View basket “The Lark Ascending, Symphony” 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 Various Artists The Best of Antonio Vivaldi Classical | Warner Classics | 1LP Released 23rd February 2024 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists The Best of Antonio Vivaldi £20.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 5054197704765 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 23rd February 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Yannick-Nézet-Séguin & London Symphony Orchestra Maestro – Music by Leonard Bernstein Classical | Decca (UMO) [GB] | Classics | Deutsche Grammophon (DG) | 2LP Released 1st December 2023 £36.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Yannick-Nézet-Séguin & London Symphony Orchestra Maestro – Music by Leonard Bernstein £36.00 Genre: Classical Label: Decca (UMO) [GB] | Classics | Deutsche Grammophon (DG) SKU: 4865467 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 1st December 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View RCOrchestra / Mariss Jansons Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition Classical | RCO Live | 1LP Released 20th October 2023 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders RCOrchestra / Mariss Jansons Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition £23.00 Genre: Classical Label: RCO Live SKU: 5054197560101 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Alison Cotton The Girl I Left Behind Me Classical | Clay Pipe Music | 10", 1LP Released 25th October 2019 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Alison Cotton The Girl I Left Behind Me £16.00 Genre: Classical Label: Clay Pipe Music SKU: PIPE022LP Formats: 10", 1LP Released Date: 25th October 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sibelius Piano Trio Fire & Fancy (180g 45rpm LP) Classical | Yarlung Records | 180g, 1LP, 45rpm Released 11th June 2024 £46.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sibelius Piano Trio Fire & Fancy (180g 45rpm LP) £46.00 Genre: Classical Label: Yarlung Records SKU: YARLP944225-45 Formats: 180g, 1LP, 45rpm Released Date: 11th June 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Daniel Shafran and Lydia Pecherskaya Shostakovich: Cello Sonata/ Schubert: “Arpeggione Sonata” Classical | Analogue Productions | 1LP, 200g Released 31st July 2020 £38.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Daniel Shafran and Lydia Pecherskaya Shostakovich: Cello Sonata/ Schubert: “Arpeggione Sonata” £38.00 Genre: Classical Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPC2553 Formats: 1LP, 200g Released Date: 31st July 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Columbia Symphony Orchestra/ Bruno Walter Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 ( Classical | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm, Gatefold Sleeve Released 16th October 2017 £60.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Columbia Symphony Orchestra/ Bruno Walter Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 ( £60.00 Genre: Classical Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPC077-45 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 16th October 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Maria Callas From Studio to Screen Classical | Warner Classics | 180g, 1LP Released 12th May 2023 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Maria Callas From Studio to Screen £21.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 5054197483523 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 12th May 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Olafur Arnalds The Chopin Project Classical | Decca | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 27th September 2024 £30.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Olafur Arnalds The Chopin Project £30.00 Genre: Classical Label: Decca SKU: 4876132 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 27th September 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Benjamin Britten War Requiem – HYBRID SACD Classical | Decca Music Group Ltd. 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