Stephen E. Bacher writes:

>In general, though, it seems to me that for most composers, the violin
>concerti constitute their weakest body of work.  The form seems to lend
>itself to superficiality (either of the romantic kind or the flashy kind)
>rather than depth.

Sounds to me like a controversial opinion.  But before responding to the
opinion, what is romantic superficiality?  Are we talking about overwrought
romanticism?  Unfortunately, there are real people who slide right into
this category.

Don Satz
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