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ghost_of_morphy 
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 Topic: Most Classical Prog Albums?
Posted: March 22 2008 at 05:31 |
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If you are looking for a classically inspired prog album. you can't go wrong with the New Trolls -- Concerto Grosso per I.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: March 22 2008 at 05:11 |
 BaldJean wrote:
I am surprised no-one but me mentioned "The Fall of the House of Usher", which is a lot more classical than any of the other releases mentioned. is it because the album is too little known? |
My guess is that that's the reason: that not many people have tried the album. An album which sounds like a real opera is a challenge even to many progressive ears, I think.
Good example, BTW.
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BaldJean
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Posted: March 22 2008 at 02:49 |
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I am surprised no-one but me mentioned "The Fall of the House of Usher", which is a lot more classical than any of the other releases mentioned. is it because the album is too little known?
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 A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta
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Mecropolis2112
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Posted: March 21 2008 at 22:27 |
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mm lets see..
From
YES: Close to the Edge (obviously) and Fragile .. the principal and most important
GENESIS: Foxtrot , Selling England by the Pound, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
RUSH: 2112, Caress of steel, Moving Pictures.
JETHRO TULL: Thick as a Brick, Aqualung.
KING CRIMSON: In the Court of the Crimson King, In the Wake of Poseidon, Red
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Moogtron III
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Posted: March 07 2008 at 07:42 |
That's probably Stand Up.
After three classical composers and 4 Jethro Tull albums I think we're there  , though I suppose Living In The Past has Bourée on it as well.
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sean
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Posted: March 06 2008 at 18:23 |
kiwi wrote:
Tarkus31 wrote:
Jethro Tull did an arangment of a Mozart peice, problem is that I cant remember what it was called. |
JT did some Beethoven? on "Living in the Past".
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My copy of aqualung has them doing an arrangement of J.S. Bach's Bouree.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: March 06 2008 at 16:44 |
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Albums by the Czech group Collegium Musicum may be something?
Edited by Moogtron III - March 06 2008 at 16:45
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ten years after
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Posted: March 06 2008 at 07:03 |
ten years after wrote:
I'm suprised no-ones mentioned Mekanik Destructiw Kommandoh |
Though looking passed the obvious distractions, I suppose Shakespeare did two posts ago.
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ten years after
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Posted: March 06 2008 at 06:59 |
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I'm suprised no-ones mentioned Mekanik Destructiw Kommandoh
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ghost_of_morphy
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Posted: February 24 2008 at 18:16 |
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Another interesting possiblity here would be Concerto Grosso by the New Trolls.
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Shakespeare
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Posted: February 23 2008 at 22:56 |
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Christian Vander's solo release, Les Cygnes et Les Corbeaux, is supposed to be classical music for keyboard-oriented instruments and the voice, but I've yet to hear it...
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ES335
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Posted: February 23 2008 at 22:52 |
I'll second Gryphon. Most of band members have a classical background and they used bassoons and krumhorns as part of the instrumentation.
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Bible-thumping heavyweight evangelistic boxing kangaroo
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The Quiet One
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Posted: February 23 2008 at 20:00 |
 
Give this 2 a try. Being less progy but still.
This one being a mix prog/orchestra/small pop roots.
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Atavachron
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Posted: February 23 2008 at 19:55 |
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oh and we mustn't forget MO's Apocalypse ..not your average classical prog but a must hear eventually
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kiwi
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Posted: February 23 2008 at 19:52 |
Tarkus31 wrote:
Jethro Tull did an arangment of a Mozart peice, problem is that I cant remember what it was called. |
JT did some Beethoven? on "Living in the Past".
Edited by kiwi - February 23 2008 at 19:53
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We, verily, have made music as a ladder for your souls, a means whereby they may be lifted up unto the realm on high.. (Baha'u'llah)
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Atavachron
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Posted: February 22 2008 at 23:05 |
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I'd agree with Dick's rec of Jon Lord, also Isildurs Bane, in particular Cheval-Volonte de rocher
Edited by Atavachron - February 22 2008 at 23:06
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Man With Hat
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Posted: February 22 2008 at 22:07 |
Murple - Io Sano Murple
That 'The Enid' album is also a good choice.
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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el böthy
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Posted: February 22 2008 at 21:38 |
Bj-1 wrote:
Univers Zero - Ceux du Dehors!
It might be too much for your teacher though, but it's probably UZ's best album that blends Classical and Prog together. |
That album is too much for a lot of us!  Na, its a great album and Dense is my favorite UZ song... good stuff!!!
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"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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reality
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Posted: February 22 2008 at 20:58 |
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Very few Prog bands do anything more than mimic a classical sound, but I do not see any relation (do not argue with that, we have been over it in hundreds of threads). So saying these albums are "classical" may be confusing to our student here. If we must choose, The Enid or Renaissance.
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The Pessimist
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Posted: February 11 2008 at 13:24 |
I can't believe that no-one has mentioned Rick Wakeman - Journey to the Centre of the Earth yet  It may not seem blindingly obvious, but Still Life - VDGG is very classically influenced. Whereas most of their albums are jazz and psychadelic influence, Still Life is very classical indeed. The title track is very much like traditional church music (the beginning anyway), pilgrims without a doubt has many classical chord changes and Childlike Faith is one big operatic piece which juggles classical and jazz perfectly. As for the other two, they have some very strong classical moments (especially La Rossa). Have a listen carefully, you will soon see what i mean. Another classical album which is not mentioned is The Masquerade Overture - Pendragon. The majority is classically orientated. In Guardian of My Soul, they even improvise along lines of the romantic era for christ sake!
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