Reid's 1968 biography, written with Sargent's assistance His early recordings with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company for HMV included During the Second World War, Sargent and the Liverpool Philharmonic accompanied Although the heyday of live performances of Sargent's Coleridge-Taylor signature piece at the Albert Hall was by then long gone, Sargent, the Royal Choral Society and the Philharmonia made a stereo recording in 1962 of In addition to those choral pieces mentioned above, Sargent recorded Handel's Sargent was continually in demand as a conductor for concertos.

The musical ensembles with which he was associated included the Ballets Russes, the Royal Choral Society, the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, and the London Philharmonic, Hallé, Liverpool Philharmonic, BBC Symphony and Royal Philharmonic orchestras.Sargent was born in Bath Villas, Ashford, in Kent, England to a working-class family. 4 6

Sir Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent (29 April 1895–3 Oktober 1967) was 'n Engelse dirigent, orrelis en komponis wat algemeen beskou word as Brittanje se voorste dirigent van koorwerke.Die musikale ensembles waarmee hy geassosieer is, was die Ballets Russes, die Huddersfield Choral Society, die Royal Choral Society, die D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, die Londen Filharmoniese … As chief conductor of London's internationally famous summer music festival At the outbreak of the Second World War, Sargent turned down an offer of a major musical directorship in Australia and returned to the UK to bring music to as many people as possible as his contribution to national morale. Sir Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent (29 April 1895 – 3 October 1967) was an English conductor, organist and composer widely regarded as Britain's leading conductor of choral works. The musical ensembles with which he was associated included the Ballets Russes, the Huddersfield Choral Society, the … Malcolm Sargent Biography (Wikipedia) Sir Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent (29 April 1895 – 3 October 1967) was an English conductor, organist and composer widely regarded as … Life and career. His first recordings as a conductor, made for HMV in 1923 using the acoustic process, were of excerpts from Vaughan Williams' opera Hugh the Drover. 5

He recorded prolifically and worked with many orchestras, but made the most recordings (several dozen major pieces) with the BBC Symphony Orchestra (BBC), the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), the New Symphony Orchestra of London, the Sargent conducted Gilbert and Sullivan recordings in four different decades.

Early on, he developed a taste for luxury: Adrian Boult commented on his travelling to college by taxi, but Sargent rejoined, "All the more room for you, Adrian, on the bus.

Mary's Church, the largest Parish Church in Leicestershire, where Sargent served as organistSargent conducting his last Prom on 17 September 1966Sargent's own composition, Impression on a Windy Day, has been recorded for CD by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia conducted by Gavin Sutherland on the ASV label. Before, during and after his marriage, Sargent was a continual womaniser, a fact that he did not deny.Sargent's moral character attracted comment throughout his life.

Loading player… Malcolm himself studied piano and organ and sang in a number of choirs. Sargent loved Beecham’s company, and took in good part his quips, such as his reference to the rising conductor Herbert von Karajan, as "a kind of musical Malcolm Sargent"; and on hearing that Sargent was conducting in Tokyo, punningly remarking, "Flash in Japan!"

The musical ensembles with which he was associated included the Ballets Russes, the Huddersfield Choral Society, the … Reid opines that it "was first in circulation among orchestral players before Beecham and Sargent were allies from the early days of the London Philharmonic to Beecham's final months when they were planning joint concerts.

Sir Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent (29 April 1895 – 3 October 1967) was an English conductor, organist and composer widely regarded as Britain's leading conductor of choral works.