The Beatles Concerto

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The Beatles Concerto is an instrumental musical medley arranged and composed by John Rutter within a classical "Piano Concerto Form".

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[edit] The LP

A recording from 1979 engineered by Ron Goodwin included the interpretation and performance of concert-pianists Peter Rostal and Paul Schaefer as well the accompaniment from Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Since then, Rutter's The Beatles Concerto and its recording have been compared to concertos from Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky.[1] It has also been criticized as not being "...the umpteenth album, with a medley of tunes, by Lennon-McCartney-Harrison, but contains[SIC] a number of The Beatles songs, arranged in a classical form...".[1] The original LP record was produced by The Beatles producer George Martin.[1]

[edit] A Side

1st Movement: Mæstoso - Allegro Moderato (She Loves You - Eleanor Rigby - Yesterday - All My Loving - Hey Jude)
2nd Movement: Andante Espressivo (Here, There And Everywhere - Something)
3rd Movement: Presto (Can't Buy Me Love - The Long And Winding Road)

[edit] B Side

Fool On The Hill (Arr. Rutter)
Lucy In The Sky With Diamond (Arr. Goodwin)
Michelle (Arr. Goodwin)
Maxwells Silver Hammer (Arr. Goodwin)
Here Comes The Sun (Arr. Rutter)
A Hard Days Night (Arr. Rutter)
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[edit] Discography

  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Rostal (Piano), Paul Shaffer (Piano) and John Rutter (Conductor & Composer). John Rutter: Distant Land.: Beatles Concerto. Studio. Trak no. 5 (23:41), Rec. May 2003. Information republished by "Rutter: Distant Land, Suites, Etc / Rostal, Schaefer, Rpo Classical CD." CD Universe & Muze Inc. Accessed 14 Jan. 2008.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c Blokker, Kees. "Biography for Ron Goodwin". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006109/bio Accessed 18-01-2008
  2. ^ Beatles Routes.com http://www.beatlesroutes.com/beat/php/cd_2.php?sort_id=119 Accessed 18-01-2008