Davies vs. Young

I feel like to a certain extent both Davies and Young make sense in what they are saying. An authentic performance doesn't have to exactly replicate a piece from the past if it is ideal. Young however doesn't agree with terms in which "authentic" is used. A piece instead should be successful, Davies fails to bring in the audience which makes his claims of authenticity bankrupt. Just because acoustics are right and conditions are matched does not mean that a piece is authentic because it must first appeal to the contemporary listeners. If Davies were to take out authenticity his definition would be much more plausible.