Donald Satz wrote:

>Since I have the time, here's my current list of favorite second stringers;
>some of them might be third string:
>
>Zelenka - Buxtehude - Planicky - Krommer - Kuhlau - Spohr - JPE Hartmann -
>Reicha - Lortzing - Hamerik - Marek - Pfitzner - Schmidt -Schillings -
>Zemlinsky - Sauget - Gade - Onslow - Borresen - Hill - Hummel - Dotzauer.

I can go along with all of these but Buxtehude.  He was a master on the
level of any major composer.  His music can stand up to anyone's, including
Bach's.

Kevin Sutton