The Passing of a Generation: Conductors' Ages

[Benji]

I accept your point about Bax and Walton....but Elgar?  I find it astonishing that Rattle should have, apparently, shown no interest in probably the most famous of British composers. But then Beecham didn't much either

I wouldn't say no interest, just about as much interest as he shows anyone else, i.e. enough to record one or two works by each composer that tickles his fancy at any given time. Which is exactly how he will go about recording just about everything 'major', inevitably leading to people in maybe 30 years time having a similar impression of him as we do of someone like Ormandy currently (in terms of being prolific, with no comment on their respective conducting skills!)  0:)

Apologies for the rambling nature of my post but it is 20 to 2 in the morning - time for a cat nap!