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If the notion persists that Nigel Kennedy is the enfant terrible of classical music -- too rebellious or facile to be taken seriously -- then perhaps it is time to reconsider his categorization. Kennedy's varied interests certainly take him beyond the boundaries of the typical classical performer, and his performance style may be too flamboyant to suit some listeners' tastes. But East Meets East is far from shocking, if understood as an exploration of Eastern European music, presented in a fusion of popular styles without pandering to the classical audience with crossover concessions. Fans of world music and open-minded listeners of any stripe may find something to appreciate here. Appearing with the Polish folk band Kroke and surrounded by several guest artists of international reputation, Kennedy shows that his involvement with this ethnic music is honest, if not always inspired. His playing is forthright and spirited, but sometimes overdone, particularly when his electric violin solos wander into rock clichés. However, Kennedy's occasional excesses are counterbalanced by some fine, expressive playing, most memorably in his unaccompanied track Lost in Time. The musicians play well as an ensemble, perhaps most successfully in the vigorous dance style that reaches maximum frenzy in Kukush.
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Traditional, Composer - John Stanley, Recording Producer - Andy Green, BalanceEngineer - Jaz Coleman, Recording Producer - Nigel Kennedy, Arranger, Violin, MainArtist - Natacha Atlas, Vocals - Tomasz Kukurba, Arranger - Jerzy Bawol, Arranger - Tomasz Lato, Arranger - Dariusz Grela, BalanceEngineer - Sam O'Kell, BalanceEngineer - The Kroke Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Wojciech Gruszka, BalanceEngineer
© 2003 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2003 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
John Stanley, Producer - Andy Green, Engineer - Jaz Coleman, Producer - Nigel Kennedy, Composer, Violin, MainArtist - Tomasz Kukurba, Composer - Jerzy Bawol, Composer - Tomasz Lato, Composer - Dariusz Grela, Engineer - Sam O'Kell, Engineer - The Kroke Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Wojciech Gruszka, Engineer
© 2003 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Limited
John Stanley, Recording Producer - Andy Green, BalanceEngineer - Miles Bould, Percussion - Jaz Coleman, Recording Producer - Nigel Kennedy, Composer, Violin - Tomasz Kukurba, Composer - Jerzy Bawol, Composer - Tomasz Lato, Composer - Mo Foster, Electric Bass Guitar - Dariusz Grela, BalanceEngineer - Sam O'Kell, BalanceEngineer - Nigel Kennedy/Miles Bould/Mo Foster/Kroke, MainArtist - The Kroke Band, Ensemble - Wojciech Gruszka, BalanceEngineer
© 2003 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2003 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Traditional, Composer - John Stanley, Recording Producer - Andy Green, BalanceEngineer - Jaz Coleman, Recording Producer - Nigel Kennedy, Arranger, Violin, MainArtist - Tomasz Kukurba, Arranger - Jerzy Bawol, Arranger - Tomasz Lato, Arranger - Dariusz Grela, BalanceEngineer - Harry Kandel, Composer - Sam O'Kell, BalanceEngineer - The Kroke Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Wojciech Gruszka, BalanceEngineer
© 2003 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2003 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Traditional, Composer - John Stanley, Recording Producer - Andy Green, BalanceEngineer - Jaz Coleman, Recording Producer - Nigel Kennedy, Arranger, Violin, MainArtist - Tomasz Kukurba, Arranger - Jerzy Bawol, Arranger - Tomasz Lato, Arranger - Dariusz Grela, BalanceEngineer - Sam O'Kell, BalanceEngineer - The Kroke Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Wojciech Gruszka, BalanceEngineer
© 2003 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2003 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Traditional, Composer - John Stanley, Recording Producer - Andy Green, BalanceEngineer - Jaz Coleman, Recording Producer - Nigel Kennedy, Arranger, Violin, MainArtist - Tomasz Kukurba, Arranger - Jerzy Bawol, Arranger - Tomasz Lato, Arranger - Dariusz Grela, BalanceEngineer - Sam O'Kell, BalanceEngineer - The Kroke Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Wojciech Gruszka, BalanceEngineer
© 2003 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2003 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
John Stanley, Recording Producer - Andy Green, BalanceEngineer - Goran Bregovic, Composer - Jaz Coleman, Recording Producer - Nigel Kennedy, Violin, MainArtist - Dariusz Grela, BalanceEngineer - Sam O'Kell, BalanceEngineer - The Kroke Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Wojciech Gruszka, BalanceEngineer
