From the Amazon web page:
“Rattle conducts the work as if he really does believe, albeit a little misguidedly, that this is one of the best British operas of the last few decades and the orchestral playing is phenomenal throughout.”
Feast your eyes, for here, in a single sentence, is a stellar display of all that is loathsome in music journalism. Condescending, presumptuous, smugly backhanded and purpose-built to support a “Who, me?” defense from its author in the face of objection. Where do they teach this stuff?
American composer Tom Myron was born November 15, 1959 in Troy, NY. His compositions have been commissioned and performed by the 
Entries (RSS)
Amen.
Tom,
What ticks me off is how often I’ve been taken to task for NOT snarking more. I always respond that there are plenty of other critics who will fulfil that ‘need’ for you. I’m more interested in getting a positive discussion, or at least a constructive one, about the MUSIC going. We live in strange times Tom.
C