“… The Triumph of Neptune is one of his [Berners] most important works. The ballet music was commissioned by Serge Diaghilev and choreographed by Georges Balanchine. It is very picturesque in sound and comes into its own in the atmospheric and sweeping interpretation under David Lloyd-Jones. L’uomo dai baffi, cast with a small ensemble, is a ballet for puppets and contains effective music with many good ideas. The Valses bourgeoises orchestrated by Philip Lanes and the Polka offer somewhat quirky and entertaining music that also becomes very attractive in these vital performances.” ****  Remy Franck

“… the music is entertaining and lively. The English Northern Philharmonia offers a sparkling interpretation of the music – always with a wink of British humor. In 1918 – eight years before The Triumph of Neptune – Lord Berners wrote the music for the puppet show L’uomo dai baffi – The Man with the Moustache. This work is much more avant-garde, relying more on moods, on the atmospheric painting of a wide variety of situations and emotional states. Here, too, David Lloyd-Jones and the English Northern Philharmonia hit the right note: more restrained, more intimate, with the necessary depth. The listener does not even need to know the original libretto to this composition, yet the performers give him the feeling of holding the puppet strings in his own hands and experiencing his own story.” ****  Guy Engels