[Music] You Might Not Know About Paul McCartney Classical

Probably few people will pay attention to Paul. Paul McCartney's relationship with classical music and orchestral music, of course, Paul McCartney is a rock giant and The Beatles is the image of a legendary rock band, which is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Paul McCartney's father is a trumpet and piano player. He played a piano at home and taught him to be exposed to musical instruments since he was a child. He also often took him to enjoy brass band concerts. However, it was still folk jazz, R&B, etc., which impressed him the most when young. fascinated.

"Yesterday" written by Paul McCartney (co-signed with John Lennon) during The Beatles was the first time the orchestra used string quartet and elements of classical music (later The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" did the same, even connecting him, bass knots He, drums, all of them are not needed), there are many covers and adaptations, I believe that even Paul McCartney himself could not imagine it, this song later became one of the famous classical guitar songs, the famous Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu, who once wrote Classical guitar solo wrote twelve song arrangements, The Beatles accounted for one-third of the songs, including "Yesterday", "Hey Jude", "Here, There and Everywhere" and "Michelle", which shows Toru Takemitsu's love for The Beatles One bell. His adaptation of "Yesterday" is full of jazz harmony, beautiful and moving, and has another flavor.

After The Beatles disbanded, Paul McCartney not only released an album in his own name, developed solo, but also organized a new band Wings (or Paul McCartney and Wings). The theme song "Live and Let Die" by Paul McCartney, his wife Linda McCartney, and the former producer of The Beatles, known as "The Beatles Fifth Man", and the soundtrack of "Iron King" Written by George Martin, George Martin has a lot of credit for the string arrangement of "Yesterday", "Eleanor Rigby" and so on. They resumed their leading edge on "Live and Let Die", using the orchestral arrangement to create a symphony and rock ensemble.

In 1991, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic's 150th anniversary celebration led to Paul McCartney's collaboration with film music composer and conductor Carl Davis to create "Liverpool Divinity", written for chorus and orchestra. ("Liverpool Oratorio"), performed at Liverpool Cathedral. Although the reaction was mixed at the time, Paul McCartney even responded to it, but it did not prevent this piece from becoming another unforgettable classic of his, and officially made his name in the orchestral world.

With "Liverpool Drama", he successively launched more explorations of classical music. In 1997, he released the classical album "Standing Stone", which once won the first place in the classical music charts in the UK and the United States; in 1999, he published "Working Classical", which compiled the past repertoires with orchestral music; in 2006, he made persistent efforts and released his fourth classical music album "Ecce Cor". Meum.

In 2011, Paul McCartney continued to move into new territory. He was commissioned by the New York City Ballet and worked closely with choreographer Peter Martins to write four orchestral movements for the ballet Ocean Kingdom, which premiered in New York in September of the same year, conducted by Fayçal Karoui. For Paul McCartney, ballet is as powerful as art meets the Olympics. "Ocean Kingdom" is a fairy tale about environmental protection. It tells that in a pure and beautiful underwater civilization, there are peace-loving residents. After meeting people on land, they find love but also face a crisis. Paul McCartney uses music to create works Tilt complex emotions such as fear, love, anger, and sadness.

The Hong Kong Philharmonic will perform Baroque to The Beatles on May 27 and 28, with selected pieces including excerpts from Paul McCartney's "Ocean Kingdom", "Liverpool Drama": The World You Came Into, and The Beatles The first four sets of golden songs include the well-known "I Want To Hold Your Hand", "She Loves You", "Yesterday", "Eleanor Rigby", "Hey, Jude", "Get Back", "Yellow Submarine" It is quite rare to be able to experience the live performance and enjoy it in person. What is surprising is that the conductor of this concert is Carroll, the conductor of the New York premiere of "Ocean Kingdom".

Paul McCartney will celebrate his 80th birthday on June 18, and he is still creating, watching him always eager to try cross-border cooperation, like a curious child, never tired, forever young.

Hong Kong Philharmonic "Baroque to Beatles"

Track:
Charpentier "Praise of Shane" Prelude Rameau "People of the North": Tranquil Horizon Gluck "Oreo and Euridice": Dance of the Nemesis "Figgini": You who prolong my days, Ramo "Attentive Indians": Excerpts from Chaconne Ramo "Platt" Paul. McCartney's "Ocean Kingdom" excerpt Paul. McCartney's "Liverpool Drama": The World You Came Into The Beatles

May 27, 2022 (Friday) 9:00pm
May 28, 2022 (Saturday) 9:00pm
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
www.hkphil.org