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Posted: August 31 2014 at 05:14

Rick Robson wrote:

Steve Hackett (I think he was not mentioned in this thread).

Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - btw one more RPI band showing their symphonic vein as an RPI trademark!

I have listened to both of them though, i'd say Steve Hackett borrows pretty much everything on his music

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Posted: August 31 2014 at 05:14

tamijo wrote:

Dean wrote:

Ermm

no one ever seems to read the OP any more theses days.

Did they ever do that ?

I've heard rumours that the Internet isn't what it used to be.

Perhaps we need a recap of the OP to keep us on track:

JellySucker wrote:

Like what the title stated, i was wondering whether there are bands who re-arranged actual classical composition into a rather more proggy manner like Ekseption, Trace and The Pink Mice (Lucifer's Friend only with different monicker/side project).

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Ekseption:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqufpeDjDtQ

Trace:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbQ71r60kYw

The Pink Mice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CImQuUW4m24

However, I've enjoyed reading all the suggestions so far in this thread and am looking forward to seeing even more suggestions. Even if some of the music discussed isn't prog, or the bands just pastiche classical music themes, or...

I rather suspect the list of bands that are specifically prog and also mostly play arrangements of classical music would not be a long one, unfortunately.

Now I'm off to listen to my Apollo 100 CD - have always loved them.

Edited by David64T - August 31 2014 at 05:16

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Posted: August 31 2014 at 05:16

David64T wrote:

tamijo wrote:

Dean wrote:

Ermm

no one ever seems to read the OP any more theses days.

Did they ever do that ?

Yes, the Internet isn't what it used to be.

Perhaps we need a recap of the OP to keep us on track:

Ekseption:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqufpeDjDtQ

Trace:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbQ71r60kYw

The Pink Mice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CImQuUW4m24

I rather suspect the list of bands that are specifically prog and also mostly play arrangements of classical music would not be a long one, unfortunately.

Now I'm off to listen to my Apollo 100 CD - have always loved them.

Wait, i thought people still read what OP posts

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Posted: August 31 2014 at 05:27

JellySucker wrote:

David64T wrote:

tamijo wrote:

Dean wrote:

Ermm

no one ever seems to read the OP any more theses days.

Did they ever do that ?

I've heard rumours that the Internet isn't what it used to be.

Perhaps we need a recap of the OP to keep us on track:

Ekseption:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqufpeDjDtQ

Trace:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbQ71r60kYw

The Pink Mice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CImQuUW4m24

I rather suspect the list of bands that are specifically prog and also mostly play arrangements of classical music would not be a long one, unfortunately.

Now I'm off to listen to my Apollo 100 CD - have always loved them.

Wait, i thought people still read what OP posts

Well, I do, for one and expect it is good practice (I'd also only just edited my original message as per the red text above).

I take it for granted that a discussion such as this can wander away from the original question or away from the request that was in the very first post of the forum thread...

I have found all the replies in this thread so far interesting and I share your interest in arrangements of classical music, albeit also outside the world of prog, hence my interest too.

Edited by David64T - August 31 2014 at 05:32

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Posted: August 31 2014 at 05:33

David64T wrote:

JellySucker wrote:

David64T wrote:

tamijo wrote:

Dean wrote:

Ermm

no one ever seems to read the OP any more theses days.

Did they ever do that ?

I've heard rumours that the Internet isn't what it used to be.

Perhaps we need a recap of the OP to keep us on track:

Ekseption:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqufpeDjDtQ

Trace:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbQ71r60kYw

The Pink Mice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CImQuUW4m24

I rather suspect the list of bands that are specifically prog and also mostly play arrangements of classical music would not be a long one, unfortunately.

Now I'm off to listen to my Apollo 100 CD - have always loved them.

Wait, i thought people still read what OP posts

Well, I do, for one and expect it is good practice (I'd also only just edited my original message as per the red text above).

I take it for granted that a discussion such as this can wander away from the original question or request in the very first post of the thread...

I have found all the replies so far interesting and share your interest in arrangements of classical music, albeit also outside the world of prog, hence my interest too.

I for one have never knew that someone also share the interest of classical arrangements played on different styles too Smile

, it is quite rare nowadays to find such wondrous music transformed into something the latter

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Posted: August 31 2014 at 05:53

JellySucker wrote:

David64T wrote:

JellySucker wrote:

David64T wrote:

tamijo wrote:

Dean wrote:

Ermm

no one ever seems to read the OP any more theses days.

Did they ever do that ?

