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 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