Although symphonic rock remained a predominantly British genre, there was significant input from mainland Europe. Most prominent amongst the continental faction was the Dutch Band Focus, ....
... Jan Akkerman was a pioneering figure in the breaking down of barriers between rock and classical music.
This phase of his career reached its zenith with Tabernakel (1973), in which Akkerman fields a program of lute solos by John Dowland (1563–1626), Anthony Holborne (c.1550–1602) and others alongside some ambitious new collaborations with the composer and conductor George Flynn. Finest of all is Javeh for guitar and orchestra, in which Akkerman's solo classical guitar shimmers amid Flynn's intoxicating string arrangement. In 1997, Akkerman ended a long absence from British soil by appearing at the Wirral International Guitar Festival. When a fan asked him to sign a well-worn copy of Tabernakel, he described the 24-year-old disc as '... the one I'm proud of.' 20180216
Extract from Graham Wade A Concise History of Rock Music
Although symphonic rock remained a predominantly British genre, there was significant input from mainland Europe. Most prominent amongst the continental faction was the Dutch Band Focus, ....
... Jan Akkerman was a pioneering figure in the breaking down of barriers between rock and classical music.
This phase of his career reached its zenith with Tabernakel (1973), in which Akkerman fields a program of lute solos by John Dowland (1563–1626), Anthony Holborne (c.1550–1602) and others alongside some ambitious new collaborations with the composer and conductor George Flynn. Finest of all is Javeh for guitar and orchestra, in which Akkerman's solo classical guitar shimmers amid Flynn's intoxicating string arrangement. In 1997, Akkerman ended a long absence from British soil by appearing at the Wirral International Guitar Festival. When a fan asked him to sign a well-worn copy of Tabernakel, he described the 24-year-old disc as '... the one I'm proud of.'