Yngwie malmsteen concerto suite for electric guitar and orchestra in e flat minor op.1 mettalum1/31/2024 ![]() ![]() ![]() Some solo riffs and melodies recorded here are completely stunning, i.e. ![]() If you hear parts of songs like Demon Driver or Fire & Ice throughout the record, don't deem it for anything unusual. Very interesting on this record is the fact, that Yngwie reuses many of his trademark solo licks to make the backbone of his compositions. My favourite would probably be the afore mentioned Bach tributing "Fugue", the victorious and intricate "Vivace", the happily outpouring "Presto vivace" with a great A minor solo riff in the middle or the furious arpeggios of "Finale". It's hard to name any stand outs of this beautiful album, I would have to name all of the songs. The solos are once again full of improvisation but this being a trade mark of Yngwie's guitar playing one can hardly complain about that. Many key changes in this song is also something new for Yngwie and add more complexity to the whole piece. A great example is to be heard in the track "Fugue" where homage to J.S.Bach is payed - two melodies are played, whereby one melody is played by electric guitar and the second by the orchestra and than they reverse them. This can be credited mainly to the underlining of the orchestra. ![]() The record itself consists of beautiful melodies and shredding solos, but unlike his previous albums on this record Yngwie's melodies shine more brightly and seem much more complex. Many bands before him (Deep Purple, Rage, Kiss) and after him (Dream Theater, Metallica) have recorded or played live with an actual orchestra but the key difference in this offering is the fact, that the orchestra doesn't break its very foundation in order to fit into the world of rock music, but it happens the other way - a rock/metal guitarist becomes incorporated into the world of classical music in perfect unity with the orchestra. Malmsteen, the undisputed guitar maestro, decided to please himself with making a record without any vocals, bass guitar or pounding drum beats and not only himself, but his devoted fans as well, who have been contemplating and dreaming on this topic for quite some time. Having some high quality neo-classical heavy metal records under his belt, Yngwie J. ![]()
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