Bernard Crook is essentially a postWar musician, since it was only in 1914 that he sealed his career with an open scholarship for the piano. After a season or two of recitals in London and the provinces, he went on tour through the British Isles and later with Pavlova in a season of International Celebrity Concerts. He owes much of his success to his belief that light music should be played with style and with the finesse of a chamber music performance. In keeping with this belief, he selects the members of his Quintet principally for their achievements as chamber music players.