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> where to start looking?
looks like you enjoy Classical, Baroque, and Romantic era music, so keep looking in those periods, find more composers in that area.
If you like Bach, you'll probably like Telemann,
Chopin: Try Arensky or Debussy,
Mozart: check out Haydn
Beethoven: Check out Berlioz of Wagner
> which composers were objectively the best?
Your list covers some of the most respected and widely praised composers.
> how is classical music usually distributed?
Plenty of concerts, CDs, I find lots on youtube...
> which recordings to look for?
I'm not a pro on the recordings side... I'm more a composer than a fine recordings connoisseur...
> who records the pieces of classical composers?
Performers. Usually professional recording performers, you make it their life work to make great recordings. Often they are also concert-giving performers as well as recording performers
> what is your favorite non-classical album?
Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer