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"Overrated:" by whom? By the listeners that flocked for decades to their concerts? By their peers that praised

them? By generations of critics that compared them to decades of performers?
Against this, we have "audiophiles" that place the sound of their systems far above the quality of the interpretation, some specifically stating that only very well-recorded efforts can elevate a performer's rendition to elite.
At some point, only a hermit that never has heard the legends and whose teachers also are woefully ignorant of same, can produce an original interpretation. The weight is just too great.
That doesn't mean great artists don't come along, now, or make good music. But they necessarily are a pastiche of former giants (if they're good). "The technique of a Horowitz, the sensibility of Wild, the passion of Gulda!"
In some ways, it's like the pop situation: not only will there not be another Beatles, there cannot be. They defined the genre; they created the benchmarks. It has always been so, in art.
Greatness comes from originality and that has been obviated some time ago.
Assuming great composers suddenly appear, great performances then might be possible...



Edits: 08/27/14

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