Stunning vinyl release of this unique Deep Purple performance The Gemini Suite was the second full length work involving rock musicians and an orchestra written by Deep Purple's keyboard player Jon Lord. It followed Deep Purple's highly successful Concerto For Group & Orchestra, first performed in 1969 and now (following a revival by the group in 1999) being staged by different players and orchestras all round the world. Gemini Suite was based around the individual musical characters of the members of Deep Purple, with a solo movement for each. The work was performed for the first time in 1970, but the rest of the group, worried that such ventures would give rock audiences the wrong impression, declined to repeat the experiment.
[...more...]
add to wishlist
add to compare
let me know when cheaper
