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Kenneth Alwyn
*1925 GB
Composer / Conductor of Classical and Soundtrack
A.k.a. Kenneth Alwyn Wetherell
Kenneth Alwyn (born Kenneth Alwyn Wetherell, 28 July 1925) is an English conductor, composer and writer. Described by BBC Radio 3 as "one of the great British musical directors", Alwyn is known for his many recordings, including with the London Symphony Orchestra on Decca’s first stereophonic recording of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. He is also known for his long association with BBC Radio 2’s orchestral live music programme Friday Night is Music Night, appearing for thirty years as a conductor and presenter, and for his contribution to British musical theatre as a prolific musical director in the 1950s and 1960s. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music and is married to the actress Mary Law.
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Davis: Opening Titles - From "Pride And Prejudice" on Reel Love - The Cinematic Romance Album by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra The Dream of Olwen - 1988 Remastered Version on British Light Classics by Various Artists Theme (From "Goodbye Mr. Chips") [Reconstr. P. Lane] on Addinsell: Goodbye Mr. Chips / A Tale of Two Cities by Richard Addinsell, BBC Concert Orchestra & Kenneth Alwyn Warsaw Concerto - 1988 Remastered Version on Time Traveller: Wartime Britain by Various Artists Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: 4. In the Hall of the Mountain King on Grieg: Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1 • Rossini: Overtures by Kenneth Alwyn Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: 1. Morning mood on Grieg: Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1 • Rossini: Overtures by Kenneth Alwyn Cornish Rhapsody - 1988 Remastered Version on British Light Classics by Various Artists Slavonic March, Op. 31 on Decca Sound: The Analogue Years 1954 – 1968 by Various Artists Selections from "The Prince and the Showgirl" (After R. Addinsell) [Orch. D. Gamley] on Addinsell: Goodbye Mr. Chips / A Tale of Two Cities by Richard Addinsell, BBC Concert Orchestra & Kenneth Alwyn Hiawatha / Hiawatha's Wedding Feast: You shall hear how Pau-Puk-Keewis on Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Helen Field, Arthur Davies, Bryn Terfel, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra & Kenneth AlwynTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gone With The Wind - The Essential MAX STEINER Film Music Collection | Max Steiner / The City Of Prague Philharmonic / The Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra / Kenneth Alwyn | 2001 | Album |
| The Quiet Man | Kenneth Alwyn | 2000 | Album |
| Cinema's Classic Romances | The City Of Prague Philharmonic, Kenneth Alwyn | 1998 | Album |
| Cinema Choral Classics | Crouch End Festival Chorus Conducted By David Temple, The City Of Prague Philharmonic Conducted By Nic Raine, Paul Bateman, Kenneth Alwyn | 1997 | Compil. |
| Horror! | Kenneth Alwyn | 1996 | Compil. |
| Wedding Bouquet / Luna Park / March | Lord Berners – RTE Sinfonietta, RTE Chamber Choir, Kenneth Alwyn | 1996 | Album |
| The Red Shoes - Classic British Film Music | Kenneth Alwyn, Philharmonia Orchestra | 1992 | Compil. |
| A Gilbert & Sullivan Gala | Valérie Masterson • Robert Tear, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Kenneth Alwyn, Sheila Armstrong, Benjamin Luxon, Northern Sinfonia, Richard Hickox | 1992 | Compil. |
| Hiawatha | Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - Helen Field • Arthur Davies • Bryn Terfel, Orchestra & Chorus Of The Welsh National Opera, Kenneth Alwyn | 1991 | Album |
| Classic British Film Music | Kenneth Alwyn, Philharmonia Orchestra | 1990 | Album |
| Slaughter On 10th Avenue / Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris / Warsaw Concerto | George Gershwin / Richard Rodgers / Richard Addinsell / The Sinfonia Of London, Kenneth Alwyn With Malcolm Binns | 1990 | Album |
| The Battle Of Britain - 50th Anniversary | The BBC Concert Orchestra Conducted By Martin Loveday & The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force Principal Director Of Music Herbert Barrie Hingley & BBC Singers Chorus Manager Geoffrey Mitchell Conducted By Kenneth Alwyn | 1990 | Album |
| Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast / The Bamboula | Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Alwyn | 1984 | Album |
| Sing Gilbert & Sullivan | Valérie Masterson & Robert Tear With Kenneth Alwyn Conducting The Bournemouth Sinfonietta | 1983 | Album |
| Music From The Movies | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra ,Conducted By Kenneth Alwyn With Piano By Daniel Adni | 1980 | Album |
| Gilbert And Sullivan Overtures | Gilbert & Sullivan / The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Kenneth Alwyn | 1970 | Album |
| Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris / Concerto In F | George Gershwin / Richard Rodgers / Richard Addinsell / Miklós Rózsa - The Sinfonia Of London, Kenneth Alwyn, Morgan Lewis, Malcolm Binns, William Davies | 1966 | Album |
| The National Anthem | Benjamin Britten, The London Symphony Orchestra And London Symphony Chorus, Kenneth Alwyn, The Kneller Hall Trumpeteers, Trumpeters Of The Royal Military School Of Music | 1962 | Single |
| More Gilbert And Sullivan Overtures | Gilbert & Sullivan, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Kenneth Alwyn | 1961 | Album |
| Kismet | Kenneth Alwyn | 1961 | Album |
| 1812 Overture · Capriccio Italien · Marche Slave | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Kenneth Alwyn, The London Symphony Orchestra | 1958 | Album |
| Carmen Jones | The New World Show Orchestra, Kenneth Alwyn | Album | |
| Nussknacker Suite aus dem Ballett OP. 71, Slawischer Marsch OP. 31 | Peter I. Tschaikowsky, Ernest Ansermet, The London Symphony Orchestra, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Kenneth Alwyn | Album | |
| Concerto In F • Rhapsody In Blue | George Gershwin - The Sinfonia Of London, Kenneth Alwyn, Malcolm Binns | Album | |
| 1812 Overture. Op. 49, Capriccio Italien / Op. 45 | Kenneth Alwyn, The London Symphony Orchestra, The Band Of The Grenadier Guards, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Single | |
| Overtures - Barber Of Seville / William Tell / Semiramide • The Silken Ladder | Gioacchino Rossini, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London • Kenneth Alwyn | Album | |
| First Symphony, Concerto For Strings | Paul Ben-Haim, Kenneth Alwyn | Album | |
| Nussknacker Suite OP.71 / Slawischer Marsch OP. 31 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande | Album |
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