John Deacon:

>I just heard Thomas (H)Ades' latest work *Asyla* (or is it Asylum?) and
>hope that that CD doesn't come my way by accident.

I feel the same way.

>They say (who says?)

The recording industry, who picked him out as a marketable young media star
a few years ago.  They were wrong about that.

>that he's the greatest British composer since Britten.

And about that.  At the risk of boring people, I might just mention the
name of James MacMillan here.

>Does anyone know how they can tell?

They just thought they could sell him.

>I'd really like to know in case I'm missing something

If you are, so am I.

>(or must I try much harder?).

Up to you, but I'm not going to. An empty shell, IMHO.

Ian Crisp
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