Don Satz wrote:

>I think Vivaldi's music is as good as that of most other baroque composers
>but does not reach the level of Couperin, Rameau, Telemann, and a few
>others, and is just uninspired compared to Bach and Handel.

As somebody else pointed out:  Bach transcribed some of Vivaldi's
concertos, and B wouldn't waste time on music lacking inspiration.

People also tend to dismiss Paganini as a composer, but think about the
number of composers who has (re-)used his music:  Schumann, Liszt, Brahms,
Rachmaninov...

Mikael
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