EAN 9781861054746

LIFE WITH GLORIOUS JOHN offers a unique insight into the life and mind of one of the most accomplished conductors of all time, renowned for his work in England as the conductor of the Halle Orchestra. In 1939 Sir John Barbirolli (1899-1970) married Evelyn Rothwell, the Oboist. Her collection of anecdotes here in this book and impressions from her memories of life with John are wonderfully woven together.