Album This song officially appears on the Working Classical Official album.
Timeline This song was officially released in 1999
Timeline This song was written, or began to be written, in 1995, when Paul McCartney was 53 years old)
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Nov 09, 1988
"Standing" in the Shadow of Love
Sep 27, 1997 • From Billboard
Nov 01, 1997 • From FI Magazine
“Spiral” is a piece of classical music written by Paul McCartney and released in 1999 on Working Classical. From the liner notes of the album:
In comparison, Spiral is more impressionistic, much of it (despite some imposing climaxes along the way) heard as though through a heat haze. The haunting opening, featuring a solo flute memorably underpinned by a sustained chord in the strings, gradually fills out until the announcement of a little descending motif (B-A-G-E), which becomes increasingly important. The emergence of a string quartet from the orchestral texture momentarily threatens to destabilise the tonality, until the solo flute gently soothes the music’s troubled surface.
Official album • Released in 1999
10:02 • Classical version • A
Paul McCartney : Executive producer Eddie Klein : Recording engineerPerformed by : London Symphony Orchestra Keith Smith : Recording engineer Steve Rooke : Mastering John Fraser : Arranger, Producer Lawrence Foster : Conductor Richard Rodney Bennett : Orchestration Arne Akselberg : Balance engineer Paul Baily : Editor Caroline Haigh : Editor
Session Recording: February 21-25th, 1999 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Something For The Weekend – Paul McCartney’s Glastonbury Groove
Official album • Released in 2004
8:36 • Studio version
“Spiral” has been played in 3 concerts.
"Heart Strings" Benefit Concert
Sep 07, 2012 • USA • Pittsburgh • Heinz Hall
Nov 19, 1997 • Part of Standing Stone
"Standing Stone" world premiere
Oct 14, 1997 • Part of Standing Stone
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