To answer all of your questions the PLAYLIST from my DJ stint on @SohoRadio 11-2-2016
The theme: so-called ‘pop’ records which were adapted from so-called ‘classical music’ sources or thereabouts…relive it at https://www.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/soho-garage-11022016/
Here’s the List and - thank you for listening and taking an interest…
THE WINTER CONSORT: ‘Allemande’ (A&M) 1968
LOVE SCULPTURE: ‘Sabre Dance’ (Parlophone) 1969
LEONARD BERNSTEIN: spoken word intro from
‘The Norton Lectures’ (Harvard University) 1973
ERIC CARMEN: ‘All By Myself’ (Arista) 1975
THE NEW YORK ROCK ENSEMBLE (ESP-DISK) ‘Partita #3’ 1969
TONY BENNETT: ‘Stranger in Paradise’ (CBS) 1955
MOTT THE HOOPLE: ‘All The Young Dudes’ (RCA)1972
WORLD OF LEATHER: ‘World of Leather’ (Soundcakes) 1995
ABBA: ‘WATERLOO’: (Epic) 1972
another bit of DJ-ing looking at this theme in greater detail is imminent…stay tuned…as they say in the trade...