The Lloyd Webber brothers were always very close but their two different careers (a rock musicalcomposer and a classicalcellist) meant that a collaboration seemed unlikely. It was not until Julian beat his brother in a bet on a Leyton Orientfootball match that Andrew was forced to write his cello work.
The work was used in musical Song and Dance (1982) and David Cullen made an arrangement of the work for cello and orchestra. The opening and closing variations have been rewritten for cello and piano, the latter of which Julian often uses as an encore, due to its amusing glissando down to Bottom A (forcing a mid piece retune) to conclude.
The opening theme is used as the theme to The South Bank Show (1978–2010) and "Variation 5" became "Unexpected Song" with lyrics by Don Black. "Variation 18" is an instrumental version of the title song from the first Rice and Webber musical, The Likes of Us (1965, unperformed until 2005). Also, the UK's children's program, The Book Tower (hosted by Doctor Who actor, Tom Baker) adopted a section of "Variation 19" for its theme tune.
In Lloyd Webber's West Endmusical adaptation of the film School of Rock (2003), Dewey Finn and Ned Schneebly play Guitar Hero to the audience on an imaginary TV screen, and the Variations album is played. In addition, the chorus of the song "Stick it to the Man" is based on a note sequence from Variation 14.
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^Eder, Bruce. "Andrew Lloyd Webber - Variations (1978) album review". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
Live performance "Introduction and Variations I - IV" by Julian Lloyd Webber on YouTube
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James Ehnes: "Caprice No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni, quasi presto" (written by Niccolò Paganini) to be listened as stream at Spotify.com
Sarah Brightman - "Unexpected Song" to be listened as stream at Spotify.com
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Variations Andrew Lloyd Webber album news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Variations is a classical and rock fusion album The music was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and performed by his younger brother the cellist Julian Lloyd Webber VariationsStudio album by Andrew and Julian Lloyd WebberReleased22 January 1978GenreClassical crossover progressive pop 1 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 2 The Lloyd Webber brothers were always very close but their two different careers a rock musical composer and a classical cellist meant that a collaboration seemed unlikely It was not until Julian beat his brother in a bet on a Leyton Orient football match that Andrew was forced to write his cello work As his subject Andrew chose the theme of Paganini s 24th caprice and added 23 variations for cello and rock band The work premiered at the 1977 Sydmonton Festival with rock band Colosseum II featuring Gary Moore Jon Hiseman and Don Airey being joined by Barbara Thompson sax flute Rod Argent piano synthesizer keyboards and Julian Lloyd Webber cello It was subsequently rearranged and recorded in 1978 It reached Number 2 on the UK album charts 3 The cover is based on the painting Frederick Prince of Wales and his sisters by Philip Mercier Contents 1 Adaptations 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksAdaptations EditThe work was used in musical Song and Dance 1982 and David Cullen made an arrangement of the work for cello and orchestra The opening and closing variations have been rewritten for cello and piano the latter of which Julian often uses as an encore due to its amusing glissando down to Bottom A forcing a mid piece retune to conclude The opening theme is used as the theme to The South Bank Show 1978 2010 and Variation 5 became Unexpected Song with lyrics by Don Black Variation 18 is an instrumental version of the title song from the first Rice and Webber musical The Likes of Us 1965 unperformed until 2005 Also the UK s children s program The Book Tower hosted by Doctor Who actor Tom Baker adopted a section of Variation 19 for its theme tune In Lloyd Webber s West End musical adaptation of the film School of Rock 2003 Dewey Finn and Ned Schneebly play Guitar Hero to the audience on an imaginary TV screen and the Variations album is played In addition the chorus of the song Stick it to the Man is based on a note sequence from Variation 14 nbsp Brothers Julian Lloyd Webber and Andrew Lloyd Webber working at Variations in 1977 Track listing Edit Introduction Theme Paganini Caprice in A minor No 24 and Variations 1 4 Variations 5 and 6 Variation 7 Variation 8 Variation 9 Variation 10 Variations 11 15 including the Tributes to Hank Marvin and Prokofiev Variation 16 Variations 13 14 Varied listed as 14 15 Variation 17 Variation 18 Rachmaninoff s Variation 18 Variations 19 20 and 5 Varied listed as 6 Variations 21 and 22 Variation 23 Personnel EditOriginal rock versionJulian Lloyd Webber cello Gary Moore Gibson Les Paul Rickenbacker electric 12 string amp Fender Stratocaster electric guitars Guild acoustic guitar Rod Argent grand piano synthesizers Minimoog Roland RS 202 Yamaha CS 80 Don Airey grand piano synthesizers ARP Odyssey Minimoog Solina String Ensemble Fender Rhodes electric piano Barbara Thompson flute alto flute alto amp tenor saxophone John Mole Fender Precision Bass Hayman fretless bass guitar Jon Hiseman Arbiter Auto Tune drums Paiste cymbals amp gongs percussionwith additional performersAndrew Lloyd Webber synthesizer Dave Caddick piano Bill Le Sage vibraphone Herbie Flowers bass Phil Collins drums percussionOrchestral versionJulian Lloyd Webber cello Lorin Maazel conductor London Philharmonic OrchestraSee also EditRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini written by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1934 List of variations on a theme by another composerReferences Edit Stanley Bob 2022 Epilogue Let s Do It The Birth of Pop Music A History New York p 586 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Eder Bruce Andrew Lloyd Webber Variations 1978 album review AllMusic Retrieved 9 November 2009 officialcharts com retrieved 24 04 14External links EditLive performance Introduction and Variations I IV by Julian Lloyd Webber on YouTube Andrew Lloyd Webber Variations 1978 album review by Bruce Eder credits amp releases at AllMusic Andrew Lloyd Webber Variations 1978 album releases amp credits at Discogs com Andrew Lloyd Webber Variations 1978 album to be listened as stream at Spotify com James Ehnes Caprice No 24 in A minor Tema con variazioni quasi presto written by Niccolo Paganini to be listened as stream at Spotify com Sarah Brightman Unexpected Song to be listened as stream at Spotify com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Variations Andrew Lloyd Webber album amp oldid 1163115325, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
