Bernard Chasan sighed:

>Actually on THIS list I sometimes get the impression that Mozart is held
>in much lower regard than your typical obscure nineteenth century German
>symphonist de jour.  Go figure.

It seems fairly recently that Mozart's reputation was being defended most
forcefully by many a lister against those who would install Haydn as the
Big Cheese of the era (BTW, where *is* Bob Draper?).  A quick check of the
archives reveals that last year Mozart was at least mentioned in a fair
percentage of posts, whether disparagingly or otherwise the software was
unable to reveal.  As someone who enjoys discovering the music of obscure
nineteenth century German symphonists, whether typical or otherwise, and
indeed, of obscure symphonists of any era from wherever, I wouldn't dream
of holding them in higher regard than Mozart.  Neither would I elevate such
people as the composers represented in Chandos's excellent Contemporaries
of Mozart series to WAM's level.  In short, I think Bernard was trawling
for a bite.  Will this do?

Richard Pennycuick
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