Lord Berners: A Wedding Bouquet, March & Luna Park
10/22/2021, 10 Tracks, 52:06
Featuring
Kenneth Alwyn
RTÉ Chamber Choir
RTÉ Sinfonietta
Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson (Lord Berners)
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Composition History
Lord Berners' choral ballet A Wedding Bouquet, his most original and successful work, was based on the opening pages of Gertrude Stein's play They Must. Be Wedded. To Their Wife.
Composer Biography
Lord Berners was known as 'the versatile peer' in the national press due to his skills in music, literature, and painting.
Performer Biography
The RTÉ Sinfonietta is a subset of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, which has been introducing orchestral music to new audiences since 1948 and has performed with artists like Luciano Pavarotti and Lang Lang.
Recording & Production
This album features the world premiere recording of Lord Berners' March and Luna Park.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Lord Berners' earliest music was avant-garde, consisting of songs and piano pieces, many published under his original name, Gerald Tyrwhitt.
Performer Biography
Kenneth Alwyn, the conductor on this album, had a long career including serving as conductor of the Radio Malaya Orchestra and working with the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden.
Composer Biography
Lord Berners, born Sir Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, was the 14th Baron Berners and a baronet, a title that can pass through female as well as male lines.
