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Paul McCartney Liverpool Oratorio (1991)

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Paul McCartney - Liverpool Oratorio
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Artist...............: Paul McCartney
Album................: Liverpool Oratorio
Genre................: Classical
Source...............: NMR
Year.................: 1991
Ripper...............: NMR
Codec................: LAME 3.97
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Extreme, (avg. bitrate: 213kbps) (Disk 1)
Quality..............: Extreme, (avg. bitrate: 214kbps) (Disk 2)
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
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Tracklisting (Disk 1)
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1. (00:01:59) Paul McCartney - Movement I - War
2. (00:02:36) Paul McCartney - Movement I - War
3. (00:02:09) Paul McCartney - Movement I - War
4. (00:01:36) Paul McCartney - Movement I - War
5. (00:01:13) Paul McCartney - Movement I - War
6. (00:02:11) Paul McCartney - Movement II - School
7. (00:01:03) Paul McCartney - Movement II - School
8. (00:00:40) Paul McCartney - Movement II - School
9. (00:02:35) Paul McCartney - Movement II - School
10. (00:01:32) Paul McCartney - Movement II - School
11. (00:01:24) Paul McCartney - Movement II - School
12. (00:01:50) Paul McCartney - Movement II - School
13. (00:00:55) Paul McCartney - Movement II - School
14. (00:00:48) Paul McCartney - Movement III - Crypt
15. (00:01:45) Paul McCartney - Movement III - Crypt
16. (00:01:59) Paul McCartney - Movement III - Crypt
17. (00:00:46) Paul McCartney - Movement III - Crypt
18. (00:02:24) Paul McCartney - Movement III - Crypt
19. (00:02:19) Paul McCartney - Movement III - Crypt
20. (00:02:59) Paul McCartney - Movement IV - Father
21. (00:01:06) Paul McCartney - Movement IV - Father
22. (00:01:14) Paul McCartney - Movement IV - Father
23. (00:01:45) Paul McCartney - Movement IV - Father
24. (00:04:09) Paul McCartney - Movement IV - Father

Playing Time.........: 00:42:56
Total Size...........: 66.03 MB

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Tracklisting (Disk 2)
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1. (00:05:39) Paul McCartney - Movement V - Wedding
2. (00:01:14) Paul McCartney - Movement V - Wedding
3. (00:01:37) Paul McCartney - Movement V - Wedding
4. (00:01:21) Paul McCartney - Movement VI - Work
5. (00:02:52) Paul McCartney - Movement VI - Work
6. (00:05:06) Paul McCartney - Movement VI - Work
7. (00:01:34) Paul McCartney - Movement VI - Work
8. (00:00:31) Paul McCartney - Movement VI - Work
9. (00:01:35) Paul McCartney - Movement VI - Work
10. (00:02:04) Paul McCartney - Movement VI - Work
11. (00:00:53) Paul McCartney - Movement VII - Crises
12. (00:02:29) Paul McCartney - Movement VII - Crises
13. (00:00:46) Paul McCartney - Movement VII - Crises
14. (00:02:40) Paul McCartney - Movement VII - Crises
15. (00:00:31) Paul McCartney - Movement VII - Crises
16. (00:00:52) Paul McCartney - Movement VII - Crises
17. (00:00:49) Paul McCartney - Movement VII - Crises
18. (00:02:00) Paul McCartney - Movement VII - Crises
19. (00:03:36) Paul McCartney - Movement VII - Crises
20. (00:03:09) Paul McCartney - Movement VII - Crises
21. (00:03:16) Paul McCartney - Movement VII - Crises
22. (00:01:22) Paul McCartney - Movement VIII - Peace
23. (00:01:26) Paul McCartney - Movement VIII - Peace
24. (00:02:18) Paul McCartney - Movement VIII - Peace
25. (00:03:14) Paul McCartney - Movement VIII - Peace
26. (00:01:05) Paul McCartney - Movement VIII - Peace

Playing Time.........: 00:53:58
Total Size...........: 83.13 MB



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Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio is Paul McCartney's first official foray into
classical music and was released in 1991. Composed in collaboration with Carl
Davis to commemorate The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra's 150th
anniversary, the project received a large amount of media attention upon its
unveiling in June 1991.

Broken up into eight separate movements, the story of the oratorio loosely
follows McCartney's own lifeline, with the main character, Shanty, who is
born in 1942 in Liverpool, raised to believe that "being born where you are
born carries with it certain responsibilities". After his school days where he
often "sagged off" (Liverpool slang for skipping class), Shanty began working
and meets his future bride, Mary Dee. Following the death of his father,
Shanty and Mary Dee are married and are forced to deal with the rigors of
balancing a happy marriage and their careers. Amid a quarrel, Mary Dee
reveals that she is pregnant and after surviving a nearly fatal accident, gives
birth to their son. Thus, the cycle of life in Liverpool carries on.

This recording was captured at the oratorio's premiere at the Liverpool
Cathedral with McCartney in attendance and features noted professional
classical singers Kiri Te Kanawa, Jerry Hadley, Sally Burgess and Willard White
re-enacting the roles in the oratorio.

Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio was generally well-received, though a
sampling of traditionalist critics took exception to a "pop star" composing
classical music. The commercial reaction, predictably, was strong, with the
oratorio spending many weeks atop the classical charts worldwide, and even
charting at #177 in regular album chart in the US.

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