Revolution (1998)

About this title: Attempts to reinterpret and arrange the Beatles' music in classical form go back at least to 1965, when Joshua Rifkin did his Baroque Beatles Book. Paul Schwartz's 1998 album Revolution is worlds away from Bach, Handel, and Purcell in its inspiration, influenced instead by 20th century post-romantic figures such as Frank Bridge and Benjamin Britten, the expressionist Erik Satie (especially on "Across the Universe"), impressionist composer Frederick Delius ("While My Guitar Gently Weeps"), and even echoes of Stephen Sondheim (on "I Will"). Working with no more than 18 musicians (including ... read more

Tracks:

1. Blackbird [Lennon/McCartney]
2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) [Lennon/McCartney]
3. Across the Universe [Lennon/McCartney]
4. While My Guitar Gently Weeps [Harrison]
5. I Will [Lennon/McCartney]
6. For No One [Lennon/McCartney]
7. I Want You (She's So Heavy) [Lennon/McCartney]
8. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite [Lennon/McCartney]
9. The Fool on the Hill [Lennon/McCartney]
10. Revolution [Lennon/McCartney]
11. Let It Be [Lennon/McCartney]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.