In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra

In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra (also cited as In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Paul Mann) is a live album and DVD by the English hard rock band Deep Purple, recorded on 25–26 September 1999 at the Royal Albert Hall in London with the London Symphony Orchestra, and released on 8 February 2000 on Eagle Records.

In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra
Live album by
Released8 February 2000
Recorded25–26 September 1999
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London
GenreClassical crossover, progressive rock, symphonic rock, hard rock
Length127:22
LabelEagle
ProducerDeep Purple
Deep Purple live albums chronology
Total Abandon: Australia '99
(1999)
In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra
(2000)
Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy
(2001)
In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra
Video by
Released25 July 2000
Recorded25–26 September 1999
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London
GenreClassical crossover, progressive rock, symphonic rock, hard rock
Length120 min.
LabelEagle Vision
DirectorAnthony Powell
ProducerGeoff Foulkes, Terry Shand, Geoff Kempin
Deep Purple video chronology
Total Abandon: Australia '99
(1999)
In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra
(2000)
New, Live & Rare
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10[2]

The album was a project started in 1999 by keyboardist Jon Lord, who sought to recreate the band's innovative 1969 album, Concerto for Group and Orchestra, of which the original score was lost. With the help of Marco de Goeij, a fan who was also a musicologist and composer, the two painstakingly recreated the lost score, and Lord elected to have the band perform it once more at the Royal Albert Hall, but this time with the London Symphony Orchestra rather than the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and with Paul Mann as conductor rather than Malcolm Arnold. The concert also featured songs from each member's solo careers, as well as a short Deep Purple set, and guest musicians such as Ronnie James Dio, the Steve Morse Band, and Sam Brown. In early 2001, two similar concerts were also performed in Tokyo, and were released as part of the Soundboard Series box set.

Track listings edit

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally released inLength
1."Pictured Within"Jon LordPictured Within (1998)8:38
2."Wait a While"Lord, Sam BrownPictured Within6:44
3."Sitting in a Dream"Roger GloverThe Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast (1974)4:01
4."Love Is All"Glover, Eddie HardinThe Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast4:40
5."Via Miami"Ian Gillan, GloverAccidentally on Purpose (1988)4:51
6."That's Why God Is Singing the Blues"Dave CorbettDreamcatcher (1997)4:02
7."Take It Off the Top"Steve MorseWhat If (1978)4:43
8."Wring That Neck"Ritchie Blackmore, Nick Simper, Lord, Ian PaiceThe Book of Taliesyn (1968)4:38
9."Pictures of Home"Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, PaiceMachine Head (1972)9:56
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally released inLength
10."Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Mov. 1"LordConcerto for Group and Orchestra (1969)17:03
11."Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Mov. 2"Gillan, LordConcerto for Group and Orchestra19:43
12."Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Mov. 3"LordConcerto for Group and Orchestra13:28
13."Ted the Mechanic"Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, PaicePurpendicular (1996)4:50
14."Watching the Sky"Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, PaiceAbandon (1998)5:38
15."Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming"Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, PaicePurpendicular7:44
16."Smoke on the Water"Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, PaiceMachine Head6:43

Single disc version edit

Released in 1999.

  1. "Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Mov. 1" – 17:03
  2. "Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Mov. 2" – 19:43
  3. "Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Mov. 3" – 13:28
  4. "Wring That Neck" – 4:38
  5. "Pictures of Home" – 9:56
  6. "Smoke on the Water" – 6:43

DVD edit

  1. "Pictured Within"
  2. "Wait a While"
  3. "Sitting in a Dream"
  4. "Love Is All"
  5. "Wring That Neck"
  6. "Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Movement I"
  7. "Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Movement II"
  8. "Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Movement III"
  9. "Ted the Mechanic"
  10. "Watching the Sky"
  11. "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming"
  12. "Pictures of Home"
  13. "Smoke on the Water"

Personnel edit

Deep Purple
The London Symphony Orchestra
Additional musicians
Production
  • Recorded with The Manor Mobile
  • Shaun Defeo, Will Shapland – engineers, mixing at Real World Studios, Box, Wiltshire, England
  • Alex Goodison – assistant engineer

Charts edit

Chart (1998) Peak
position
German Albums Chart[3] 32
Swiss Albums Chart[4] 65
Dutch Albums Chart[5] 86
UK Albums Chart[6] 101

References edit

  1. ^ Griffith, JT. "Deep Purple – In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra review". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ^ "Album – Deep Purple with The London Symphony Orchestra, In Concert". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Deep Purple with The London Symphony Orchestra – In Concert". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Deep Purple with The London Symphony Orchestra – In Concert". Dutch Charts.nl (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Deep Purple Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2017.