Composer of the Week - Lord Berners
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
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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