Sometimes it seems that men and women are from different planets, but how does this affect their musical tastes? In 2005 we had some fun comparing the Top 40 choices of men and women in our audience, and in 2009 we had a rematch.
Composer
Rachmaninoff
Beethoven
Handel
Dvořák
Vivaldi
Beethoven
Copland
Rachmaninoff
Beethoven
Pachelbel
Holst
Smetana
Mahler
Gershwin
Rachmaninoff
Bach
Vaughan Williams
Barber
Tchaikovsky
Beethoven
Prokofiev
Tchaikovsky
Mozart
Beethoven
Mozart
Debussy
Puccini
Elgar
Fauré
Beethoven
Grieg
Vaughan Williams
Beethoven
Saint-Saëns
Tchaikovsky
Stravinsky
Bach
Rachmaninoff
Bach
Grieg
Piece
Piano Concerto No. 2
Symphony No. 9, Choral
Messiah
Symphony No. 9, From the New World
Four Seasons, The, Op. 8
Symphony No. 5
Appalachian Spring
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Symphony No. 6, Pastoral
Canon in D
Planets, The
Má Vlast: Die Moldau
Symphony No. 2 Resurrection
Rhapsody in Blue
Piano Concerto No. 3
St. Matthew Passion
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Adagio for Strings
Nutcracker, The
Piano Sonata No. 14, Moonlight
Romeo and Juliet Suite
Piano Concerto No. 1
Requiem
Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor
Magic Flute, The
Suite bergamasque: Claire de Lune
Turandot: Nessun Dorma
Enigma Variations
Requiem
Symphony No. 7
Piano Concerto in A Minor
Lark Ascending, The
Symphony No. 3, Eroica
Symphony No. 3, Organ
1812 Overture
Firebird Suite
Brandenburg Concertos
Symphony No. 2
Suites for Solo Cello
Peer Gynt Suite 1
Overall
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
Women's
1
3
7
4
2
20
10
6
9
11
12
14
26
27
x
x
5
13
8
15
28
22
29
x
16
17
19
21
25
x
18
32
35
x
38
x
30
33
x
31
Men's
4
1
2
3
10
5
6
12
11
13
16
17
9
14
7
8
x
37
x
x
24
38
25
19
x
x
x
x
33
18
x
34
31
15
32
21
x
x
22
x
It was an election year, and Classical 89 invited its listeners to vote for their favorite pieces of classical music, and to indicate their favorite political mascot: a Donkey, Elephant, or other such animal.
Composer
Beethoven
Handel
Beethoven
Dvořák
Vivaldi
Barber
Grieg
Mahler
Mozart
Holst
Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninoff
Brahms
Beethoven
Smetana
Pachelbel
Gershwin
Rimsky Korsakov
Bach
Beethoven
Tchaikovsky
Beethoven
Grieg
Copland
Tchaikovsky
Mozart
Beethoven
Bach
Beethoven
Shostakovich
Mozart
Orff
Debussy
Stravinsky
Puccini
Elgar
Saint-Saëns
Bach
Tchaikovsky
Bach
Piece
Symphony No. 9, Choral
Messiah
Symphony No. 5
Symphony No. 9, From the New World
Four Seasons, The, Op. 8
Adagio for Strings
Peer Gynt Suite 1
Symphony No. 2 Resurrection
Requiem
Planets, The
Piano Concerto No. 2
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
German Requiem, A
Symphony No. 6, Pastoral
Má Vlast: Die Moldau
Canon in D
Rhapsody in Blue
Scheherazade
Brandenburg Concertos
Triple Concerto
1812 Overture
Piano Sonata No. 14, Moonlight
Piano Concerto in A Minor
Appalachian Spring
Swan Lake
Magic Flute, The
Symphony No. 7
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor
Symphony No. 5
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Carmina Burana
Suite bergamasque: Claire de Lune
Firebird Suite
Turandot: Nessun Dorma
Enigma Variations
Symphony No. 3, Organ
St. Matthew Passion
Piano Concerto No. 1
Mass in B Minor
Overall
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
Elephant
1
2
4
3
15
32
5
x
9
14
18
8
39
6
25
30
10
x
x
x
x
x
19
35
x
29
7
11
33
26
21
12
22
x
13
x
20
x
x
34
Donkey
1
x
34
13
x
2
14
6
x
3
16
x
5
7
30
17
x
10
4
x
x
18
x
11
33
12
35
x
x
x
37
x
x
x
x
x
36
8
32
x
Others
1
2
3
17
4
12
16
5
7
22
8
9
15
x
14
18
21
24
31
6
10
11
20
28
13
38
x
39
23
26
x
37
29
19
x
27
x
x
x
x
Have you ever wondered how your musical tastes compare to those of professional musicians? In 2007 Classical 89 gave our audience the opportunity to find out as we tallied their favorites alongside those of the Utah Symphony musicians.
