On July 16th, 2011, DEEP PURPLE performed on the closing night of Switzerland’s prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival by re-inventing their classic catalog with the help of a symphony orchestra. This night will forever be emblazoned upon the brains of Deep Purple fans around the world when Eagle Rock Entertainment releases Live At Montreux 2011 simultaneously in DVD, Blu-Ray and 2CD packages on November 8th.

The whole night has been preserved in crystal clarity via high definition for the DVD and Blu-Ray releases. The sound on the 2CD set—DTS Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Stereo—is superb. Included on the DVD and Blu-Ray is a bonus in-depth band interview.

Such classics as 'Highway Star', 'Strange Kind of Woman', 'Lazy', 'Perfect Strangers', 'Hush', 'Woman From Tokyo', 'Black Night', 'Smoke On The Water' and 11 other gems, as performed with the orchestral sweep behind them, certainly spurred the band on. Ian Gillan (vocals), Ian Paice (drums), Roger Glover (bass), Steve Morse (guitar) and Don Airey (keyboards) can be seen visibly pleased with the results of the orchestra, as directed by Stephen “BK” Bentley-Klein.

This 115-minute concert is emblematic of the kind of shows that Deep Purple has been putting on with amazing consistency as they criss-cross the globe. It’s what their fans have come to expect. The current orchestra tour has proven them capable of transcending genre limitations to reach out for the kind of all-encompassing theatrical presentation that’s hard to forget. Now, with this release, Deep Purple fans around the globe can thrill to this extraordinary pairing of symphonic textures and the hardest of classic rock.

Tracklisting:

CD Disc One:

Orchestral Intro

'Highway Star'

'Hard Loving Man'

'Maybe I’m A Leo'

'Strange Kind Of Woman'

'Rapture Of The Deep'

'Woman From Tokyo'

'Contact Lost'

'When A Blind Man Cries'

'The Well Dressed Guitar'

CD Disc Two:

'Knocking At Your Back Door'

'Lazy'

'No One Came'

Don Airey Solo

'Perfect Strangers'

'Space Truckin’'

'Smoke On The Water

'Hush'

'Black Night'