David Garrett je americko-nemecký huslista, ktorý hráva na husle od štyroch rokov. V siedmich rokoch už koncertoval, študoval Lübecké konzervatórium a Kráľovskú hudobnú akadémiu a získal niekoľko významných ocenení. Jeho nahrávky spájajú klasickú techniku s prístupnosťou pre široké publikum.
Album Iconic (Deluxe Edition) na CD je výber klasických skladieb v aranžmáne pre husle a orchester. Zahŕňa diela Bacha, Dvořáka, Vivaldiho, Saint-Saënsa, Debussyho i tradičné melódie ako Danny Boy. Na albume hosťujú tenorista Andrea Bocelli vo Schubertovom Ave Maria, huslista Itzhak Perlman v Šostakovičovom Prelúdiu a trumpetista Till Brönner v Hora staccato. Repertoár pokrýva obdobie baroka až romantizmu a zahŕňa i transkripcie ľudových piesní.
Skladby
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. Apres un reve (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)
23 Traditional: Greensleeves
24 Paganini: Moto perpetuo, Op. 11
25 Rubinstein: 6 Soirées a Saint-Petersbourg, Op. 44: 1. Romance
