The UK's favourite composers

The results often seem to depend on the music played by local orchestras; in Scotland, for example, there appears to be a strong tradition of Russian music, with Tchaikovsky selling particularly well – perhaps due to the residence of Russian/Soviet conductors at two Scottish national orchestras.
In the North-West, Sir Edward Elgar’s association with Manchester’s Hallé Orchestra ensures him a high profile in the region.
Another factor is music adopted by local football teams – the North-East favour Prokofiev, whose 'Romeo & Juliet' is played at Sunderland FC; Newcastle FC, on the other hand, have a passion for Carl Orff’s ‘Carmina Burana’, which is often played during home games.
Historical and cultural factors are also influential, as well as migration trends, with the presence of a large Polish community in parts of East Anglia perhaps explaining the popularity of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, who charts less high elsewhere.
Similarly, the Isle Of Wight and the Isle of man seem to prefer more traditional music like Beethoven and Vaughan Williams, while the tradition of song is strong in Wales, where opera sells well.

NORTH-EAST: Results from branches in Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough
1. Prokofiev
2. Mozart
3. Orff
4. Holst
5. Beethoven
6. Handel
7. Tchaikovsky
8. Vivaldi
9. Elgar
10. Grieg

NORTH-WEST: Results from branches in Manchester, Liverpool and Chester
1. Mozart
2. Elgar
3. Beethoven
4. Holst
5. Bach, JS
6. Tchaikovsky
7. Handel
8. Vivaldi
9. Vaughan Williams
10. Sibelius

YORKSHIRE: Results from branches in Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield
1. Beethoven
2. Mozart
3. Holst
4. Elgar
5. Vivaldi
6. Tchaikovsky
7. Handel
8. Vaughan Williams
9. Rodrigo
10. Gilbert & Sullivan

WEST MIDLANDS: Results from branches in Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton
1. Mozart
2. Beethoven
3. Elgar
4. Bach, JS
5. Tchaikovsky
6. Vaughan Williams
7. Holst
8. Handel
9. Vivaldi
10. Pachelbel

EAST MIDLANDS: Results from branches in Nottingham, Leicester, Derby
1. Mozart
2. Beethoven
3. Bach, JS
4. Elgar
5. Vivaldi
6. Handel
7. Tchaikovsky
8. Rachmaninov
9. Rodrigo
10. Holst

EAST ANGLIA/SUFFOLK & ESSEX: Results from branches in Norwich, Lincoln, Colchester
1. Mozart
2. Beethoven
3. Bach, JS
4. Vivaldi
5. Chopin
6. Elgar
7. Handel
8. Holst
9. Tchaikovsky
10. Britten

OXBRIDGE: Results from branches in Oxford, Cambridge
1. Bach, JS
2. Mozart
3. Beethoven
4. Handel
5. Elgar
6. Tchaikovsky
7. Puccini
8. Vaughan Williams
9. Verdi
10. Mahler

HOME COUNTIES: Results from branches in Reading, Windsor, Guildford
1. Mozart
2. Beethoven
3. Bach, JS
4. Handel
5. Vivaldi
6. Elgar
7. Tchaikovsky
8. Rachmaninov
9. Holst
10. Vaughan Williams

GREATER LONDON: Results from branches in Oxford Street, Richmond, City
1. Mozart
2. Beethoven
3. Bach, JS
4. Elgar
5. Verdi
6. Handel
7. Tchaikovsky
8. Puccini
9. Rachmaninov
10. Shostakovich

SOUTH: Results from branches in Brighton, Portsmouth, Southampton
1. Mozart
2. Beethoven
3. Rachmaninov
4. Bach, JS
5. Vivaldi
6. Handel
7. Tchaikovsky
8. Elgar
9. Gilbert and Sullivan
10. Chopin

ISLANDS: Results from branches in Isle of Wight, Jersey/Guernsey, Isle Of Man
1. Beethoven
2. Vaughan Williams
3. Vivaldi
4. Mozart
5. Chopin
6. Holst
7. Orff
8. Debussy
9. Saint-Saens
10. Ravel

SOUTH WEST: Results from branches in Bristol, Bath, Exeter
1. Bach, JS
2. Mozart
3. Beethoven
4. Elgar
5. Handel
6. Vaughan Williams
7. Vivaldi
8. Barber
9. Rachmaninov
10. Puccini

SHIRES & MARCHES: Results from branches in Gloucester, Worcester, Shrewsbury
1. Elgar
2. Beethoven
3. Vaughan Williams
4. Bach, JS
5. Mozart
6. Handel
7. Tchaikovsky
8. Rachmaninov
9. Vivaldi
10. Holst

WALES: Results from branches in Cardiff, Swansea, Wrexham
1. Mozart
2. Beethoven
3. Bach, JS
4. Verdi
5. Rachmaninov

6. Puccini
7. Vivaldi
8. Vaughan Williams
9. Mahler
10. Wagner

SCOTLAND: Results from branches in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen
1. Mozart
2. Tchaikovsky
3. Rachmaninov
4. Beethoven
5. Bach, JS
6. Shostakovich
7. Bruch
8. Mendelssohn
9. Grieg
10. Faure