★大衛•蓋瑞 / 小提琴 ☆客串演出 : 帕爾曼 / 小提琴,波伽利 / 男高音與 心美 / 長笛等
☆共22首精心製作名曲名演。
「這張專輯是致敬那些我最鍾愛的、最具代表性的19、20世紀小提琴家們,包括米爾斯坦、海飛茲、易沙意、克萊斯勒,這些來自黃金時代的人物不僅作曲,也從事改編,他們不只是演奏者,也以自己的作品與聽眾做連結。」
「我想在古典小提琴與吉他這兩項樂器之間,創作儘可能親密與核心的二重奏,這是所有改編的起點。我與吉他手兩人到每天都到錄音室,不斷地研究、修改。在我成長的過程中,這些廣受歡迎的作品一直陪在我身邊,它們是讓我找到自己聲音的指南,每一首曲子大概都三、四分鐘,我們改編這些作品,讓它們成為我們自己的;這不只是純粹演奏而已,是要找到自己的聲音。」
「我很榮幸在這張專輯裡可以邀請傳奇小提琴家帕爾曼一起合作,他也是我在茱麗亞音樂院多年來的老師,我們合作了蕭士塔高維契的二重奏;另外則是男高音波伽利的加入,我和他合作了舒伯特的《聖母頌》,美得令人難忘的作品。此外,日本長笛新明星心美Cocomi,也受邀共同演出一曲德布西的優雅小品《棕髮少女》」
【曲目】
1.Ponce: 2 Canciones Mexicanas: II. Estrellita (Arr. For Violin and Orchestra)
2.Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Mélodie (Arr. For Violin and Orchestra)
3.Dvořák: 4 Romantic Pieces, Op. 75, B. 150: I. Allegro moderato (Arr. For Violin and Orchestra)
4.Paradis: Sicilienne (Arr. For Violin and Orchestra)
5.Schubert: Ave Maria, D. 839 (Arr. For Voice, Violin and Orchestra) feat. Andrea Bocelli
6.Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan (Arr. For Violin and Orchestra)
7.Foster: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (Arr. For Violin and Orchestra)
8.Shostakovich: 3 Duets for 2 Violins and Piano, Op. 97d: I. Prelude (Arr. For Violin and
Orchestra) feat. Itzhak Perlman
9.Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
(Arr. For Violin and Orchestra)
10.Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei (Arr. For Violin and Orchestra)
11.Mendelssohn: 6 Lieder, Op. 34: II. Auf Flügeln des Gesanges
12.Dinicu: Hora staccato (Arr. For Violin, Trumpet and Orchestra) feat. Till Brönner
13.Veracini: Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 2, No. 6: IV. Largo (Arr. For Violin and Orchestra)
14.Debussy: Préludes / Book 1, L. 117: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin (Arr. For Violin,
Flute and Orchestra) feat. Cocomi
15.Raff: 6 Morceaux, Op. 85: III. Cavatina (Arr. For Violin and Orchestra)
16.Traditional: Danny Boy (Arr. For Violin and Orchestra)
17.J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai (Arr. For Violin and
Orchestra)
18.Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins and Cello in D minor, Op. 3, No. 11, RV 565: II. Largo e
spiccato (Arr. For Violin and Orchestra)
19.Kreisler: Tempo di Minuetto in the Style of Pugnani (Arr. For Violin and Orchestra)
20.Fauré: 3 Mélodies, Op. 7: I. Après un rêve (Arr. For Violin and Orchestra)
21.Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre, Op. 40, R. 171 (Arr. For Violin and Orchestra)
22.Dvořák: Gypsy Melodies, Op. 55, B. 104: IV. Songs My Mother Taught Me (Arr. For Violin and
Orchestra)