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Composer of the Week - Lord Berners

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Donald Macleod explores the life and music of the colourful and eccentric British composer Lord Berners. While he behaved as a very English gentleman, his compositions had a distinctive European slant

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Composer of the Week - Lord Berners - Berners and Diaghilev

Donald Macleod introduces works commissioned by Diaghilev - Berners's only opera and the suite from his fairytale ballet.

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Composer of the Week - Lord Berners - Berners the Humorist

Donald Macleod concentrates on a Berners work for puppet theatre, an exuberant essay in Spanish colour and a trio of waltzes, which contain a passage described as 'impudent'.

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Composer of the Week - Lord Berners - Berners the Socialite

Donald Macleod introduces Berners's fifth ballet, his final association with Frederick Ashton and Cecil Beaton, and the suite from his Nicholas Nickelby film score.

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Composer of the Week - Lord Berners - Berners the Versatile Poet

Donald Macleod explores Berners's literary endeavours and introduces music from the war-time years, including a ballet based on the legend of Cupid and Psyche and his film music.

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Composer of the Week - Lord Berners - Episode 3

Donald Macleod introduces two Berners ballets - one devised with Gertrude Stein, and the other a fantastical work with various bizarre characers.

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