David Stewart <[log in to unmask]> asks: >The James MacMillan Cello Concerto seemed more approachable! What a >horrific piece - nails being hammered into the cross, while the cello >wails itself to death... In composer lingo a "beached whale" is a large ambitious score that has no hope of performance. Opera projects are generally in this catagorey. Stirling Newberry <[log in to unmask]>