I suppose it will never die, especially as many very talented musicians have ensured recordings of traditional music have a future.

Future?

Yep.

One the performer's royalties are no longer there, there is a huge wealth of traditional (non copyrighted) music waiting to replace classical music as the choice for lifts, call centre waiting tunes and shopping centre cafes.

The young turks that some many treat with disdain are doing a hell of a lot more than most in ensuring a future, even if it may be an irritating one.....