© 2003 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2003 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Traditional, Composer - John Stanley, Recording Producer - Andy Green, BalanceEngineer - Jaz Coleman, Recording Producer - Nigel Kennedy, Arranger, Violin - Tomasz Kukurba, Arranger - Jerzy Bawol, Arranger - Tomasz Lato, Arranger - Dariusz Grela, BalanceEngineer - Sam O'Kell, BalanceEngineer - Nigel Kennedy/Kroke/John Stanley, MainArtist - The Kroke Band, Ensemble - Wojciech Gruszka, BalanceEngineer
© 2003 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2003 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
John Stanley, Producer - Andy Green, Engineer - Miles Bould, Percussion, FeaturedArtist - Jaz Coleman, Producer - Nigel Kennedy, Composer, Violin, MainArtist - Tomasz Kukurba, Composer - Jerzy Bawol, Composer - Tomasz Lato, Composer - Dariusz Grela, Engineer - Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Sam O'Kell, Engineer - Aboud Abdul Aal, Violin, FeaturedArtist - The Kroke Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Wojciech Gruszka, Engineer
© 2003 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - John Stanley, Recording Producer - Andy Green, BalanceEngineer - Jaz Coleman, Recording Producer - Nigel Kennedy, Arranger, Violin, MainArtist - Tomasz Kukurba, Arranger - Jerzy Bawol, Arranger - Tomasz Lato, Arranger - Dariusz Grela, BalanceEngineer - Sam O'Kell, BalanceEngineer - The Kroke Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Wojciech Gruszka, BalanceEngineer
© 2003 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2003 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
John Stanley, Recording Producer - Andy Green, BalanceEngineer - Miles Bould, Percussion - Jaz Coleman, Recording Producer - Nigel Kennedy, Composer, Violin - Tomasz Kukurba, Composer - Jerzy Bawol, Composer - Tomasz Lato, Composer - Dariusz Grela, BalanceEngineer - Sam O'Kell, BalanceEngineer - Nigel Kennedy/Miles Bould/Kroke, MainArtist - The Kroke Band, Ensemble - Wojciech Gruszka, BalanceEngineer
© 2003 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2003 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
John Stanley, Recording Producer - Andy Green, BalanceEngineer - Miles Bould, Percussion - Jaz Coleman, Recording Producer - Nigel Kennedy, Composer, Violin - Tomasz Kukurba, Composer - Jerzy Bawol, Composer - Tomasz Lato, Composer - Mo Foster, Electric Bass Guitar - Dariusz Grela, BalanceEngineer - Sam O'Kell, BalanceEngineer - Nigel Kennedy/Miles Bould/Mo Foster/Kroke, MainArtist - The Kroke Band, Ensemble - Wojciech Gruszka, BalanceEngineer
© 2003 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2003 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
John Stanley, Recording Producer - Andy Green, BalanceEngineer - Jaz Coleman, Recording Producer - Nigel Kennedy, Composer, Violin, MainArtist - Tomasz Kukurba, Composer - Jerzy Bawol, Composer - Tomasz Lato, Composer - Dariusz Grela, BalanceEngineer - Sam O'Kell, BalanceEngineer - The Kroke Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Wojciech Gruszka, BalanceEngineer
© 2003 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2003 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
John Stanley, Producer - Andy Green, Engineer - Jaz Coleman, Producer - Nigel Kennedy, Composer, Violin, MainArtist - Tomasz Kukurba, Composer - Jerzy Bawol, Composer - Tomasz Lato, Composer - Dariusz Grela, Engineer - Sam O'Kell, Engineer - The Kroke Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Wojciech Gruszka, Engineer
© 2003 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Limited
Album review
If the notion persists that Nigel Kennedy is the enfant terrible of classical music -- too rebellious or facile to be taken seriously -- then perhaps it is time to reconsider his categorization. Kennedy's varied interests certainly take him beyond the boundaries of the typical classical performer, and his performance style may be too flamboyant to suit some listeners' tastes. But East Meets East is far from shocking, if understood as an exploration of Eastern European music, presented in a fusion of popular styles without pandering to the classical audience with crossover concessions. Fans of world music and open-minded listeners of any stripe may find something to appreciate here. Appearing with the Polish folk band Kroke and surrounded by several guest artists of international reputation, Kennedy shows that his involvement with this ethnic music is honest, if not always inspired. His playing is forthright and spirited, but sometimes overdone, particularly when his electric violin solos wander into rock clichés. However, Kennedy's occasional excesses are counterbalanced by some fine, expressive playing, most memorably in his unaccompanied track Lost in Time. The musicians play well as an ensemble, perhaps most successfully in the vigorous dance style that reaches maximum frenzy in Kukush.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:09
- Main artists: Nigel Kennedy The Kroke Band
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
© 2003 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2003 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd.
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