Famous composer and conductor to celebrate his 80th birthday . Sir George Henschel , the composer and conductor , will celebrate his 80th birthday on Tuesday . To commemorate this event he has written a song " Goneril 's Lullaby " . The words are taken from Gordon Bottomley 's " King Lear 's Life " . Sir George , who sings the song himself , has declared that " a better one I never wrote in all my life " . Sir George Henschel at work on a musical composition in his London studio . 15 February 1930