A close friend and one-time sound man at the Royal Opera House said EG was affectionately known backstage as Granny Greenfield :)
Edward Greenfield (1928 - 2015)
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I used to see EG on the odd occasion at an RFH concert but one specific memory I do have is of an illustrated talk he gave on the Elgar 2nd Symphony which was to form the second half of that evening's concert with Haitink and the Philharmonia. The talk was given with typical EG enthusiasm but the music examples were played at ear-splitting level. I did wonder at he time whether he reviewed recordings at such a high volume setting but decided not to ask!"The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink
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Originally posted by Petrushka View PostI used to see EG on the odd occasion at an RFH concert but one specific memory I do have is of an illustrated talk he gave on the Elgar 2nd Symphony which was to form the second half of that evening's concert with Haitink and the Philharmonia. The talk was given with typical EG enthusiasm but the music examples were played at ear-splitting level. I did wonder at he time whether he reviewed recordings at such a high volume setting but decided not to ask!
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Dear old Ted - a safe pair of critical hands generally and he always came across as a very nice man .
I sat behind him once at a recital given by Tasmin Little at Snape Maltings in 1996. He was with a very elderly lady who I wondered whether it was his mother - they certainly seemed to be having a great time .
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Originally posted by cloughie View PostI guess he shaped many a record collection!
RIP EG.
For me he was the master of summing up in relatively few words the broad characteristics of a performance, the general approach, and would then dab in some telling specific detail. Very readable stuff indeed: a rarer commodity these days.
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I take 'too nice' as a euphemistic phrase to describe someone who refused to use his position to ridicule the artists he reviewed or inflict cheap shots on them.
Very sad to hear of E.G.'s passing. He was a strong 'guiding presence' in many listeners' journeys of discovery and his faults, if he had any, were amiable ones.
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