Robert M. Stumpf II wrote:

>The list did not suggest rankings per se, rather those conductors who
>happened to be on lists.  That is, HvK was on more lists than those
>mentioned before him but less than those who came afterwards.  I fear that
>some people are taking the list to mean rankings of quality.  No, it is
>quantity.

I would assume that if a name appeared more often on a list it would assume
that the individual was more frequently held in high regard.  I guess in my
mind that suggests some ranking.

Karl