Safari? (When I can be bothered I select the first line and then drag the cursor through the message... or use Firefox )

Good call, Turfers. Perhaps the first names that might come to mind might be John Rutter or Karl Jenkins, both composers who seem to me often/always to curb their language to a level where they're limiting the possible range of expression in order to prevent upsetting their audience in any way: anodynamicism at any cost. Pickard's an 'extended tonality' composer - sometimes very extended, but I never get the feeling that his language is being curtailed in any way. The first work on that disc, The Flight of Icarus, had its U.S. première in 2006 (San Fran/Wigglesworth): the Beeb have recently broadcast (in a rather overloaded recording) that performance, which evidently made quite an impression.

Now that DDT's Final Alice is back in circulation, I hope you'll have a chance to get to know it, too: I've had a few PM's from people I'd mentioned it to, all of them knocked out by it. It's certainly approachable, but I don't feel that the composer had that in mind at the time of composition: for all its easy communication, it's not exactly a simple piece - certainly not for the performers. 

Now this is such a wonderful word that I intend to use it in future editions of "extemporized spoutings of the Turf for anyone who'll listen".

But Ron's links always do that (for the last few weeks at least)! If he'll forgive me pointing this out, it's because he uses "[ color=black ]" to return the colour from blue to black, but doesn't actually use "[/ url]" to close the hyperlink. (If he used the latter, he wouldn't need to specify the change of colour because it would be covered automatically by the "[/ url]".)

Stravinsky: The Firebird/composer/Columbia SO.

Finally delivered by HMV...



And a real treat to listen to, especially as it was long believed to be lost, but recorded 'in-house' by Lord Harewood.

If you look in 'The Happy Room', you will about my order from World of Brass, it finally came! Now spinning as well. At the moment i have Regionals 2008(This is an annual event from Doyen, who get top bands to record the test-pieces for the Regionals of the National Championships.

The Promised Land. The Cory Band, Robert Childs. The title track takes its name from the test piece that The Cory Band commissioned for the European Championships 2006.

Finally, one  more cd entitled 'Essential Dyke vol.VII'. This is a series of cds, that hvae been quite popular, comprising of items that have been selected from their concerts.

Ive still four more cds, from this order to listen to!!