Table of Contents

A Meteor Fell . . . 1905-1914
At Christ's Hospital 1914-1922
The College 'Whizz-Kid' 1922-1926
Diaghilev and Disagreement 1925-1926
Early Ballets and Philip Heseltine 1926-1927
The Rio Grande and Jazz 1927-1930
Camargo and the Birth of British Ballet 1928-1931
Marriage and Journalism 1931
A Permanent Post 1932-1934
Let's to Billiards - Music Ho! 1934
Elgar and Delius; Enter Fonteyn 1934
Van Dieren and Walton 1935
Pestilence and Apparitions 1936
Checkmate and Horoscope 1937-1938
Double Bishops and Limericks 1939-1940
Escape from Holland 1940-1943
Small Fish and Large Cats 1944-1945
The Second Mrs Lambert 1945-1946
The Third Programme and The Fairy Queen
Snakes and Tiresias
Appendix 1: The Compositions of Constant Lambert
Appendix 2: Synopsis of Tiresias
Appendix 3: A Constant Lambert Discography
Appendix 4: Constant Lambert's Journalism
Appendix 5: Constant Lambert's Talks for the BBC
Appendix 6: Constant Lambert's BBC Talks on Modern Dance Music (Jazz)
Appendix 7: Constant Lambert's Third Programme Broadcasts
Appendix 8: Constant Lambert's Conducting Engagements at the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts
Appendix 9: A Dance to the Music of Time: Anthony Powell, Hugh Moreland and Constant Lambert
Appendix 10: C. B. Rees on Constant Lambert
Appendix 11: A Constant Lambert Iconography
Appendix 12: Lambert's Limericks and Other Verses
Appendix 13: Vic-Wells/Sadler's Wells London Repertoire
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

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Reviews

Lloyd is the first biographer to tell the full unexpurgated story.
*MUSIC AND LETTERS*

Terrific.
*THE GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR*

Intensely researched ... Lloyd covers every aspect of the man's life ... there is scarcely a dull page throughout the book. [Five stars]
*CLASSICAL MUSIC*

A model of meticulous scholarship, as authoritative as it is compendious. ... The result is both majestic and moving.
*THE GUARDIAN*

This magisterial book is the best possible case for a Lambert revival. No Lambert enthusiast should miss it.
*GRAMOPHONE*

This magnificent book is a wholly remarkable achievement ... This book is more than valuable, appearing at a time when one had begun to imagine that studies of this importance and quality were in serious danger of dying out. Stephen Lloyd has restored this reader's faith in British musical scholarship and the publishers equally deserve our praise for the distinguished manner in which this book is presented.
*MUSICAL OPINION*

[A] monumental new biography ... a superb resource, thoroughly researched and rich in appendices.
*DANCING TIMES*

A revelation ... well researched and well written ... this fine biography enables us to put Lambert's life and achievements objectively in context.
*ELGAR SOCIETY JOURNAL*

I strongly recommend this book to all to share my fascination for a long-lost era when giants walked the earth ... If Constant Lambert himself is now a somewhat obscure figure to many, this book should bring him into a much clearer focus.
*RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS SOCIETY JOURNAL*

Full of great names ... it's a wonderful history of British music at that period. An intriguing and marvellous book ... [with a] tremendous amount of research.
*BBC RADIO 3, MUSIC MATTERS*

Fascinating ... This is a very detailed account of a working life ... Stephen Lloyd gives us a satisfying number of letters both to and from Lambert, allowing us a sense of his enchanting voice.
*THE SPECTATOR*

Lambert's fascinating, multifaceted personality and Lloyd's informed insights keep us turning the pages. (Four stars out of five.)
*BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE*

As close to definitive as a biography can be. Mr Lloyd gets absolutely everything right ... Far more important, Mr. Lloyd makes a compelling case for Mr. Lambert's continuing significance ... I hope it soon finds its way into the hands of a smart orchestral conductor looking for an underappreciated composer to champion.
*WALL STREET JOURNAL*