So were the most important conductors.
He added: "He was one of the most important conductors of his generation and leaves an enormous legacy of operatic and orchestral events".
Norrington is one of most important conductors of our era, but this was not one of the great man's better efforts.
"He was one of the most important conductors of his generation and leaves an enormous legacy of operatic and orchestral events," said Roger Wright, Controller, BBC Radio 3 and Director, BBC Proms.
The vast majority of the 19th century's most important conductors were also its composers: Mendelssohn, who revived Bach's St Matthew Passion for audiences in Leipzig, Berlioz, Weber, Liszt, and, above all, Wagner.
Mr. Bermel, who met Mr. Dunkel when he conducted one of Mr. Bermel's pieces with the American Composers Orchestra in Manhattan, described Mr. Dunkel as "one of the most important conductors in the country for new composers," adding, "He's kind of an unsung hero".
The Metropolitan Opera, long faulted for failing to bring enough important conductors to its podium on the nights when James Levine is absent, is presenting a major maestro, Christoph Eschenbach, in his inaugural season with the company, in Strauss's "Arabella," a revival of Otto Schenk's 1983 production.
On hearing of his death, Heinz Fischer, the president of Austria, wrote in a statement that Mr. Kleiber was "one of the most important conductors of the 20th century," and paid special tribute to his still-famous appearances conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in the traditional Viennese New Year's Concert.
He is the winner of the 2016 International Opera Awards Young Conductor prize, and continues his impressive trajectory as one of the important conductors of his generation.
Will he be the James Levine who led the Metropolitan Opera through 40 years of artistic growth and became the most important American conductor on the international scene since Leonard Bernstein?
