I wonder what Mozart and Beethoven,to name but two of the all-time great composers, would have thought of this orchestral version of Genesis’s Firth of Fifth ?
Here’s one take, from a modern-day classical composer. (It’s quite long, but very much worthwhile.)
Agreed. When I first heard this, I was speechless – Mozart did come to mind. I immediately had to hear it again. It has always been my favorite “earwig”. And the whole album is great, too, by the way.
Here’s what he thinks of “Supper’s Ready”
https://youtu.be/LfO7iplZVIM
Give a listen to the version on “Genesis Revisited” by Hackett, they perform the intro on orchestra bells, there are a few other differences as well.
Arrrrrrrgh! Damn YouTube and their ads! I had to see the first 5 seconds of a “voting rights” ad featuring Stacy Abrams before could have a look & listen to Firth of Fifth. Well done. What popped into my head watching it was what would Mozart or Beethoven think of electric keyboards & what they could do with them? Might’ve been amazing.
I think both would be delighted and would seek to include those new instruments in their compositions.