12.05.03
Classical
tunes really are music to our ears
One
in three people wants to know more about classical music - that's
the finding of a survey just commissioned by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music Magazine.
Residents
of the South East, North West and South West are the most interested
in expanding their knowledge and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music Magazine reveals in its
June issue (on sale 13th May) that only 8% of those between 15-24
had a desire to know more but interest soared within the 25-34 age
group.
In
a separate reader survey recently conducted by the magazine, a staggering
99% of people said that life would be impoverished without classical
music and 52% of people claimed that hearing classical music on
a TV ad would make them want to buy the music on CD. The overall
results of the survey reveal a picture of the UK's favourite tunes,
musicians and radio stations.
Given
a choice between Simon Rattle, Luciano Pavarotti, Nigel Kennedy,
Lesley Garrett, Cecilia Bartoli and Kylie Minogue, 75% of men picked
Simon Rattle as the musician they would most like to be. Even 28%
of women claimed they would like to be Simon Rattle but he was toppled
by the famous soprano Cecilia Bartoli who claimed 44% of the female
vote.
Only
3% of respondents wanted to be pop queen Kylie (two-thirds of these
were men!) and just 5% chose Pavarotti.
The
top things to do while listening to music include cooking (83%),
cleaning (77%), entertaining (61%) and sitting in the bath (57%).
33% of men claimed they listened to music while surfing the internet.
73%
of respondents claimed that classical music generally gives them
a lift and just over half said it made them feel tranquil. However,
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music Magazine discovered that only 13% of men and women said
that classical music makes them feel sexy.
When
it came to deciding on which station to listen to while preparing
a meal Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 came tops with 32% of votes. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 faired
best again with 54% of people claiming they prefer to listen to
the station while spending the evening in an armchair.
42%
plucked Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 from a list of music they would
most like to hear above Handel, Chopin and arch-modernist Harrison
Birtwistle.
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