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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