Pamela McElwain-Brown wrote:

>In fact, one might argue that Mozart used Haydyn by adopting ideas from
>him, and Beethoven was not very impressed with Mozart, so might object
>to the idea of influence.  Beethoven, in fact, did not seem to have ears
>to hear the uniqueness of Mozart's music; in fact, he seemed to prefer
>Salieri, who did not move music forward at all.

Where did this information come from?

Geoffrey Gaskell
http://www.geoffreygaskell.co.nz/