Alwyn's Symphony no. 3. A gripping, dramatic work that (apparently) uses twelve-tone methods, but in a very tonal and accessible way (don't ask me how!). I especially loved Alwyn's writing for the percussion throughout the work. There's also some lovely lyrical passages in the slow movement and near the end of the finale. At the work's premiere, John Ireland controversially declared that it was the greatest British symphony since Elgar's 2nd (it was written 1955-56) - well, I dunno about that, since that excludes the entirety of RVW's cycle - but it's certainly a really fine, well-constructed work which makes a big impression.