1991 McCartney Liverpool Oratorio Part 4/13

Precious and impressive BBC documentary on (the making of) the 1991 Liverpool Oratorio, the collaboration between McCartney and Carl Davies. After the 'Yesterdays' and 'Eleanor Rigbies' of decades before, this is Macca's first full blown attempt at classical music.

McCartney finds himself co-operating with choirs (both school boys and adults), the violinist and leading singers such as Sally Burgess, Kiri te Kanawa, Jerry Hadley and Willard Budd. He takes Davies on a Liverpool trip down memory lane

The highlights are frequent but McCartney's instant composing ('Kept in confusion...') at the piano (part 4) and the motherly tears of wife Linda (part 12) when she hears Dame te Kanawa singing (the beautiful birth song) 'The world you're coming into', stand out!

(McCartney's and George Harrison's) School motto: 'Not for ourselves but for the whole world were you born'

Category:

Music

Tags:

• McCartney
• Liverpool
• Oratorio
• Classical
• 1991

[mistaguitarmasta]

This is my favorite clip from this documentary! It's the only clip I've ever seen that actively SHOWS Paul writing a song! So incredibly gifted!

[cantabile2001]

Thank you so much for all parts of Oratorio !

[esenozbay]

@orbis2009 he's trying to be universal, not ungrateful!

[QueenBeatlesWings]

fascinating!

[orbis2009]

Love the Liverpool Oratorio, but there's no need to be allergic to the Name "Jesus" Paul. he gave you all of your gifts when your mother baptized you. Gratefulness, not embarrassment would be the best response. Why should His Name be the last taboo? What a curious allergy!

[mistaguitarmasta]

This is my favorite clip from this documentary! It's the only clip I've ever seen that actively SHOWS Paul writing a song! So incredibly gifted!

[4FabBEATLES]

Sir Paul McCartney is a musical genius- nobody else has ever contributed so much to so many different styles of music and done an amazing job. You'd never guess he can't read or write musical notes- his music just comes from the heart and his mind

[4FabBEATLES]

Paul is a genius!

[badabingbangboom]

thanks!

[thelmasss]

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