Concerto For Group And Orchestra
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Concerto For Group And Orchestra
The Concerto for Group and Orchestra is a concerto composed by Jon Lord, with lyrics written by Ian Gillan. It was first performed by Deep Purple and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Arnold on 24 September 1969 and released on vinyl in December 1969. After the score was lost in 1970, it was performed again in 1999 with a recreated score. -Wikipedia
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All Music
They and the third movement of the established piece make this worth a listen.
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Blog Critics
it remains the most unusual album in its long history ... Whether this release is appreciated or not depends on how open one is to a very different Deep Purple experience.
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ZRockR
In the long run this is a release that only Deep Purple completists and collectors will want to get their hands on
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Ultimate Classic Rock
This full-fledged musical summit between rock band and symphony orchestra is clearly the wild card in Deep Purple’s career discography, but that does nothing to diminish its fascinating accomplishments.
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John McFerrin Music Reviews
The "classical" portions are mediocre movie soundtrack quality at best
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Louder Sound
With its combo of rock’n’roll and the classics, Concerto… paved the way for similar indulgences by the likes of Kiss and Metallica.
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Only Solitaire
The perfect synthesis of rock and classical? Or a bunch of derivative and useless 'classical noise'? I'm not sure myself...
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TV Tropes
It paved the way for other famous rock/orchestra collaborations in the future. ... In 1999, 30 years after the first performance, the concert would be performed again.
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Mike Ladano
For the true fan, and anybody who’s not afraid to expand their listening territory.
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