{"id":47205,"date":"2024-09-14T11:27:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T09:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/018f7046-45ab-47d0-8ea5-df2db5a90621"},"modified":"2024-09-14T18:07:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T16:07:18","slug":"idolised-by-prommers-disliked-by-players-why-longtime-proms-chief-malcolm-sargent-cut-a-divisive-figure","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/idolised-by-prommers-disliked-by-players-why-longtime-proms-chief-malcolm-sargent-cut-a-divisive-figure\/","title":{"rendered":"Idolised by Prommers, disliked by players: why longtime Proms chief Malcolm Sargent cut a divisive figure"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Saturday, 14 September 2024 at 09:27 AM<\/p>

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I<\/strong>n his day, no conductor enjoyed a higher public profile among British conductors than Malcolm Sargent.<\/strong> <\/p>

\u2018Flash Harry\u2019, they called him. The exact provenance of the soubriquet is unclear, but it suited Sargent down to the ground. The snappy dressing, not least on the podium. The hair sleeked back. Carnation in buttonhole. The touch of showmanship about his conducting gestures. And the showman was a past master at orchestrating the applause he craved \u2013 not least from his beloved Albert Hall<\/a><\/strong> Promenaders.<\/p>