Composer
Mahler
Beethoven
Brahms
Bartók
Mahler
Beethoven
Mahler
Beethoven
Prokofiev
Bach
Debussy
Beethoven
Mahler
Beethoven
Dvořák
Bach
Handel
Mozart
Mozart
Bach
Bach
Bach
Beethoven
Grieg
Mendelssohn
Schoenberg
Vaughan Williams
Rachmaninoff
Mahler
Strauss, Richard
Schubert
Stravinsky
Strauss, Richard
Brahms
Chopin
Dvořák
Stravinsky
Boulez
Brahms
Brahms
Piece
Symphony No. 2, Resurrection
Symphony No. 9, Choral
Symphony No. 4
Concerto for Orchestra
Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 3, Eroica
Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 7
Romeo and Juliet Suite
Goldberg Variations
La mer
String Quartet No. 13, Opus 130
Symphony No. 9
Violin Concerto
Piano Quintet in A
Partitas for keyboard
Messiah
Clarinet Concerto
Symphony No. 41, Jupiter
Chaconne from Violin Partita in D minor
Mass in B Minor
St. Matthew Passion
Missa Solemnis
Peer Gynt Suite 1
Symphony No. 4, Italian
Chamber Symphony No. 1
Hodie
Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 7, Song of the Night
Four Last Songs
Symphony No. 9 in C Major/ The Great
Rite of Spring
Don Quixote
Violin Concerto in D
Nocturnes
Cello Concerto in b
Petroushka
Dérive 2
Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118, No. 2
Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25
Symphony's
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
Audience's
18
1
331
x
60
70
105
11
55
117
330
x
140
84
x
x
2
154
33
x
25
37
x
17
307
x
x
64
x
206
74
83
x
119
136
155
124
x
x
x
Our two universities enjoy a healthy rivalry on the sports field, but do we
differ in our classical-music tastes? In 2006, we compared the top 40 choices
of BYU and U of U fans.
Composer
Beethoven
Handel
Pachelbel
Vivaldi
Dvořák
Beethoven
Debussy
Beethoven
Rachmaninoff
Bach
Brahms
Beethoven
Holst
Rachmaninoff
Mozart
Ravel
Grieg
Tchaikovsky
Mozart
Barber
Beethoven
Beethoven
Smetana
Tchaikovsky
Copland
Gershwin
Bach
Mozart
Grieg
Vaughan Williams
Bach
Handel
Tchaikovsky
Mahler
Orff
Puccini
Copland
Rossini
Mozart
Stravinsky
Piece
Symphony No. 9, Choral
Messiah
Canon in D
The Four Seasons, Op. 8
Symphony No. 9, From the New World
Symphony No. 5
Suite bergamasque: Claire de Lune
Symphony No. 6, Pastoral
Piano Concerto No. 2
Brandenburg Concertos
A German Requiem
Piano Sonata No. 14, Moonlight
The Planets
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Requiem
Boléro
Peer Gynt Suites
1812 Overture
The Magic Flute
Adagio for Strings
Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor
Symphony No. 7
Má Vlast
The Nutcracker
Appalachian Spring
Rhapsody in Blue
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
Symphony No. 40
Piano Concerto in A Minor
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Water Music
Violin Concerto
Symphony No. 2, Resurrection
Carmina Burana
Turandot: Nessun Dorma
Rodeo
William Tell Overture
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Firebird Suite
Overall
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
BYU
1
2
3
4
6
8
5
11
9
13
7
12
21
16
36
18
10
14
20
23
15
27
25
19
24
22
17
29
38
30
26
28
39
41
54
33
31
32
35
42
U of U
1
9
16
6
3
2
18
8
10
7
37
12
5
13
4
15
100
23
19
11
29
14
20
47
38
40
75
30
21
39
50
65
36
27
17
111
155
215
121
60
Sometimes it seems that men and women are from different planets, but how does this affect their musical tastes? In 2005 we had some fun comparing the Top 40 choices of men and women in our audience, and in 2009 we had a rematch.
Composer
Beethoven
Handel
Vivaldi
Pachelbel
Rachmaninoff
Dvorak
Beethoven
Mozart
Gershwin
Tchaikovsky
Barber
Debussy
Rachmaninoff
Beethoven
Beethoven
Beethoven
Tchaikovsky
Holst
Copland
Bach
Beethoven
Mozart
Vaughan Williams
Grieg
Smetana
Bach
Bach
Rimsky Korsakov
Bach
Brahms
Copland
Mozart
Rachmaninoff
Copland
Mozart
Stravinsky
Handel
Bach
Mahler
Orff
Piece
Symphony No. 9, Choral
Messiah
The Four Seasons
Canon in D
Piano Concerto No. 2
Symphony No. 9, From the New World
Symphony No. 5
Requiem
Rhapsody in Blue
1812 Overture
Adagio for Strings
Suite Bergamasque: Claire de Lune
Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Symphony No. 6, Pastoral
Piano Sonata No. 14, Moonlight
Symphony No. 7
The Nutcracker
The Planets
Appalachian Spring
Brandenburg Concertos
Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Peer Gynt Suite 1
Ma Vlast: Die Moldau
Orch. Suite No. 3: Air
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
Scheherazade
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
A German Requiem
Fanfare for the Common Man
Symphony No. 40
Piano Concerto No. 3
Rodeo
The Magic Flute
Firebird Suite
Water Music
Mass in B Minor
Symphony No. 2, Resurrection
Carmina Burana
Overall
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
Women's
4
1
2
3
5
14
17
6
13
23
7
10
8
15
9
18
11
31
36
39
x
12
16
x
20
25
40
22
x
27
30
32
19
x
x
38
21
x
x
x
Men's
1
2
3
4
8
6
5
10
9
7
15
19
23
16
28
17
34
11
13
14
12
x
x
18
31
27
22
39
21
32
30
38
x
33
35
40
x
20
29
26