So what is a ROCK & ROLL SYMPHONY anyway? Well, as David L. Miller, '50s pop orchestral producer-extraordinaire wrote, it's 'Rock & Roll in the Sound of Magnificence!' This is the majesty of the symphony - but with a solid beat and in spectacular concert-hall stereo to demonstrate your high-end system with real speakers (remember those?). When rock and roll came along in the 1950s, the older generation panicked. What was this crazy new music that teenagers were listening to, they wondered, with it's pounding beat and wild vocalists? Where was the melody? And where was the appreciation for the classics and pop standards? a handful of bandleaders decided to take matters into their own hands. Instead of sitting idly by and watching their album sales dwindle while unschooled and unruly musicians scored on the hit parade with 'awful' rock and roll records, these bandleaders set out to make better rock and roll. Rock and roll with real melodies! ROCK & ROLL SYMPHONY NO. 1 (A 1959 Stereo Concert) chronicles their orchestral effort to save rock and roll from itself. These 28 thoughtfully selected and carefully mastered recordings, some classical, some familiar standards ('Blueberry Hill', 'My Prayer', 'Cry') combine gorgeous lush orchestral pop arrangements with a real old-school rock & roll back beat, all in audiophile fidelity and the kind of 'wide' stereo you remember from the early days.

Tracklist:

Back Beat Symphony (From Tchaikovsky: Symphony #5) - 101 Strings
Swingin' at Igors (From Borodin: Prince Igor Theme) - 101 Strings
Romeo and Juliet (From Tchaikovsky: Romeo ; Juliet Overture) - 101 Strings
Sherabop (From Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, 3rd MVT.) - 101 Strings
Twangy Serenade (From Schubert: Serenade)- 101 Strings
Rigoletto Rock (From Verdi: Rigoletto) - 101 Strings
Swingin' Little Martha (From Von Flatow: Aria in Martha) - 101 Strings
Choppin' Chopin (From Chopin: Fantasie Impromptu) - 101 Strings
New World Rock (From Dvorak: Largo, New World Symphony) - 101 Strings 1
Strings at the Hop (From Tchaikovsky: Symphony #6) - 101 Strings 1
Blueberry Hill - Enoch Light 1
With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming - Enoch Light 1
Only You - Franck Pourcel 1
My Prayer - Knightsbridge Strings 1
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Enoch Light 1
Deep Purple - Enoch Light 1
Harbor Lights - Enoch Light 1
I'll Never Smile Again - Enoch Light 1
You Made Me Love You - Knightsbridge Strings 2
Cry - Knightsbridge Strings 2
The Little White Cloud That Cried - Knightsbridge Strings 2
I Cried for You - Enoch Light 2
All My Love - Enoch Light 2
I Still Get a Thrill - Enoch Light 2
Here in My Heart - Knightsbridge Strings 2
Wheel of Fortune - Knightsbridge Strings 2
The Theme from "A Summer Place" - Percy Faith 2
Soul Coaxing (Ame Caline) - Raymond Lefevre

UPC: 730531360129
Label: Complete 60s
Release Date: 11.11.14
Format: CD

Rock & Roll Symphony 1 / Var - Rock & Roll Symphony 1 / Var (CD)