Incidentally, I went through a phase a few weeks ago of listening to a lot of British music from the 50s and 60s, in a non-partisan sort of way (ie, Rawsthorne and William Alwyn on one hand, Humphrey Searle and Roberto Gerhard on the other). I found and rediscovered some great stuff, a whole lot of "recent tradition" which should be played -and listened to- more often, in my opinion. If it was, more contemporary British composers might have a better sense of what they're trying to achieve.
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Bang on. A very fair -even generous- review.
Incidentally, I went through a phase a few weeks ago of listening to a lot of British music from the 50s and 60s, in a non-partisan sort of way (ie, Rawsthorne and William Alwyn on one hand, Humphrey Searle and Roberto Gerhard on the other). I found and rediscovered some great stuff, a whole lot of "recent tradition" which should be played -and listened to- more often, in my opinion. If it was, more contemporary British composers might have a better sense of what they're trying to achieve.