Composer and broadcaster Antony Hopkins dies aged 93
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The composer and broadcaster Antony Hopkins, who presented the BBC Radio 3 programme Talking About Music for more than 36 years, has died aged 93.
Mr Hopkins, who was appointed a CBE in 1976 for services to music, was also a conductor and an accomplished pianist.
He regularly displayed his musical prowess during his radio shows when he was also joined by high-profile guests.
Among his most well-known music were compositions for the films Billy Budd, Pickwick Papers and Cast a Dark Shadow.
Roger Wright, controller of BBC Radio 3, said he was "saddened" by news of Hopkins' death.
"I was one of the many listeners who benefitted from
his groundbreaking radio programmes, Talking About Music.
"By his authority (worn lightly) and his warm tone, his influence was immense and it was a privilege to have been able to hear him.
"He was even kind enough to take time to respond to
this teenager's letter commenting on one of his talks about a Mozart Piano
Concerto. I shall always remember that generosity of spirit and desire to
spread the word about the joy and magic of classical music."
Hopkins was born Antony Reynolds in Edmonton, north London, but following the death of his father when he was four, he was adopted by Major Tom Hopkins, the head teacher of Berkhamsted School, and his wife Lillian.
He went on to be educated at Berkhamsted and later at the Royal College of Music, where he won two of the college's top awards - the Chappell Gold Medal for piano and the Cobbett Prize for composition. That set him up for a career of music-making, across radio, theatre and cinema.
He presented Radio 3's Talking About Music - in which he analysed a work that was due to be broadcast on the station during the week - from the 1950s until 1992.
He also composed numerous scores for the BBC radio programmes - two of which won prestigious Prix Italia awards for the best radio shows in Europe.
Meanwhile, his work was being heard by audiences as operas and productions at Stratford and the West End.
He also became known for his books of musical analysis,
which included Talking About Symphonies, and wrote an autobiography called
Beating Time.
Writer
John and the Magic Music Man
Short
Writer
1976
Composer
John and the Magic Music Man
Short
Composer
1976
The Broken Hill (1966)
The Broken Hill
Composer
1966
Barbar the Little Elephant
TV Movie
Composer
1966
Billy Budd (1962)
Billy Budd
7.8
Composer (music composed by)
1962
Carla Challoner, Ernest Milton, Cyril Shaps, and Gillian
Ferguson in The Adventures of Alice (1960)
The Adventures of Alice
9.4
TV Movie
Composer
1960
Hands Across the Sky
TV Movie
Composer
1960
Portrait of Man
TV Movie
Composer
1960
The Dock Brief (1957)
The Dock Brief
TV Movie
Composer
1957
Stephen Boyd and Anna Gaylor in The Beasts of Marseilles
(1957)
The Beasts of Marseilles
6.3
Composer
1957
Nom-de-Plume
TV Series
Composer
1956
1 episode
Navy Heroes (1955)
Navy Heroes
6.2
Composer
1955
Dirk Bogarde and Margaret Lockwood in Cast a Dark Shadow
(1955)
Cast a Dark Shadow
7.0
Composer
1955
War in the Air (1954)
War in the Air
8.3
TV Series
Composer
1954
1 episode
Child's Play (1954)
Child's Play
5.5
Composer
1954
The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (1954)
The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp
6.5
Composer
1954
Johnny on the Run (1953)
Johnny on the Run
6.6
Composer
1953
Joan Fontaine and Louis Jourdan in Decameron Nights (1953)
Decameron Nights
5.3
Composer
1953
The Pickwick Papers (1952)
The Pickwick Papers
6.9
Composer
1952
Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952)
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
6.4
Composer
1952
The Huggetts Abroad (1949)
The Huggetts Abroad
5.7
Composer
1949
Vote for Huggett (1949)
Vote for Huggett
6.1
Composer
1949
Here Come the Huggetts (1948)
Here Come the Huggetts
6.2
Composer (as Anthony Hopkins)
1948
It's Hard to Be Good (1948)
It's Hard to Be Good
5.5
Composer
1948
Vice Versa (1948)
Vice Versa
6.3
Composer
1948
Music Department
Barbar the Little Elephant
TV Movie
piano
1966
Billy Budd (1962)
Billy Budd
7.8
music conducted by
1962
Carla Challoner, Ernest Milton, Cyril Shaps, and Gillian
Ferguson in The Adventures of Alice (1960)
The Adventures of Alice
9.4
TV Movie
conductor
1960
Hands Across the Sky
TV Movie
conductor
1960
Portrait of Man
TV Movie
conductor
1960
Stephen Boyd and Anna Gaylor in The Beasts of Marseilles
(1957)
The Beasts of Marseilles
6.3
musical director
1957
Navy Heroes (1955)
Navy Heroes
6.2
conductor
1955
Dirk Bogarde and Margaret Lockwood in Cast a Dark Shadow
(1955)
Cast a Dark Shadow
7.0
orchestra director
1955
Child's Play (1954)
Child's Play
5.5
conductor
1954
The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (1954)
The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp
6.5
conductor
1954
Joan Fontaine and Louis Jourdan in Decameron Nights (1953)
Decameron Nights
5.3
musical director
1953
The Pickwick Papers (1952)
The Pickwick Papers
6.9
conductor
1952
Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952)
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
6.4
conductor
1952
Soundtrack
Navy Heroes (1955)
Navy Heroes
6.2
arranger: "Dovey Trot" (uncredited)
1955
The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (1954)
The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp
6.5
arranger: "Il Trovatore", "Rule
Britannia" (uncredited)
1954
Jeremy Spenser in Edge of Divorce (1953)
Edge of Divorce
6.1
music: "Incidental Music" (uncredited)
1953
Self
Peter Ustinov in An Audience with Peter Ustinov (1988)
An Audience with Peter Ustinov
8.5
TV Special
Self - piano accompaniest
1988
Q.E.D. (1982)
Q.E.D.
6.2
TV Series
Self - Musician
1987
1 episode
Call My Bluff (1965)
Call My Bluff
7.0
TV Series
Self
1974–1980
6 episodes
John and the Magic Music Man
Short
Self - Narrator
1976
Dudley Moore and Sheila Hancock in But Seriously, It's
Sheila Hancock (1972)
But Seriously, It's Sheila Hancock
4.2
TV Series
Self
1972
1 episode
Music on 2 (1965)
Music on 2
TV Series
Self - IntroductionSelf - Presenter
1971–1972
4 episodes
Face the Music (1967)
Face the Music
8.1
TV Series
Self - Guest Musician
1972
1 episode
Late Night Line-Up (1964)
Late Night Line-Up
6.5
TV Series
Self - Panellist
1968
2 episodes
Orson Welles in Tempo (1961)
Tempo
7.7
TV Series
Self - Host
1967
5 episodes
NET Playhouse (1964)
NET Playhouse
7.1
TV Series
Self
1967
1 episode
The Biz Quiz
TV Series
Self
1966
1 episode
Sunday Night
6.7
TV Series
Self
1966
1 episode
Eamonn Andrews in This Is Your Life (1955)
This Is Your Life
6.5
TV Series
Self
1960
1 episode
Bernard Shaw
Short
Self
1957
Concert Hour
TV Series
Self - Presenter
1955–1959
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