what are you listening to at the moment?

[port perran]

Thanks Tim @Moonglum .
Very nice indeed.

[Newportnobby]

A somewhat eclectic day as regards what I listened to - some classical, some Bonzos, some Uriah Heep and some AC/DC

[kusojiji]

Love this...

Tim

Had me for a moment as I thought that Serge (synthesizer in the little window) made it back, but the video is 5 years old. He remained in Ukraine to help his parents.

[kusojiji]

And while checking, I found this. Nice range.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1-bg4Pn_7k

[Newportnobby]

On this rather wet Monday morning I've been listening to whatever tunes/songs I have based on classical pieces so:-

ELP - Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky)
Eric Carmen - All by myself (Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto)
Love Sculpture - Sabre Dance (Khachaturian)
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer (Holst's Planet Suite - Jupiter)
The Nice - Intermezzo (Sibelius 'Karelia')
The Nice - Pathetique 3rd movement (Tchaikovsky)
The Nice - Country Pie (Bach's Brandenburg concertos)
William Orbit - Adagio for Strings (Samuel Barber)

Anyone got any other recommendations, please?

[kusojiji]

I watched the Eagles Farewell Tour in Melbourne. That was awesome as they stuck to form and didn't go all artsy, out of form. Sounded great! And I heard a couple of new songs that I hadn't heard before.

[port perran]

On this rather wet Monday morning I've been listening to whatever tunes/songs I have based on classical pieces so:-

ELP - Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky)
Eric Carmen - All by myself (Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto)
Love Sculpture - Sabre Dance (Khachaturian)
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer (Holst's Planet Suite - Jupiter)
The Nice - Intermezzo (Sibelius 'Karelia')
The Nice - Pathetique 3rd movement (Tchaikovsky)
The Nice - Country Pie (Bach's Brandenburg concertos)
William Orbit - Adagio for Strings (Samuel Barber)

Anyone got any other recommendations, please?

Jon Lord - Gemini Suite

Orchestral version of Tubular Bells

[Newportnobby]

Thanks, Martin.
'Tubular Bells' was not based on a classical piece. Was 'Gemini Suite'?

[port perran]

Thanks, Martin.
'Tubular Bells' was not based on a classical piece. Was 'Gemini Suite'?

Agreed.
No, I think Gemini Suite was entirely composed by Jon Lord.

[Moonglum]

Mick @Newportnobby , I did have ELPs "PAAE" on vinyl on its original release, but of the others I only have William Orbit's/Barber's "Adagio for Strings" on a CD single! I have been out for most of the day so I have not listened to anything yet.

Other than Renaissance's er sampling of Russian classical music and Keith Emerson's "Piano Concerto No.1" (Works Vol. 1) I cannot think of much else. Oh, I do have Steve Hackett's "Midsummer Nights Dream", which is rather dull... None are wholly based on classical pieces.

Tim

[Newportnobby]

@Moonglum Tim - this is the best William Orbit version (Ferry Corsten mix)
Even my Mum used to love this

Edit:- I used to have Deep Purple's 'Concerto for Group and Orchestra' on vinyl, some of which was good and some was dire! It wasn't based on a well known classical piece, though