THE MAESTRO OF SEDUCTION; An extraordinary new biography reveals the secret passion of our best-loved conductor Sir Malcolm Sargent: wealthy, titled women - and their daughters.

The Mail on Sunday (London, England) | May 27, 2001| | Copyright

Byline: RICHARD ALFOUS

Sir Malcolm Sargent made The Proms a national institution as chief conductor from 1948 until his death in 1967. But behind his immaculate dress and flamboyant talent was another, darker personality - revealed in this extract from a new biography, written with exclusive access to Sargent's private letters, photographs and diaries

On the morning of Tuesday July 8, 1947, Malcolm Sargent surveyed himself in the mirror as he prepared to leave for his investiture as a Knight Bachelor at Buckingham Palace. Oliver, his new valet who was on a ...

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