Win a copy of Nigel Kennedy’s 20th Anniversary
Luxury Edition of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Nigel Kennedy’s landmark recording of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, we have teamed up with EMI Classics to offer five lucky readers the chance to win a copy of the 20th Anniversary Luxury Edition. The set, which was released on
7th September, includes the original recording, award winning film, images not previously issued, memorabilia and a specially written account of the events surrounding the original release.

Nigel Kennedy’s recording was first released on 25 September 1989 on vinyl, cassette and CD and went on to become the biggest selling classical album in the illustrious history of EMI. It was the first time that commercial pop marketing techniques had been used in the classical world and the first time that Nigel was unleashed on the media.

The album went on to sell over 2 million copies around the world, top the UK Classical chart for over a year, reach number 3 in the UK Pop Album Chart and enter the Guinness Book of Records as the bestselling classical recording ever.

At one point, Nigel was selling more records a week than the combined total of the other 19 records in the UK Classical Sales Chart and it was reported that a copy was bought every 30 seconds of every day.

A sell-out UK Four Seasons tour gave audiences the first chance to see Nigel, accompanied by the English Chamber Orchestra, in person and attracted younger and more diverse audiences than usual. These were no ordinary classical concerts. Nigel actually spoke to his audiences and genuinely engaged them every step of the way.

Nigel’s mixture of genius, cheek, novelty, energy and fun translated worldwide and through Nigel, the enjoyment of classical music became the domain of all, not just the elite.

For more information on the 20th Anniversary Luxury Edition of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons visit www.emiclassics.com.