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Alec Robertson
AuthorBooks · Second hand1892-1982
Alec Robertson, MBE was a British writer, broadcaster and music critic. He wrote music criticism for Gramophone for more than 50 years, beginning with the magazine's very first issue in 1923. He later served as that magazine's music editor from 1952 to 1972. Ho joined the Gramophone Department of the BBC in 1940, and worked as producer of music talks on the Home and Third programmes, retiring from the BBC in 1952.
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About Alec Robertson
Birth
1892
Death
1982
Alec Robertson, MBE was a British writer, broadcaster and music critic. He wrote music criticism for Gramophone for more than 50 years, beginning with the magazine's very first issue in 1923. He later served as that magazine's music editor from 1952 to 1972. Ho joined the Gramophone Department of the BBC in 1940, and worked as producer of music talks on the Home and Third programmes, retiring from the BBC in 1952.
Alec Robertson was a key figure in 20th-century British music criticism.
His most notable work, The Pelican History of Music, remains a fundamental reference for scholars.
Throughout his prolific career, he published a total of 33 works dedicated to musical analysis.
His deep expertise spanned from church music to the complex compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Beyond writing, Robertson excelled as an organist and chorusmaster, bringing a practical perspective to his criticism.
