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Neville Marriner

1924 - 2016

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Sir Neville Marriner, (15 April 1924 – 2 October 2016) was an English conductor and violinist. Described as "one of the world's greatest conductors", Gramophone lists Marriner as one of the 50 greatest conductors and another compilation ranks Marriner #14 of the 18 "Greatest and Most Famous Conductors of All Time". He founded the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, and his partnership with them is the most recorded of any orchestra and conductor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Neville Marriner is the 500th most popular composer (up from 569th in 2019), the 1,626th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,590th in 2019) and the 19th most popular British Composer.

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Among composers, Neville Marriner ranks 500 out of 1,451. Before him are Franz Schreker, Joachim Raff, Jehan Alain, Ferdinando Paer, John Koukouzelis, and James Newton Howard. After him are Christian Sinding, Raimonds Pauls, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, George Antheil, Igor Markevitch, and Robert Fuchs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Neville Marriner ranks 118. Before him are Geraldine Page, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, Jean Girault, Jozef Tomko, Shirley Chisholm, and Marina Berti. After him are Paul Desmond, Raymond Barre, Rik Van Steenbergen, Hidemaro Watanabe, Priscilla Pointer, and Motoo Kimura. Among people deceased in 2016, Neville Marriner ranks 124. Before him are Peter Naur, Glenn Frey, Michel Rocard, Madeleine Lebeau, Jorge Batlle, and William H. McNeill. After him are Peter Shaffer, Meir Dagan, Héctor Babenco, Ernst Nolte, António Mascarenhas Monteiro, and Alexandre Astruc.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Neville Marriner ranks 1,626 out of 8,785. Before him are Alexander McDonnell (1798), Stephen Fry (1957), Marina Berti (1924), Iain Glen (1961), Ted Hughes (1930), and Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837). After him are George Albert Smith (1864), Simon Stock (1164), Annie Chapman (1841), Mike Hailwood (1940), William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville (1759), and Peter Shaffer (1926).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Neville Marriner ranks 19. Before him are Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872), John Dunstaple (1390), Ethel Smyth (1858), William Walton (1902), John Blow (1649), and Thomas Arne (1710). After him are Orlando Gibbons (1583), David Rose (1910), Frederick Delius (1862), Albert Ketèlbey (1875), William Boyce (1711), and Pasquale Anfossi (1727).

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