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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Original Soundtrack/Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| Record Label: |
MCA Records (USA) |
| Genre: |
Pop Vocal |
| Subgenre: |
Show Vocals |
| Release Date: |
October 25, 1990 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Variations on a Theme of Paganini, for cello & orchestra: Introduction
2. Variations on a Theme of Paganini, for cello & orchestra: Theme and Variations 1-4 [Paganini Caprice in a Minor No. 24] (and Variations 1-4)
3. Variations on a Theme of Paganini, for cello & orchestra: Variations 5 and 6
4. Variations on a Theme of Paganini, for cello & orchestra: Variations 7
5. Variations on a Theme of Paganini, for cello & orchestra: Variations 8
6. Variations on a Theme of Paganini, for cello & orchestra: Variations 9
7. Variations on a Theme of Paganini, for cello & orchestra: Variations 10
8. Variations on a Theme of Paganini, for cello & orchestra: Variations 11-15
9. Variations on a Theme of Paganini, for cello & orchestra: Variations 9
10. Variations on a Theme of Paganini, for cello & orchestra: Variations 13-14
11. Variations on a Theme of Paganini, for cello & orchestra: Variations 17
12. Variations on a Theme of Paganini, for cello & orchestra: Variations 18
13. Variations on a Theme of Paganini, for cello & orchestra: Variations 19, 20 and 5
14. Variations on a Theme of Paganini, for cello & orchestra: Variations 21 and 22
15. Variations on a Theme of Paganini, for cello & orchestra: Variations 23 |
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Personnel: Gary Moore (guitar); Julian Lloyd Webber (cello); David Caddick (piano); Don Airey, Rod Argent (keyboards); Jon Hiseman (drums); Barbara Thompson (wind); Bill Le Sage (background vocals). Recording information: England. Arranger: Andrew Lloyd Webber. This is a genuine oddity in the career output of Andrew Lloyd Webber, growing out of a personal/familial vignette. The piece, a set of variations on Niccolo Paganini's Caprice No. 24 (which had previously inspired adaptations by Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Boris Blacher, among others), came about because Andrew Lloyd Webber lost a bet with his cellist brother Julian Lloyd Webber, and was obliged to compose a work for cello and rock band for him, which was premiered in August of 1977 at a music festival, and subsequently recorded and released by MCA.This recording, featuring what amounts to virtually an all-star contingent of players, including Rod Argent, Herbie Flowers, Jon Hiseman, and Gary Moore, is reminiscent of oth... |
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