Kenneth Alwyn
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Kenneth Alwyn Wetherell was a British conductor, composer, and writer. He served with the Royal Air Force during World War II and later studied at the Royal Academy of Music from 1947 to 1951, where he won the Manns Memorial Prize for conducting in 1952. Alwyn began his career as a conductor with the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet in 1952, moving to the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden in 1957. He conducted the premiere of Benjamin Britten's The Prince of the Pagodas on January 1, 1957. Alwyn had a long association with BBC Radio 2's Friday Night is Music Night, appearing for thirty years as a conductor and presenter. Notable recordings include Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture · Capriccio Italien · Marche Slave · Swan Lake (1958) and Warsaw Concerto & Other Film Themes (2003). Alwyn passed away on December 10, 2020.
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- Addinsell: Greengage Summer (1961) - Suite - Main Titles/Joss/Zizi's Tango featuring Kenneth Alwyn
- Addinsell: Highly Dangerous (1950) - Theme featuring Kenneth Alwyn
- Addinsell: Blithe Spirit (1945) - Waltz Theme featuring Kenneth Alwyn
- Addinsell: The Day Will Dawn (1942) - Tea-Time Music ("Palms and Fountains") featuring Kenneth Alwyn
- Addinsell: Sea Devils (1953) - Prologue featuring Kenneth Alwyn
- Addinsell: Greengage Summer (1961) - Suite - End Titles featuring Kenneth Alwyn
- Addinsell: Greengage Summer (1961) - Suite - Eliot's Escape featuring Kenneth Alwyn
- Addinsell: Greengage Summer (1961) - Suite - Slow Waltz featuring Kenneth Alwyn
- Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - 1. Morning mood by London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Addinsell: Greengage Summer (1961) - Suite - Carpet Dance featuring Kenneth Alwyn
- Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - 3. Anitra's dance by London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - 2. Aase's death by London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Addinsell: Greengage Summer (1961) - Suite - In the French Countryside featuring Kenneth Alwyn
- Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - 4. In the Hall of the Mountain King by London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Addinsell: March of the United Nations (1942) featuring Kenneth Alwyn
- Addinsell: Out of the Clouds (1954) - Theme featuring Kenneth Alwyn
- Addinsell: Under Capricorn (1949) - Suite featuring Kenneth Alwyn
- Addinsell: The Passionate Friends (1948) - Lovers' Moon featuring Kenneth Alwyn
- Addinsell: The Lion Has Wings (1939) - Cavalry of the Clouds: March featuring Kenneth Alwyn
- Addinsell: Invocation featuring Kenneth Alwyn
- Davis: Opening Titles by Kenneth Alwyn
- Porgy and Bess (highlights) (Opera in three acts based on the novel Porgy by DuBose Heyward · Book by DuBose Heyward · Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin), Act II: Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin' (Porgy, Maria+, chorus) by Kenneth Alwyn
- Porgy and Bess (highlights) (Opera in three acts based on the novel Porgy by DuBose Heyward · Book by DuBose Heyward · Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin), Act II: Bess, you is my woman now (Porgy, Bess) by Kenneth Alwyn
- Porgy and Bess (highlights) (Opera in three acts based on the novel Porgy by DuBose Heyward · Book by DuBose Heyward · Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin), Act I: Summertime (Clara*) by Kenneth Alwyn
