MAX REGER
Sep 4, 2018 · 5 min read

When J. S. Bach died in Leipzig in 1750, his music fell into obscurity, and was replaced by new music in a new style — a scandalous example of the triumph of fashion over value. Many years later, his true greatness was acknowledged, and he has been deservedly revered ever since. But as we, in our time, enjoy his work, we should not congratulate ourselves on being more perceptive than his immediate successors, or morally superior to them: the arts today are still plagued…

