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(I dislike the tag ‘literary novel,’ but no one has come up with a better one.) I think genre authors often condescend to their readers. Hilary Mantel: They seem to have united two constituencies: people who read the literary novel, and people who like historical fiction as a genre. The most intense part of the concert must surely be the depiction of Anne Boleyn's execution, as the impassioned readings leave the audience hanging on every word, with music that is gripping and moving in equal parts.Why do you think Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies have been so successful – both critically and commercially? The concert roughly follows the narrative of the television series with Lesser's intense readings setting the scene for a musical commentary. Wiseman has over 200 film and television soundtracks to her name including Wilde, Wolf Hall, Father Brown, A Poet In New York and Dickensian.Ĭonsisting of some of the country's finest musicians, the Locrian Ensemble is at the very top of its game, delivering stunning performances which range from the blisteringly dramatic to the heart-rendingly mournful. In this concert, Debbie and the Ensemble perform selections from her acclaimed score, alongside extracts from Wolf Hall and its first sequel Bring Up The Bodies read by Anton Lesser - who played Thomas More in the BBC series. Accompanying Thomas Cromwell's machinations and hushed conversations in shadowy palace corners was original music by award-winning composer Debbie Wiseman, performed by The Locrian Ensemble of London the soundtrack CD reached no.1 in the classical charts. Hilary Mantel's award-winning novel Wolf Hall was transformed into a riveting six-part drama by the BBC to huge acclaim in 2015.