On Sat, 7 Jan 1995, Cedric D. Reverand II wrote:
 
> Continuing the commentary on pianist Martins and his understanding of
> Bach, readers of the list might also be interested in learning that
> Martins thinks decorations & embellishments--the ones written in the
> score, not the ones added by the performers on the repeats--are
> effeminite and should be removed as one plays Bach.
 
I seem to recall that some fellow Rheinberger published some of Bach's
keyboard works in the 19th century (?) in which all the ornaments
(meaning those written in by JS himself) were omitted.  The explanation
was that they were "unnecessary in a time of enlightened pianism." ;-)
 
Borys M.