Strad To Strat
Track Listings
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1. Wieniawski. Caprice In A Minor
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2. Paganini. Perpetual Motion
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3. Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 1st Mvmt, Pt 1
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4. Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 1st Mvmt, Pt 2
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5. Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 1st Mvmt, Pt 3
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6. Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 1st Mvmt, Pt 4
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7. Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 1st Mvmt, Pt 5
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8. Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 2nd Mvmt
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9. Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 3rd Mvmt
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10. Paganini. Caprice #5 (of 24)
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11. Sarasate: Zigeuner Weissen, Pt 1
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12. Sarasate: Zigeuner Weissen, Pt 2
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13. Vivaldi: Summer, Presto
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14. Rimsky-Korsakov: Bumblebee
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15. Bach. Violin Cto #1, 1st Mvmt
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16. Bach. Violin Cto #1, 2nd Mvmt
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17. Bach. Violin Cto #1, 3rd Mvmt
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18. Bach: 6th Violin Sonata Prelude
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Editorial Reviews
Wayne Klinger, Quintessence, January, 2002
"Kevin is an excellent musician"
Douglas Johnston, "The Flying Scotsman," URY Radio, York, U.K.
"F(Censored)ING BRILLIANT!!!!!!! It's magic stuff. I love it..."
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.
Strad To Strat
Strad To Strat, Music, Kevin Ferguson, PC, Toni Ridado, Bach, Vivaldi, Wieniawski, Sarasate Paganini
Average customer rating:
- [disappointing]
- Great Groundbreaking Work
- Great Groundbreaking Work
- I Dissent
- Excellent Guitarwork
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Strad To Strat
Manufacturer: DeBone
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Release Date: 1999-10-04 |
Tracks:
- Wieniawski. Caprice In A Minor
- Paganini. Perpetual Motion
- Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 1st Mvmt, Pt 1
- Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 1st Mvmt, Pt 2
- Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 1st Mvmt, Pt 3
- Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 1st Mvmt, Pt 4
- Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 1st Mvmt, Pt 5
- Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 2nd Mvmt
- Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 3rd Mvmt
- Paganini. Caprice #5 (of 24)
- Sarasate: Zigeuner Weissen, Pt 1
- Sarasate: Zigeuner Weissen, Pt 2
- Vivaldi. Summer, Presto
- Rimsky-Korsakov. Bumblebee
- Bach. Violin Cto #1, 1st Mvmt
- Bach. Violin Cto #1, 2nd Mvmt
- Bach. Violin Cto #1, 3rd Mvmt
- Bach: 6th Violin Sonata Prelude
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.
Customer Reviews:
[disappointing].......2003-02-25
One good thing about this guy - he sure has lots of guts...
I wouldn't dare playing like that in front of my grandma!
very very DRY and with a tremendeous lack of feel, the guitar's too much in your face and the arrangements are just [no good] and sound like they've been taken out of a ... portable casio organ.
But seriously, a few facts you just can't ignore:
The guy has no rhythm - listen to vivaldi's summer to understand what I'm talking about.
He's got no feel - and you can check it out on every other song incl. vivaldi.
Where is the vibrato? didn't he hear about such an invention?
Just another shredder wannabe...
Great Groundbreaking Work.......2002-01-27
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).
Great Groundbreaking Work.......2002-01-27
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).
I Dissent.......2001-06-23
For the love of the electric guitar (which I have been playing for 20-years), Paganini, music, and Truth, I respectfully dissent with those who praise this guitar playing.
Praise for this CD is most likely the result of either the profound rift between the world of classical music and the world of the electric guitar, or an ignorance of the worthwhile things that have been accomplished on the electric (sustained) guitar.
The playing on this CD demonstrates serious deficiencies in the two most important aspects of good guitar playing: tone and vibrato. If any reader would like to know what the guitar is truly capable of, I would refer them to the early works of Yngwie Malmsteen and Eric Johnson (Yngwie having the by far the better vibrato, but Eric's tone is more consistent and both players are excellent). And, BTW, it is a complete travesty to put the player in question in the same league with Yngwie.
Sadly, I think some are embracing this stuff purely because it is novel - they do not really take the instrument seriously.
In Kevin's defense, he does have some agility and accuracy in the right hand, but he will need to dramatically increase the quality of his tone in order for this to be effective. I appreciate Kevin's efforts, and don't mean to discourage him, but he will need a considerable amount of work to become "world class" (e.g. Malmsteen, Johnson, or Holdsworth). I'd say 6 years of practice, minimum, but even with this amount of work one must keep in mind that vibrato (as well as tone) is partially something you are born with.
Excellent Guitarwork.......2001-01-19
The technique, phrasing, and selection on this album are superb and easily in the league of shredders like Yngwie Malmsteen or Joe Satriani. My single complaint is about the synth accompaniment; it just can't compete with the sound of a full orchestra. Other than that the CD is excellent; you will not regret this purchase
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Strad To Strat
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000028U2A
Release Date: 1995-10-04 |
Tracks:
- Wieniawski. Caprice In A Minor
- Paganini. Perpetual Motion
- Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 1st Mvmt, Pt 1
- Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 1st Mvmt, Pt 2
- Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 1st Mvmt, Pt 3
- Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 1st Mvmt, Pt 4
- Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 1st Mvmt, Pt 5
- Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 2nd Mvmt
- Paganini. Violin Cto #1, 3rd Mvmt
- Paganini. Caprice #5 (of 24)
- Sarasate: Zigeuner Weissen, Pt 1
- Sarasate: Zigeuner Weissen, Pt 2
- Vivaldi: Summer, Presto
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Bumblebee
- Bach. Violin Cto #1, 1st Mvmt
- Bach. Violin Cto #1, 2nd Mvmt
- Bach. Violin Cto #1, 3rd Mvmt
- Bach: 6th Violin Sonata Prelude
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.
Customer Reviews:
Virtuosity put to use.......2004-02-21
As a lover of both classical music and electric guitar, for years I had been thinking how great it would be if some electric guitar virtuoso would play some of the violin classics. Kevin Ferguson answered my prayers with his "Strad To Strat CD". The compositions that he plays by composers like Bach, Vivaldi, and Rimsky-Korsakov have already proven their enduring quality in the world of classical music. Kevin Ferguson gives them a fresh spark with his electric guitar while keeping their original character intact. Paganini wrote many of his pieces specifically to show off his own virtuosity on the violin and Kevin puts them to good use displaying his skill with the guitar. Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee has been used for years by violin masters to demonstrate their speed and precision. Mr. Ferguson continues this tradition but substitutes the clear piercing sound of the electric guitar for the original violin. While "Strad To Strat" may be considered a bit of a novelty item, it is also great listening. I have heard quite a few guitarists that have a technical proficiency that they don't quite know what to do with, producing works with blazing speed and difficulty and little or no musicality. Kevin Ferguson doesn't have that problem. He puts his virtuosity to use giving us memorable renditions of music that has already stood the test of time.
Music Track:
- Symphony No.1/Mozartiana
- Tchaikovsky: Complete Piano Music Vol. 2 - Early Pieces
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5/Slovonic March/Coronation March
- Tchaikovsky: The Seasons / Album for Children
- Telemann: Concertos/Suite "Don Quichotte"
- Tenores En Concierto Los Grandes, Colección De Oro, Placido Domingo - Luciano Pavarotti - Jose Carreras
- The Far Country
- Unseen Rain: Music by Robert Kyr
- Wagner: Orchestral Music from operas
- Whelden: Like a Passing River, music to and text from Rudy R
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