-critical diatribes, has this time allowed a critic, the acceptably blokeish Rob Cowan, to write the booklet notes, which strain to paint Bach as a bit of a punkish rebel himself. Third, Kennedy being Kennedy, he allows himself a degree of improvisatorial licence here and there at which some might raise an eyebrow but which to me seem idiomatic, spontaneous and pleasing. Indeed it is difficult not to like the entire disc. Kennedy makes a wonderful sound and seems genuinely thrilled by the challenge of getting his fingers around the notes. There's a sureness about his approach, a swaggering certitude in tone, articulation, phrasing that is hard to resist, and nothing about his playing is bland. He is partnered more than ably in the Double Concerto by Daniel Stabrawa and in the Violin and Oboe Concerto by Albrecht Mayer, and the conductorless strings of the Berlin Philharmonic make a rich but never swamping sound. While collectors who want something less occasional, more subtle, and more in the manner of the Baroque period should still look to an account like that of Andrew Manze, my benchmark, this is clearly a disc that will sit comfortably on the shelves alongside it.
Performance ****
Sound ****
© BBC Music Magazine 2000
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Yes - he can play Bach as well! A very fine performance indeed - particularly the violin and oboe concerto. Nigel's command of tempo really shines through on this CD, and it makes it a CD that I treasure. Just enjoy it.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I was very sceptical about this CD having hated Kennedy's Vivaldi Four Seasons with its quarter tones and horrible " ornamentation" .
Well at last he has returned to serious musicianship . These are gloriously stylish , deeply felt performances that go to the top of the modern instrument tree. Bravo!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album doesn't disappoint, as Kennedy is on his usual superlative form. The content however doesn't make the most of Kennedy's attacking style of play, being overall a gentle collection of pieces. Kennedy best suits playing with gusto - in my opinion. This is still a wonderful recording.
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I first heard this on the stereo system in my suite at Le Manoir Aux Qaut' Saisons whilst spending a very special week-end with my husband & we were so besotted with it I couldn't... Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2002
Lovely new Bach cd
Had doubts about this before I heard it but I was completely won over by the beautiful tempos.Well worth purchasing.The violin/oboe concerto is lovely.
Published on 2 Nov 2000
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