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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