Track Listings (18) - Disc #1| All Artists: Kevin Ferguson Title: Strad To Strat Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: DeBone Original Release Date: 10/4/1999 Release Date: 10/4/1999 Genres: International Music, Special Interest, Pop, Rock, Classical Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Instruments, Strings Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 677520001024 |
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 | Kevin Ferguson Strad To Strat Genres: International Music, Special Interest, Pop, Rock, Classical
Fiery classical violin music (Paganini, Sarasate, Wieniawski, Vivaldi, Rimsky-Korsakov) on electric guitar with full synth. orchestra. Unlike "neoclassical" guitarists, Ferguson performs each work exactly as written by th... more » |
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Album Description Fiery classical violin music (Paganini, Sarasate, Wieniawski, Vivaldi, Rimsky-Korsakov) on electric guitar with full synth. orchestra. Unlike "neoclassical" guitarists, Ferguson performs each work exactly as written by the composer, in entirety, including amazingly challenging passages for both instruments. Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsGreat Groundbreaking Work Biljana | Portland, OR USA | 01/27/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "Like his "Exotic Extremes" which brings music from the former Ottoman Empire to electric guitar, "Strad to Strat" brings us some of the boldest music for violin to the electric guitar for the first time. Virtuosi Paganini, Wieniawski and others wrote music that has been seemlessly adapted on this CD. I'd agree with other reviews here that the orchestra does not have the best sound ("Exotic Extremes" came later and has much better fidelity overall). But the guitar is in the spotlight and sounds great. As for comparisons to Malmsteen, this is like comparing apples and oranges. Malmsteen is a rock guitarist who hasn't recorded any actual classical piece short of a few measures here and there, certainly none of these, although he has raved about Paganini's Caprice No 5 in many interviews and columns. As for vibrato, the use is appropriate for the music on this CD and Ferguson has demonstrated his ample ability for vibrato as required on tunes in "Exotic Extremes." I'd highly recommend this CD to anyone who wants to hear electrical guitar version of the actual music, note for note written by the original clasical composers (as opposed to a feeble imitation you hear from so many "neo-classical" guitarists)." Ok, but not great. Dr. Matt Navarre | Portland, OR USA | 03/28/2000 (2 out of 5 stars) "These pieces would have sounded much better with less distortion, and perhaps played on a Jazz guitar instead of a Strat. Also, the accompaniment is a really cheesy sounding synthesizer that doesn't vary from track to track. As a guitarist though, and a lover of classical music, I'd LOVE to have this much technique - the guy wails. Wonder what he's up to today. I'd love to hear this with a real orchestra." ONE OF THE BEST GUITAR ALBUMS EVER Ignacio Mauri | Argentina | 02/19/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "This cd is EXELENT, buy it now, you are going to listen to it forever. Kevin is one of the greatest players ever BUY IT NOW!"
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