Virtuoso (David Garrett album)
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Virtuoso is a 2007 album by violinist David Garrett
, released in Europe. Its tracks, listed below, are mostly borrowed from his earlier album, Free
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David Garrett (violinist)
David Garrett is a record breaking German/American classical violinist and recording artist.-Personal life:...
, released in Europe. Its tracks, listed below, are mostly borrowed from his earlier album, Free
Free (David Garrett album)
Free is a 2007 album by violinist David Garrett, released in Europe by Decca.- Track listing :# "La Califfa" # "Carmen Fantasie" featuring Paco Peña, guitar# "Nothing Else Matters"...
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Track listing
- "La Califfa" (Ennio MorriconeEnnio MorriconeEnnio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...
) – 2:46 - "Carmen Fantasie" (Georges BizetGeorges BizetGeorges Bizet formally Alexandre César Léopold Bizet, was a French composer, mainly of operas. In a career cut short by his early death, he achieved few successes before his final work, Carmen, became one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the entire opera repertory.During a...
) featuring Paco PeñaPaco PeñaPaco Peña is a Spanish flamenco guitarist. He is regarded as one of the world's foremost traditional Flamenco players.Born in Córdoba, Spain as Francisco Peña Pérez, Paco Peña began learning to play the guitar from his brother at age 6 and made his first professional appearance at 12...
, guitar – 4:15 - "Nothing Else MattersNothing Else Matters"Nothing Else Matters" is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the third single from its self-titled fifth studio album, Metallica. The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart as well as top-ten positions on many European charts...
" (MetallicaMetallicaMetallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
) – 3:32 - "Csardas Gypsy Dance" (Vittorio MontiVittorio MontiVittorio Monti was an Italian composer, violinist, and conductor.Monti was born in Naples, where he studied violin and composition at the Conservatorio di San Pietro a Majella...
) – 3:27 - "Duelling BanjosDueling Banjos"Dueling Banjos" is an instrumental composition by Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith. The song was composed in 1955 by Smith as a banjo instrumental he called "Feudin' Banjos", which contained riffs from "Yankee Doodle". Smith recorded it playing a four-string plectrum banjo and accompanied by...
" (from the film DeliveranceDeliveranceDeliverance is a 1972 American thriller film produced and directed by John Boorman. Principal cast members include Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox and Ned Beatty in his film debut. The film is based on a 1970 novel of the same name by American author James Dickey, who has a small role in the...
) – 2:11 - "Pachelbel's Canon" – 3:16
- "Paganini Rhapsody" (on Caprice 24) – 4:08
- "SomewhereSomewhere (song)"Somewhere" is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story which was made into a film in 1961. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and takes a phrase from the slow movement of Beethoven's 'Emperor' Piano Concerto, which forms the start of the...
" (from Leonard BernsteinLeonard BernsteinLeonard Bernstein August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim...
's musical West Side StoryWest Side StoryWest Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...
) – 3:01 - "The Flight of the Bumble Bee" (Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovNikolai Rimsky-KorsakovNikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer, and a member of the group of composers known as The Five.The Five, also known as The Mighty Handful or The Mighty Coterie, refers to a circle of composers who met in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in the years 1856–1870: Mily Balakirev , César...
) – 1:20 - "Serenade" (David GarrettDavid Garrett (violinist)David Garrett is a record breaking German/American classical violinist and recording artist.-Personal life:...
) – 3:38 - "Toccata" (David GarrettDavid Garrett (violinist)David Garrett is a record breaking German/American classical violinist and recording artist.-Personal life:...
) – 3:50 - "You Raise Me UpYou Raise Me Up"You Raise Me Up" was the debut single from Westlife's fifth studio album, Face To Face.This version is considered by many to be the most popular , of all the various versions of the same song. The single peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's 13th Number One. It was the first...
" (Brendan GrahamBrendan GrahamBrendan Graham is an Irish novelist and composer. He has published three novels, The Whitest Flower , an Irish no. 2 best seller, The Element of Fire and The Brightest Day, The Darkest Night .He also wrote the lyrics for Rolf Løvland's "You Raise Me Up"...
, Rolf LøvlandRolf LøvlandRolf Løvland is a Norwegian composer. Together with Fionnuala Sherry, he formed the celtic group Secret Garden, where he played as the composer/producer/keyboardist...
) – 4:15 - "Eliza's Song" (David GarrettDavid Garrett (violinist)David Garrett is a record breaking German/American classical violinist and recording artist.-Personal life:...
) – 2:59
Personnel
- Jennifer Allan – production coordination
- Kevin Bacon – bass, percussion, arranger, producer, mixing
- Rick Blaskey – executive producer, representation
- Ed Boyd – guitar
- Paul Chessell – art direction
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Thomas Dyani – percussion
- Ali Friend – double bass
- David Garrett – violin, arranger, producer, liner notes
- Tim Goalen – assistant producer
- Robert Groslot – conductor
- Ian Harrison – cover photo
- Mitch Jenkins – photography
- Robbie McIntosh – guitar
- Mark Millington – design
- Paco Peña – flamenco guitar
- Jonathan Quarmby – guitar, piano, arranger, organ (hammond), whistle, producer, mixing
- Samantha Rowe – cello
- Darren Rumney – design
- Rob Sannen – assistant engineer
- Jacky Schroer – A&R
- Mark Sheridan – guitar, background vocals, flamenco guitar
- Lloyd Wade – background vocals
- Ian On Awi Watson – accordion
- Tim Weller – drums
- Damon "Day" Wilson – drums
Certifications
Country | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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Germany IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... |
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