I've heard rumours that the Internet isn't what it used to be.

Perhaps we need a recap of the OP to keep us on track:

Ekseption:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqufpeDjDtQ

Trace:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbQ71r60kYw

The Pink Mice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CImQuUW4m24

I rather suspect the list of bands that are specifically prog and also mostly play arrangements of classical music would not be a long one, unfortunately.

Now I'm off to listen to my Apollo 100 CD - have always loved them.

Wait, i thought people still read what OP posts

Well, I do, for one and expect it is good practice (I'd also only just edited my original message as per the red text above).

I take it for granted that a discussion such as this can wander away from the original question or request in the very first post of the thread...

I have found all the replies so far interesting and share your interest in arrangements of classical music, albeit also outside the world of prog, hence my interest too.

I for one have never knew that someone also share the interest of classical arrangements played on different styles too Smile

, it is quite rare nowadays to find such wondrous music transformed into something the latter

Well, there you go! Bound to find a few of us here around Prog Archives I guess. My interest in Prog did start out around 1980 as an interest in Sky and evolved from there - I wanted to find more instrumental bands that did what Sky did, and found there wasn't really any exactly like them - but then I found Camel and then Yes and Focus and so on into prog from there. Wish I had more bands to suggest to you though, apart from the ones already mentioned.

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Posted: August 31 2014 at 07:14

JellySucker wrote:

Michael678 wrote:

if covers (or at least renditions/their own take on it) of classical music counts then ELP are the basis for this stuff.

Well, i'm still trying to find the obscure ones though

ohhhh, sry then, but at least i got it out of the way lol.

Edited by Michael678 - August 31 2014 at 07:15

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Posted: August 31 2014 at 07:47

Germans Hax Cel should be listed in this group as well:

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=8363

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Posted: August 31 2014 at 13:22

apps79 wrote:

Germans Hax Cel should be listed in this group as well:

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=8363

THANKS MAN

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Posted: August 31 2014 at 13:25

David64T wrote:

JellySucker wrote:

David64T wrote:

JellySucker wrote:

David64T wrote:

tamijo wrote:

Dean wrote:

Ermm

no one ever seems to read the OP any more theses days.

Did they ever do that ?

<span style="line-height: 1.2; : rgb248, 248, 252;">I've heard rumours that the Internet isn't what it used to be.</span>

Perhaps we need a recap of the OP to keep us on track:

Ekseption:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqufpeDjDtQTrace:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbQ71r60kYw

The Pink Mice:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CImQuUW4m24

I rather suspect the list of bands that are specifically prog and also mostly play arrangements of classical music would not be a long one, unfortunately.

Now I'm off to listen to my Apollo 100 CD - have always loved them.

Wait, i thought people still read what OP posts

Well, I do, for one and expect it is good practice (I'd also only just edited my original message as per the red text above).

I take it for granted that a discussion such as this can wander away from the original question or request in the very first post of the thread...

I have found all the replies so far interesting and share your interest in arrangements of classical music, albeit also outside the world of prog, hence my interest too.

I for one have never knew that someone also share the interest of classical arrangements played on different styles too Smile

, it is quite rare nowadays to find such wondrous music transformed into something the latter

I know those bands from my veteran keyboard mentor, well, i was 14 when i started learning the keyboard circa 2012. My interest towards Queen has led my mentor to introduce me to such bands as ELP, Triumvirat, etc. I am now a Progressive Rock keyboardist that is currently playing on 2 bands

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Posted: September 27 2014 at 17:06

One more RPI band playing classical music:

Le Orme features in their second album L'Aurora Delle Orme a beautiful version (played on organ) of the first movement of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major (BWV 1048). Also in the same album there is an interesting version of Mozart's Blue Rondo A La Turka.

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Posted: October 08 2014 at 07:10

presdoug wrote:

JellySucker wrote:

presdoug wrote:

^Nice to see mention of Pell Mell. Their debut album Marburg has a nice version of Smetana's The Moldau led by their brilliant violinist Thomas Schmidt.

Pell Mell is the most brilliant band that i have ever known

Hey, that is awesome. I am looking for their music after Marburg. Marburg I discovered around 1990 in a used record store, and have loved it ever since.

Hi Doug!

You must find "Rhapsody" and "Only a Star", both excellent albums with liberal borrowings of the classics and original music that sounds like it borrowed from the classics. If you liked (past tense perhaps due to overplay) QUEEN's "Bohemian Rhapsody", you will love those two albums Embarrassed