Monthly Archives: January 2011

Top Ten Greatest Composers, Part II

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Joe Hunter

The envelope please! I’ve run the numbers, and come up with the top 10 composers of all time. As a reminder, I restricted the pool of eligible composers to those active roughly between 1650 – 1950, and set up four … Continue reading →

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The Top Ten Greatest Composers

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Joe Hunter

Anthony Tommasini, the New York Times classical music critic, has just concluded an effort to identify the top composers of all time. I like the idea, and I would like to undertake a similar effort, based on my own methodology. … Continue reading →

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Desert Island Recordings

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Joe Hunter

What if I were shipwrecked on the proverbial desert island with a CD player, some solar power cells and the choice of 10 CDs or CD sets? What would I choose? The 10 selections below are my “desert island recordings.” … Continue reading →

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