Liverpool Oratorio - 1991 UK 2CD Set

1991 UK EMI Classics 2CD set, written by Paul McCartney and Carl Davis - and performed by Kiri Te Kanawa, Jerry Hadley, Sally Burgess, Willard White and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir.

Discs are mounted on grey trays - complete with 40-page booklet - front and back picture inserts - everything held in a double 'fat' jewel case.

Condition: 2xM- (Discs)/VG++ (Booklet)/M- (Front Insert)/M- (Back Insert):

Both discs are in perfect condition - as are front and back insert - booklet gas very marginal signs of use - barely anything - a beautiful copy, hard to come by in such nice condition.

Tracklisting:

Disc 1: Movements I-IV:

War
1. Andante (Orchestra) ? 2:02
2. Non nobis solum ? 2:35
3. The Air Raid Siren Slices Through... (Shanty) ? 2:09
4. Oh Will It All End Here? (Shanty) ? 1:36
5. Mother And Father Holding Their Child ? 1:16

School
1. Were Here In School Today To Get A Perfect Education ? 2:10
2. Walk In Single File Out Of The Classroom (Headmaster) ? 1:02
3. Settle Down ? 0:40
4. Kept In Confusion (Shanty) ? 2:35
5. Ill Always Be Here (Mary Dee) ? 1:35
6. Boys, This Is Your Teacher (Headmaster, Miss Inkley) ? 1:23
7. Tres conejos (Miss Inkley, Headmaster, Shanty) ? 1:50
8. Not For Ourselves (Headmaster, Miss Inkley, Shanty) ? 0:55

Crypt
1. And So It Was That I Had Grown (Shanty) ? 0:48
2. Dance ? 1:44
3. I Used To Come Here When This Place Was A Crypt (Shanty, Preacher) ? 1:58
4. Here Now (Shanty) ? 0:46
5. Ill Always Be Here (Mary Dee, Shanty) ? 2:24
6. Nows The Time To Tell Him (Mary Dee, Shanty) ? 2:21

Father
1. Andante Lamentoso ? 2:59
2. O Father, You Have Given... (Chief Mourner) ? 1:05
3. (Ah) ? 1:13
4. Hey, Wait A Minute (Shanty) ? 1:44
5. Father, Father, Father (Shanty, Chief Mourner) ? 4:12

Disc 2: Movements V-VIII

Wedding
1. Andante Amoroso - I Know I Should Be Glad Of This (Shanty, Mary Dee) ? 5:42
2. Father, Hear Our Humble Voices (Preacher) ? 1:13
3. Hosanna, Hosanna (Mary Dee, Shanty) ? 1:40

Work
1. Allegro Energico ? 1:20
2. Working Women At The Top (Mary Dee) ? 2:52
3. Violin Solo ? 5:05
4. Did I Sign The Letter... (Mary Dee) ? 1:34
5. Tempo I ? 0:30
6. When You Ask A Working Man (Shanty, Mr. Dingle) ? 1:34
7. Lets Find Ourselves A Little Hostelry (Mr. Dingle) ? 2:04

Crises
1. Allegro Molto ? 0:54
2. The World Youre Coming Into (Mary Dee) ? 2:28
3. Tempo I ? 0:45
4. Wheres My Dinner? (Shanty, Mary Dee) ? 2:40
5. Lets Not Argue (Shanty, Mary Dee) ? 0:31
6. Im Not A Slave (Mary Dee, Shanty) ? 0:52
7. Right! Thats It! (Mary Dee) ? 0:49
8. Stop. Wait. ? 2:03
9. Do You Know Who You Are... (Nurse) ? 3:36
10. Ghosts Of The Past Left Behind (Nurse, Shanty, Mary Dee) ? 3:08
11. Do We Live In A World... (Mary Dee, Nurse, Shanty) ? 3:18

Peace
1. And So It Was That You Were Born (Shanty) ? 1:22
2. God Is Good ? 1:26
3. What People Want Is A Family Life (Preacher) ? 2:17
4. Dads In The Garden (Nurse, Mary Dee, Preachey Dee) ? 1:06


Credits:
Paul McCartney - Composer
Carl Davis - composer, Conductor
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - orchestra
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir - chorus
Liverpool Cathedral Choiristers - chorus
Ian Tracey - conductor
Kiri Te Kanawa - soprano
Jerry Hadley - tenor
Sally Burgess - mezzo-soprano
Willard White - bass