Peter Varley wrote concerning Messiaen:

>The Concise Grove gives him more space than Sibelius, and six times
>as much space as Rubbra, which says more about their opinion than
>mere words could.

No space is devoted to me at all.  What does that tell you?

Considering general popularity, I am surprised that Sibelius gets less
space than Messiaen.  Concerning Rubbra, although I have more of his
recordings than of Messiaen, Rubbra is relatively obscure, so I would
expect that Messiaen's coverage is much greater.

Don Satz
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