Stölzel enjoyed an outstanding reputation in his lifetime. Shortly after his death some of his compositions were still performed, and Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg rated him slightly above Bach in his list of prominent composers of the 18th century. By the 19th century he was largely forgotten.. Article in Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung. 1832, pp. 639f. From the second half of the 20th century there was an increase of musicological research about the composer, and recordings of his work.
