Berners: Wedding Bouquet, Etc / Alwyn, Rte Sinfonietta

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Label
Marco Polo
Release Date
January 31, 1996
Format
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"A Wedding Bouquet . . . was an extraordinary combination of elements: a shockingly nonsensical text taken from Gertrude Stein’s They must be wedded to their wife, set to music by Berners – who also designed the costumes and decor – and choreographed by Frederick Ashton. . . . The whole work comes out wonderfully in this effervescent performance, with all the sparkle of the champagne being liberally drunk on stage. Both soloists and chorus are well balanced . . . . The tunes are extremely catchy, especially the tango and the crazy waltz, and there is every justification now for regarding A Wedding Bouquet as Berners’s masterpiece – a real discovery in British music of the inter-war period, and destined to become a classic. . . . [Luna Park] is impeccably crafted and radiates balletic enjoyment." -- Peter Dickinson, Gramophone



Product Description:


  • Release Date: January 31, 1996


  • UPC: 730099371629


  • Catalog Number: 8223716


  • Label: Marco Polo


  • Number of Discs: 1


  • Composer: Berners


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: Rté Chamber Choir, Rté Sinfonietta


  • Performer: Kenneth, Alwyn