I certainly agree with the modifier "too hasty" as applied to any neo-classical appellation, especially in regard to (say) early Bacewicz. (For instance, her 3rd symphony and concerto for strings both have too many elements both Romantic and modern- the concerto suggests Bartok to me from time to time, the symphony Borodin and several different Prokofiev works from several different points in his career- to be so classified.) Such works deserve to be heard on their own terms, but music critics, apparently thinking they are programmers (for whom laziness is indeed said to be a virtue, at least according to Larry Wall ;), sometimes prefer inaccurate classification to active listening. My 2c, and not a negative comment on Thanh-Tam Le's interesting post, with which I mostly agree. -Eric Schissel