Deryk Barker: >Ah but Bach is arguably different. Is there *any* bad Bach? I'd say not. >But I could point you to bad Beethoven, et. al. One of my professors used to say that "every composer has his shitpile - including Bach." However, he graciously admitted that all the bad works were merely attributed to Bach, rather than known for certain as written by Bach. I can certainly point to Bach I don't care for, but it's almost all juvenalia like the "Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother" or the concerto after Corelli. I certainly can't say any of it is badly written, however. Steve Schwartz