Rachmaninov, Chart Star

As every year, the listeners of Classic FM - arguably the most important radio station on Classical Music in Europe - have decided on their favourites. The Top three sees Rachmaninovs Piano Concerto No2 take top spot for a fifth consecutive year, in front of Vaughan Williams' "The lark Ascending" and Mozarts Clarinet Concerto in A. Apparently, Rach 2s popularity has everything to do with its use in the movie Brief Encounter, which seems to be a gem on the isle, while yours truly hasn't actually heard of it (Shame on me, I know!). Unsurprisingly, good old Sergej drops behind quite a bit, when it comes to the overall Composers Chart. Here, Mozart leads Beethoven by a close 21 to 19 total entries, leaving Tchaikovsky (13) and Bach (12) far behind.

The Top 10 looks like this:
01     Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
02     Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
03     Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A
04     Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb (The Emperor)
05     Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
06     Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 Pastoral
07     Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor
08     Elgar: Enigma Variations
09     Jenkins Karl: The Armed Man (A Mass for Peace)
10     Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor

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