The composers went in and out of fashion after their deaths. My understanding is that both Mozart and Schubert started to fall out of fashion in the early to m

The composers went in and out of fashion after their deaths. My understanding is that both Mozart and Schubert started to fall out of fashion in the early to mid 1900s for being "lightweight" and just stepping stones to Beethoven. It took some dedicated musicologists from Britain who championed them in the 50s to really solidify their standing in music history. I also believe we are now seeing a resurgence of interest in Salieri in part thanks to the movie...