
Album · 1991
Liverpool Oratorio
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
Liverpool Oratorio: Ia. War: Andante
Liverpool Oratorio
2:03
2
Liverpool Oratorio: Ib. War: “Non nobis solum” (Boy Solo, Boys’ Choir, Chorus)
Liverpool Oratorio
2:36
3
Liverpool Oratorio: Ic. War: “The air raid siren slices through” (Shanty, Chorus)
Liverpool Oratorio
2:09
4
Liverpool Oratorio: Id. War: “Oh will it all end here?” (Shanty)
Liverpool Oratorio
1:36
5
Liverpool Oratorio: Ie. War: “Mother and father holding their child” (Chorus)
Liverpool Oratorio
1:17
6
Liverpool Oratorio: IIa. School: “We’re here in school today to get a perfect education” (Boys, Shanty, Headmaster)
Liverpool Oratorio
2:11
7
Liverpool Oratorio: IIb. School: “Walk in single file” (Headmaster, Boys)
Liverpool Oratorio
1:03
8
Liverpool Oratorio: IIc. School: “Settle down” (Boys)
Liverpool Oratorio
0:40
9
Liverpool Oratorio: IId. School: “Kept in confusion” (Shanty, Men’s Chorus)
Liverpool Oratorio
2:35
10
Liverpool Oratorio: IIe. School: “I’ll always be here” (Mary Dee, Women’s Chorus, Full Chorus, Shanty)
Liverpool Oratorio
1:36
11
Liverpool Oratorio: IIf. School: “Boys, this is your teacher” (Headmaster, Boys, Miss Inkley)
Liverpool Oratorio
1:24
12
Liverpool Oratorio: IIg. School: “Tres conejos” (Miss Inkley, Boys, Headmaster, Shanty)
Liverpool Oratorio
1:50
13
Liverpool Oratorio: IIh. School: “Not for ourselves” (Boys, Chorus, Headmaster, Miss Inkley, Shanty, Women’s Chorus)
Liverpool Oratorio
0:55
14
Liverpool Oratorio: IIIa. Crypt: “And so it was that I had grown” (Shanty)
Liverpool Oratorio
0:48
15
Liverpool Oratorio: IIIb. Crypt: Dance
Liverpool Oratorio
1:45
16
Liverpool Oratorio: IIIc. Crypt: “I used to come here when this place was a crypt” (Shanty, Preacher)
Liverpool Oratorio
1:59
17
Liverpool Oratorio: IIId. Crypt: “Here now” (Shanty)
Liverpool Oratorio
0:47
18
Liverpool Oratorio: IIIe. Crypt: “I’ll always be here” (Mary Dee, Women’s Chorus, Shanty)
Liverpool Oratorio
2:24
19
Liverpool Oratorio: IIIf. Crypt: “Now’s the time to tell him” (Mary Dee, Chorus, Shanty)
Liverpool Oratorio
2:22
20
Liverpool Oratorio: IVa. Father: Andante lamentoso – “Father, Father” (Chorus)
Liverpool Oratorio
2:59
21
Liverpool Oratorio: IVb. Father: “O Father, you have given” (Chief Mourner, Women’s Chorus)
Liverpool Oratorio
1:06
22
Liverpool Oratorio: IVc. Father: “(Ah) O Father, you have given” (Full Chorus, Chief Mourner)
Liverpool Oratorio
1:14
23
Liverpool Oratorio: IVd. Father: “Hey, wait a minute” (Shanty)
Liverpool Oratorio
1:45
24
Liverpool Oratorio: IVe. Father: “Father, Father, Father” (Chorus, Boys, Shanty, Chief Mourner)
Liverpool Oratorio
4:13
Disc 2
1
Liverpool Oratorio: Va. Wedding: Andante amoroso – “I know” (Shanty, Mary Dee, Chorus)
Liverpool Oratorio
5:42
2
Liverpool Oratorio: Vb. Wedding: “Father, hear our humble voices” (Boys, Preacher, Women’s Chorus, Full Chorus, Solo Quartet)
Liverpool Oratorio
1:14
3
Liverpool Oratorio: Vc. Wedding: “Hosanna, Hosanna” (Chorus, Mary Dee, Shanty)
Liverpool Oratorio
1:41
4
Liverpool Oratorio: VIa. Work: Allegro energico
Liverpool Oratorio
1:21
5
Liverpool Oratorio: VIb. Work: “Working women at the top” (Women’s Chorus, Mary Dee)
Liverpool Oratorio
2:52
6
Liverpool Oratorio: VIc. Work: Violin solo
Liverpool Oratorio
5:06
7
