One thing that can make a live performance special is to perform with an orchestra.
It appeals to both progressive rock bands and to singers but one of the most interesting albums is S&M by Metallica as an orchestra is amalgamated into heavy metal.
Here are the albums featured:
Barclay James Harvest BBC In Concert 1972
Camel A Live Record 1974 to 1977
Caravan And The New Symphonia 1973
Deep Purple Concerto for Group and Orchestra 1969
Deep Purple Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1999
Emerson Lake & Palmer Works Live 1977
John Grant and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Live in Concert 2014
Horslips Live With The Ulster Orchestra 2011
Elton John Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 1986
Jon Lord Live 2009
Barry Manilow Live In London 2011
Metallica S&M 1999
George Michael Symphonica 2011 2012
The Moody Blues Caught Live + 5 1969
The Moody Blues A Night At Red Rocks With The Colorado Symphony Orchestra 1992
The Moody Blues Hall Of Fame 2000
Randy Newman Live In London 2008
The Nice Five Bridges 1969
Pet Shop Boys Concrete in Concert at the Mermaid Theatre 2006
PFM In Classic Da Mozart A Celebration 2013
Portishead Roseland NYC Live 1987
Procol Harum Live In Concert With The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra 1971
Procol Harum In Concert With Danish National Concert Orchestra 2006
Rick Wakeman Journey to the Centre of the Earth 1974
Yes Symphonic Live 2001
In Concert With Danish National Concert Orchestra is a live album and video by Procol Harum.
It was recorded in Ledreborg Castle in Denmark on 20 August 2006.
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BBC In Concert 1972 is a live album by Barclay James Harvest in concert with the Barclay James Harvest Symphony Orchestra.
In the early 1970s it was a popular idea for progressive rock bands to tour with classical musicals in some form of orchestra to help emphasise the distinction between prog and pop. Unfortunately it was extremely expensive to do and BJH hadn’t reached the level of success to allow them to continue with the experiment for long.
This therefore makes this album a very interesting addition to the live albums by Barclay James Harvest.
It seems that there is an alternative album cover for this recording.
Caravan And The New Symphonia is a live album by Canterbury based prog rock group Caravan.
It was recorded at Theatre Royal in London on the October 28, 1973 and was released in April 1974.
Since then it has been reissued to include songs performed by Caravan without the New Symphonia at the same concert. This version is called Caravan And The New Symphonia The Complete Concert.
On the live album Symphonic Live, Yes perform with the European Festival Orchestra.
The recording comes from the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam on 22 November 2001, with Wilheilm Keitel conducting the European Festival Orchestra.
Confusingly, the main version is a double CD but there is also a single CD with fewer songs. There is also a DVD option.
The full set list includes many of the well known songs from the seventies including Gates Of Delirium from Relayer.
There has been another change in keyboard players with Tom Brislin
Jon Anderson – vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
Steve Howe – guitar, lap steel guitar, backing vocals
Tom Brislin – keyboards, backing vocals
Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
Alan White – drums, backing vocals
Symphonica is a live album by George Michael recorded on his 2011/12 tour while he is backed by an orchestra.
Live In London is a live CD and DVD recorded by Barry Manilow at the O2 Arena, London in 2011.
There are 16 songs on the CD and 13 on the DVD.
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Concerto for Group and Orchestra is a live album by Deep Purple.
The concerto was written by John Lord and was performed by Deep Purple and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 24 September 1969. The album was released in January 1970 in the UK and a month earlier in the USA.
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was conducted by Malcolm Arnold.
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Natural Wonder is a live album by Stevie Wonder from concerts on the 1995 “Conversation Peace” tour.
This concert in Japan, where Steve Wonder performed with the Tokyo Philharmonic, was also televised but doesn’t appear to be available as a DVD.
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Roseland NYC Live is a live album by trip hop alternative rock group Portishead and was recorded in 1987 with added strings by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. It was released in 1998.
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S&M is a live album by heavy metal group Metallica together with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. It was recorded in April 1999 at The Berkeley Community Theatre in California.
