Magazine content is available exclusively for TIME subscribers.Music: Beethoven, Two to One
What is the most popular classical music? Eight years ago Manhattan's radio station WQXR (which plays no jazz) polled its listeners, found Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 the favorites. Listeners now think less of Tchaikovsky's dog-eared concerto, but Beethoven is more popular than ever.
Last week, in another WQXR sampling of its 4,600 listener "advisory committee," the favorite symphonies were: Beethoven No. 5, Beethoven No. 9, Brahms No. 1, Tchaikovsky No. 6, Beethoven No. 3, Franck D Minor, Beethoven No. 6, Beethoven No. 7, Brahms No. 4 and Tchaikovsky No. 5.
The favorite concertos: Beethoven Piano No. 5, Beethoven...
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