Greatest living conductor?

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Who is the greatest living conductor (active or retired)?

Claudio Abbado
Bernard Haitink
Colin Davis
Simon Rattle
Daniel Barenboim
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Neeme Järvi
Riccardo Muti
Valery Gergiev
Kurt Masur
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Seiji Ozawa
Pierre Boulez
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Superhorn

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February 04, 2013, 05:55:29 AM
    No one is "the greatest".  It's impossible to say. People tend to  nominate their favorite as the greatest .  There is no greatest composer,either, or pianist, violinist, cellist, singer etc .  We tend to equate the most famous with the greatest, and the two do not necessarily coincide .

dayveedh

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February 04, 2013, 06:01:14 AM
Surely GLORIOUS JOHN....Sir John Barbirolli ought to be on the list....-:)

Gurn Blanston

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February 04, 2013, 07:00:27 AM
Quote from: dayveedh on February 04, 2013, 06:01:14 AM
Surely GLORIOUS JOHN....Sir John Barbirolli ought to be on the list....-:)

I think his unfortunate demise in 1970 disqualifies him from the rolls of "Greatest Living Conductor", wouldn't you tend to agree?  :)

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February 04, 2013, 07:04:57 AM
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 04, 2013, 07:00:27 AM
I think his unfortunate demise in 1970 disqualifies him from the rolls of "Greatest Living Conductor", wouldn't you tend to agree?  :)

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