Obscure Composers 
by John A. Sarkett

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"Wonderful compilation." Henry Fogel, Dean, Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University;  former president, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra League
 

"An enjoyable read, and a great conversation starter."  James McCarthy, Limelight magazine, Australia

 

"...for those seeking to shake up their listening habits and explore musical rarities."  Opera America

 

The Obscure Composers Index™:  
  Most Recorded Composers Recordings
1 Bach, Johann Sebastian 7447
2 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus 7444
3 Beethoven, Ludwig van 5975
4 Brahms, Johannes 4268
5 Schubert, Franz 4131
6 Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich 3577
7 Verdi, Giuseppe 3508
8 Schumann, Robert 3131
9 Handel, George Frideric 3046
10 Mendelssohn, Felix 2900
11 Debussy, Claude 2670
12 Chopin, Frédéric 2664
13 Haydn, Franz Joseph 2474
14 Liszt, Franz 2393
15 Wagner, Richard 2388
16 Puccini, Giacomo 2177
17 Vivaldi, Antonio 2162
18 Ravel, Maurice 2134
19 Rachmaninov, Sergei 2075
20 Strauss, Richard 2022
21 Dvorák, Antonín 2010
22 Rossini, Gioachino 1846
23 Saint-Saëns, Camille 1719
24 Prokofiev, Sergei 1672
25 Bizet, Georges 1612
26 Shostakovich, Dmitri 1580
27 Mahler, Gustav 1450
28 Fauré, Gabriel 1445
29 Donizetti, Gaetano 1388
30 Gounod, Charles 1366
31 Grieg, Edvard 1322
32 Stravinsky, Igor 1259
33 Massenet, Jules 1242
34 Elgar, Sir Edward 1119
35 Britten, Benjamin 1086
36 Strauss Jr., Johann 1043
37 Sibelius, Jean 1015
38 Gershwin, George 999
39 Bartók, Béla 971
40 Franck, César 963
41 Mussorgsky, Modest 958
42 Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai 949
43 Berlioz, Hector 946
44 Vaughan Williams, Ralph 941
45 Purcell, Henry 928
46 Telemann, Georg Philipp 901
47 Bruckner, Anton 887
48 Bellini, Vincenzo 843
49 Weber, Carl Maria von 804
50 Poulenc, Francis 786
51 Falla, Manuel de 754
52 Leoncavallo, Ruggero 704
53 Gluck, Christoph W. 693
54 Mascagni, Pietro 680
55 Bernstein, Leonard 675
56 Copland, Aaron 661
57 Offenbach, Jacques 657
58 Barber, Samuel 653
59 Scarlatti, Domenico 646
60 Villa-Lobos, Heitor 641
61 Hindemith, Paul 625
62 Albeniz, Isaac 609
63 Monteverdi, Claudio 607
64 Paganini, Niccolň 564
65 Holst, Gustav 557
66 Granados, Enrique 543
67 Smetana, Bedrich 542
68 Scriabin, Alexander 533
69 Satie, Erik 530
70 Janácek, Leos 511
71 Byrd, William 500
72 Pachelbel, Johann 495
73 Borodin, Alexander 495
74 Kreisler, Fritz 457
75 Delibes, Léo 454
76 Rodrigo, Joaquin 452
77 Boccherini, Luigi 433
78 Respighi, Ottorino 433
79 Lehár, Franz 426
80 Walton, Sir William 410
81 Albinoni, Tomaso 403
82 Bruch, Max 394
83 Khachaturian, Aram 391
84 Glazunov, Alexander 382
85 Ives, Charles 372
86 Corelli, Arcangelo 367
87 Rameau, Jean-Philippe 360
88 Nielsen, Carl 356
89 Korngold, Erich Wolfgang 303
90 Sarasate, Pablo de 284
91 Pärt, Arvo 278
92 Bloch, Ernest 276
93 Hummel, Johann Nepomuk 255
94 Delius, Frederick 251
95 Ponce, Manuel 240
96 Bach, Johann Christian 224
97 Arnold, Malcolm 196
98 Lully, Jean-Baptiste 152
99 Marais, Marin 123
100 Rautavaara, Einojuhani 112

 

 

 

 

Source:  arkivmusic.com, 1/22/2015,
Analysis:  Sarkett & Associates, Inc., publishers:
 Obscure Composers