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On the other hand, does this really qualify as music? :-)
I remember a remark that the director of my conservatory once made.
A professor whom nobody really liked had just organized an "Alkan
Festival" (the only one in the world, I think), and people had been
playing Alkan's "works" for hours all week long.
Shortly after that, one morning I was having a chat with the director
in the lobby, and for some reason I began talking about Edvard Grieg,
and how interesting, talented and yet little-known a composer he was.
The director agreed:
-- Indeed. There are many little wonders amongst his works, but
somehow he isn't remembered as one of the "Great" composers.
He thought about that for a few seconds, then he elaborated on that:
-- It may be because you'll hardly find huge, towering scores in
Grieg's repertoire: he was a great composer, but who mostly wrote
small pieces.
Then he stood still for a while, and he quietly added:
-- Well, it's the opposite of Alkan, really.