musick kvetches> Well, which one is he... late-romantic or classical?

This is no kvetch. A purist attitude, maybe - but none the worse for that. Musick has touched a nerve that response to my irritation as well; unfortunately, one that has to be hidden in most bar-room conversations because the term "classical," as applied to music, has been debased out of all recognition. Except amongst people like musick and I, of course.