Mozart vs. Beethoven

[Florestan]

Don't know whether it's ever been done.

Let's do it sincerely jf you will.

My vote goes to Mozart.

How about yours?

[Mirror Image]

I like Beethoven a hell of a lot more than Mozart, so Beethoven it is!

[Karl Henning]

My vote is for the banana.

[Symphonic Addict]

This guy. No brainers.

[JBS]

Banana on the grounds that both are necessary to the preservation of civilization.

[Karl Henning]

Banana on the grounds that both are necessary to the preservation of civilization.

Indeed.

[(poco) Sforzando]

Beethoven (but not the Violin Concerto, and certainly not as bizarrely played by Kopatchinskaja).

[Elgarian Redux]

I'm tempted by the banana, because it has the virtue of being nice and quiet, but surely it has to be Mozart, because Beethoven does bang about such a lot, don't you think?

[Wanderer]

And a pineapple. 🍍

[prémont]

Polls like this tell more about the voters than about the composers. My position is, that I acknowledge the greatness of both composers, but Beethoven talks more directly to my heart than Mozart.

[vers la flamme]

I'm rocking with Banana on this one... couldn't choose.

[Biffo]

Surprised Mozart has such a low showing, I am tempted to vote for him just to bump up his vote. Truthfully I couldn't live without either so my vote goes to banana.

[Sergeant Rock]

I can't choose between Mozart's piano concertos, operas and Ludwig van's symphonies and piano sonatas, so it's the fruit option for me.

Sarge

[Karl Henning]

I can't choose between Mozart's piano concertos, operas and Ludwig van's symphonies and piano sonatas, so it's the fruit option for me.

Sarge

Just so!

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

I can only choose by breaking it down into genres:

Symphonies: LvB
Concertos: WAM
String quartets: LvB
Other chamber music: WAM
Solo keyboard: LvB
Opera: WAM

[Que]

Banana...

[Symphonic Addict]

Banana...

Thanks for the support, Que! 

[Symphonic Addict]

Just so!

Fairly ain't-so. LvB rules! 

[Holden]

Beethoven has appealed to me more than any other composer and this is reflected in the works I used to play on piano and those I listened to. Chopin comes next, followed by Schumann, Bach, Schubert and Brahms. So Mozart is well down the list.

[Florestan]

I can only choose by breaking it down into genres:

Symphonies: LvB
Concertos: WAM
String quartets: LvB
Other chamber music: WAM
Solo keyboard: LvB
Opera: WAM

I'll play.

Symphonies: WAM
Concertos: WAM
String quartets: WAM
Piano trios: draw
Violin sonatas: draw
Other chamber music: draw
Piano sonatas: WAM
Other piano music: draw
Opera: WAM
Sacred music: WAM
Light music: WAM
Lieder/ Part songs: LVB

Final score WAM 11 - LVB 5.