View basket “Opera Arias: Wiener Philharmoniker, Gianandrea Noseda” 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 London Orion Orchestra, The Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here Symphonic Classical | Decca Classics | 1LP Released 3rd June 2016 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders London Orion Orchestra, The Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here Symphonic £20.00 Genre: Classical Label: Decca Classics SKU: 4789678 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 3rd June 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Wojciech Rajski Ludwig Van Beethoven Symphony No. 6 In F Major “Pastorale” Classical | Tacet | 180g, 1LP Released 2nd June 2017 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Wojciech Rajski Ludwig Van Beethoven Symphony No. 6 In F Major “Pastorale” £23.00 Genre: Classical Label: Tacet SKU: TACET2411 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 2nd June 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Martha Argerich Bach: Toccata in C Minor, Partita No. 2, English Suite No. 2 Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | 180g, 1LP Released 3rd April 2019 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Martha Argerich Bach: Toccata in C Minor, Partita No. 2, English Suite No. 2 £16.00 Genre: Classical Label: Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4836408 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 3rd April 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Chasing The Dragon Mozart By Candlelight : Binaural Recording Classical | Chasing The Dragon | 180g, 1LP Released 28th October 2016 £40.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chasing The Dragon Mozart By Candlelight : Binaural Recording £40.00 Genre: Classical Label: Chasing The Dragon SKU: VALLPBR002 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 28th October 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Yo-Yo Ma Plays the Music of John Williams Classical | Music On Vinyl | 200g, 2LP Released 23rd June 2017 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Yo-Yo Ma Plays the Music of John Williams £34.00 Genre: Classical Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVCL033 Formats: 200g, 2LP Released Date: 23rd June 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Marta Argerich Schumann: Kinderszenen op. 15 & Kreisleriana op. 16 Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | 1LP Released 16th April 2021 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Marta Argerich Schumann: Kinderszenen op. 15 & Kreisleriana op. 16 £16.00 Genre: Classical Label: Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4839954 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th April 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Wolf Biermann & Klaus Lenz Sextett Wolf Biermann & Klaus Lenz Sextett Classical | Clouds Hill | 1LP Released 6th October 2023 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Wolf Biermann & Klaus Lenz Sextett Wolf Biermann & Klaus Lenz Sextett £19.00 Genre: Classical Label: Clouds Hill SKU: 4250795608196 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 6th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Itzhak Perlman Mendelssohn / Bruch Violin Concertos Classical | Warner Classics | 180g, 1LP Released 8th March 2024 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Itzhak Perlman Mendelssohn / Bruch Violin Concertos £20.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 5054197717840 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 8th March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Vienna Philharmonic and Daniel Barenboim New Year’s Concert 2022 Classical | Sony Classical | 3LP Released 28th January 2022 £43.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Vienna Philharmonic and Daniel Barenboim New Year’s Concert 2022 £43.00 Genre: Classical Label: Sony Classical SKU: 19439962551 Formats: 3LP Released Date: 28th January 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jung Trio Dvorak: Piano Trio Op.65 Classical | Groove Note | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 8th September 2015 £73.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jung Trio Dvorak: Piano Trio Op.65 £73.00 Genre: Classical Label: Groove Note SKU: GRV1043-45 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 8th September 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Classical Start again
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