Discovering a British Sound: the Forgotten Composers of the English Musical 'Renaissance'

Presented by Sebastian Grand 'The Land Without Music' - that was how English society was described in the late Nineteenth Century. The next fifty years would bring forth a bounty of gifted composers, the establishment of a distinct British style and the masterpieces of Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Britten.  This brief survey of English symphonic music looks beyond this famous trifecta, exploring the origins and intricacies of British music together with some of its most neglected composers.