Concerto for Group and Orchestra (Mvmt 1) - Behind the Score Ep. 56
Added 2024-07-17 00:42:00 +0000 UTCThis will be the first of three videos where I'm diving into music from Jon Lord and Deep Purple. Today, we're listening to and analyzing movement 1 from Concerto for Group and Orchestra. I'm making use of the live performance with the London Symphony Orchestra in 1999. I feel like this type of video is what this series was designed for. I hope you enjoy the ride as much as I did!
Comments
Just one cadenza by definition. Otherwise they’re just improvised solo sections.
R. Douglas Helvering
2025-01-15 03:23:19 +0000 UTCDoug, would there ever be more than one cadenza in a movement, or is there only one by definition?
Klaus
2025-01-15 03:00:16 +0000 UTCHope you don't mind but here is a link to a YouTube video I created combining the music of this movement with the score. It features the 2012 studio version of the concerto with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and is probably closer to the published score. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXXAzzyiN2A
Mike Music
2024-10-30 17:17:18 +0000 UTCHm... I know I am a little late to the party, but have you planned to listen to Jon Lords: Sarabande? I think it is the first solo album of him
Styx
2024-07-30 08:31:22 +0000 UTCApril from the third album would be very cool!! As would Anthem from The Book of Taliesyn…
Steve Hartke
2024-07-22 03:58:47 +0000 UTCVery well done Doug!
Steve Hartke
2024-07-22 03:53:20 +0000 UTCSo great to see this pop up! Have always loved this piece! It was a good transition for Purple between the MkI version, that was a but more progressive towards the end, and the MkII version leading to the heaviness on In Rock. As much as I adore the original version with Ritchie, this the better performance. There will be Ian Gillan vocals in the second movement, he is the guy walking onstage as you were cutting off the video. Also of interest, and listed in the preview notes of your score, is a studio recording, done in 2011-12, as Jon was in failing health. The dvd of that has behind the scenes of the recording. Three guitarists were used, including Steve Morse and Joe Bonamassa, and two vocalists, including Bruce Dickenson. Thanks for this Doug, you made this Deep Purple, and Jon Lord fans day!!
Steve Hartke
2024-07-22 03:52:39 +0000 UTCExtremely enjoyable, and very impressive first orchestral work by Jon Lord. With the comment about the loss of the original score I'm reminded that Rick Wakeman lost his original score for Journey to the Centre of the Earth, and had to re-create it nearly 40 years later!
Adie
2024-07-18 21:58:36 +0000 UTCCan't believe I've never heard this before...it's a really mature and complex work for a rock band. But Jon Lord was always a cut above the average keyboard player.
Ralph Darvill
2024-07-18 21:53:02 +0000 UTCI'm really looking forward to the next movements!
R. Douglas Helvering
2024-07-18 21:38:47 +0000 UTCSo did I!
R. Douglas Helvering
2024-07-18 21:38:32 +0000 UTCHuge DP fan. Thank you for doing this!! I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of your review 😈🤘
The Nanny named Fran
2024-07-18 17:20:21 +0000 UTCWhat a fun ride - thanks to Doug and Russ
David Marshall
2024-07-17 20:02:55 +0000 UTCI would love to see Doug tackle that whole third album. Lots of very inventive stuff going on there. It's been a favorite since I bought the original (on Tetragrammaton Records) at Arlan's Department Store the week it came out. I'd heard "Chasing Shadows" on the radio, and it knocked me out. Deep Purple were really progressive in those early days.
Bill Brinkmoeller
2024-07-17 07:13:24 +0000 UTCFair warning Doug. The third movement (the scherzo) is so rapid that I got completely lost trying to follow the score and had to pause to figure out where the hell I was.
Russell L. Craft
2024-07-17 04:15:11 +0000 UTCThat was fun! I haven’t listened to the original in a long time. Looking forward to the remainder. You might also check out Jon’s Gemini Suite, and the track April from the third album by the original lineup (pre-Gillan and Glover).
Scot Poland
2024-07-17 03:26:25 +0000 UTCUnbelievably good piece of music! I much prefer this version over the original - seems more cooperative to me, plus Steve Morse just went over the top with his solo!
Bill Coonley
2024-07-17 02:17:25 +0000 UTCCrazy timing because I just discovered this album the other day. Phenomenal stuff.
Phin
2024-07-17 01:33:10 +0000 UTC
