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Release Date
2003
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Length
12 tracks
The making of 'Shapes' has been a voyage of discovery for me. I have been in the enviable position of recording a collection of some of the greatest works of classical music ever written with the best people in the business.
Coming from a more pop or contemporary world it was important for me to approach these works in a way that I could relate to which started off by deconstructing the pieces purely for the sake of understanding their workings and nature and then rebuilding them. I have had two main rules: firstly, the need to try and make a sincere connection with the composer and secondly, the need to be as sincere as I could to you. This album never would have happened without great team work.
BBC Worldwide have a team who have guided me in so many ways including some of Jane Carter’s inspired repertoire choices, particularly the B Minor Mass movement and Jim Reid's courage for taking this on and giving me the freedom and encouragement to express myself. Nick Patrick gave his magical ears and experience to the production. Nick Ingman demonstrated how he's one of the world's greatest string arrangers. Richard Cottle played some inspired keyboards and electronic percussion and he and Andy Green did their work on all the computer programming which is an important part of record making today.
I have been joined by the world's greatest musicians in their field including Pino Palladino on bass, Miles Bould on percussion and Jason Rebello on piano. Moya Brennan created some haunting vocal textures and I have had the great honour of working with the two greatest singers in their field: Sting and Placido Domingo. The result is like a diary or photo album of this voyage, which is my pleasure to share with all music lovers.
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