Vanessa MAE

The Violin Player

(1994)

1. Toccata And Fugue in D minor 7'47
(J.S. Bach, arr. Mike Batt)
2. Contradanza 3'51
(Mike Batt)
3. Classical Gas 3'21
(Mason Williams)
4. Theme From `Caravans' 5'05
(Mike Batt)
5. Warm Air 3'39
(Mike Batt)
6. Jazz Will Eat Itself 3'31
(Mike Batt)
7. Widescreen 3'57
(Mike Batt)
8. Tequila Mockingbird 3'26
(Mike Batt)
9. City Theme 4'30
(Mike Batt)
10. Red Hot 3'18
(Ian Wherry / Vanessa Mae)
11. Classical Gas (Reggae Version) 3'43
(Mason Williams)

Total Time: 46:08

  • Vanessa Mae - Violin
  • Martin Bliss - Guitar
  • Dave "Clem" Clempson - Guitar
  • Mike Batt - Keyboards
  • Vasko Vassilev - Violin, Viola
  • Dick Morgan - Oboe
  • Murphy - Trumpet
  • Philip Todd - Saxophone
  • ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA - Orchestra, Orchestration

    Mike Batt - Arranger, Conductor, Programming, Producer
    Vanessa Mae - Arranger, Programming, Producer, Liner Notes
    Ian Wherry - Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, Producer
    Ben Robbins - Engineer
    Gareth Cousins - Programming, Engineer
    Ray Staff - Mastering
    John Zaradin - Typesetting
    John Paul - Photography

    "Violin playing is a physical art with great traditions behind it. At its best, it conveys the qualities of beauty, strength and mystique. It can evoke emotions, create moods and stimulate human reaction. Of course, in the minds of some people, the music which I play on this album would hardly categorise me as a traditionalist practising an old art form! I have been asked if this is a `pop' album or whether it is a statement about what constitutes new style classical music. I don't believe that there is an answer or even the need for such a question. Playing good music on the violin has a very high `feel good' factor. I first felt this when I was 8 and I am lucky never to have lost the feeling. So what I like, I will want to play. I have no wish to compartmentalise music. To me, music with its beauty, strength and mystique is for enjoying and for playing. This is the way of the violin player.
    I have had fun stretching myself and both my violins working on this album, and I hope that you will listen and enjoy.

    Vanessa Mae, October 1994

    There are also two Japanese Releases of The Violin Player. In the USA an album called The Violin Player Plus has been released on ANGEL RECORDS in October 1997.
    The Violin Player, broke the Top 20 in the United Kingdom, remaining No. 11. It has achieved Triple Platinum in Poland, Double Platinum in Malaysia, Gold in Singapore, Brazil, UK, Belgium, Korea, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Germany. Sales are well over 2,000,000 in total.