In Reply to: BBC surveys 151 conductors - Beethoven Sym. No 3 chosen as the greatest symphony posted by John C. - Aussie on August 19, 2016 at 18:25:15:
It was a poll of conductors. If you polled orchestra musicians to find out which pieces they most enjoy playing, the results would surely be different.
And we already know from classical radio listener polls that those folks have a different set of favorites, heavily influenced by the programming choices of the stations.
And if you polled people who attend live concerts, you'd get yet another list.
It's all just opinion. Everybody has their personal favorites and I'm pretty sure each one of us would have a different list.
In fact, I seem to remember a thread or two, some years ago, in which Asylum members offered up their personal favorites.
"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
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Follow Ups
- Well, ya know .... - Amphissa 09:29:18 08/20/16 (1)
- Very true. - rbolaw 10:24:36 08/20/16 (0)