Electric Guitar
Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra
DescriptionGuitar God Yngwie J. Malmsteen adds the title of “Guitar Maestro” to his resume in the magnificent “Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra”. Filmed in 2001 with The New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Malmsteen melds his guitar prowess with some of the finest classical music composed in this concerto written by Yngwie. This DVD has been a sought-after program by Yngwie’s American faithful for years, and is available for the first time in North America. Tracklist. . . More >>
Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra
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Yngwie is the neoclassical guitarist of all time, but he is far from being innovative . The orchestra certanily creates a different approach to Yngwie’s musical vision and moves to higher and more emotional grounds.
The concert is awsome; the concept is unique, but Malmsteen’s solos sound exactly the same after 4 songs. Ok, that is his style; but he doesn’t have to play tatatatatatatatatata up and down every time. I think Yngwie is awsome, but just look at him now; playing the exact same thing like is 1986.
His success has declined and projects like these are great opportunities to show the level of musical maturity a 40-year old musician should have by now.
IF YOU WANNA SEE THE SAME GUITAR SCALES FOR 84 MINUTES, THIS IS GREAT. I bet nobody would like to see a movie and listen to the same dialogue over and over. . . . . .
NEOCLASSICAL GUITAR VIRTOUSOS ARE GREAT, BUT THEY ALWAYS,ALWAYS,ALWAYS GET LOCKED UP IN THE SAME PHRASES.
YNGWIE, man, could you please GROW UP!!!, YOU ARE A JOKE TO THE GUITAR COMUNITY NOWADAYS, LEARN FROM RITCHIE BLACKMORE, LISTEN TO HIS SOLOS WITH YOUR HEAD, DO YOU HEAR TATATATATATATATATA EVERY TIME?
YJM is dressed like an dandy prat, and plays like his ego is out of control. The acoustic guitar parts are awful, the over picked piezo sound on the Ademas ovation is a good exercise in how not to play an acoustic guitar.
The orchestra tries in vain to keep up with YJM’s bad timekeeping, but fails consistantly. The conductor needs to reherese his orchestra more for this type of event.
This guy YJM needs to control his skill, he can be very good but this concert is just big Ego trip for him and it becomes a sad Joke on guitar fans.
Thank goodness this ultra show-off shread metal style guitar is now old fashioned and no longer to be respected.
Don’t waste your money on this fiasco!
Get Eric Johnson live from Austin and be amazed by comparison.
A rock performance with an orchestra just does not have the live arena audience feel. It feels rigid and structured. It does not have the freedom and and innovations with the members of the band.
One of my former bandmates who is classically trained on piano and is a Mozart and Beethoven fanatic got this DVD for Christmas. She had never heard of Yngwie, so she didn’t know what to expect. Whoever gave it to her figured that a person that plays both rock and classical might appreciate this fusion or orchestra and electric guitar. I’m familiar with Yngwie, so I figured there would be quite a bit of “shredding”.
However, she found it kind of boring, and so did I. Her main complaint, and mine too, is that he plays really fast seemingly ALL the time. But I suppose Yngwie fans are used to that. However, it would be nice to leave some space so the music can “breathe”. Also the constant display of technique loses its novelty very quickly.
I noticed some repetition in his playing. He repeatedly ends a flurry of notes with a sustaining high note with heavy vibrato, then comes out of it with a descending flurry of notes down the neck. I swear he does that same thing on all the songs. I might be exaggerating, but it happened enough to stick out in my mind.
It appears that the orchestra and Yngwie aren’t always in-synch. There are some points where both are supposed to play some accented notes, yet the orchestra is slightly behind Yngwie. Or perhaps Yngwie is ahead of the orchestra. Who’s leading the proceedings anyways, Yngwie or the conductor?
His guitar tone doesn’t seem to mesh very well with the orchestra. It’s interesting to note that Uli Jon Roth, who has also played with orchestras, said he had to change his tone so it would blend well with an orchestra. Watch some Uli videos on YouTube and you will see that indeed his tone does work better with an orchestra than Yngwie’s.
In general, it sounds like Yngwie is playing on “top” of the orchestra and not “with” the orchestra. Sometimes I wasn’t sure if the parts he played had any relation to what the orchestra was playing. It kind of sounded like a guy shredding over an orchestral background. It seems like there is more of a disconnect between the soloist and the orchestra than in a “normal” concerto.
I hate to say it, but my favorite parts were when Yngwie didn’t play, like in the intro. And even the orchestral parts aren’t that interesting. He’s no Bach or Vivaldi in my book.
Later my friend discovered some of Yngwie’s rock stuff and she said she liked that much better.
Note that my review is based on one viewing of the DVD. Perhaps I could gain more appreciation through multiple viewings, but to be honest, I’m just not up to it.
Let me begin by saying, Malmsteen is one of the most gifted guitar players on the planet. There’s no one who can run up and down the neck of a guitar faster than Malmsteen. And he has millions of fans who have come to love his talents as a rock musician This concert though, is not a rock concert – it’s pure Classical music.
So, will all his rock fans be dazzled by his talents as a Classical performer? On the other hand, will those who prefer Classical music really enjoy the inclusion of a electric guitar into the mix of violins, cellos, and so forth? Malmsteen did an admirable job of blending the two, but it just didn’t work for me. I’m actually a little surprized by all the rave reviews I’ve read here because most folks who like rock music, tend to dislike Classical music, and vice versa. Many of my concert DVDs leave me a little sad when they’re over. With this one, I couldn’t wait for it to end.
I was very impressed at the end of the show, when reading the credits, that the entire concerto was written and arranged by Malmsteen (which I did not realize while watching the concert). I suppose that some day, he may be regarded as being a composer on the level of Mozart. He is an extraordinary musician and composer, but it did nothing for me.
But, to be fair, I don’t listen to mozart either.