Steve Schwartz writes:

>You know, the 20th century has been so rich in great music, I wonder if I
>started at 1900, what year I'd end up at at piece #101.  Mahler, Sibelius,
>Rimsky, Elgar -- I suspect I wouldn't make it to 1910.

Absolutely.  I was using the word "essential" in the sense of "capturing
the essence of", in recognition of this richness.  I'm working on a
sub-list of 101 essential avant-garde pieces.  Suggestions are welcome.

Steve Hicken