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 [log in to unmask]