Results are rather delayed because of ongoing software problems, but
they're ready at last.  As I expected, the field was very wide and there
was very little agreement.  All the top ten were voted for by more than
one person, but even that was a close thing.

The MCML 1998 Top Ten Classical Music Performers are:

1= Wilhelm Furtwangler
1= Mstitslav Rostropovich
3  Artur Rubinstein
4  Pablo Casals
5  Sviatoslav Richter
6= John Eliot Gardiner
6= Jascha Heifetz
8  Barbara Bonney
9= Alfred Brendel
9= Gil Shaham

Make what you can of that!

Here's advance notice of next year's poll - considering the date there can
only be one subject, and it's going to be:

Ten Greatest Pieces of Twentieth Century Classical Music

So you can all start thinking about that one well in advance.  Judging
by recent experience on another list, Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and
Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time are likely to be front runners.

Ian Crisp
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