View basket “Faust – Ballet Music / Bizet: Carmen – Suite” has been added to your basket. So Fragile, So Blue National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Steven Reineke, William Shatner, Ben Folds SKU: NSO0019-LP Barcode: 0810038861913 23.00 £23.00 Genre: Classical Label: National Symphony Orchestra Released Date: 19th July 2024 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info ‘So Fragile, So Blue’ is about something we all have in common – this beautiful planet Earth that we all call home. At the core of this project is William Shatner and his remarkable talent for storytelling. In 2021, Shatner made a historic journey into space on Blue Origin’s rocket, New Shepard. Just before the launch, Shatner shared a meal with two old friends, Robert Sharenow and Dan Miller. For many years the trio had written songs together – firstly in person and later over Zoom throughout the pandemic. “I met Robert and Dan for dinner and of course began to talk about writing a song about going up into space and made some notes. But then I went up and I came down and then I made some phone calls. One of the phone calls was to Robert and Dan. I said ‘You know, that song we started to write about space? Forget about it. It doesn’t work.” The experience was beyond anything we could have imagined. We have to write a song about it, but it’s not the one we jotted down that Sunday. “So, we started to write a song, encapsulating, distilling what I experienced going up into space. We called it ‘So Fragile, So Blue’ and it does distil everything I felt and saw.” Later, the songs would take on a new form, thanks to another long-term friend, Ben Folds, who was fascinated by Shatner’s experience going into space. Folds, who is Artistic Advisor at the Kennedy Center, brought new collaborators to the project – the wonderful composer and orchestrator Jherek Bischoff and bluegrass violin virtuoso and composer Gabe Witcher, who wrote original underscoring for the songs to create new orchestral works. The friends’ creation was brought to life by its final contributors, conductor Steven Reineke and the National Symphony Orchestra, at the Kennedy Center in April 2022. LP pressed on black heavyweight 100% BioVinyl. Artist National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Steven Reineke, William Shatner, Ben Folds Genre Classical Label National Symphony Orchestra Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Welcome and Introduction to “Eight Days on the Water” Ben Folds, William Shatner Eight Days on the Water Jherek Bischoff, lyrics: Robert Sharenow & William Shatner William Shatner introduces “The Meaning” The Meaning Jherek Bischoff, lyrics: Robert Sharenow & William Shatner William Shatner introduces “Are You the Bayou?” Are You the Bayou? Daniel Miller, arr. Eric Allen, lyrics: Robert Sharenow & William Shatner William Shatner introduces “I’ll Be With You” I’ll Be With You Jherek Bischoff, lyrics: Robert Sharenow & William Shatner William Shatner introduces “I Want to Be a Tree” I Want to Be a Tree Gabriel Witcher, lyrics: Robert Sharenow & William Shatner William Shatner introduces “So Fragile, So Blue” So Fragile, So Blue (Live Version) Jherek Bischoff, Star Trek theme: Alexander Courage, lyrics: Robert Sharenow & William Shatner Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Classical View Product Quick View Florence Foster Jenkins The Truly Unforgettable Voice Of Classical | Classical Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 11th July 2016 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Florence Foster Jenkins The Truly Unforgettable Voice Of £22.00 Genre: Classical Label: Classical Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVCL027 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 11th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Martin Kohlstedt Ströme Classical | Warner Classics | 1LP Released 3rd May 2019 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Martin Kohlstedt Ströme £19.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 0190295471088 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 3rd May 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Itzhak Perlman Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Classical | Warner Classics | 180g, 1LP Released 16th September 2022 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Itzhak Perlman Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto £19.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 0190296158803 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 16th September 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Martha Argerich Mozart Piano Concertos Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 2nd October 2014 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Martha Argerich Mozart Piano Concertos £20.00 Genre: Classical Label: Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4793601 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 2nd October 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Amadeus Quartet Mozart: Clarinet Quintet, Oboe Quartet Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 1st September 2015 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Amadeus Quartet Mozart: Clarinet Quintet, Oboe Quartet £14.00 Genre: Classical Label: Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4795119 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 1st September 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Fritz Wunderlich Schumann: Dichterliebe Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 4th March 2016 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Fritz Wunderlich Schumann: Dichterliebe £19.00 Genre: Classical Label: Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4795810 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 4th March 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Leonard Bernstein Bolero Classical | Ermitage | 180g, 1LP Released 10th March 2016 £10.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Leonard Bernstein Bolero £10.00 Genre: Classical Label: Ermitage SKU: VNL12770LPPMI Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 10th March 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Zubin Mehta Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Classical | Decca Classics | 180g, 1LP Released 27th May 2016 £20.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Zubin Mehta Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor £20.00 Genre: Classical Label: Decca Classics SKU: 4830275 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 27th May 2016 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket Nearly New View Product Quick View Various Arists Music In The Original Marantz Age (DMM Mastered) Classical | STS Analog | 1LP Released 29th July 2024 £30.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Various Arists Music In The Original Marantz Age (DMM Mastered) £30.00 Genre: Classical Label: STS Analog SKU: nn291475 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th July 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Bruce Liu Winner of the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition Warsaw 2021 Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | 2LP Released 21st October 2022 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bruce Liu Winner of the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition Warsaw 2021 £30.00 Genre: Classical Label: Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4863222 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 21st October 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Classical Start again
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