Julia Werthimer wrote:

>...  Beethoven badly needs a rest, poor old fellow.  Wonderful as he is,
>he does have a bombastic side; and because he is performed so much he has
>to endure more than his share of perfunctory performances.

While I can understand, if not agree, w/ those sentiments to the extent
they apply to LvB's orchestral works, I would not accept them as regards
his chamber and solo piano works.

Walter Meyer