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Caprice, violinist David Garrett's 2014 release on Decca, is a lively collection of crossover pieces that reflect his roles as a classically trained virtuoso and a populizer of many kinds of music. It's a balancing act that has great appeal for a large audience of casual listeners, and Garrett communicates both energy and excitement in his elaborate arrangements of music by the Romantic violinist par excellence, Niccolò Paganini, giving a contemporary sound to the Caprice No. 24, La campanella, Carnival of Venice, and other spectacular showpieces. He also includes his own lavish versions of themes from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2, Mozart's Rondo alla Turca, Wieniawski's Capriccio tarantella, and a smattering of flashy updates of old favorites. To add variety to the program, Garrett has also invited tenor Andrea Bocelli, pop vocalist Nicole Scherzinger, and guitarist Steve Morris, whose name recognition will draw in their fans. Of course, Garrett's unabashed showmanship and crowd-pleasing renditions of the classics will never win over purists, but since he makes no secret that he is an entertainer and not an academic, few listeners will feel misled. Instead, they will probably recognize much of the music here, and appreciate Garrett's intentions, if not always the results.
© Blair Sanderson /TiVo
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Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Orchestra - Niccolò Paganini, ComposerLyricist - Franck van der Heijden, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Prent, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Garrett, Producer, Arranger, Violin, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Simon Blaskey, Producer, Executive Producer - Ulf Schimmer, Conductor - Erik van der Horst, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Andrea Bocelli, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Franck van der Heijden, Conductor, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Prent, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Haywood, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - David Garrett, Producer, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pouwer , Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricciotti Ensemble, Orchestra - Giancarlo Romita, ComposerLyricist - Richard Simon Blaskey, Producer, Executive Producer - Jeff Lipstein, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Erik van der Horst, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Orchestra - Niccolò Paganini, ComposerLyricist - Franck van der Heijden, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Prent, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Garrett, Producer, Arranger, Violin, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Simon Blaskey, Producer, Executive Producer - Ulf Schimmer, Conductor - Erik van der Horst, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Orchestra - Nicole Scherzinger, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Urban, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Niccolò Paganini, ComposerLyricist - Franck van der Heijden, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Prent, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Haywood, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - David Garrett, Producer, Arranger, Violin, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Rose, Author - Richard Simon Blaskey, Producer, Executive Producer - Ulf Schimmer, Conductor - Jeff Lipstein, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Erik van der Horst, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Niccolò Paganini, ComposerLyricist - Franck van der Heijden, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Prent, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Haywood, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - David Garrett, Producer, Arranger, Violin, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pouwer , Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricciotti Ensemble, Orchestra - Richard Simon Blaskey, Producer, Executive Producer - Erik van der Horst, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Giuseppe Tartini, ComposerLyricist - Franck van der Heijden, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Prent, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Garrett, Producer, Arranger, Violin, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pouwer , Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricciotti Ensemble, Orchestra - Richard Simon Blaskey, Producer, Executive Producer - Erik van der Horst, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Henryk Wieniawski, ComposerLyricist - Franck van der Heijden, Producer, Arranger, Recording Engineer, Work Arranger, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Prent, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Garrett, Producer, Arranger, Violin, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Simon Blaskey, Producer, Executive Producer - Erik van der Horst, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, ComposerLyricist - Franck van der Heijden, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Prent, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Haywood, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - David Garrett, Producer, Arranger, Violin, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pouwer , Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricciotti Ensemble, Orchestra - Richard Simon Blaskey, Producer, Executive Producer - Jeff Lipstein, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Erik van der Horst, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Sergei Rachmaninoff, ComposerLyricist - Franck van der Heijden, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Prent, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Haywood, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - David Garrett, Producer, Arranger, Violin, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pouwer , Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricciotti Ensemble, Orchestra - Richard Simon Blaskey, Producer, Executive Producer - Erik van der Horst, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Niccolò Paganini, ComposerLyricist - Franck van der Heijden, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Prent, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Garrett, Producer, Arranger, Violin, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pouwer , Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricciotti Ensemble, Orchestra - Richard Simon Blaskey, Producer, Executive Producer - Erik van der Horst, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ComposerLyricist - Franck van der Heijden, Conductor, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Prent, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Haywood, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Garrett, Producer, Arranger, Violin, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pouwer , Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricciotti Ensemble, Orchestra - Richard Simon Blaskey, Producer, Executive Producer - Jeff Lipstein, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Erik van der Horst, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Steve Morse, Guitar, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DOMENICO SCARLATTI, ComposerLyricist - Franck van der Heijden, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Allen, Fretless Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Prent, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Haywood, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - David Garrett, Producer, Arranger, Violin, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pouwer , Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricciotti Ensemble, Orchestra - Richard Simon Blaskey, Producer, Executive Producer - Erik van der Horst, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Franck van der Heijden, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Prent, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Haywood, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - David Garrett, Producer, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Pouwer , Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricciotti Ensemble, Orchestra - Richard Simon Blaskey, Producer, Executive Producer - Jeff Lipstein, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Erik van der Horst, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Rupert Coulson, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Niccolò Paganini, ComposerLyricist - Franck van der Heijden, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - RAY VEGA, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Wolf, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Prent, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Garrett, Producer, Arranger, Violin, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Simon Blaskey, Producer, Executive Producer - Erik van der Horst, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rogier van Wegberg, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Franz Schubert, ComposerLyricist - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Orchestra - Franck van der Heijden, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Recording Engineer, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Prent, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, ComposerLyricist - David Garrett, Producer, Arranger, Violin, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Simon Blaskey, Producer, Executive Producer - Ulf Schimmer, Conductor - Erik van der Horst, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
Caprice, violinist David Garrett's 2014 release on Decca, is a lively collection of crossover pieces that reflect his roles as a classically trained virtuoso and a populizer of many kinds of music. It's a balancing act that has great appeal for a large audience of casual listeners, and Garrett communicates both energy and excitement in his elaborate arrangements of music by the Romantic violinist par excellence, Niccolò Paganini, giving a contemporary sound to the Caprice No. 24, La campanella, Carnival of Venice, and other spectacular showpieces. He also includes his own lavish versions of themes from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2, Mozart's Rondo alla Turca, Wieniawski's Capriccio tarantella, and a smattering of flashy updates of old favorites. To add variety to the program, Garrett has also invited tenor Andrea Bocelli, pop vocalist Nicole Scherzinger, and guitarist Steve Morris, whose name recognition will draw in their fans. Of course, Garrett's unabashed showmanship and crowd-pleasing renditions of the classics will never win over purists, but since he makes no secret that he is an entertainer and not an academic, few listeners will feel misled. Instead, they will probably recognize much of the music here, and appreciate Garrett's intentions, if not always the results.
© Blair Sanderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:11
- Main artists: David Garrett
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca (UMO)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2014 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited ℗ 2014 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
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