Edward Greenfield
Edward Harry Greenfield
Early life
Edward Greenfield was born in
He went to Trinity Hall, Cambridge, to study modern languages,[1] but ended up graduating in law.[3]
Career
Greenfield joined The Manchester Guardian in 1953, where he began as a filing clerk. He then became a lobby correspondent in the House of Commons.[3]
He was a record critic for the newspaper from 1955, a music critic from 1964, and was chief music critic from 1977 until his retirement in 1993. He contributed to Gramophone magazine from 1960, and was joint editor of The Stereo Record Guide after 1960.[2]
A regular broadcaster on the BBC, he presented classical music programmes on the World Service, including his selection of music and requests on The Greenfield Collection,[1] and was a regular contributor to the Building a Library feature of Radio 3's Record Review for many years.
Greenfield was appointed
Later life and death
In 2010, Greenfield entered into a civil partnership with Paul Westcott, a press officer at Chandos Records.[1]
In his later years, he suffered from an undiagnosed condition that affected his balance and rendered him immobile. He died at his home in Spitalfields, London, on 1 July 2015, two days before his 87th birthday.[5][2]
Books
- Puccini – Keeper Of The Seal. Arrow Books. 1958.
- Joan Sutherland. Ian Allan. 1972. ISBN 978-0711003187.
- André Previn. New York Drake. 1973. ISBN 978-0877495277.
- (with ISBN 978-0141399751.
- Portrait Gallery: A Life in Classical Music. Elliott and Thompson. 2014. ISBN 978-1909653580.
References
- ^ a b c d e McKie, David; Bowen, Meirion (2 July 2015). "Edward Greenfield obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c d "Edward Greenfield, a much-loved Gramophone critic for 55 years, died yesterday at his home in Spitalfields, aged 87". Gramophone. 2 July 2015.
- ^ a b Walsh, Stephen (8 February 2014). "Portrait of a Guardian music critic". The Spectator. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Edward Greenfield, writer – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "So Long, Edward Greenfield". Spitalfields Life. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
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- "Edward Greenfield profile". The Guardian.