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> I suspect Beethoven's Ninth will continue to inspire I hope and suspect so, but taste is a fickle thing. It may be hard to believe but Bach, nowadays conside
by kieckerjan 4y ago
> I suspect Beethoven's Ninth will continue to inspire
I hope and suspect so, but taste is a fickle thing. It may be hard to believe but Bach, nowadays considered by many as the greatest composer ever, almost faded into obscurity.
- bowsamic 4y agoNot hard to believe, even now Bach is considered an acquired taste
- Bud 4y agoBut many are acquiring it. Source: me. I have sung Bach for a living in my life. :)
- matt-attack 4y ago“Ahhhh Bach”
- tgv 4y agoThe problem was, as often, that works fade out of fashion quickly and are put aside. Bach's style had been superseded by (the precursors to) Classical, and sounded old-fashioned at the end of the 18th century. It didn't take very long for it to be rediscovered, though: some 80 years. Rediscovering isn't even the correct word: the tradition was kept alive, but a bit underground. Mendelssohn got his inspiration from his teacher (Zelter), who had a profound love for Bach, and probably also from his aunt Sarah Levy who had studied with Bach's eldest son (W.F. Bach) and supported another (C.Ph.E).