After looking through the "Beginners Guide" wiki I have the following
remark. It is my firm believe that the artist of a "Classical" track
should be the interpreter not the composer. The composer's name can
optionally prefix the album name.

The main reason is that for "Pop" music this is rather common. I have a
whole (nice) album with Depeche Mode covers (yes, "For the Masses"). Now
you would not tag as artist for the Smashing Pumkins cover of "Never Let
Me Down Again" as "Depeche Mode", would you? The artist in this case is
"Smashing Pumpkins" composer would be Depeche Mode (or perhaps Martin
Gore). So one might tag the album as "Depeche Mode - For the Masses".

For the same reason I tag Lynn Harrells interpretation of Johann
Sebastion Bach's Suites for Violoncello with artist "Lynn Harrell", and
composer "Johann Sebastian Bach". The Album gets the name "Bach - Cello
Suites", which btw is the same album title "Steven Isserlis"
interpretation gets so that they appear side to side when I browse by
Album. 

...Oh, it would be a perfect world when everyone agreed with me...


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th00ht

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