''Sarabande'' is the second solo album by

Jon Lord John Douglas Lord (9 June 194116 July 2012) was an English orchestral and rock composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player known for his pioneering work in fusing rock with classical or baroque forms, especially with the British rock band Deep ...

recorded in September 1975 near

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(Germany). The orchestra

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was conducted by

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. The complete Sarabande suite was premiered in live performance in Budapest on 18 September 2010 and later in Sofia on 30 October and Essen on 15 November. Lord amended the 1975 orchestrations, and also orchestrated Aria, which was played on piano and synthesisers on the recording, and Caprice which was simply a group performance on record. 'Finale' was rearranged to allow the ‘parade of themes’ section (which was done with tape-loops on the recording) to be played live.

Cover art

The cover shows the drawing of an

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, a mythological snake, biting its own tail on which three naked women ride. The woman on the right stands in a position similar to the woman on the cover of

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's later ''

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'' album, on which Lord played. The original

sleeve was designed by Kosh, and the illustration by Mike Bryan.

Track listing

# "Fantasia" – 3:30 # "Sarabande" – 7:20 # "Aria" – 3:42 # "Gigue" – 11:06 # "Bourée" – 11:00 # "Pavane" – 7:35 # "Caprice" – 3:12 # "Finale" – 2:03

Musicians

- Hammond organ, piano, clavinet, synthesisers *

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- Guitar * Paul Karass - Bass guitar *

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- Drums *

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- Percussion * The

directed by

Production notes

*Recorded 3–6 September 1975 at the Stadthalle Oer-Erkenschwick, near Düsseldorf, Germany with the Dieter Dierks Mobile Recording Studio, using Agfa P.E.M. 408 master tape *Remixed by Martin Birch at Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany *Assistant engineer: Hans Menzel *Record mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California *Produced by Jon Lord and Martin Birch *Engineered by Martin Birch *Technical advisor: Mike Phillips *Project managed and overseen by Tony Edwards

References

{{Authority control 1976 albums Albums produced by Martin Birch Jon Lord albums Purple Records albums