Portsmouth Sinfonia ?– 'Hallelujah' - At The Royal Albert Hall Vinyl LP 1974
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Portsmouth Sinfonia ?– 'Hallelujah' - At The Royal Albert Hall 1974
Vinyl LP. Antilles Label AN 7002
For sale is the novelty record featuring the 'world's worst orchestra' produced by Brian Eno in 1974.
See end of listing for details of the Portsmouth Sinfonia.
This record is from my own personal collection, bought new when originally released, played rarely, handled carefully and kept in an ideal environment throughout its life.
Vinyl -Excellent+.
Cover -Excellent.
Play graded with Linn Sondek system. Plays perfectly with no jumps or skips, with just the occasional faint surface noise and a couple of crackles or ticks on the quietest of parts.
Vinyl: Visually excellent, no scuffs, scratches or marking. Labels are perfect.
Cover in excellent condition apart from taping along the top edge. Please see photos for details.
Vinyl now supplied in new poly inners and new poly outer sleeve. Item to be sent in suitable LP packaging, 1st class tracked delivery.
Please note: Unfortunately I am unable to send items outside of UK
Tracklist:
Mr. Michael Bond's Address 1:05
From The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a - March 1:57
From The Karelia Suite, Op.11 - Intermezzo 3:54
Marche Militaire In D Major 5:33
Piano Concerto No. 1 In B? Minor, Op. 23 10:38
Overture 1812 10:28
William Tell Overture 2:21
From The Messiah, Pt. 2 - Hallelujah Chorus 6:02
The self-proclaimed "world's worst orchestra" was founded by Gavin Bryars in 1970 when he was lecturing at the Portsmouth School of Art.
Bryars wanted to engage the masses with classical music, and sought a way to liberate the form from the pomposity of its audience. His idea was to form an orchestra of the people. Anyone could join, regardless of skill.
The orchestra comprised known musicians playing instruments they had no knowledge of, virtuoso players and people who had never played an instrument in their lives. Their oeuvré would encompass the popular classics and rock songs - music that could be played by ear. No sight-reading skills were therefore required. The virtuoso players kept everything vaguely within the realms of what might be called a tune, with the other players reaching for (and missing) notes nearby. The result was a fascinating atonal mess of a noise, one which was considered profound by several of Bryars classical contemporaries.
The hilarious results of this experiment led to the Portsmouth Sinfonia's records being pitched at the comedy market which earned them a cult following, enough for them to be selling out the Royal Albert Hall by 1974.
Although it ceased performing in 1982, the Portsmouth Sinfonia never formally disbanded. At the time of writing (March 2006) there are whispers that more concerts might just be forthcoming…
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