Prelude in B Minor, BWV 855a (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra by David Le Page and Alexander Siloti)
Echoes
Resist the temptation to ‘cherry pick’ and listen to his beautifully curated album from end to end. There are numerous ingenious juxtapositions on this clever mixtape concept album, not least David Le Page’s stunning orchestrations, and the superbly responsive playing of the Orchestra of the Swan. The album conjures up numerous sensations of colour and light thanks to the vivid recording. The style and ambition that places Frank Zappa next to Manuel de Falla, or Philip Glass between Delius and Finzi—let alone serve up Lou Reed’s “Venus in Furs” in such company—gives you a fair idea of the glorious genre-hopping that these musicians have made their own.
Peaches En Regalia (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra by Ali N. Askin)
Raphael Mizraki, Orchestra of the Swan, Philip Sheppard, Graham Instrall
Nana (Arr. for Drums, Bass Guitar and Orchestra by David Le Page)
Nick Stringfellow, Sally Harrop, Daniel De Fry, Orchestra of the Swan, Philip Sheppard
Venus In Furs (David Le Page Version)
Glory Box (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra by David Le Page)
Glory Box (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra by David Le Page)
Orchestra of the Swan, Graham Instrall, Philip Sheppard, Raphael Mizraki, Clara Sanabras, David Le Page
We Played Some Open Chords And Rejoiced, For The Earth Had Circled The Sun Yet Another Year (Arr. for Piano and Orchestra by David Le Page)
Philip Sheppard, Orchestra of the Swan, Viv McLean