Eastern-flavored with silken strings and an intricate Clavinet passage.
: Some reviewers point out that the back-to-back placement of these long tracks can feel "intrusive" to the album's flow, though they acknowledge this as minor "nitpicking" compared to the overall brilliance. Album Composition Highlights & Style Sarabande Jon Lord - Sarabande (Remastered 2019) (1976) [...
: The album is noted for its ambitious structure, dividing a baroque dance suite into eight parts. It features the Philharmonia Hungarica orchestra, which reviewers say is "perfectly tamed" by rock instrumentation like the Hammond organ and electric guitar. The most "rock" track, often compared to the
A cacophonic two-minute recap of all preceding musical themes. The most "rock" track
: A major highlight is Andy Summers (later of The Police ) on guitar, whose work here is described by some as some of the best he ever recorded.
The most "rock" track, often compared to the work of Rick Wakeman.
Critics and fans on platforms like Discogs and Rate Your Music generally praise the album as a masterful fusion of classical baroque and rock.