National favourites

[Owen David]

I listen to Radio Swiss Classic and I've noticed that their favourite classical composers don't quite match up with the UK perspective. I'd say in the UK, the top 5 might be Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Elgar and Vaughan Williams. Or you might subsitute Bach for Mozart...The Swiss seem to particularly like Czerny.

I was wondering what would be the Top 5 Classical Composers in any of the following countries:

USA, Japan, China, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia and Poland.

Anyone able to hazard a guess? I just chose some big countries, but feel free to give the perspective in smaller nations.

[DavidW]

In local concerts here the most frequently performed composers are Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and Tchaikovsky.  If it is baroque it is rarely anything but Bach.  For 20th century, Ravel and Rachmaninov are performed the most often. 

[pjme]

In local concerts here the most frequently performed composers are Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and Tchaikovsky.  If it is baroque it is rarely anything but Bach.  For 20th century, Ravel and Rachmaninov are performed the most often. 

idem ditto for Belgium. Add: Disney- Moricone - Indiana Jones etc./film scores/suites - / Einaudi/Max Richter/Vivaldi purée / Games scores....
In the Netherlands the programming is slightly more adventurous/ less puerile.

[DavidW]

idem ditto for Belgium. Add: Disney- Moricone - Indiana Jones etc./film scores/suites - / Einaudi/Max Richter/Vivaldi purée / Games scores....
In the Netherlands the programming is slightly more adventurous/ less puerile.

Oh yes I didn't even count the pop concerts which here are 40% of the season!  No surprise, I've stopped buying season passes.

[lunar22]

I'm not aware of any differences between European countries as to the most played composers in orchestral concerts. Everywhere Beethoven and Mozart dominate with plenty of Mahler, Brahms, Bruckner and Tchaikovsky. The core repertoire -- esp. regarding concertos -- is pretty small with the same old stuff being trotted out over and over again.

[Florestan]

I'm not aware of any differences between European countries as to the most played composers in orchestral concerts. Everywhere Beethoven and Mozart dominate with plenty of Mahler, Brahms, Bruckner and Tchaikovsky. The core repertoire -- esp. regarding concertos -- is pretty small with the same old stuff being trotted out over and over again.

This, in spades.

[Biffo]

Before Covid struck I used visit France fairly regularly. Most of my radio listening was done in the car so this not particularly scientific and relying on memory. I was a bit surprised by the lack of French music; the most played seemed to be Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven.