The String Quartet Tribute to Nirvana presents instrumental, string-quartet arrangements of nine of Nirvana's most resonant songs.
"Rape Me," "Come as You Are," and "Penny Royal Tea" are all given the treatment, with the arrangements for violin, viola, cello, and bass sticking pretty close to the originals, minus Kurt Cobain's acerbic vocals.
The songs retain their mood anyway, even if the violins can't help being pretty and the verse-chorus-verse format grows tiresome after a while.
It's interesting how effective the version of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is.
An epochal song, it nonetheless loses more vitality with every incessant spin on modern rock radio.
So it's a credit to the chamber musicians here that they are able to imbue it with a depth of feeling that's both mournful and anthemic, without sounding as hackneyed as the original often unfortunately does.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rape MeKurt Cobain | Vitamin String Quartet | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 2 | Come as You AreKurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic | Vitamin String Quartet | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | Smells Like Teen SpiritKurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic | Vitamin String Quartet | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | All ApologiesKurt Cobain | Vitamin String Quartet | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 5 | On a PlainKurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic | Vitamin String Quartet, Tom Tally | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 6 | PollyKurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Nirvana, Krist Novoselic | Vitamin String Quartet | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 7 | Heart Shaped BoxKurt Cobain | Vitamin String Quartet, Tom Tally | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | Penny Royal TeaKurt Cobain | Vitamin String Quartet | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 9 | Something in the WayKurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Nirvana, Krist Novoselic | Vitamin String Quartet, Tom Tally | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 10 | Lamb Fed Child | Vitamin String Quartet | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 35 mins | 82 MB | |||||
| 35 mins | 205 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Chapman | Mastering |
| 2 | Kurt Cobain | Composer |
| 3 | David Davidson | Violin |
| 4 | Tom Ferguson | Violin |
| 5 | Toni Ferguson | Violin |
| 6 | Aaron Gant | Mixing Engineer |
| 7 | Dave Grohl | Composer |
| 8 | Andre Janovich | Cello |
| 9 | John Krovoza | Cello |
| 10 | Michael McEvoy | Arranger, Producer, Viola, Violin |
| 11 | Michael J. McEvoy | Producer, Viola, Violin |
| 12 | Karrie M. Miller | Cover Art, Graphic Design |
| 13 | Nirvana | Composer |
| 14 | Krist Novoselic | Composer |
| 15 | Todd Rubenstein | Arranger, Bass, Cello, Engineer, Producer |
| 16 | Todd Mark Rubenstein | Bass, Cello, Engineer, Producer |
| 17 | Joel Spielman | Project Coordinator |
| 18 | Tom Tally | Arranger, Engineer, Orchestration, Primary Artist, Producer, Viola, Violin |
| 19 | Paul Tobias | Viola, Violin |
| 20 | Gary Tussing | Cello |
| 21 | Gary Lee Tussing | Cello |
| 22 | Vitamin String Quartet | Primary Artist |
Vitamin String Quartet
2001 - 12 tracks
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| 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). |