Ernest Newman [SEP] date of death
Ernest Newman
Ernest Newman (30 November 1868 – 7 July 1959) was an English music critic and musicologist. "Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians" describes him as "the most celebrated British music critic in the first half of the 20th century." His style of criticism, aiming at intellectual objectivity in contrast to the more subjective approach of other critics, such as Neville Cardus, was reflected in his books on Richard Wagner, Hugo Wolf, Richard Strauss and others. He was music critic of "The
is seen by Matthews as an "abrupt volte-face" after the life-enhancing spirituality of the "Hymn". Warrack refers to its aloof tranquillity; Imogen Holst believed the "Ode" expressed Holst's private attitude to death. The piece has rarely been performed since its premiere in 1922, although the composer Ernest Walker thought it was Holst's finest work to that date.
The influential critic Ernest Newman considered "The Perfect Fool" "the best of modern British operas", but its unusually short length