Paul McCartney To Release New Classical Work 'Ecce Cor Meum'
Release Date: 25th September 2006
Paul McCartney releases his new full-length work of classical music Ecce Cor Meum through EMI Classics on 25th September 2006. Ecce Cor Meum (Behold My Heart) is Paul's fourth classical album since his first released in 1991, The Liverpool Oratorio.
Ecce Cor Meum has been more than eight years in the making and its origins follow in the historic tradition of composers that have been commissioned to write music for the world-renowned Magdalen College Oxford. Paul was specially invited by Anthony Smith (President of Magdalen College 1998
Is that named in your honour Bobber? ;D
You bet. So he calls me a 'meum'? Mum or mummy? ;D Not very flattering, is it?
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ECCE COR MEUM:
1. I. Spiritus
2. II. Gratia
3. Interlude
4. III. Musica
5. IV. Ecce
Kate Royal, Sopran * The Boys of King's College Choir, Cambridge * The Boys of Magdalen Colleg Choir, Oxford * London Voices * Academy of St Martin in the Fields * Gavin Greenaway, *conductor Colm Carey, Organ
you can buy in 2 Edition a Normal and Luxury Limited Edition....
SIR PAUL McCARTNEY is paying tribute to his late wife LINDA McCARTNEY with the October (06) release of his classical opus ECCE COR MEUM.
The former BEATLE has spent eight years perfecting the composition, and the Latin title translates as BEHOLD MY HEART.
Ecce Cor Meum is almost an hour long and will be released through EMI Classics.
EMI spokesman THOMAS KAURICH says, "There's already a large platform of fans who know and have enjoyed Paul's classical works. These pieces have taken his wonderful talents for lyricism into the classical arena.
"The release of any work like this is going to be an event in itself, as early press interest in Ecce Cor Meum shows." The score will be released on 25 October (06
Trailer here: http://www.shopemi.com/epk.swf?flvName=epk_61&title=Paul%20McCartney%20:%20Ecce%20Cor%20Meum%20EPK
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