Standing stone

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paul mccartney's standing stone; the world premiere concert and the documentary.
london symphony orchestra & chorus conducted by lawrence foster
side 1: the world premiere performance of standing stone (a symphonic poem in four movements) at the royal albert hall, london, 14 october 1997
the standing stone poem
side 2: the documentary of the creation of the work
picture gallery, biographies, background information
london symphony orchestra & chorus

movement 1 / after heavy light years:
1. fire/rain - allegro energico
2. cell growth - semplice
3. human theme - maestoso
movement 2 / he awoke startled:
1. meditation - contemplativo
2. crystal ship - con moto scherzando
3. sea voyage - pulsating, with cool jazz feel
4. lost at sea - sognando
5. release - allegro con spirito
movement 3 / subtle colours merged soft contours:
1. safe heaven/standing stone - pastorale con moto
2. peaceful moment - andante tranquillo
3. messenger - energico
4. lament - lamentoso
5. trance - misterioso
6. eclipse - eroico
movement 4 / strings pluck, horns blow, drums beat:
1. glory tales - trionfale
2. fugal celebration - l'istesso tempo, fresco
3. rustic dance - rustico
4. love duet - andante intimo
5. celebration - andante