tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807018700599489326.post1390948542618621584..comments2024-03-24T07:52:17.996+00:00Comments on British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content: Seven Sisters: Chamber Music by British WomenJohn Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11661182422946581010noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807018700599489326.post-1463441928284072312015-03-13T10:56:08.999+00:002015-03-13T10:56:08.999+00:00What you say about the Ethel Smyth work could expr...What you say about the Ethel Smyth work could express my reaction to her Mass.<br /><br />I have listened to a CD of it a good many times. After 30 seconds, I'm thinking, "This is seriously good: how confidently she writes, what mastery of techniques, what ingenuity, what effects!" But thereafter it fails to establish any grip on my musical ear: something seems missing from the heart of it.Paul Brownseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00764726326208869989noreply@blogger.com