Liverpool Oratorio: VId. Work: “Did I sign that letter that you typed up yesterday?” (Mary Dee, Women’s Chorus)
Liverpool Oratorio
1:34
8
Liverpool Oratorio: VIe. Work: Tempo I
Liverpool Oratorio
0:31
9
Liverpool Oratorio: VIf. Work: “When you ask a working man” (Men’s Chorus, Shanty, Mr. Dingle)
Liverpool Oratorio
1:35
10
Liverpool Oratorio: VIg. Work: “Let’s find ourselves a little hostelry” (Mr. Dingle, Mary Dee)
Liverpool Oratorio
2:05
11
Liverpool Oratorio: VIIa. Crises: Allegro molto
Liverpool Oratorio
0:55
12
Liverpool Oratorio: VIIb. Crises: “The world you’re coming into” (Mary Dee, Boy Solo)
Liverpool Oratorio
2:29
13
Liverpool Oratorio: VIIc. Crises: Tempo I
Liverpool Oratorio
0:46
14
Liverpool Oratorio: VIId. Crises: “Where’s my dinner?” (Shanty, Mary Dee)
Liverpool Oratorio
2:40
15
Liverpool Oratorio: VIIe. Crises: “Let’s not argue” (Shanty, Mary Dee)
Liverpool Oratorio
0:31
16
Liverpool Oratorio: VIIf. Crises: “I’m not a slave” (Mary Dee, Shanty)
Liverpool Oratorio
0:52
17
Liverpool Oratorio: VIIg. Crises: “Right! That’s it! I’m off!” (Mary Dee)
Liverpool Oratorio
0:49
18
Liverpool Oratorio: VIIh. Crises: “Stop” (Chorus)
Liverpool Oratorio
2:04
19
Liverpool Oratorio: VIIi. Crises: “Do you know who you are” (Nurse)
Liverpool Oratorio
3:36
20
Liverpool Oratorio: VIIj. Crises: “Ghosts of the past left behind” (Boys, Men’s Chorus, Nurse, Women’s Chorus, Mary Dee, Shanty)
Liverpool Oratorio
3:09
21
Liverpool Oratorio: VIIk. Crises: “Do we live in a world” (Mary Dee, Nurse, Shanty, Chorus)
Liverpool Oratorio
3:18
22
Liverpool Oratorio: VIIIa. Peace: “And so it was that you were born” (Shanty, Boy Solo, Boys’ Choir)
Liverpool Oratorio
1:22
23
Liverpool Oratorio: VIIIb. Peace: “God is good” (Men’s Chorus, Full Chorus)
Liverpool Oratorio
1:26
24
Liverpool Oratorio: VIIIc. Peace: “What people want is a family life” (Preacher, Basses, Altos, Tenors, Boys, Full Chorus)
Liverpool Oratorio
2:18
25
Liverpool Oratorio: VIIId. Peace: “Dad’s in the garden, he won’t speak to Mum” (Nurse, Mary Dee, Shanty, Preacher, Full Chorus, Solo Quartet)
Liverpool Oratorio
3:14
26
Liverpool Oratorio: VIIIe. Peace: “So on and on the story goes” (Shanty, Mary Dee)
Liverpool Oratorio
1:07
In print
First pressed 1991, still pressed 2004 — 18 pressings across 6 countries.
Credits
Carl Davis
Conductor
Dewynters
Design
Eddie Klein
Engineer
John Timperley
Engineer
Martin Astle
Engineer
Peter Maw
Engineer
Peter Mew
Engineer
Tom Leader
Engineer
Adam Willis (2)
Illustration
Ian Balmain
Instrument · trumpet [solo]
Malcolm Stewart
Instrument · violin [solo]
Timothy Walden
Instrument · cello [solo]
Paul McCartney
Liner Notes
宮原安春
Liner Notes
林田直樹
Liner Notes
田中成和
Liner Notes
Steve Rooke
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Performing Orchestra
Linda McCartney
Photography
Chips Chipperfield
Producer
John Fraser
Producer
Choristers of Liverpool Cathedral
Vocal · choir
Jeremy Budd
Vocal · vocals [boy soloist]
Jerry Hadley
Vocal · tenor vocals [shanty]
Kiri Te Kanawa
Vocal · soprano vocals [mary dee]
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Vocal · choir
Sally Burgess
Vocal · mezzo-soprano vocals [miss inkley/ chief mourner/ nurse)]
Willard White
Vocal · bass vocals [headmaster/ preacher/ mr dingle]
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