tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807018700599489326.post6089808234630694334..comments2024-03-24T07:52:17.996+00:00Comments on British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content: 1962-2012 – Great British Music reaching their Half-CentenaryJohn Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11661182422946581010noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807018700599489326.post-7047205412146852582012-01-08T11:57:52.438+00:002012-01-08T11:57:52.438+00:00Thanks for that Paul,
Yes I love William Boyce - ...Thanks for that Paul,<br /><br />Yes I love William Boyce - especially the Symphonies. Constant Lambert used this music (and bits of the Trios) to great effect in the ballet score 'The Prospect before Us'<br /><br />JJohn Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11661182422946581010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807018700599489326.post-70095494517409030422012-01-08T11:30:43.865+00:002012-01-08T11:30:43.865+00:00John,
I've just realised that last year was t...John,<br /><br />I've just realised that last year was the 300th anniversary of Boyce's birth and you didn't give him a mention. From the Boyce I know, I find him the most substantial and accomplished British composer of that era. I know your speciality is 19th-20th-century composers, but still...<br /><br />Happy New Year,<br /><br />PaulPaul Brownseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00764726326208869989noreply@blogger.com