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I got this idea from Nirvana thread. There has been long time argument about the popular music - is it art or not? - and I think there are a long time persons who thinks popular isnīt art, only music that is made in big symphony orchester is art. I have always think that it is bullshit, so I think maybe we could collect here works where those lines between classic orchester music and popular music is crossed.
Hereīs some to begin:
Moody Blues: Days Of Future Passed. Maybe first time when classical orchestra and pop-orchestra made an lp together. Not a good example, the classical orchestra plays only in songs spaces and in the begin and the end of the album, the real songs are played only the band.
the Nice: Ars Longa Vita Brevis and Five Bridges. The first albums (I think) the classical orchestra and Rockband playing together. Both are very good albums! There are also versions from Sibelius Karelia Suite and part of Tschaikovskyīs Symphony Nro. 6, also some Bachīs I think. This band is very underrated and I think many didnīt know it was the first progressive rock band.
Deep Purple: Concerto for group and orchestra. I like this dark art-work a lot although it was doomed from many critics. I think itīs much better than Jon Lordīs solo orchestral pieces (Gemini Suite and Windows). Thereīs also lots of that band and orchestra didnīt play in same time.
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