The flourishing of British classical music

To the Germans, Britain was the land without music. Not so, argues conductor Charles Hazlewood: we have a hugely dynamic musical culture - and we do like a good sing-songIt is one of the most famous insults in musical history: in the mid-19th century, the Germans declared that Britain was "the land without music". And it was true that, since Purcell's death in 1695, there had not been any British composers of real stature. "British" music had instead been dominated by Handel, Haydn and Mendels...

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