JON LORD To Perform Sarabande Suite Live
September 13, 2010, 14 years ago
According to his website, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist JON LORD has revisited his Sarabande suite from 1975 and plans to perform it live this fall. Sarabande is one of Jon Lord’s most successful and most loved orchestral works.
"In Budapest on the 18th of this month, I am playing the Sarabande suite for the first time ever live. That is, in its entirety, and in the same running order as the original recording. I have of course played 'Gigue' and 'Bourrée' many times and occasionally Pavane and Sarabande, but this is the first time the suite has been done whole."Recorded in Oer-Erckenschwick near Cologne in 1974 with the now defunct Philharmonica Hungarica orchestra conducted by Eberhard Schoener, the full suite comprises:
'Fantasia'
'Sarabande'
'Aria'
'Gigue'
'Bourrée'
'Pavane'
'Caprice'
'Finale'
The original recording also featured Andy Summers on guitar (later with THE POLICE), Pete York on drums, Mark Nauseef on percussion (later drums with IAN GILLAN BAND and THIN LIZZY) and Paul Karass on bass.
Lord remarks: "I have taken the opportunity to brush-up the 1975 orchestrations, and have therefore also orchestrated 'Aria' – which was played on piano and synthesizers on the recording, and Caprice which was just the group. The 'Finale' too has had a make-over to allow the ‘parade of themes’ section which was done with tape-loops on the recording, to be played live. Had a lot of fun doing it too."
The complete Sarabande suite will be premiered in Budapest on September 18 and later performed also in Sofia on October 30 and in Essen on November 15.
"I will play it in the first half instead of Concerto for Group and Orchestra," Lord adds. "I also have a couple of interesting surprises for the second half."Get your tickets to hear Jon Lord’s Sarabande suite:
Budapest, Hungary – September 18
More details about Sarabande can be found on Lord's website.
