E:26/04 fm quiz - David Garrett - Virtuoso, album

NOSONDDU · 21 April 2008 at 8:49AM

http://www.classicfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=215483&spid=9330

Monday's Question: What nationality is David Garrett?

ans - German

found - born Aachen, Germany, 1980

NOSONDDU · 22 April 2008 at 8:37AM

Tuesday's Question: David recently hit the headlines due to an incident with his violin - what happened?

found:

"fell backwards down a flight of concrete stairs crushing beneath him a 236-year-old Guadagnini violin. "

from here http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2257124,00.html

NOSONDDU · 23 April 2008 at 8:34AM

Wednesday's Question: What was the title of the album David released in 1997?

found:

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD width=5> </TD><TD>Paganini - Caprices

</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right rowSpan=2></TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD></TD><TD>David Garrett</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=4></TD></TR><TR><TD width="1%"></TD><TD class=small noWrap width="39%" height=15>Released: <NOBR>28/04/1997</NOBR> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

NOSONDDU · 24 April 2008 at 8:45AM

Thursday's Question: What famous music school did David attend in New York?

found

"He ran away from home in his teens to attend the Julliard School in New York"

I copied and pasted this quote and it should be Juilliard - thank you ladyt for that

NOSONDDU · 25 April 2008 at 8:31AM

Friday's Question: What music label is David signed up to?

have to go - bus - I'll be back!!

ladyt · 25 April 2008 at 8:52AM

Thanks for posting.

The school (Thursday's question) is spelt JUILLIARD - an i before the ll as well as after!

Sorry to be pedantic, but it might make a difference!

Tracey

purpleluvbug · 25 April 2008 at 9:23AM

NOSONDDU wrote: »

Friday's Question: What music label is David signed up to?

Is it Decca?

CATALOGUE NR: 4780080
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 [FONT=Comic Sans MS, Arial]including VAT,[/FONT] or £ 10.64 [FONT=Comic Sans MS, Arial]excluding VAT[/FONT]
RELEASE DATE: 24-Mar-2008

TITLE: Virtuoso
TRACKS: La Califfa. Carmen Fantasie. Nothing Else Matters. Csardas - Gypsy Dance Remix. Duelling Banjos. Canon. Paganini Rhapsody on Caprice 24. Somewhere. The Flight of The Bumble Bee. Serenade. Toccata. You Raise Me Up. Eliza's Song. Csardas - Gypsy Dance.
ARTISTS: David Garrett

NOSONDDU · 25 April 2008 at 10:03AM

ladyt wrote: »

Thanks for posting.

The school (Thursday's question) is spelt JUILLIARD - an i before the ll as well as after!

Sorry to be pedantic, but it might make a difference!

Tracey

thanks for that - I just copied and pasted the quote I found and never checked the spelling thinking they'd have it correct - it just goes to show

hecate13 · 25 April 2008 at 11:36AM

Yes, it's Decca - http://www.deccaclassics.com/artists/garrett/index.asp

Stargirl29 · 25 April 2008 at 2:14PM

Thanks for posting - I think I've fallen in love with him. :heartpuls The way he plays the violin..amaaaazing!

NOSONDDU · 25 April 2008 at 3:15PM

Stargirl29 wrote: »

Thanks for posting - I think I've fallen in love with him. :heartpuls The way he plays the violin..amaaaazing!

just be careful he doesn't squash your Strad!!:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

E:26/04 fm quiz - David Garrett - Virtuoso, album

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