Shifting Ground

Alexi Kenney

Release Date: June 7, 2024

Violinist Alexi Kenney's album Shifting Ground weaves together seminal works for solo violin by J.S. Bach with a collection of pieces from the 17th century to the present day, placing them in vibrant conversation. Premiere recordings of works by Matthew Burtner, Salina Fisher, and Angélica Negrón, some with electronic soundscapes, flow between Alexi's personal arrangements of Schumann and Joni Mitchell, as well as pieces by Eve Beglarian and Nicola Matteis. Shifting Ground is designed to be listened to as a set, traversing surreal dreamscapes, fiery virtuosity, spiritual beauty, and finally culminating in Bach's grand elegiac masterpiece, the Chaconne.

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Shifting Ground

by Alexi Kenney

3:20

Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio

Johann Sebastian Bach
2:29

Widmung, Op. 25, No. 1 (arr. alexi Kenney)

Robert Schumann
8:13

The Violinist

Angélica Negrón
2:01

Ayres for the Violin: Passaggio roto

Nicola Matteis
2:59

thank u, next

Ariana Grande, arr. Alexi Kenney
3:51

Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemande

Johann Sebastian Bach
3:12

Blue (arr. Alexi Kenney)

Joni Mitchell
2:58

Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: VII. Tempo di Borea

Johann Sebastian Bach
2:58

Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: VIII. Tempo di Borea (Double)

Johann Sebastian Bach
4:43

Well-Spent

Eve Beglarian
3:25

Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: I. Grave

Johann Sebastian Bach
3:22

Alia Fantasia

Nicola Matteis Jr.
6:25

Hikari

Salina Fisher
4:38

Elegy (from Muir Glacier, 1889-2009)

Matthew Burtner
12:53

Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V: Chaconne

Johann Sebastian Bach