
Berners: Wedding Bouquet, Etc / Alwyn, Rte Sinfonietta
- Marco Polo
- January 31, 1996
"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:
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Release Date: January 31, 1996
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UPC: 730099371629
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Catalog Number: 8223716
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Label: Marco Polo
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Number of Discs: 1
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Composer: Berners
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Orchestra/Ensemble: Rté Chamber Choir, Rté Sinfonietta
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Performer: Kenneth, Alwyn