I am reading a top-1o ranking of classical music composers by the New York Times columnist, Anthony Tommasini. This part is about how he breaks the tie between "Verdi" and Wagner".
"They may be tied as composers but not as people. Though Verdi had an ornery side, he was a decent man, an Italian patriot and the founder of a retirement home for musicians still in operation in Milan. Wagner was an anti-Semitic, egomaniacal jerk who transcended himself in his art. So Verdi is No. 8 and Wagner No. 9."
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