Ivor Gurney and Marion Scott: Song of Pain and Beauty

Insightful account of the life and works of two of the most important figures in twentieth—century British cultural life.

This dual biography of Ivor Gurney and Marion Scott tells the dramatic story of two geniuses who met at the Royal College of Music in 1911 and formed an unlikely partnership that illuminated and enriched the musical and literary worlds in which they moved. Gurney's poetry and songs have taken their place as part of the inheritance of England. Scott, Gurney's strongest adv...