PROCOL HARUM: REPENT WALPURGIS, WITH THE HALLÉ SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, MANCHESTER, 17 JUNE 2001 (REM.)

Procol Harum performing with the Hallé Orchestra and Choir at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester 17 June 2001.(Remastered)
Line up:
Gary Brooker- voc, piano
Matthew Fisher- org
Mark Brzezicki- dr
Geoff Whitehorn- guit
Matt Pegg- bass
Nicholas Dodd - conductor
"Repent Walpurgis", composed by Matthew Fisher, originally was released on Procol Harum's first album (1967).
This orchestral arrangement was conceived for the non PH CD " THE LONG GOODBYE (THE SYMPHONIC MUSIC OF PROCOL HARUM) " (1996).
It had it's live premiere at the prestigious Barbican Concert with the LSO in
February 1996. As far as I recall, the only other live renditions were in Guildford (2000) and the Manchester concert documented here.

[@Avrillo-gf7tx]

Repent Walpurgis brings tears to my eyes hearing this again and live. Matthew Fisher on organ is stunning but with the band and added orchestra it transcends. Definitely one of my favourite Procol songs! ❤

[@MrMachmaninov]

R.I.P. great Gary Brooker. With is passing away I felt like losing a dear brother. Procol Harum accompanied me almost my whole life long!

[@alaincelos476]

With thé great Matthew Fisher who was the other side of Procol harum !!!! The one with thé haunting organ sound and baroque compositions.

[@ChristineAshford-v8w]

My dear Gary Brooker. Rest in peace ❤❤❤❤❤xxxxx I ❤😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@ginoprovenzano134]

Simplement génial , merveilleux morceau .Eternel dans toutes les versions ,merci Mathieu Fisher .

[@trevordixon1427]

Terrific mr fisher

[@dwaynewladyka577]

This was also part of the 1992 setlist, when Procol Harum was live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. This is a great version of the Matthew Fisher composition. May Gary Brooker rest in peace. Cheers! ✌️

[@marcuskeulertz5852]

It's one of the finest songs by PH. The intro on the Hammond is awesome that where you can hear Bach's influence. The "Ave María" part is celestial. A good example where Rock and classical music merges together. It fits perfectly.

[@louiscornale5667]

Request that this be my funeral song fabulous job

[@JamesDolen-n2x]

Sounds like the end of the universe-violent yet beautiful and heavenly.

[@DolenJames]

@@JamesDolen-n2xYou have described the song perfectly. Thank you!

[@alanthomas1381]

the best track by Procol Harum what a master piece

[@5610winston]

I was in a boarding prep school in the early seventies, and wheneverthis instrumental came on the radio the barracks room windows would bloom with high-end stereo speakers blasting at full volume. It was my introduction to the Well-Tempered Clavier Prelude in C-major. Takes me back to a happier time...

[@attilioterazzi2929]

Gary Brooker was a genius.

[@avrillo]

Beautiful rendition of one of their very very best tracks. Last song on their 1st album in UK. If I have a funeral, this song will see me off. As stunning now as was back then. RIP Gary Brooker, RIP Keith Reid. Formerly known as Brooker Reid 💚

[@BaconTomatoCheese]

Fantastic performance of one of Procol Harum’s absolute best! And for an audience boot, the sound and filming is excellent!

[@alwaysrock2412]

Sound recording is poor and they forgot a microphone on a grand piano.

[@jedlivingstone6609]

Matthew Fisher = Genius!

[@lokos737]

My favourite group of all times!!

[@patricklemeur4607]

avec M. FISHER ok!

[@darrylbray6919]

Heavon and hell, amazing

[@marcuskeulertz5852]

Next time i gonna ask our church organist for that piece.

[@talesfromtinpanalley-thedo6198]

Also highlight at The Procol LSO Barbican gig in 1996 which I instigated

[@JackPonissi]

Agreed…And great to see you around!

[@talesfromtinpanalley-thedo6198]

@@JackPonissi cheers JACK and you

[@JackPonissi]

@@talesfromtinpanalley-thedo6198hi Henry! We want you back in the group!

[@patricklemeur4607]

un thème magnifique !!

[@therezinhagomes6297]

Matthew Fisher o melhor do mundo gênio 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@chilifinger]

Towards the end - the massive goosebumps - make me fear - for my own wellbeing.

[@andreaf.g.rascher5292]

Thank you very much for this gem

[@leighgoldstein3119]

Awesome again and fantastic! Where did you find these great posts! Really appreciate the effort you have made to share.

