I wouldn't have thought that all musicians would be lumped together, but
that's just what Classic CD did in arriving at its 100 best.  I'll just
list the top 20 and a few others that caught my attention:

   1. Richter (great choice)
   2. Oistrakh
   3. Horowitz
   4. Casals
   5. Rostropovich
   6. Menuhin
   7. Heifetz
   8. Rachmaninov
   9. Gould
   10.Kreisler
   11.Schnabel
   12.Rubinstein
   13.Argerich
   14.Lipatti
   15.Arrau
   16.du Pre
   17.Brain
   18.Brendel (only 18?)
   19.Curzon
   20.Cortot
   25.Galway (the flute gets little respect)
   26.Pollini (Gerardo, what do you think?)
   28.Perahia
   31.Gilels
   37.Solomon
   39.Mutter
   40.Alain
   44.Kennedy
   49.Lupu
   50.Landowska
   58.Leonhardt
   63.Kissin
   66.Vengerov
   80.Tureck
   81.Uchida
   89.Hamelin
   100.Sabine Meyer (how did she get in?)

No Marsalis, Christian Lindberg, Moravec, Evelyn Glennie, Kipnis,or
Stolzman.

Overall, the lasting impression I have is how many superb artists there
have been in this century.  The 21st century should be even better.

Don Satz
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