Don Satz wrote, in response to Bob Stumpf's question on top 10 orchestras:

>The orchestras cited so far, although superb, aren't worth much when it
>comes to Baroque music.

Ah, finally someone got to the point.  The question of which are the
world's Top 10 orchestras cannot be answered unless you add "in which
repertoire." Do you really want to hear the Berlin PO do John Adams? Is
Los Angeles good in the Brandenburgs? I'd much rather have the Academy
of St.  Martin in the Fields.  Should the Chicago SO be doing a Haydn
symphony? You can fill in the blanks with your own ludicrous examples.

Mitch Friedfeld