Renaissance – Scheherazade And Other Stories (1975) [Audio Fidelity 2014] {SACD ISO + FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz}

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. 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. 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. 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.

Tracklist:
01. Trip to the Fair
02. The Vultures Fly High
03. Ocean Gypsy
04. Song of Scheherazade

Mastered for this SACD by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio.

SACD ISO

mqs.link_RenaissanceScheherazadeAndtherStries1975AudiFidelity2014SACDIS.part1.rar
mqs.link_RenaissanceScheherazadeAndtherStries1975AudiFidelity2014SACDIS.part2.rar

FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz

mqs.link_RenaissanceScheherazadeAndtherStries1975AudiFidelity2014FLAC2488.2.rar