Walter Legge (1966-1979)
' Somehow Walter was a performer of artists - as we have our instruments, Walter had his artists....'
(GEOFFREY PARSONS )
' I think he was one of the last great impresarios - the trouble was that for the last part of his life he was an impresario manque.'
(LORD HAREWOOD)
' He lived on the inner stem of music.'
(ELISABETH SCHWARZKOPF)
John Amis recalls the career of this pioneer of gramophone recording and founder of the Philharmonia Orchestra, with the help of Walter Legge 's widow, Elisabeth Schwarz kopf. and his friends, relations and fellow-musicians: LORD HAREWOOD, GEOFFREY PARSONS , DESMOND SHAWE-TAYLOR , GARETH MORRIS, MANOUG PARIKIAN, SUVI GRUBB , MAYA TOBIN and NANCY EVANS.
Producer PATRICIA BRENT