I'm reading the Banner's biography of Charles Hodge by his son. Great quote on page 183. While in Germany in 1828 Hodge kept a diary. It confirms Bach's obscurity until rediscovered by Simon Cowell Felix Mendelssohn. In one place Hodge says
"They sang, also, one piece from an old German composer, Bach, whose works have long been neglected,but which they say are equal to almost any of the best German compositions."
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