Taking his career out of the world of Nigel Kennedy and into the realm of Twelve Girls Band and other flashy "spectacle" acts, David Garrett's self-titled album from 2009 emphasizes the classically arranged rock and pop numbers from his repertoire with a handful of familiar and true classical pieces thrown in.
This American release was launched with a large television commercial campaign and is compiled from two British releases, 2007's Virtuoso and 2008's Encore.
The big attractions are Garrett's orchestrated cover of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" (frantic and showy with crunchy guitar) and his own composition "Chelsea Girl" (one sappy and sentimental step away from Frank Mills' "Music Box Dancer").
Check "Smooth Criminal" and you'll be able to imagine what the rest of the rock covers sound like, all of them "turned up to eleven" and played with fury.
Purists will rightfully run in horror, but even if he's prone to cheese and marketed as "the David Beckham of the classical scene," he's more the Eddie Van Halen of bowed instruments and could influence young violin students accordingly.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air | David Garrett | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 2 | Summer | David Garrett | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 3 | Nothing Else Matters | David Garrett | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 4 | He's a Pirate (Pirates of the Caribbean Theme) | David Garrett | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 5 | Smooth Criminal | David Garrett | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | Csardas - Gypsy Dance | David Garrett | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 7 | Who Wants to Live Forever | David Garrett | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | Thunderstruck | David Garrett | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | Ain't No Sunshine | David Garrett | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 10 | Carmen Fantaisie | David Garrett | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 11 | Zorba's Dance (From Zorba the Greek) | David Garrett | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 12 | Chelsea Girl | David Garrett | Play | 02:45 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 13 | Rock Prelude | David Garrett | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 14 | Dueling Banjos (Dueling Strings) | David Garrett | Play | 02:09 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 44 mins | 101 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 269 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Allan | Production Coordination |
| 2 | Kevin Bacon | Arranger, Bass, Mixing, Producer |
| 3 | Kevin Bacon | Arranger, Bass, Mixing, Percussion, Producer |
| 4 | Klaus Badelt | Composer |
| 5 | Tom Bailey | Engineer |
| 6 | Tom Bailey | Engineer |
| 7 | Vladislav Boyadjiev | Digital Editing |
| 8 | Ben Bryant | Drums |
| 9 | Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra |
| 10 | Elena Chouchkova | Orchestra Manager |
| 11 | Jamie Corby | Project Supervisor |
| 12 | Rupert Coulson | Bazouki, Mixing, Producer, Recording |
| 13 | Tom Coyne | Mastering |
| 14 | Nikolina Djidrova | Production Coordination |
| 15 | Thomas Dyani | Percussion |
| 16 | David Garrett | Arranger, Composer, Liner Notes, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer, Violin |
| 17 | Robert Eric Gaskell | Unknown Contributor Role |
| 18 | James Genus | Double Bass |
| 19 | Tim Goalem | Mixing Assistant, Production Assistant |
| 20 | Noah Goldstein | Assistant Engineer |
| 21 | Robert Groslot | Conductor |
| 22 | J. Haywood | Arranger, Harpsichord, Piano, Producer |
| 23 | John Haywood | Arranger, Harpsichord, Piano, Producer |
| 24 | Francine van der Heijden | Arranger, Drums, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Percussion Programming, Producer |
| 25 | James Hetfield | Composer |
| 26 | Ivan Kozhuharov | Conductor |
| 27 | Jason Leung | Stylist |
| 28 | Anthony Lui | Art Direction |
| 29 | Robbie McIntosh | Guitar |
| 30 | Robbie McIntosh | Guitar |
| 31 | Vittorio Monti | Composer |
| 32 | Il Novecento | Orchestra |
| 33 | Niall O'Rourke | Product Manager |
| 34 | Paco Peña | Flamenco Guitar |
| 35 | Jonathan Quarmby | Arranger, Mixing, Piano, Producer |
| 36 | Samantha Rowe | Cello |
| 37 | Rob Sannen | Engineer |
| 38 | Giorgio Serci | Guitar |
| 39 | Mark Sheridan | Flamenco Guitar, Guitar |
| 40 | Nicky Tavilla | Grooming |
| 41 | Mikis Theodorakis | Composer |
| 42 | Lars Ulrich | Composer |
| 43 | Wilfried van Vaelen | Engineer, Recording |
| 44 | Ray Vega | Trumpet |
| 45 | Antonio Vivaldi | Composer |
| 46 | Ian Watson | Accordion |
| 47 | Uli Weber | Photography |
| 48 | Rogier van Wegberg | Guitar (Bass) |
| 49 | Bill Withers | Composer |
| 50 | Steven Wolf | Drums |
| 51 | Angus Young | Composer |
| 52 | Malcolm Young | Composer |
| 53 | Hans Zimmer | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |