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The greatest classical artists of all time

20 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Hans Zimmer

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1957– · modern classical
33.250
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2 John Williams United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1932– · classical 17.400
3 James Newton Howard United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1951– · modern classical 12.700
4 Philip Glass United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1937– · classical 10.800
5 Gloomy Whispers Iran flagIran · 2018– · classical 9.600
6 Montserrat Caballé Spain flagSpain · 1933–2018 · classical 8.400
7 Basil Poledouris United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1945–2006 · classical 6.370
8 Yann Tiersen France flagFrance · 1970– · modern classical 6.020
9 Glenn Gould Canada flagCanada · 1932–1982 · classical 5.670
10 Johann Sebastian Bach Germany flagGermany · 1685–1750 · classical 5.670
11 Emilie Autumn United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979– · classical 5.580
12 岡部啓一 Japan flagJapan · 1969– · modern classical 4.600
13 Howard Shore Canada flagCanada · 1946– · cinematic classical 4.400
14 大谷幸 Japan flagJapan · 1957– · classical 4.400
15 2CELLOS Croatia flagCroatia · 2011– · classical 3.200
16 Vanessa‐Mae United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1978– · classical 2.800
17 Ennio Morricone Italy flagItaly · 1928–2020 · cinematic classical 1.968
18 岩田恭明 Japan flagJapan · 1989– · classical 1.968
19 片岡真央 classical 1.968
20 若井淑 Japan flagJapan · 1973– · classical 1.968