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	PROGRESSIVEWORLD.NET: REVIEWS BY JOHN "BOBO" BOLLENBERG
		Instead a mere three rehearsals with the orchestra were done and that's all that could be managed as the entire concert was in aid of a charity called Task Force.
		Disc two contains the actual concert Jon Lord wrote for "group and orchestra," an experience which in 1969 was a rather exceptional fact resulting in a lot of interest from the media.
		When the actual concerto is finished the band returns for a well deserved encore their choice being part of the final movement.
	www.progressiveworld.net /deeppurple2.html (1251 words)

	Chaz Reviews #16: Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra
		Two themes dominate this movement, one on cor anglais, a stronger one on flutes, and neither group or orchestra attempts to seize the upper hand; it's a fully-collaborative effort.
		Nothing in the preceding two movements, though, quite prepares you for the aural fireworks of the third, allegro vivace into presto, in which the orchestra and the group are brilliantly intertwined and textures and timbres of every kind are woven into the high-velocity mix.
		On the strength of the Concerto, the BBC commissioned Jon Lord to write another work of this sort; the Gemini Suite debuted 17 September 1970 at the Royal Festival Hall with the band, the Light Music Society, and once again Malcolm Arnold conducting.
	www.dustbury.com /music/dppurple.html (554 words)

	Deep Purple In Concert with The London Symphony
		Then the group is introduced and proceeds to experiment a bit with a few numbers-I especially like Ian Paice's jazz arrangement of a Deep Purple standard.
		The first finale is a high energy duet of group and orchestra with a fiery drum solo by Ian Paice.
		Many group instruments are heard through the rear channels while orchestra and vocals come through clear through the center and front channels.
	www.dvdcorner.net /html/deeppurp.html (681 words)

	Deep Purple
		The group's sound is excellent, but the end to which it was employed is primarily dreck.
		Concerto came first, but it's not as if the Nice ripped them off or anything, as it's a lot harder to do that with "classical music" than a pop trend (Five Bridges was also commissioned).
		Concerto has room for soloing, pretty much split between a really sharp Blackmore, a very churchy Lord, and the long, but tolerable (if still obnoxious by definition) Paice drum solo which is the centerpiece of the disappointing Third Movement.
	jhendrix110.tripod.com /DeepPurple.html (4543 words)

	Deep Purple & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Concerto for Group and Orchestra \| The BEAR
		Back in 1970, it seemed as though any British group that could was starting to utilize classical elements in their work -- for some, like Elp, that meant quoting from the classics as often and loudly as possible, while for others, like Yes, it meant incorporating classical structures into their albums and songs.
		Deep Purple, at the behest of keyboardman Jon Lord, fell briefly into the camp of this offshoot of early progressive rock with the Concerto For Group And Orchestra.
		For most fans, the album represented the nadir of the classic (i.e., post-Rod Evans) group: minutes of orchestral meandering lead into some perfectly good hard rock jamming by the band, but the trip is almost not worth the effort.
	www.thebear.fm /album/35005/review (398 words)

	DVD.net : Deep Purple In Concert With The London Symphony Orchestra - DVD Review
		Deep Purple in Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra is presented in a 4:3 screen aspect ratio, and is non-anamorphic.
		Although the band and orchestra’s staging is bathed in lurid, vivid lighting - comprised mostly of incandescent blues and reds - there is no obvious colour bleeding or over-saturation.
		Those unfamiliar with the Concerto for Group and Orchestra, or, are hesitant at the prospect of viewing a quasi-classical concert, should at least rent it.
	www.dvd.net.au /review.cgi?review_id=641 (1349 words)

	Deep Purple-Concerto for Group and Orchestra (DVD-Audio) (1969)
		The Concerto For Group and Orchestra was composed by Deep Purple's keyboardist, Jon Lord, and marked what was arguably the first combined performance by a rock group and orchestra.
		The first movement is predominately taken up by the orchestra establishing itself - in fact, the band doesn't appear until the movement's second half and even then it is a subdued appearance.
		The performance of the concerto was aired live by the BBC in 1969, and was subsequently released on album the following year.
	www.michaeldvd.com.au /Reviews/Reviews.asp?ID=3940 (1769 words)

	Amazon.com: Concerto For Group & Orchestra: Music: Deep Purple,Mini Paper Album Sleeve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The strength of an orchestra working with the power of a rock band.
		The Concerto for Group and Orchestra was and is an excellent idea from JON LORD, he is a true hero.
		John Lord was the captain on this long time ago concerto album in 1969.
	www.amazon.com /Concerto-Group-Orchestra-Deep-Purple/dp/B000006EBA (1103 words)

	Preview of Deep Purple "In Concert With The London Symphony Orchestra"
		The "Concerto For Group And Orchestra" was performed for the first time on September 24, 1969 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
		In fact, the orchestra shines through better on disc than at the concerts, where it was slightly hard to distinguish at times.
		The orchestra was put to good use throughout this part as well, breathing new life into fairly old songs (including one of the best versions I've heard of "Pictures of Home") by providing oh so beautiful arrangements.
	www.stevemorse.com /features/rah.htm (867 words)

