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“It’s a noble enterprise, with deeper ideas about human diversity and unity. Bates is, as ever, an engaging musical storyteller.”
– BBC Music Magazine
Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra
Released on Sony Classical on April 22, 2022.
Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra is the Grammy-winning album by Mason Bates, performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Edwin Outwater. The 25-minute concerto is a captivating introduction to the instruments, sounds and science of the orchestra with a masterful score and classy, creative animation: the Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra of our day.
The recording won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical.
Credits: Mason Bates (Composer/Writer), Gary Rydstrom (Director/Writer) and Jim Capobianco (Story/Animation)
“It’s a noble enterprise, with deeper ideas about human diversity and unity. Bates is, as ever, an engaging musical storyteller.”
– BBC Music Magazine
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