Favorite conductors for composers


Who are your favorite conductors for certain classical composers. I am a new to the classical world and am interested in what you feel makes a specific conductor a great match for a specific composer.
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early music:  1400's-1700's (even including a recent recording for Beethoven's symphonies 1-5) Jordi Savall

Bach choral works: (Passions, cantatas)  Jos van Veldhoven

Chopin piano pieces: (not conductor, but performer)  Claudio Arrau

Bach piano pieces: (not conductor, but performer)  Glenn Gould

most violin compositions: (not conductor, but performer)  Itzhak Perlman