Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E Flat Minor Op. 1 - Millenium [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E Flat Minor Op. 1 - Millenium [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Icarus Dream Fanfare

2. Cavalino Rampante

3. Fugue

4. Prelude To April

5. Toccata

6. Adante

7. Sarabande

8. Allegro

9. Adagio

10. Vivace

11. Presto Vivace

12. Finale

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Special edition of his 1998 album, mastered using 24 bittechnology. The album is a collaboration by the esteemedSwedish heavy metal guitarist with the Czech PhilharmonicOrchestra in which they perform classical works under thesupervision & arrangement of ex-Rainbow keyboardist DavidRothenthal. 12 tracks total. A Pony Canyon release. The fulltitle is 'Concerto Suite For Electric Guitar And OrchestraIn E Flat Minor Op.1'.

Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E Flat Minor Op. 1 - Millenium,Yngwie Malmsteen,Pid,Heavy Metal

Average customer rating:

WOW! What a piece of work this is!

Somewhat of a surprise

By far his best (neo)classical work ever

AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE

Yngwie With Feeling!

Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E Flat Minor Op. 1 - Millenium
Yngwie Malmsteen
Manufacturer: Pid
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music
Shred | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music
Hard Rock & Metal | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000007QTE
Release Date: 1998-05-19

Tracks:

Icarus Dream Fanfare
Cavalino Rampante
Fugue
Prelude To April
Toccata
Adante
Sarabande
Allegro
Adagio
Vivace
Presto Vivace
Finale

Album Description

Special edition of his 1998 album, mastered using 24 bittechnology. The album is a collaboration by the esteemedSwedish heavy metal guitarist with the Czech PhilharmonicOrchestra in which they perform classical works under thesupervision & arrangement of ex-Rainbow keyboardist DavidRothenthal. 12 tracks total. A Pony Canyon release. The fulltitle is 'Concerto Suite For Electric Guitar And OrchestraIn E Flat Minor Op.1'.

Customer Reviews:

WOW! What a piece of work this is!.......1999-08-11

I picked up on Yngwie with Fire And Ice. Of course he's technically wicked, and yeah, his solos are pretty much rehashed, but this is his crowning achievement to date! How dare he call one of his albums "Magnum Opus" when he can do stuff like this? Despite the high price for the import, hey, my Dad bought it for me, haha! The influences of Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Mozart, etc., are all present, but this in no way comes across as an imitation work. Wholehearted congratulations are due to Yngwie for doing this, and without a drummer to keep the tempo! Way to go, GIVE US MORE OF THIS STUFF!!! If you can, buy this. Don't think about it, just buy the album, okay? You won't regret it.

Somewhat of a surprise.......1999-07-17

I am at this moment listening to the concerto for the first time, Having been highly critical of Yngwie's guitar playing slop he put out after "marching out" I must say that this CD is a surprise to me. With "Concerto" I was expecting a poor rip off of J S Bach, and an overdose of sequential fourths. Thankfully, I was wrong. Though the influences are discernable, there is originality in this music's themes, and chordal structure. However,I have always found fault in Yngwie's evolution as a guitar soloist. Ever since "Marching Out" it seemed that Yngwie became too caught up in technical glitz, and the emotion expressed in his first solo albums such as "Rising Force" seemed to disappear in a cloud of scales, and arpeggio's played haphazardly. While it is evident that with Concerto there is some structure in his soloing I still find that he sometimes still tends to weaken his melodies, and themes by interspersing them with wasteful technical decora. None the less I think this album is a worthwhile listen,I get the impression that Yngwie seems to be in his element here more than with the traditional band. I applaud Yngwie for putting out an album such as this. Hopefully there will be more.

By far his best (neo)classical work ever.......1999-07-06

Quite simply this is the best music Yngwie J has produced in a long time! This album is what Yngwie has been promissing for so long. There have been glimpses on all of his earlier "rock" albums, but this one hits the mark.

Some people have (wrongly) criticised Yngwie's playing being too fast/complex within the rock form. This album shows those people what it is all about.

As there are many themes within his earlier albums that have not been explored in this concerto, I would hope that this is not his last work within the classical realm.

AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE.......1999-07-02

I've always admired Malmsteen's guitar playing and his musical genious. This recording brings his musical capability,guitar playing and baroque knowledge together. I think this album will be a real milestone for the electric guitar history in which the guitar is succesfully presented as a member of the orchestra. Malmsteen's efforts for making the guitar out of the unnecessary noisiness of the junky metal is a real remarkable job. Once again he has done it!

Yngwie With Feeling!.......1999-06-02

This is the CD I've been waiting for! If you have always liked Yngwie's classical "tangents" in his other works and wished he had expanded on them, it's "heaven tonight" for you! These songs have so much more feeling in them - like Yngwie is really enjoying himself and taking us along for the ride. There's more of his soul in these instrumentals - you can feel it. You'll recognize a lot of the themes from previous CDs, but here they're fleshed out in an awesome way - they tell a whole story instead of teasing you with a snippet of what this amazing guitar player can really do. With an orchestra to back him up, I might add. If you like Yngwie's instrumentals and the baroque and classical themes he uses, you need to add this CD to your collection. It's Yngwie all the way!

Music Info:

Music Info

music info

Recommended Music:

Rock & Roll Hero [Import]

A String Around Autumn

15 Pieces for Harp (1983)

Swing It, Daddy-O!

Blue Flannel Bathrobe Butterfly

A Man Like Me

A Child's Celebration Of The World

A Treasury of Harpsichord Favorites

12 Songs of Christmas

A Day in the Life

20 Super Sucessos Boleros [Import]

A View from the Heights

Let It Rise: Songs of Celebration

Hard Rain