	Lord of the strings - smh.com.au
		At five, he had his first piano lesson; at 28, his epic Concerto for Group and Orchestra was first performed by Deep Purple and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
		The man was a student named Marco De Goeij, who had spent two years resurrecting the concerto by listening to CDs, watching violinists' fingers on video footage, and enlisting the aid of a computer.
		Lord was delighted; and that same year, for the concerto's 30th anniversary, the piece was performed by Deep Purple and a selection of orchestras throughout Europe, Japan and South America.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/01/16/1042520724099.html (640 words)

	Amazon.ca: Deep Purple - Concerto For Group & Orchestra 1969: DVD: Deep Purple,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Composed by keyboardist Jon Lord, this three-movement concerto begins as an antagonistic contest between Deep Purple and the 80-piece Royal Philharmonic, under the mediating baton of conductor Malcolm Arnold.
		The second movement finds group and orchestra coming to terms with each other, while the third unites them into an integrated whole.
		When I first heard the Concerto on vinyl for the first time, I knew I had to have it and I eventually bought the CD when it became available.
	www.amazon.ca /Deep-Purple-Concerto-Group-Orchestra/dp/B00008HCB7 (1067 words)

	Jon Lord's statement about the Concerto
		Sir Malcolm Arnold (as he is now) has kindly agreed that I may dedicate the newly minted score of the Concerto to him, which I do with love and admiration.
		You are listening to the concerto again tonight by courtesy of his astonishing act of dedication.
		I am very proud and very fond of The Concerto for Group and Orchestra - my first fully scored orchestral piece, but I'm not going to bombard you with 30 years of accumulated wisdom, defensiveness and justification.
	www.fortunecity.com /tinpan/rumba/159/rah/rahjon.html (666 words)

	Rock Ahead - DVD/CD Album - Deep Purple - Concerto For Group And Orchestra Live at the Albert Hall 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The occasion was the first performance in thirty years of the Jon Lord written Concerto for Group and Orchestra in fact it was almost thirty years to the day since the band first performed said concerto at the very same venue.
		Whilst the members of Deep Purple and some of their audience have aged it must be said that the concerto looks and sounds very well albeit having been tweaked here and there.
		The Concerto as I have already stated looks and sounds possibly better than it did over thirty years ago and went down extremely well with the sell out audience.
	www.themusicindex.com /rockahead/reviews/deeppurple_dvd2.htm (284 words)

	RevelationZ Magazine - DVD Review - Deep Purple - Concerto for Group and Orchestra - In Concert Live at the Royal ...
		Although the orchestra was conducted by Malcolm Arnold, the band itself seems to be taking the cues from Lord, who precisely guides the band’s performance to his perfection.
		Blackmore plays his usual solos against the orchestra backdrop, one interesting thing to note is that he is playing a Gibson ES hollow body through a Vox AC-30 amp, this was his setup right before he switched to his trademark Stratocaster/Marshall setup.
		There are no other songs on this besides the concerto itself, and we have to remember that before “Machine Head” and “Who do we Think we Are?” It gives us insight to Lord’s ability as a composer.
	www.revelationz.net /index.asp?ID=722 (578 words)

	Rock Ahead - CD Album - Deep Purple - Concerto For Group And Orchestra - 2002 remaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The effects of the group and orchestra bouncing off each other are at times quite stunning and no matter what your previous thoughts of this work are, this is well worth getting hold of.
		Musicianship of the highest quality, even if the orchestra and classical element is not completely to your liking, there is some explosive moments from the band, especially Ritchie Blackmore and Ian Paice.
		The topics range from the reasons behind the Concerto, the highs and lows of the evening, the writing process, Sir Malcolm Arnold and also his thoughts on elongated solo's from certain band members, classic.
	www.themusicindex.com /rockahead/reviews/dpurple5.htm (614 words)

	Amazon.com: Concerto For Group & Orchestra: Music: Deep Purple,Jon Lord,Malcolm Arnold,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		I think April would have fit in the Concerto as a fourth movement, and would have been the best movement.
		To my mind, this is the ultimate fusion, the power of an orchestra melding and flowing with a power rock group.
		The first movement is a briliant musical representation of the battle between orchestra and band.
	www.amazon.com /Concerto-Group-Orchestra-Deep-Purple/dp/B000006Y3O (1424 words)

	A Critical Study of Machine Head from the Island of Kea
		As far as I know they were the first rock group to play in Herod Atticus, unless you want to stretch the defination of the word 'rock' to include Yannis and Vangelis, which I don't.
		In front of the stage is a big orchestra section surrounded by a row of seats for the VIPs who usually arrive late and who they always wait for to start the concert.
		In the Concerto's first movement everything is going pretty normally for a concerto for group and orchestra until the guitar solo.
	www.greektravel.com /greekislands/kea/music/deeppurple/study.htm (9885 words)