[@h.braunschmidt214]

Found them in the drawer in my bedroom. Right side my Brooker / Procol camcorder tapes from 1993- 2007 (These are the always shaky live clips on my channel). On the left my TV recordings, currently being digitalized. I more or less stopped filming in 2013, everybody had a smartphone and did a better job than me. So, time to retire. Anyway, I'm thankful I had the opportunity to document some concerts after the reunion, esp. Redhill in 1997.

[@talesfromtinpanalley-thedo6198]

@@h.braunschmidt214 you captured all their reunion years. History in the making

[@jeffreybooth5129]

@@h.braunschmidt214 I can't thank you enough for your posts ,especially when there ones I was present at like this.You are obviously a Procol nut yourself and I can only thank you for all your efforts in posting and working on these clips,I look forward with anticipation to any future ones.THANK YOU

[@angicom1464]

Geoff Whitehorn, in all your versions of repent walpurgis, also this one... You seem ritchie blackmore... Oh, How I'd love if Ritchie could play this once...

[@tevarco]

PERFECTION

[@paoloframbrosi1394]

So Amazing

[@ericvanhavelte1611]

Great !

[@ugoammendolea1137]

😮Sublime

[@QHarefield]

Wow! What a treasure! Thank you for posting this. I was there that night but I have only an audio copy; I had no idea that it had been filmed. This is even better, as the close-ups enable me to see more than I did at the time. (btw, I love Geoff's playing, I really do, but when he blew Matthew out of the water, towards the end, I could have cheerfully unplugged him!) That said, I must remember that what the band hears is not necessarily what the audience hears, and poor Geoff may have been unaware of the comparative volume levels of himself and Matthew.

[@paoloframbrosi1394]

You was so lucky to have been there. I think One of the best live version. Very sad when i read about Gary. Italy loved PH.

[@QHarefield]

@@paoloframbrosi1394 Thank you, sir. I know we all have to pass to the next life at some point but, yes, it was very, very sad when Gary left us. And Richard Wright. And Keith Emerson. You're right about Italy; for some reason, PH were better-valued in Europe than in their homeland.

[@BenZaniline]

Geoff was a bit quiet in his own solo and rather drowned out by the orchestra so maybe he (or the mixing desk) turned up his volume later on. Just a thought...

[@trevordixon1427]

Thanks.

[@JackPonissi]

So great to actually see this.

[@ceja3948]

Fantastici!💖

[@yaelpalombo4093]

♥️

[@Eljasmin1]

TY G

[@maxsiller2481]

immortal!!!

[@evangelinemitchell4519]

Wow

[@giuseppegiliberti2341]

Grande capolavoro

[@douglashilsinger8988]

Love this! .... but hey, anyone else notice that Cheap Trick lifted this chord progression for their song "Heaven Tonight"? You can totally sing the verses of their song to these chords ... down the line , there's a limit, don't go over..... etc....

[@DolenJames]

Matthew has stated that he “based” the chord progression on the Four Seasons song Beggin’.

[@georgecav]

Its an oft used progression… engaging but hardly unique. Personally I prefer it just the band playing rather than orchestral version although it is visually fun and vg sound

[@citronnet]

Grandiose

[@beyondthepale9071]

After that, I too will repent!

[@DavidMontgomery-c7h]

Wish I was there

[@james-pierre7634]

Glad I wasn’t!

[@yankees4551]

The only thing ph can still do is to play the instrumental numbers...

[@trevordixon1427]

Is this on cd or dvd

[@h.braunschmidt214]

No, this is a private recording of mine. There hasn't been an official release.

[@Oh_I_Will]

As much as I enjoy MF playing here….i still can’t get over the fact he sued for a Writer’s Credit for Whiter Shade….what, 40 years after…

[@carlospaz5037]

And he won. In fact it was "his" song

[@davidrauh8118]

@@carlospaz5037 No it wasn't. He wasn't around when Brooker & Reid wrote it. But he was when it was recorded.

[@fadhilarief1537]

Good job 👍💦

[@animoadversion]

Grande !!!

[@thedolphin5428]

Aaaaagh, that drum sound. Horrible. Brushes on the snare would be more appropriate. I even hated the way BJ Thomas originally played this. I just can't understand the way Gary Brooker likes such an agressive and in-ya-face backbeat for his song. To my ears IT DESTROYS the rhythmic and melodic feel. Bach would be throwing up in his grave.

[@BenZaniline]

I agree - I've never been a fan of BJT. Slow, heavy and ponderous mostly and lacking in the subtlety the music requires...

[@thedolphin5428]

@@BenZaniline Exactly. Wow. The first agreement I've ever had onbthis point.

[@Eljasmin1]

TY G