Less ambitious and more completely successful are "Ocean Gypsy," "The Vultures Fly High," and "Trip to the Fair" on side one, all relatively unpretentious pieces which feature extraordinary singing by Annie Haslam. Scheherazade & Other Stories 180 grams, Import Renaissance Format: Vinyl 299 ratings 645 See all 12 formats and editions Streaming Unlimited MP3 9.49 Listen with our Free App Audio CD 20.99 15 Used from 10.28 13 New from 12.84 Vinyl 6.45 10 Used from 6.45 3 Collectible from 22.11 Audio, Cassette from 19.11 1 Collectible from 19. The piece, really nine sections assembled together, was one of the more ambitious works to come out of the progressive rock boom - it fits together nicely and does have some gorgeous passages and many lyrical, powerful sections, although it also seems slightly repetitive, overstaying its welcome somewhat additionally, it never uses the orchestra quite as effectively as one senses it might have, for anything except embellishment. The "Song of Scheherazade," really a suite for the group supported by the London Symphony Orchestra and a chorus, started with guitarist-composer Michael Dunford, who had a personal fascination with the medieval literary work Tales of 1,001 Arabian Nights, and was realized by Dunford and his composing partner Betty Thatcher, with bassist Jon Camp and pianist John Tout. GMJ - One Thing Feeds The Other (Federico Santorsola) (8:06). An early attempt combined The Moody Blues with The London Festival Orchestra on Days Of Future Passed, with the orchestra providing segues between the songs. This album was the group's magnum opus in the perception of many onlookers and fans, and it still plays well, though its flaws are more evident than they were at the time. Scheherazade and Other Stories, by Renaissance The marriage between rock bands and large-scale symphonic orchestras produced interesting results during the golden age of rock between 19.
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