	Deep Purple - Concerto for Group and Orchestra - DVD Audio
		The concert commenced with the three movements from Royal Philharmonic conductor Malcolm Arnold's 6th Symphony followed by three tracks from Deep Purple.
		The orchestra and rock group then encored with "Concerto For Group And Orchestra," a piece of music composed and scored by Jon Lord with lyrics by Ian Gillan - the two principle songwriters of Deep Purple
		Concerto For Group & Orchestra Third Movement: Vivace Presto
	store.acousticsounds.com /browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=12176 (242 words)

	Paul Mann's statement about the Concerto
		Whenever I heard the original Concerto for Group and Orchestra recording, I am back in my grandmothers house, the green Harvest label spinning on the radiogram, a young kid leaping around in front of a mirror, "conducting" the record.
		Listeners who are familiar with the concerto in its previous incarnation will quickly recognise the revisions that have been made.
		There are a few small cuts to tighten the structure here and there, as well as one or two additions, the most substantial of which is an extra verse for Ian in the second movement.
	www.fortunecity.com /tinpan/rumba/159/rah/rahpaul.html (714 words)

	Movie Info for Deep Purple: In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra on MSN Movies
		In 1969, British hard rockers Deep Purple attempted a trailblazing experiment when they recorded their album Concerto for Group and Orchestra in collaboration with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
		Thirty years later, the group revisited their concerto for the first time in three decades when they performed at London's Royal Albert Hall with the London Symphony Orchestra in the fall of 1999.
		This video presents the highlights of that evening; along with the three-movement "Concerto for Group and Orchestra," Deep Purple and the LSO perform "Pictured Within," "Wring That Neck," "Ted the Mechanic," "Smoke on the Water," and six others.
	entertainment.msn.com /movies/movie.aspx?m=154149 (150 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Concerto was originally aired live by the BBC, and it was released on album already in 1970.
		The entire performance included three DP tracks (two of which were later included on the CD release) and a modern-classics composition by Malcolm Arnold -- all of which preceded the actual Concerto.
		(The Concerto was subsequenbtly re-recorded in September 1999 with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Mann -- available on video/DVD as well as CD.)
	www.thehighwaystar.com /rosas/jouni/discos/video01.html (172 words)

	Deep Purple - In Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra
		The first rock band to do anything with a symphony orchestra was, in fact, Deep Purple.
		They did it way back in 1969, the result of which can be found in sale bins all over the world, "Concerto for Group and Orchestra".
		In came a Dutch guy called Marco de Goeij who had on his hands too much free time and in his mind the talent to transcribe the music he heard on the original album and had seen on the original video.
	www.karsmakers.net /stuff/metal-e-zine/dp_icwtlso.htm (650 words)

	Deep Purple - Concerto for Group & Orchestra DVD Movie
		Marking one of the first occasions in which rock and classical music were combined, this is a landmark show presented here in its entirety.
		Mostly because there is only one part where Gillan actually sings with the whole group and I really didn't like it.
		The filming is very good quality; however, the camera man was either confused with who was playing guitar or he was hung up on watching the bass player.
	www.cduniverse.com /productinfo.asp?style=movie&pid=5660427&cart=200442016&frm=lk_weboshawa (554 words)

	IGN: Deep Purple: In Concert With The London Symphony Orchestra Preview
		Now the question may be moot, because Image is releasing the next best thing-- Deep Purple, who many regard as the forefathers of metal, with the London Symphony Orchestra.
		The concert was recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in September 1999 and includes guest stars such as Ronnie James Dio (no, really!), Sam Brown, and The Steve Morse Band.
		Deep Purple composer and keyboardist Jon Lord performs his "Concerto for Group and Orchestra," from the band's very first record, recomposed just for this monumental concert performance.
	dvd.ign.com /articles/038/038183p1.html (251 words)

	Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra DVD
		Within a few months of this Sept. 24, 1969 performance, the group was to release...
		The Concerto was their manager's idea of getting them some publicity, but it wasn't simply hype.
		The result was a fascinating evening for the band, the orchestra and the audience.
	www.hotmoviesale.com /store/productView.aspx?idProduct=24608 (311 words)

	Ritchie Blackmore - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		British guitarist Ritchie Blackmore started out as a session player and then was a cofounder of the hard rock group Deep Purple in 1968.
		With Deep Purple, he made the albums Shades of Deep Purple (1968), The Book of Taliesyn (1969), Deep Purple (1969), Concerto for Group and Orchestra (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 1970), Purple in Rock, Fireball (1971),..
		Driscoll, Gruber, and Soule then departed and were replaced by Jim Bain (bass), Tony Carey (keyboards), and former Jeff Beck Group drummer Cozy Powell (b.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,404862,00.html (530 words)

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