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British choose Mozart as No. 1 composer

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Published: April 18, 2006 at 12:30 PM

LONDON, April 18 (UPI) -- British classical music fans have chosen Mozart's "Clarinet Concerto in A Major" as their favorite in a poll conducted by Classic FM.

A station spokesman said it was "fitting" that Mozart should score his first win in the annual Hall of Fame poll as the world celebrates the 250th anniversary of his birth, the BBC reported Tuesday.

Mozart's win knocked off the reigning five-year No. 1 in the poll, Rachmaninov's "Second Piano Concerto."

Beethoven had three works in the Top 10, but Mozart was the big winner, leading all composers with 24 pieces in the Top 300.

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