On Air Now
Classic FM's More Music Breakfast with John Humphrys 6am - 9am
John Tavener and Paul McCartney
This image appears in the gallery:
John Tavener: a life in pictures
2. John Tavener and Paul McCartney
Tavener's early success with The Whale was perhaps inevitable - it was released on The Beatles' Apple label. He was also a friend of John Lennon and Ringo Starr during their mid-1960s Beatles peak.
