Christopher Webber wrote:

>Take Berlioz.  His significant works are not and never have been in
>any sense remotely popular, particularly in France.

They're popular to me, and I'm immune to critical pressure, especially
since none of it ever beams in my direction.

The Symphonie fantastique is one of the most popular orchestral works in
the canon, and I think it's fully worthy of that designation.

Christopher, you can take Mendelssohn - all of him.

Don Satz
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