In a message dated 30/09/01 12:58:48 GMT Daylight Time, SCJoniGuy writes: > << I just discovered that a violinist, Nigel Kennedy, has covered "urge > for > going" on his CD "Classic Kennedy". has anyone heard it? >> > There are 20 tracks on the album, as Bob says, nearly all are classical. >From the sleeve notes:-"Three ans a half minutes is the average length of the beautiful short works featured on this album. The maxim about quality over quantity is so right: a small piece of music can be a masterpiece, whether it's by Schubert, Fritz Kreisler or the Kinks!" and:- "The violin's strong associations with folk and traditional music go back several centuries. It is therefore particularly appropriate that Kennedy has chosen to include two unforgettable examples of the genre: Scarborough Fair and Danny Boy. In not too dissimilar a vein are the hypnotically Gaelic inflections inflections of Joni Mitchell's Urge for Going." Other composers include Vivaldi, Bach, Chopin, Satie, Debussy and Gershwin. She's right up there with them.
Regards Jacky
