
This is no different there's nothing to really hate about it, either, but no song stands out. I honestly love most of the material he made up to 1997, and after close examination, there's really nothing to like about the material made after that crucial date. He uses the same tired phrasings he's done many times before and does the same tired lines that he's done many times before. Unfortunately, he still treats it like a backing band. Sure, the medium might be different, as instead of a backing band, he has a symphony behind him. The problem is, they're not much different. I was getting tired of listening to all of his post-magnum opus rock/metal albums (listen to Hangar 18 and then Crucify and tell me you can tell a difference) and I wanted to hear his more classical side. However, the entire piece has since been performed live in Japan with the New Japan Philharmonic and is available as a DVD release.Honestly, I expected more out of this. He has acknowledged that in many of the pieces he had to overdub his guitar solos in order to make them "fit". Malmsteen has been keen to emphasize that unlike other collaborations between rock musicians and classical orchestras (such as Deep Purple's Concerto for Group and Orchestra), which feature a rock group playing with orchestral accompaniment, this is orchestral music which happens to have an electric guitar as its solo instrument. The music is conducted by Yoel Levi, and performed by the Czech Philharmonic.

All of the music was composed by Malmsteen, though his compositions were scored by his friend and fellow musician David Rosenthal. The album was Malmsteen's first attempt at a classical concerto suite featuring electric guitar solos. 1 is the eleventh studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released on 4 February 1998 through Canyon International. 1Ĭoncerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E-flat minor, Op. Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E-flat minor, Op.
