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 [log in to unmask]