for 89th key, you cannot compare the pieces, you compare the people right. Bach was obviously more intelligent. He obviously had a stronger personality, or at least a more firm one. i hope i don't need to provide proof. His dedication to music was second to his dedication to god, who he dedicated his music to in the first place.
and if you do compare pieces, take pretty much any serious set/piece from bach, and try to let rach match up to it. it'll never happen, neither in personality, genius, creativity, influence on future.
For the idiots who say you can't compare, why not? Serious musicians may not say "better," but certainly in their mind they will understand that Bach's importance was much greater than that of Rach.
Its late and i can't think straight.
but yah, and for that guy who compared verdi to rach and had verdi win........
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