Hooked on Classics 3 (Journey Through the Classics) is the third album in the Hooked on Classics series, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Louis Clark. Released in 1983 by RCA Records, the album continues the series’ distinctive blend of classical repertoire with contemporary rhythmic backing, designed to make orchestral music accessible to a wider audience.

Background

In the early 1980s, Hooked on Classics became an unexpected musical phenomenon. Conceived by producers Don Reedman and Jeff Jarratt and arranged by Louis Clark of the Electric Light Orchestra, the project combined excerpts of well-known classical works with a steady disco beat. Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the album was released in 1981 and its opening track reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. Inspired in part by the success of the Dutch production team that produced Stars on 45, which popularized disco medleys of familiar pop hooks, Reedman and Jarratt applied the same formula to classical repertoire, creating a new crossover project.

Reception The Hooked on Classics series was commercially successful in the early 1980s, appealing to audiences unfamiliar with classical music. While some classical purists criticized the disco-style drum machine backing, the albums were praised for their creativity and for introducing orchestral repertoire to new generations.

Album details Attribute Information Artist Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Louis Clark (arranger) Series Hooked on Classics (3 of 4) Release year 1983 Label RCA Records Producer(s) Jeff Jarratt, Don Reedman Genre Classical crossover, classical disco Chronology Preceded by Hooked on Classics 2: Can't Stop the Classics (1982); followed by Hooked on Classics 4: Baroque (1984)

Track listing

Also Sprach Zarathustra - 1:11

Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, I: Prelude (Sunrise) / Richard Strauss

Journey Through The Classics - 3:50

Faust, Act 5, Ballet Music / Charles Gounod A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, XI: Dance of the Clowns / Felix Mendelssohn Horn Concerto No. 3 In E♭ Major, K. 447, III: Rondo: Allegro Vivace / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, III: Presto / Ludwig Van Beethoven Concerto In D Major, Op. 7, No. 1 / Tomaso Albinoni Trumpet Tune / Henry Purcell Samson And Delilah, Op. 47, Act 3, Bacchanale / Camille Saint-Saëns Finlandia, Op. 26 / Jean Sibelius

Hooked On Haydn - 2:52

Trumpet Concerto In E♭ Major, Hob.: VIIe/1, III: Allegro (3rd Movement)

Hooked On Romance (Opus 3) - 4:17

Gymnopédies No. 1 / Erik Satie Nocturnes, Op. 9 No. 2 in E Flat major/ Frederic Chopin String Quartet No. 2 in D Major, III: Notturno / Alexander Borodin Recuerdos de la Alhambra / Francisco Tárrega Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43, IV: Finale / Sibelius Carnival Of The Animals, XII: The Swan / Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90, III: Poco allegretto (3rd Movement) / Johannes Brahms Sicilianna / Louis Clark

Viva Vivaldi - 3:59

Concerto In C Major for Many Instruments, RV 558 (F. XII, No. 37), I: Allegro molto Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 7 No. 11 RV 208a (F. XII, No. 14) I: Allegro Concerto In G Major for Two Mandolins, RV 532 ( F. V, No. 2), I: Allegro Concerto In C Major for Many Instruments, RV 558 (F. XII, No. 37), I: Allegro molto Concerto In C Major for Many Instruments, RV 558 (F. XII, No. 37), III: Allegro Concerto In C Major for Many Instruments, RV 558 (F. XII, No. 37), I: Allegro molto Concerto In A Minor for Two Oboes and Strings, RV 536 (F. VII, No. 8), I: Allegro Concerto In C Major for Many Instruments, RV 558 (F. XII, No. 37), I: Allegro molto

Dance Of The Furies - 3:28

Orfeo ed Euridice, Act 2, No. 28: Dance Of The Furies / Christoph Willibald Gluck The Four Seasons, Op. 8- Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315, “Summer”, III: Presto / Vivaldi

Scotland The Brave (Hookery Jiggery Jock) - 3:50

Scotland the Brave Ben Glen Bay Cock O' The North The Hundred Pipers Charlie Is My Darling The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond The Keel Row Bonnie Dundee Roxburgh Castle Amazing Grace

Journey Through The Classics (Part 2) - 3:55

The Snow Maiden Suite, IV: Dance of the Tumblers / Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov The Bartered Bride, Act 3, No. 3: Dance Of The Comedians / Bedřich Smetana Karelia Suite, Op. 11, III: Alla marcia / Sibelius String Quartet in D major, Op. 64, No. 5, "The Lark", IV: Finale / Haydn Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 “Pathetique”, III: Allegro molto vivace / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Barber Of Seville, Act 1, "Largo Al Factotum"/ Gioacchino Rossini The Merry Wives Of Windsor Overture / Otto Nicolai

Journey Through America - 3:22

The Star-Spangled Banner / John Stafford Smith Oh! Susanna / Stephen Foster Marching Through Georgia / Henry Clay Work The Yellow Rose Of Texas / Traditional When The Saints Go Marching In / Traditional Jimmy Crack Corn / Traditional When Johnny Comes Marching Home / Traditional Deep in the Heart of Texas /Swander, Herschey Yankee Doodle / Traditional Cassions Goes Rolling Along / Traditional Shortnin' Bread / Traditional The Star-Spangled Banner (Reprise)/ Stafford Smith

Hooked On Marching - 3:10

Under the Double Eagle / J. F. Wagner The Stars And Stripes Forever / John Philip Sousa Under The Double Eagle / J. F. Wagner The British Grenadiers / Traditional Cavalry Of The Clouds / Kenneth J. Alford Officer of the Day / Robert Browne Hall King Cotton / Sousa Imperial Echoes / Arnold Safroni-Middleton

Symphony Of The Seas - 2:47

The Sailor's Hornpipe / Traditional Portsmouth / Traditional Anchors Aweigh / Charles A. Zimmermann A Life on the Ocean Wave / Henry Russell (musician)/Henry Russell Drunken Sailor / Traditional Blow The Man Down / Traditional The Sailor's Hornpipe / Traditional

Hooked On Rodgers & Hammerstein - 3:37

Oklahoma Theme June Is Bustin' Out All Over (From "Carousel") There Is Nothin' Like A Dame (From "South Pacific") The Farmer and the Cowman (From "Oklahoma!") Do-Re-Mi (From "The Sound Of Music") Oklahoma Theme (Reprise)

References

External links

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – official site Louis Clark & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Hooked On Classics 3: Journey Through The Classics (Allmusic Page)