DEEP PURPLE Concerto for Group and Orchestra SEALED 180 gram 3LP
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DEEP PURPLE Concerto for Group and Orchestra hails from 2014 and is a SEALED U.K. 180Gram 3LP pressed from the 2002 remasters. Once upon a time, it was considered vaguely preposterous that rock ‘n’ roll and classical musical could ever be brought together successfully, but in 1969, Jon Lord of Deep Purple decided to prove them wrong, composing a concerto – with lyrics by bandmate Ian Gillan – and, along with their bandmates (Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, and Ian Paice), performing it with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on September 24, 1969 at the Royal Albert Hall.
The end result of that performance, Concerto for Group and Orchestra, is now available once more, and on 180-gram vinyl, no less. The reissue mirrors the version which emerged on EMI in 2002, which is to say that it includes the entire program of music performed on September 24, 1969, rather than merely the concerto. The evening began with “Symphony No. 6, Op. 95,” composed by Malcolm Arnold, who also conducted the proceedings, after which the audience was favored with a trio of Deep Purple songs – “Hush,” “Wring That Neck,” and “Child in Time” – before moving on to the three movements of “Concerto for Group and Orchestra.” For an encore, the orchestra and company returned to perform parts of the third movement.
Widely considered to be the first full-fledged combination of a rock band with a complete orchestra, “Concerto for Group and Orchestra” was also performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1970, but at some point in the wake of that performance, the score was lost. As a result, 29 years would pass before composer Marco de Goeij recreated the score, leading to a second Royal Albert Hall performance in 1999, 30 years and one day after its original performance, this one sans Blackmore but with Steve Morse stepping in, along with guest vocalists Miller Anderson, Sam Brown, and the one and only Ronnie James Dio.
LP 1
1. Malcolm Arnold's 6th Symphony Op.95 First Movement: Energico - By The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2. Malcolm Arnold's 6th Symphony Op.95 Second Movement: Lento - By The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
3. Malcolm Arnold's 6th Symphony Op.95 Third Movement: Con Fuoco - By The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
4. Hush (Live)
5. Wring That Neck (Live)
LP 2
1. Child in Time (Live)
2. Concerto for Group and Orchestra - First Movement: Moderato - Allegro - By Deep Purple With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
LP 3
1. Concerto for Group and Orchestra - Second Movement: Andante - By Deep Purple With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2. Concerto for Group and Orchestra - Third Movement: Vivace - Presto - By Deep Purple With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
3. Encore - Concerto for Group and Orchestra - Third Movement: Vivace - Presto - By Deep Purple With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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