The top 10 composers of all time

Is compiling a list of the top 10 composers of all time a fatuous exercise, amusing parlourgame or serious pursuit?For the past fortnight, the classical music critic of the New York Times, Anthony Tommasini, has been engaged in a curious task: determining the top-10 composers of all time. With the help of readers' comments, he has now completed the job. Perhaps it's no surprise that the names are all of white European men who died before the end of the 20th century; but the howls of protest from...

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