Album: Plays Prog Rock Classics
Artist: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2015 Purple Pyramid Records
CD: CLP-2141-2
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Cottle (1, 6, 8), Levine
Andrade (2, 3, 5, 7), Laurence Cottle (4, 9), Richard Harvey (10)
First violins: Clio Gould, Tamas Andras, Kaoru
Yamada, Naoko Keatley, Andrew Klee, Kay Chappell, Anthony Protheroe,
Erik Chapman, Russell Gilbert, Cindy Foster
Second violins: Andrew Storey, Elen Hâf Richards,
Jennifer Christie, Charlotte Ansbergs, Peter Graham, Sian McInally,
Stephen Payne, Charles Nolan
Violas: Fiona Winning, Abigail Fenna, Andrew
Sippings, Esther Harling, Jonathan Hallett, Felix Tanner
Cellos: Jonathan Ayling, Chantal Webster, Niamh
Molloy, William Heggart, Shinko Hanaoka, Rachel van der Tang
Double basses: David Broughton, David Gordon
Flute/piccolo: Karen Jones, Lianne Bernard
Oboe/cor Anglais: Tim Watts
Clarinets: Jon Carnac, Katy Ayling
Bassoon: Simon Estell
French horns: Sam Jacobs, Kathryn Saunders,
Andrew Fletcher, Jonathan Bareham
Trumpets: Andrew Wood, Simon Baker
Bass trombone: Roger Argente
Harp: Vicky Lester
Rhythm section: James Graydon (guitars), James
Nisbet (guitars), Ralph Salmins (drums), L Cottle (bass guitar), R
Cottle (keys)
Ian Bairnson: guitar (2)
Harvey: recorder (3), whistle (3)
Gavin Harrison: drums (4)
Guthrie Govan: guitar (4)
Thijs Van Leer: flute (5)
Mark Feltham: harmonica (6)
Patrick Moraz: piano (7)
Jimmy Greenspoon: organ (8)
Adrian Smith: guitar (10)
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios & Metropolis Studios, London, May
2014
Produced by Graydon/R Cottle/Simon Hanhart
Executive producer: Anthony Klein
Recording engineer: Andrew Dudman
Assistant engineer: Gordon Davidson
Mix engineer: Hanhart
Copyist: Dave Foster
Orchestral coordination: Liz Forbes
Studio coordination: Colette Barber
Artwork by Lukasz Kasperczyk
Tracks:
1. "ELP Suite: Tarkus/From the Beginning/Tarkus (Reprise)" [Greg
Lake/Keith Emerson; arr. R Cottle] (6:39)
2. Feat. Ian Bairnson: "Comfortably Numb" [Roger Waters/David
Gilmour; arr. Graydon] (6:47)
3. Feat. Richard Harvey: "Thick as a Brick" [Ian Anderson; arr. R
Cottle] (6:28)
4. Feat. Gavin Harrison and Guthrie Govan: "21st Century Schizoid
Man" [Lake/Ian McDonald/Michael Giles/Peter Sinfield/Robert Fripp;
arr. L Cottle] (6:55)
5. Feat. Thijs Van Leer: "Focus II" [Van Leer; arr. L Cottle] (4:02)
6. Feat. Mark Feltham: "Nights in White Satin" [Justin Hayward; arr.
R Cottle] (4:35)
7. Feat. Patrick Moraz: "Think of Me with Kindness" [Derek
Shulman/Kerry Minnear/Philip Shulman/Ray Shulman; arr. Graydon]
(4:23)
8. Feat. Jimmy Greenspoon: "Roundabout" [Jon
Anderson/Steve Howe; arr. Graydon]
(8:40)
9. "Watcher of the Skies" [Genesis; arr. L Cottle] (6:15)
10. Feat. Adrian Smith: "Red Barchetta" [Alex Lifeson/Geddy Lee/Neil
Peart; arr. Graydon] (7:27)
Notes: Mostly instrumental, but (10) includes a choir singing some
of the lyrics. (HP, 26 Sep 20)
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