Rachmaninoff came second and fourth with his C minor and D minor concertos and thus
may perhaps be regarded as the most intensely popular concerto composer. His
Rhapsody came in quite low at 28.
Tchaikovsky came third with his B flat minor concerto although his G major concerto
came in quite low at 29.
Mozart was the most popular composer in terms of the number of his concertos, with
seven in all, which were fairly evenly spaced.
Grieg’s only concerto came fifth.
Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin and Brahms came sixth to tenth.
Particular composers and concertos were passed over by the voters that in my opinion
might have had a claim to be included.
The Liszt E flat was low in the list, well below the Litolff, and the Liszt A major missed
out altogether.
Most of the 37 piano concertos contained memorable melodic lines and there tended to be
an absence of percussive piano writing.
C: Top Mozart moments - 2006 survey
In 2006, over 10,000 votes were registered in the Classic 100 Mozart a survey by the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation to find the nation’s top 100 Mozart moments.
Although this survey took place between the 2004 and 2007 surveys it is more convenient
to deal with it here. The Mozart moments were apparently equated in most cases by the
voters and/or those responsible for collating the responses into votes for particular
movements of stated Mozart compositions.
Top 25 Mozart moments from his piano concertos and piano pieces from 2006
survey
1 Piano concerto no. 21 C major K467 – Andante
2 Piano concerto no. 23 A major K488 – Adagio
3 Piano sonata A major K331 – Alla Turca, Allegretto
4 Piano concerto no. 21 C major K467 – Allegro maestoso
5 Piano concerto no. 20 D minor K466 – Romance
6 Piano variations Ah vous dirai-je, maman K265
7 Piano concerto no. 20 D minor K466 – Allegro
8 Piano concerto no. 23 A major K488 – Allegro assai
9 Piano concerto no. 27 B flat major K595 – Allegro III
10 Piano sonata C major K545 – Allegro
11 Rondo for piano and orchestra A major K382