Kevin Sutton:

>If you go back to the vaults you will also find tons of tedious Baroque,
>Romantic and Classical music that no one plays anymore. Why?
>Because it stinks!  The good stuff survives, and this will happen with
>music of our own time.  We probably won't be around to see it though!

I think this is too sweeping, although partially true.  If we apply the
criterion that music no-one plays any more is necessarily bad, then it's
just as well Mendelssohn et al thought Bach was worth resurrecting after
years of neglect.  There would also be a fair percentage of some CD
companies' catalogues that are also beyond the pale for the same reasons,
but there must be enough people who find the music listenable and worth
buying for the companies to keep recording it.  May the foragers in the
vaults continue to find treasure for us to enjoy!

Richard Pennycuick
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