"A Leaf" | ||||
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Single by Paul McCartney | ||||
Released | 21 April 1995 | |||
Recorded | 23 March 1995 | |||
Genre | Classical | |||
Label | EMI Classics (CD LEAF I/7243 8 82176 2 0) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
Producer(s) | John Fraser | |||
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A Leaf is a classical piece written by Paul McCartney, with assistance from John Fraser, [1] and performed by Anya Alexeyev [2] on piano. [3] The piece is split into 7 parts. [4] It was recorded live in front of Prince Charles as part of the "An Evening with Paul McCartney & Friends" concert, on 23 March 1995 at Royal College of Music, and it was debuted on US radio as part of a radio special titled Classical McCartney. [2]
An orchestral version, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, appears on McCartney's 1999 album Working Classical . [5] Another orchestral version was recorded on 23 July 1996, at AIR Studios, in London, but remains unreleased. [6]
An original arrangement for piano duet of A Leaf is part of the album British Music for Piano Four Hands. [7] [8] Commissioned by XXI-21 Productions Inc., this album was recorded in 2009 by Duo Caron, on Fazioli piano, at the Bon-Pasteur Chapel in Montreal, Canada. [9]
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