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Gerald Larner (9 March 1936 – 18 December 2018) was a British music critic. He began his career writing for The Guardian, joining as assistant music critic in 1962 and as chief Northern music critic (1965-93).[1] He wrote for The Times from the 1990s. He composed a libretto for a John McCabe opera and wrote a biography of Maurice Ravel.[2][1][3]

His second marriage was to Lynne Walker.[4]

Selected publications

  • Glasgow Style (with Celia Larner)
  • Maurice Ravel. Phaidon, London, 1996.[5] ISBN 0714832707

References

  1. ^ a b "Gerald Larner". Oxford Reference.
  2. ^ "Gerald Larner obituary". Thetimes.co.uk. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Gerald Larner dies aged 82". Classicalsource.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Lynne Walker: Music and theatre critic for The Independent". The Independent. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Classical Net Review - Larner - Maurice Ravel". Classical Net. Retrieved 8 January 2019.