Music appreciation is very much tied to its era. I noticed a few days ago that Sibelius wrote 7 (~ romantic) symphonies in 30 years, then none in the next 30 ye

Music appreciation is very much tied to its era. I noticed a few days ago that Sibelius wrote 7 (~ romantic) symphonies in 30 years, then none in the next 30 years as Bartok, Hindemith, Stravinsky et.al. changed the face of music. When it comes to music,'greatest' is judged in the very long range. In the short range, Webern and Salieri were highly regarded, Bach forgotten. 99% of the 50s-60s-70s 'oldies' are gone from the radio. Radiohead's 28-year-old 'Creep' (foreshadowed by famous 60s Roy Orbison and Left Banke choons) now sounds ... like satire. Today everything on the radio sounds like rap or pap to me.