Hymn: Alan Bennett and the Medici String Quartet Audiobook on Audio Download, buy now from AudioGO

Alan Bennett joins forces with the acclaimed Medici String Quartet for a prestigious world premiere first performed at the Harrogate Festival in August 2001. 'Hymn' is a series of prose pieces about Alan Bennett's early experiences of music: the hymns he learned as a boy, the violin his father never managed to teach him and the concerts he went to in Leeds. Bennett's musical memories are produced and set to music by the celebrated film composer, George Fenton. This release was recorded live in front of a specially invited audience in the BBC Radio Theatre on 28 November 2001.

Recorded in front of a live audience at the BBC Radio Theatre in 2001, this MP3 audiobook ‘Hymn’ is a musical autobiography of sorts, taking listeners on a journey through the high and low notes of Alan Bennett’s life.

From the hymns he learnt as a child to the music of the Andrew Sisters on the radio, up to the concerts in Leeds town hall where he would sit behind the double basses, this delightful musical memoir provides a fascinating and original insight into the life of one of Britain’s most celebrated playwrights.

Alan Bennett’s nostalgic exploration of his past is reawakened and set to music by the celebrated musician, film composer and producer George Fenton. Accompanied by the renowned Medici String Quartet, ‘Hymn’ on MP3 audiobook offers you a unique combination of wonderfully composed music as the backdrop to a series of witty, nostalgic and introspective observations about Alan Bennett’s formative years, read flawlessly by the author himself.

For those with an interest in music, Alan Bennett, comedy, memoir - or even those just wanting to take a pleasant journey down memory lane - ‘Hymn’ on MP3 audiobook is a striking accompaniment to a car journey or a quiet afternoon indoors.