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        Constant Lambert

        • 2(pic)222/2220/timp.perc/hp/str
        • 10 min

        Programme Note

        The music of this short orchestral piece is taken from Berners’ one-act comic opera Le Carosse du Saint-Sacrement, first performed at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in 1924. Although French critics disliked the opera, it was well received by The Times as well as by the public – Berners spent several minutes on stage acknowledging applause after the first performance. However, the opera never transferred to London. Perhaps not wanting to see his music go to waste, Berners fashioned the Caprice Péruvien from parts of the opera score, with help from Constant Lambert.

        Suitable as a stand-alone concert piece, the Caprice Péruvien can also be played as a prelude, or overture, to Le Carosse du Saint-Sacrement itself.

        Media

        Lord Berners: Caprice péruvien

        Discography

        Lord Berners: Le Carrosse Du Saint-Sacrement

        Lord Berners: Le Carrosse Du Saint-Sacrement
        • Label
          Naxos
        • Catalogue Number
          8.660510
        • Conductor
          David Lloyd-Jones / Nicholas Cleobury
        • Ensemble
          RTE Sinfonietta / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
        • Soloist
          Cynthia Buchan, mezzo soprano; Alexander Oliver, tenor; John Winfield, tenor; Anthony Smith, baritone; n Caddy, bass baritone; Thomas Lawlor, bass baritone
        • Released
          2022

        Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement

        Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement
        • Label
          Marco Polo
        • Catalogue Number
          8.225155
        • Conductor
          Gavin Sutherland / Nicholas Cleobury / Dazzi Lloyd-Jones
        • Ensemble
          RTE Sinfonietta / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Royal Ballet Sinfonia
        • Soloist
          Cynthia Buchan, mezzo soprano; Alexander Oliver, tenor; John Winfield, tenor; Anthony Smith, baritone; Ian Caddy, bass baritone; Thomas Lawlor, bass baritone
        • Released
          2000
        Title Unavailable
        • Label
          Marco Polo
        • Catalogue Number
          8 223780
        • Conductor
          David Lloyd-Jones
        • Ensemble
          RTE Sinfonietta