There is to be a performance of Sir Paul McCartney's oratorio 'Ecce cor meum' in the Albert Hall on 3rd November.
Does anyone know who wrote the words, which are in Latin? Are they new for the occasion, or quotes, say, from the Vulgate or Liturgy?
The information below is from the Royal Albert Hall site.
Ecce Cor Meum
Friday, 3 November, 2006
Ecce Cor Meum (Behold My Heart) is Paul McCartney’s fourth classical album and has been more than eight years in the making. Paul was specially invited by Anthony Smith (President of Magdalen College 1998 – 2005) to compose something to set the seal on a new concert hall for the college.
Ecce Cor Meum, an Oratorio in four movements, is scored for choir and orchestra and the text combines both English and Latin. In November 2001, the first version of Ecce Cor Meum was given its preview performance by the Magdalen College Choir, which was conducted by Bill Ives at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford.
Ecce Cor Meum will be performed by Kate Royal (soprano); Academy of St Martins In The Fields Orchestra; London Voices; Boys Of Magdalen College Choir, Oxford and Boys of King’s College Choir, Cambridge. They will be conducted by Gavin Greenaway.
Ecce Cor Meum was recorded earlier this year at the legendary Abbey Road Studios and will be performed here as a Classic Premiere at the Royal Albert Hall.
Paul McCartney will not be performing at this event.
