Bernard Chasan at [log in to unmask] wrote:

>Classical music is unpopular because it requires an attention span and a
>commitment.

Reading a good book requires attention and commitment also.  Yet Reading
still remains a popular human endeavor because there are still good books
being written and read today.  Some may even attain classic status.

IMO, there is very little good music being written today or in the past 20
years and the "old" stuff loses it's attraction to the younger generation.
I know many of you like what is being written today...but you are not the
average listener.  As an old boy, I hang onto my brethren....they are
comfortable and familiar.

Ed