- Audio CD (21 Nov 1996)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Phantom Sound & Vision
- ASIN: B000BRAPHU
- Other Editions: Audio CD | DVD Audio | Vinyl
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,157,299 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The concerto for group and orchestra was a quite unusual step for the apparently opposed styles of music that it involves. One must also bear in mind the context in which it was written ie 1969 a period of some social change and even upheaval.Having said that the concerto is i think a strong and balanced work. It is in three movements the first seems to be something of a contest where the group and orchestra sound very much like antagonists untill having tested each other out they come to a sort of resolution or at least a meeting of equals. The second movement works around the protagonists treatment of two seperate tunes with a blues based exposition of one of them. It draws to an elegant and quite subtle end with a short stinged segment. The final movement has a strong rhythmicdrive the group and orchestra seem to again spar with each other untill it all comes to a final powerful chord and an ending which is symptomatic of a work which i have always found to be a success. The involvement of malcolm arnold lends the work authority and style .My own feelings after hearing it again are that it remains a strong and surprisingly enduring work.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD Audio
An experience that has lasted in my mind since i first heard it on vinyl this Album is brilliant,At the start their are a few of John lords words, after that their is an enthralling mix of music as both The Royal Philharmonic & Deep purple compliment each other so memorably well a truly sword sharp album. A lot of lesser albums out their, the sword in my hand has cut through.
I believe to be the late J Lord worked truley hard to create his masterpiece, the effort is still appreciated.
I believe to be the late J Lord worked truley hard to create his masterpiece, the effort is still appreciated.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Way back when rock music was still progressing!
22 Jan 2003
Format:Audio CD
This was back when rock music was still progressing. The strength of an orchestra working with the power of a rock band. Deep Purple were the first band to integrate rock music with classical. The idea came from Jon Lord, Deep Purple's keyboardist.
The band have the muscle to avoid being buried by orchestration, yet manage to join forces with the orchestra. The outcome is a magnificent union that will delight those who care at all about music.
This set was recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall in London on September 24th, 1969 and was divided into three movements:
1st Movement: Allegretto.
2nd Movement: Allegro with lyrics by lead singer Ian Gillan.
3rd Movement: . Vivace presto which integrates a solo for Ian Paice on drums.
For only having two complete rehearsals, the outcome is absolutely amazing.
The band have the muscle to avoid being buried by orchestration, yet manage to join forces with the orchestra. The outcome is a magnificent union that will delight those who care at all about music.
This set was recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall in London on September 24th, 1969 and was divided into three movements:
1st Movement: Allegretto.
2nd Movement: Allegro with lyrics by lead singer Ian Gillan.
3rd Movement: . Vivace presto which integrates a solo for Ian Paice on drums.
For only having two complete rehearsals, the outcome is absolutely amazing.
(Important note) Make sure to get the current release (import only, as of early 2003) which has been completely re-mixed to sound 100% better than the old CD and/or LP, it also includes a nice big booklet full of pictures and if that's not enough for you, a great bonus disc of the band performing a three song set before the Concerto.
Track 1: Hush - Perhaps a better version than the one we always hear on the radio, with Ian Gillan's incredible vocal delivery. Sounding almost like early Elvis at times.
Track 2: Wring that Neck - A smoking instrumental with room to play for guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and keyboardist Jon Lord. I must also mention the solid rhythm section of Roger Glover on bass and Ian Paice on drums, they just drive this piece along. Nice.
Track 3: Child In Time - The band were just about to record this "soon to be classic" for the upcoming album "In Rock". It might be one of the finest live version they ever did.
It's so new to them that they play it incredibly tight, and Gillan keeps his famous screams slightly off the mic, so not to scare the classical side of the crowd, but it makes for a great reverb sound. Those three tracks give you about half an hour of warm up. The audience sounds like they enjoyed the opening set. Fabulous!
The Concerto for Group and Orchestra was and is an excellent idea from JON LORD, he is a true hero. Thanks Jon.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
when I'm dead.................................
20 Feb 2008
Format:Audio CD
It's actually very simple. Ever since I was a little boy, I've always contemplated the music I want to be played at my burial (or cremation for that matter). No speeches, to save any audience well-meant crap, but music, only music! To me music symbolizes the sheer genius of mankind and is able to voice every possible emotion I can have at any given moment. It lifts me up and beats me down (what is a mountain without a valley?), caresses and comforts me. I simply can't imagine life without music. Over the years I've come to appreciate so many forms of music, fell in love with so many songs, symphonies, bits and pieces, that it seems virtually impossible to make a selection, representing in less than an hour my musical "meaning of life". But, not too long ago, all of a sudden it struck me. Back in my teens came, on hindsight, the epitomy of my musical life: Deep Purple's Concerto For Group And Orchestra; Jon Lord's masterpiece. The ultimate fusion of classical music and rock music (ie classic rock). This concerto, and nothing else, is the music to be played at my funeral (you're all invited).
I just can't think of a greater salute to this truly masterpiece. I rest my case!
I just can't think of a greater salute to this truly masterpiece. I rest my case!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A Bold Experiment
1 Oct 1998
This is what you think it is: Deep Purple with orchestra (British Royal Symphony), recorded live in Albert Hall. Lord wrote in the accompanying booklet: "Too many people took it too seriously". But it is a very interesting effort: DP sound is pre-Machinehead, and the orchestral part sounds like Beethoven. A must for the serious collector; skip if you don't like pre-Machinehead DP.
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