View basket “Conversion” 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 Arcadi Volodos Schubert’s Piano Sonata Classical | Sony Classical | 2LP Released 1st November 2019 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Arcadi Volodos Schubert’s Piano Sonata £23.00 Genre: Classical Label: Sony Classical SKU: 19075868291 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 1st November 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Daniil Trifonov Destination Rachmaninov – Departure Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | 180g, 2LP Released 26th October 2018 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Daniil Trifonov Destination Rachmaninov – Departure £25.00 Genre: Classical Label: Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4835362 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 26th October 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major ‘Titan’ Classical | RCO | 180g, 1LP Released 9th August 2024 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major ‘Titan’ £24.00 Genre: Classical Label: RCO SKU: 5054197988455 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 9th August 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Wiener Philharmoniker Giulini: Bruckner 7-9 Classical | Decca (UMO) / Classics / Deutsche Grammophon | 6LP Released 7th June 2024 £108.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Wiener Philharmoniker Giulini: Bruckner 7-9 £108.00 Genre: Classical Label: Decca (UMO) / Classics / Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4865473 Formats: 6LP Released Date: 7th June 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti Beethoven: Symphony No.7 Classical | Decca Classics | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 5th August 2016 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti Beethoven: Symphony No.7 £19.00 Genre: Classical Label: Decca Classics SKU: 4830630 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 5th August 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mari Samuelsen Mari Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | 2LP Released 7th June 2019 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mari Samuelsen Mari £25.00 Genre: Classical Label: Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4837083 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 7th June 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Morton Gould and His Orchestra Gould: Billy The Kid/ Rodeo/Copland Classical | Analogue Productions | 1LP, 200g Released 25th October 2019 £38.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Morton Gould and His Orchestra Gould: Billy The Kid/ Rodeo/Copland £38.00 Genre: Classical Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPC2195 Formats: 1LP, 200g Released Date: 25th October 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Chasing The Dragon Espana – A Tribute To Spain : Binaural Recording Classical | Chasing The Dragon | 180g, 1LP Released 28th October 2016 £40.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chasing The Dragon Espana – A Tribute To Spain : Binaural Recording £40.00 Genre: Classical Label: Chasing The Dragon SKU: VALLPBR001 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 28th October 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Joep Beving Conatus Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | 180g, 2LP Released 26th October 2018 £36.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joep Beving Conatus £36.00 Genre: Classical Label: Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4799869 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 26th October 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various Artists Stravinsky: Pétrouchka / Le Sacre du printemps Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | 2LP Released 16th April 2021 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists Stravinsky: Pétrouchka / Le Sacre du printemps £26.00 Genre: Classical Label: Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4839957 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 16th April 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Classical Start again
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