Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

• 1 Liverpool Oratorio: Ia. War: Andante 2:02
• 2 Liverpool Oratorio: Ib. War: “Non nobis solum” (Boy Solo, Boys’ Choir, Chorus) 2:35
• 3 Liverpool Oratorio: Ic. War: “The air raid siren slices through” (Shanty, Chorus) 2:09
• 4 Liverpool Oratorio: Id. War: “Oh will it all end here?” (Shanty) 1:36
• 5 Liverpool Oratorio: Ie. War: “Mother and father holding their child” (Chorus) 1:16
• 6 Liverpool Oratorio: IIa. School: “We’re here in school today to get a perfect education” (Boys, Shanty, Headmaster) 2:10
• 7 Liverpool Oratorio: IIb. School: “Walk in single file” (Headmaster, Boys) 1:02
• 8 Liverpool Oratorio: IIc. School: “Settle down” (Boys) 0:40
• 9 Liverpool Oratorio: IId. School: “Kept in confusion” (Shanty, Men’s Chorus) 2:35
• 10 Liverpool Oratorio: IIe. School: “I’ll always be here” (Mary Dee, Women’s Chorus, Full Chorus, Shanty) 1:35
• 11 Liverpool Oratorio: IIf. School: “Boys, this is your teacher” (Headmaster, Boys, Miss Inkley) 1:23
• 12 Liverpool Oratorio: IIg. School: “Tres conejos” (Miss Inkley, Boys, Headmaster, Shanty) 1:50
• 13 Liverpool Oratorio: IIh. School: “Not for ourselves” (Boys, Chorus, Headmaster, Miss Inkley, Shanty, Women’s Chorus) 0:55
• 14 Liverpool Oratorio: IIIa. Crypt: “And so it was that I had grown” (Shanty) 0:48
• 15 Liverpool Oratorio: IIIb. Crypt: Dance 1:44
• 16 Liverpool Oratorio: IIIc. Crypt: “I used to come here when this place was a crypt” (Shanty, Preacher) 1:58
• 17 Liverpool Oratorio: IIId. Crypt: “Here now” (Shanty) 0:46
• 18 Liverpool Oratorio: IIIe. Crypt: “I’ll always be here” (Mary Dee, Women’s Chorus, Shanty) 2:24
• 19 Liverpool Oratorio: IIIf. Crypt: “Now’s the time to tell him” (Mary Dee, Chorus, Shanty) 2:21
• 20 Liverpool Oratorio: IVa. Father: Andante lamentoso – “Father, Father” (Chorus) 2:59
• 21 Liverpool Oratorio: IVb. Father: “O Father, you have given” (Chief Mourner, Women’s Chorus) 1:05
• 22 Liverpool Oratorio: IVc. Father: “(Ah) O Father, you have given” (Full Chorus, Chief Mourner) 1:13
• 23 Liverpool Oratorio: IVd. Father: “Hey, wait a minute” (Shanty) 1:44
• 24 Liverpool Oratorio: IVe. Father: “Father, Father, Father” (Chorus, Boys, Shanty, Chief Mourner) 4:12

Disc 2

• 1 Liverpool Oratorio: Va. Wedding: Andante amoroso – “I know” (Shanty, Mary Dee, Chorus) 5:42
• 2 Liverpool Oratorio: Vb. Wedding: “Father, hear our humble voices” (Boys, Preacher, Women’s Chorus, Full Chorus, Solo Quartet) 1:13
• 3 Liverpool Oratorio: Vc. Wedding: “Hosanna, Hosanna” (Chorus, Mary Dee, Shanty) 1:40
• 4 Liverpool Oratorio: VIa. Work: Allegro energico 1:20
• 5 Liverpool Oratorio: VIb. Work: “Working women at the top” (Women’s Chorus, Mary Dee) 2:52
• 6 Liverpool Oratorio: VIc. Work: Violin solo 5:05
• 7 Liverpool Oratorio: VId. Work: “Did I sign that letter that you typed up yesterday?” (Mary Dee, Women’s Chorus) 1:34
• 8 Liverpool Oratorio: VIe. Work: Tempo I 0:30
• 9 Liverpool Oratorio: VIf. Work: “When you ask a working man” (Men’s Chorus, Shanty, Mr. Dingle) 1:34
• 10 Liverpool Oratorio: VIg. Work: “Let’s find ourselves a little hostelry” (Mr. Dingle, Mary Dee) 2:04
• 11 Liverpool Oratorio: VIIa. Crises: Allegro molto 0:54
• 12 Liverpool Oratorio: VIIb. Crises: “The world you’re coming into” (Mary Dee, Boy Solo) 2:28
• 13 Liverpool Oratorio: VIIc. Crises: Tempo I 0:45
• 14 Liverpool Oratorio: VIId. Crises: “Where’s my dinner?” (Shanty, Mary Dee) 2:40
• 15 Liverpool Oratorio: VIIe. Crises: “Let’s not argue” (Shanty, Mary Dee) 0:31
• 16 Liverpool Oratorio: VIIf. Crises: “I’m not a slave” (Mary Dee, Shanty) 0:52
• 17 Liverpool Oratorio: VIIg. Crises: “Right! That’s it! I’m off!” (Mary Dee) 0:49
• 18 Liverpool Oratorio: VIIh. Crises: “Stop” (Chorus) 2:03
• 19 Liverpool Oratorio: VIIi. Crises: “Do you know who you are” (Nurse) 3:36
• 20 Liverpool Oratorio: VIIj. Crises: “Ghosts of the past left behind” (Boys, Men’s Chorus, Nurse, Women’s Chorus, Mary Dee, Shanty) 3:08
• 21 Liverpool Oratorio: VIIk. Crises: “Do we live in a world” (Mary Dee, Nurse, Shanty, Chorus) 3:18
• 22 Liverpool Oratorio: VIIIa. Peace: “And so it was that you were born” (Shanty, Boy Solo, Boys’ Choir) 1:22
• 23 Liverpool Oratorio: VIIIb. Peace: “God is good” (Men’s Chorus, Full Chorus) 1:26
• 24 Liverpool Oratorio: VIIIc. Peace: “What people want is a family life” (Preacher, Basses, Altos, Tenors, Boys, Full Chorus) 2:17
• 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) 3:13
• 26 Liverpool Oratorio: VIIIe. Peace: “So on and on the story goes” (Shanty, Mary Dee) 1:06

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