''David Garrett'' is a 2009 self-titled album by violinist
David Garrett
David Christian Bongartz (born 4 September 1980), known by his stage name David Garrett, is a German classical and crossover violinist and recording artist.
Early life
When Garrett was four years old his father purchased a violin for his ol ...
, released by Decca in the United States. It borrows all of its tracks from his earlier albums published in Europe, particularly ''
Encore
An encore is an additional performance given by performers after the planned show has ended, usually in response to extended applause from the audience.Lalange Cochrane, in ''Oxford Companion to Music'', Alison Latham, ed., Oxford University Pres ...
'':
Track listing
# "
Summer
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" (
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespread a ...
)
# "
Nothing Else Matters" (
Metallica
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)
# "He's a Pirate" (''
Pirates of the Caribbean
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'' theme)
# "
Smooth Criminal" (
Michael Jackson)
# "Csardas - Gypsy Dance" (
Vittorio Monti)
# "
Who Wants to Live Forever?" (
Queen)
# "
Thunderstruck" (
AC/DC
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)
# "
Ain't No Sunshine" (
Bill Withers)
# "Carmen Fantaisie" (
Georges Bizet
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) featuring
Paco Peña, guitar
# "Air" (
J.S. Bach
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)
# "
Zorba's Dance
"Zorba's Dance" ( el, Ο Χορός Του Ζορμπά) is an instrumental by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. The song featured for the dance, which has become known as sirtaki, in the 1964 film ''Zorba the Greek'', for which Theodorakis wrote t ...
" (from the film ''
Zorba the Greek
''Zorba the Greek'' ( el, Βίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά, , Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas) is a novel written by the Cretan author Nikos Kazantzakis, first published in 1946. It is the tale of a young Greek int ...
'')
# "Chelsea Girl" (
David Garrett
David Christian Bongartz (born 4 September 1980), known by his stage name David Garrett, is a German classical and crossover violinist and recording artist.
Early life
When Garrett was four years old his father purchased a violin for his ol ...
and Franck van der Heijden)
# "Rock Prelude" (
David Garrett
David Christian Bongartz (born 4 September 1980), known by his stage name David Garrett, is a German classical and crossover violinist and recording artist.
Early life
When Garrett was four years old his father purchased a violin for his ol ...
and Franck van der Heijden)
# "
Dueling Banjos (Dueling Strings)
"Dueling Banjos" is a bluegrass composition by Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith. The song was composed in 1954 by Smith as a banjo instrumental he called "Feudin' Banjos"; it contained riffs from Smith, recorded in 1955 playing a four-string plectr ...
" (from the film ''
Deliverance'')(Bonus track)
References
David Garrett (musician) albums
2009 compilation albums
Decca Records albums
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