George Martin releases classical compilations

Former Beatles producer Sir George Martin is set to release a series of classical compilations in a mission to turn young people onto the genre. The six enhanced CDs, will feature music from Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Ravel, Debussy and Tchaikovsky accompanied by a video commentary from Sir George. In his Beatles days, he encouraged Sir Paul and John Lennon to think like classical composers, and brought in a string quartet for Yesterday, and added trumpet, flute and oboe players on Penny Lane. "John would shrug his shoulders and say, 'I'm a rock and roller, I can't do that.' Paul, on the other hand, was willing to have a go," he told the BBC. While an admirable mission Sir Martin is not known as the most motivating person in the world, so it remains to be seen if his Beatles stories enthuse the young people he’s pitching him self at.