John Dalmas wrote:

>Had Charpentier (or Purcell in England) been the politically correct
>model, Rameau undoubtedly would have been a greater composer than
>J. S. Bach.

Among the many differences between the music of Rameau and Bach, the one
that stands out the most is that the more Rameau I listen to, the less I
appreciate his music; The more Bach I hear, the greater he becomes.  Bach
just blows all others away.

However, Rameau, in his own right, was an excellent and inspired composer;
I like his cantatas most of all.  And, he stands tall above the musical
abilities of Lully, who we could call "lucky Lully."

Don Satz
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