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The success of this release is doubtless due to the presence of popular actor, comedian, writer and (importantly) voice-over artist, Stephen Fry, a figure of catholic (although not Catholic) interests who can inspire interest in almost any topic from football (soccer) to Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat. That explanation should not, however, blind listeners unfamiliar with the Fry magic to the album's virtues. He tells five Greek myths, and it is likely true that if those myths had been taught this way in schools, they would be more familiar than they are now, but there's more to it: Fry's tales are accompanied by little soundtracks by composer Debbie Wiseman, generally in a film soundtrack style, and divided by Wiseman's short interludes on the same mythic theme as the preceding tale. These were composed earlier, inspired by a Fry book on myths, but they seem entirely unified with the tale accompaniments, and it is this, even as the music and text have been sliced and diced in various ways, that gives the whole its power. This is a release that will be welcomed not only by Fry fans, not even only by lovers of myth, but by anyone interested in innovative ways of joining music to nonmusical arts.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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The National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karen Jones, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Liebeck, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Montague-Mason, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stefano Civetta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Debbie Wiseman, Composer, Arranger, Music Production, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Fry, Author, Spoken Word, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Brooke, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer - Ali Johnson, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Audio Network Limited
The National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karen Jones, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Liebeck, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Montague-Mason, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stefano Civetta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Debbie Wiseman, Composer, Arranger, Music Production, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Brooke, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer - Ali Johnson, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Audio Network Limited
The National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karen Jones, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Liebeck, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Montague-Mason, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stefano Civetta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Debbie Wiseman, Composer, Arranger, Music Production, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Fry, Author, Spoken Word, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Brooke, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer - Ali Johnson, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Audio Network Limited
The National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karen Jones, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Liebeck, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Montague-Mason, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stefano Civetta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Debbie Wiseman, Composer, Arranger, Music Production, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Brooke, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer - Ali Johnson, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Audio Network Limited
The National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karen Jones, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Liebeck, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Montague-Mason, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stefano Civetta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Debbie Wiseman, Composer, Arranger, Music Production, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Fry, Author, Spoken Word, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Brooke, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer - Ali Johnson, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Audio Network Limited
The National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karen Jones, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Liebeck, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Montague-Mason, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stefano Civetta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Debbie Wiseman, Composer, Arranger, Music Production, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Brooke, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer - Ali Johnson, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Audio Network Limited
The National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karen Jones, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Liebeck, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Montague-Mason, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Parricelli, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Stefano Civetta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Debbie Wiseman, Composer, Arranger, Music Production, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Fry, Author, Spoken Word, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Brooke, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer - Ali Johnson, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Audio Network Limited
The National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karen Jones, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Liebeck, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Montague-Mason, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Parricelli, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Stefano Civetta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Debbie Wiseman, Composer, Arranger, Music Production, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Brooke, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer - Ali Johnson, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Audio Network Limited
The National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karen Jones, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Liebeck, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Montague-Mason, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stefano Civetta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Debbie Wiseman, Composer, Arranger, Music Production, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Fry, Author, Spoken Word, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Brooke, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer - Ali Johnson, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Audio Network Limited
The National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karen Jones, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Liebeck, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Perry Montague-Mason, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Okell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stefano Civetta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Debbie Wiseman, Composer, Arranger, Music Production, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Brooke, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Sunnucks, Producer - Ali Johnson, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2020 Audio Network Limited
Album review
The success of this release is doubtless due to the presence of popular actor, comedian, writer and (importantly) voice-over artist, Stephen Fry, a figure of catholic (although not Catholic) interests who can inspire interest in almost any topic from football (soccer) to Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat. That explanation should not, however, blind listeners unfamiliar with the Fry magic to the album's virtues. He tells five Greek myths, and it is likely true that if those myths had been taught this way in schools, they would be more familiar than they are now, but there's more to it: Fry's tales are accompanied by little soundtracks by composer Debbie Wiseman, generally in a film soundtrack style, and divided by Wiseman's short interludes on the same mythic theme as the preceding tale. These were composed earlier, inspired by a Fry book on myths, but they seem entirely unified with the tale accompaniments, and it is this, even as the music and text have been sliced and diced in various ways, that gives the whole its power. This is a release that will be welcomed not only by Fry fans, not even only by lovers of myth, but by anyone interested in innovative ways of joining music to nonmusical arts.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:51
- Main artists: Stephen Fry Debbie Wiseman The National Symphony Orchestra
- Composer: Debbie Wiseman
- Label: Decca (UMO) (Classics)
- Genre: Classical
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