[Desdemona]

Are you saying that I have some kind of undiagnosed mental illness? ;-)

Or you've had entirely too much caffeine. Bach was probably a truly great organist. 300 years later, there's a very large body of work that puts Bach in a different light, especially when not everyone was cut out to perform it. Long, technical explanation could go here, but I'll resist.

I lean toward the late Baroque to mid-Romantic period, mostly, myself. Mozart, hands down, was the most naturally gifted, instinctual composer, but there were others during his years who were outstanding, particularly in Venice. Well, and then there was Rossini, Verdi, and in France Debussy, Saint-Saens, Bizet and Delibes. Sumptuous stuff. :)

[Borges]

Bach is late Baroque. He was regarded as stuffy and old fashioned in his time. But what Venetians are you putting up against him? Bach, Mozart and Beethoven stand alone and everyone else must walk respectively behind them.

[BroJoeK]

"I lean toward the late Baroque to mid-Romantic period, mostly, myself. Mozart, hands down, was the most naturally gifted, instinctual composer, but there were others during his years who were outstanding, particularly in Venice. Well, and then there was Rossini, Verdi, and in France Debussy, Saint-Saens, Bizet and Delibes. Sumptuous stuff. :) "

If the classical music station is playing Bach or Beethoven, I stay and listen. If not, change to Doo-Wop. ;-)

Mozart? Never could get past that silly laugh. Bach I like -- I could be a Bach (or Beethoven), Mozart never, ever...