Joachim Raff and Giacomo Meyerbeer are examples of the kind of composer who receives popular acclaim while living, often goes into decline after death, and
never regains popularity again
(A) often goes into decline after death, and never regains popularity again
(B) whose reputation declines after death and never regains its status again
(C) but whose reputation declines after death and never regains its former status
(D) who declines in reputation after death and who never regained popularity again
(E) then has declined in reputation after death and never regained popularity
题目并列：第一层意思是活着享受赞誉，第二层死后名誉下降，第三层意思是再也没有恢复。前两层有明显转折，最好加but。后两层应该是并列的，应该加and。选C
