Iconic [Standard Vinyl Set]

by David Garrett, Franck van der Heijden, Orchestra the Prezent

Overview

The titular "Iconic" nature of the program here is twofold. First, stardom-groomed violinist David Garrett pays tribute to violin icons of the past. Primary among them is Fritz Kreisler, who is represented several times on the program, including by the familiar Schoen Rosmarin (which is not among the bonus tracks for those who purchase the deluxe physical edition but is an additional bonus track available to streaming listeners). One of the icons, Itzhak Perlman, even makes a personal appearance in a Shostakovich duet, and other guests include tenor Andrea Bocelli and the single-named flutist Cocomi. What Garrett calls the second thread of his program deals not with performers but with music; what he has put together here is an example of the classic program of encores. He has done his job well, arranging a lot of the music for himself and changing up the sentimental tunes that can sink a project like this if too relentless with more unusual fare (Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair) and upbeat numbers like Dinicu's Hora Staccato and a reminder of his earlier virtuoso ways with Paganini's Moto Perpetuo, Op. 11. The end result is an entertaining example of the venerable all-encore genre, marred only by oddly too-close studio sound from Deutsche Grammophon. ~ James Manheim

Product Details

Release Date:	11/04/2022
Label:	Deutsche Grammophon
UPC:	0028948608072
Rank:	77841

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David Garrett   Primary Artist,Violin
Franck van der Heijden   Primary Artist,Guitar,Conductor
Orchestra the Prezent   Primary Artist,Orchestra
Andrea Bocelli   Tenor (Vocal)
Itzhak Perlman   Violin
Till Broenner   Trumpet
Cocomi   Flute

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Paul Pouwer   Engineer
Johann Sebastian Bach   Composer
Stephen Foster   Composer
Felix Mendelssohn   Composer
Grigoras Dinicu   Composer
Darcy Proper   Mastering Engineer
Niccolo Paganini   Composer
Manuel Ponce   Composer
Gabriel Faure   Composer
Anton Rubinstein   Composer
Antonio Vivaldi   Composer
Camille Saint-Saens   Composer
Franz Schubert   Composer
Robert Schumann   Composer
Fritz Kreisler   Composer
Antonin Dvorak   Composer
Claude Debussy   Composer
Irish Traditional   Composer
Ronald Prent   Mixing
Joris Wolff   Engineer
Franck van der Heijden   Arranger,Engineer,Producer
Francesco Maria Veracini   Composer
David Garrett   Arranger,Producer,Liner Notes
Dmitry Shostakovich   Composer
Joachim Raff   Composer
Maria Theresia von Paradis   Composer
Christoph Willibald Gluck   Composer
Guido Fischer   Liner Notes
Thomas Liebchen   Design
Kleopatra Sofroniou   Executive Producer
Christoph Koestlin   Cover Photo,Photography
Geert Rubingh   Orchestra Contractor
Lars Hoffmann   Production Manager
Tobias Weigold-Wimmer   Management
Bradford J. Robinson   Liner Note Translation
Daniel Gonzalez Moya   Product Manager
Lina Matschinko   Product Manager
Jolita Fussa   Assistant Engineer
Jorg Kollenbroich   Management
Stefan Rutkowski   Design