I wish England was this!
In the Fen Country: Landscape and Music in the Work of Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams
This is a truly beautiful posting on the English music that broke with the German Romantic fashion promoted by Stanford and Parry, and Elgar also to an extent. That being said, I love and identify with the German music of the tradition of Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Schubert, Brahms and others – “pure” music. Read the article, enjoy the paintings and listen to the music which is also available on YouTube.
The Blue Flower 
Thanks for directing our attention to this! Lots to think about, here! (And attempt to apply.)
I wonder where Grieg and Dvorak might fit in? And various Iberian composers and those of their former colonies?