English music critic and broadcaster
Born July 3, 1928 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex
Died July 1, 2015 in Spitalfields, London
Record reviewer for The Guardian from 1955 (later chief music critic until July 1993) and [l175278] from 1960. Co-editor of The Penguin Guide to Classical Music, which began as The Stereo Record Guide in 1960. Regularly broadcast for BBC Radio 3.