I love reading ALL heartfelt comments about beloved musicians. Of FEELINGS there can be no dispute. The best commercial for any artist is someone's " hopelessly devoted to you " appreciation. Young people just have to be exposed to great classical music. What if they never get to hear it ? A sad deadening of their emotional life.
THANK YOU ALL !
[ " Prokofiev died on the same day as Joseph Stalin. According to Wiki:
'The leading Soviet musical periodical reported Prokofiev's death as a brief item on page 116. The first 115 pages were devoted to the death of Stalin "
" I'm sorry but these are just his more famous works, to call them "the best" isn't appropriate at all as this is barely even scratching the surface; his best pieces are those where he gets very introspective and personal, allowing us a glimpse of his mind/soul " ]