Esperanto Rock Orchestra is the promising debut album by the eponymous international progressive rock band Esperanto, released in 1973 via A&M Records. At the time, the group ambitiously presented itself as the world’s first international rock orchestra. The band was a unique, twelve-piece collective featuring talented musicians from Belgium, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, England, and Hawaii, among others.
Their unique sound combined traditional rock instruments with a prominent classical string section. PA: “This is the debut album from Esperanto even though I first knew the band from their third album “Last Tango”. Specifically I was impressed with the band’s interpretation and rearrangement of The Beatles “Eleanor Rigby”. I have never been a big fan of The Beatles but of course I knew some of their songs. When I heard “Eleanor Rigby” performed by Esperanto – it blew me at first listening! Wow!! What a wonderful and neat arrangement this band has made. After this experience I explored the other albums.Put it at the right perspective when this album was released, it’s a good album overall, especially being a debut album. Of course I loved the exploration of violin and cello featured by the band. It’s become the band’s trade mark: rock music with violin and cello. Most songs performed here are – as the name implies – a straight forward, simple structure rock music, and sometimes pop music. But again, with the right perspective, it was a very good music overall.”
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