Obscure Composers
by John A. Sarkett
"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 Conductors | Recordings | |
1 | Karajan, Herbert von | 1,049 |
2 | Marriner, Sir Neville | 724 |
3 | Bernstein, Leonard | 588 |
4 | Abbado, Claudio | 565 |
5 | Solti, Sir Georg | 475 |
6 | Davis, Sir Colin | 455 |
7 | Mehta, Zubin | 439 |
8 | Ormandy, Eugene | 438 |
9 | Järvi, Neeme | 407 |
10 | Levine, James | 406 |
11 | Mackerras, Sir Charles | 394 |
12 | Böhm, Karl | 389 |
13 | Gardiner, John Eliot | 374 |
14 | Masur, Kurt | 370 |
15 | Haitink, Bernard | 368 |
16 | Maazel, Lorin | 368 |
17 | Barenboim, Daniel | 358 |
18 | Muti, Riccardo | 357 |
19 | Hickox, Richard | 345 |
20 | Previn, André | 333 |
21 | Giulini, Carlo Maria | 322 |
22 | Bonynge, Richard | 320 |
23 | Ozawa, Seiji | 309 |
24 | Chailly, Riccardo | 289 |
25 | Harnoncourt, Nikolaus | 287 |
26 | Rattle, Simon | 285 |
27 | Rilling, Helmuth | 282 |
28 | Dutoit, Charles | 262 |
29 | Schwarz, Gerard | 257 |
30 | Boulez, Pierre | 241 |
31 | Szell, George | 241 |
32 | Barbirolli, Sir John | 233 |
33 | Boult, Sir Adrian | 232 |
34 | Gergiev, Valery | 230 |
35 | Serafin, Tullio | 230 |
36 | Slatkin, Leonard | 228 |
37 | Ashkenazy, Vladimir | 224 |
38 | Doráti, Antal | 219 |
39 | Hogwood, Christopher | 219 |
40 | Wordsworth, Barry | 217 |
41 | Kubelik, Rafael | 214 |
42 | Furtwängler, Wilhelm | 209 |
43 | Thomas, Michael Tilson | 204 |
44 | Sawallisch, Wolfgang | 202 |
45 | Wit, Antoni | 201 |
46 | Stokowski, Leopold | 192 |
47 | Jansons, Mariss | 190 |
48 | Leppard, Raymond | 188 |
49 | Toscanini, Arturo | 188 |
50 | Sinopoli, Giuseppe | 184 |
51 | Zinman, David | 184 |
52 | Halász, Michael | 176 |
53 | Klemperer, Otto | 176 |
54 | Cleobury, Stephen | 174 |
55 | Leinsdorf, Erich | 174 |
56 | Beecham, Sir Thomas | 173 |
57 | Walter, Bruno | 173 |
58 | Reiner, Fritz | 165 |
59 | Pinnock, Trevor | 163 |
60 | Norrington, Roger | 161 |
61 | Blomstedt, Herbert | 156 |
62 | Nagano, Kent | 154 |
63 | Willcocks, Sir David | 152 |
64 | Christophers, Harry | 150 |
65 | Kempe, Rudolf | 148 |
66 | Dohnányi, Christoph von | 144 |
67 | Christie, William | 140 |
68 | Segerstam, Leif | 137 |
69 | Fiedler, Arthur | 136 |
70 | Handley, Vernon | 134 |
71 | Lopez-Cobos, Jesús | 131 |
72 | Monteux, Pierre | 127 |
73 | Salonen, Esa-Pekka | 127 |
74 | Litton, Andrew | 126 |
75 | Neumann, Václav | 123 |
76 | Herreweghe, Philippe | 122 |
77 | Ansermet, Ernest | 121 |
78 | Vänskä, Osmo | 117 |
79 | Alessandrini, Rinaldo | 114 |
80 | Knappertsbusch, Hans | 113 |
81 | Kunzel, Erich | 113 |
82 | Thielemann, Christian | 109 |
83 | Cluytens, André | 106 |
84 | Savall, Jordi | 103 |
85 | Tate, Jeffrey | 102 |
86 | Alsop, Marin | 100 |
87 | Welser-Möst, Franz | 98 |
88 | Lloyd-Jones, David | 95 |
89 | Kleiber, Carlos | 94 |
90 | Suzuki, Masaaki | 91 |
91 | Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafael | 90 |
92 | Judd, James | 90 |
93 | Serebrier, José | 87 |
94 | Wand, Günter | 87 |
95 | Tennstedt, Klaus | 84 |
96 | Goodman, Roy | 80 |
97 | Conlon, James | 79 |
98 | Eschenbach, Christoph | 78 |
99 | Jacobs, René | 78 |
100 | Kapp, Richard | 78 |
101 | Fischer, Adám | 75 |
102 | Fischer, Iván | 73 |
103 | Celibidache, Sergiu | 69 |
104 | Dudamel, Gustavo | 42 |
105 | Petrenko, Vasily | 33 |
106 | Manze, Andrew | 32 |
Source: arkivmusic.com, 1/22/2015,
Analysis: Sarkett & Associates, Inc., publishers:
Obscure
Composers