Bachtrack published the below for 2022, I'm sure that's a starting point...

https://cdn.bachtrack.com/files/293747-Annual%20classical%20music%20statistics%202022.pdf

 

Thanks. This is a very impressive site but they do not present more than top ten lists. I believe I need to to contact them for more information. It does not seem to available on their page.

 

I would suggest looking at the Web sites of the major orchestras and see if they have a performance history.

For radio, go to the radio.garden site, find the stations, then check their sites for a performance history.

 

I would suggest looking at the Web sites of the major orchestras and see if they have a performance history.

For radio, go to the radio.garden site, find the stations, then check their sites for a performance history.

I would suggest looking at the Web sites of the major orchestras and see if they have a performance history.

For radio, go to the radio.garden site, find the stations, then check their sites for a performance history.

Interesting suggestion. Thanks.

 

If you also want data on the demand side, Spotify has some interesting statistics on the most played/streamed classical music and composers. The numbers are usually in million which are far bigger than the ones collected from live concerts.

 

Interesting statistic that you're looking for here.

While assembling my Beginner's Guide I always find multiple sources to help me with information about the entries. One of my continual sources is the always-helpful Wikipedia.

Quite often a work will include a sentence that claims that "---------" is one of the most performed Symphonies, or string quartets, or whatever.

Off the top of my head, though, you KNOW intuitively what works are most performed: The Beethoven symphonies, piano, violin and cello concertos from the larger-than life composers like Brahms, the 1812 Overture, Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony.

A couple of years ago Carnegie Hall published an article listing 'The Five Most-Often Performed Symphonies At Carnegie Hall". They have actually gone back over their concert programs for the last 130 years, so I'd expect the more recent symphonies wouldn't fare as well as the older gems. Symphonies that were 'most-often performed' in 1921 might not be the same symphonies in 1951, or 1981.

1. Brahms Symphony No. 1 (356 performances)
2. Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (328)
3. Beethoven Symphony No. 7 (301)
4. Brahms Symphony No. 2 (291)
5. Brahms Symphony No. 4 (289)

I don't know if it's surprising or not that Brahms and Beethoven hold the top five spots. Even more amusing to me is that Brahms' 1st is often referred to as Beethoven's 10th.

The Metropolitan Opera also claimed, on their webpage, that "the operas of Giuseppe Verdi (pictured below) have been performed around 5,700 times at the Metropolitan Opera, more than those of any other composer by a wide margin."

In 2016 538 (a subsidiary of ABC News) claimed that Puccini's La Boheme is The Met's most performed work, followed by Verdi's Aida and Bizet's Carmen. They then mention that Verdi's La Traviata is the fourth most-performed opera at The Met. They even include a little chart of the seven operas scheduled this season at The Met's performance history for the last 130 years, which is fascinating as you can see the the rise and fall of popularity of the operas over this span of time (the last three are Barber of Sevillle, Don Giovanni, and Tristan und Isolde).

https://fivethirtyeight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/wise-metopera-1.jpg?w=575

The Same Four Operas Are Performed Over And Over

The Metropolitan Opera announced its 2016-17 schedule this week, and it still can’t quit its old standbys. Just three days into its new season, which starts in …

fivethirtyeight.com

Another source, the Opera Lirica de Roma posted a list of the Five Most Performed Operas In The World for the 2017-2018 Season, which are remarkably similar to The Met's list:

Verdi - La Traviata
Bizet - Carmen
Mozart - The Magic Flute
Puccini - La Bohème
Puccini - Tosca

But, it's unlikely that you'll find it unlikely to find the wholistic list you seek; besides, the most performed piano sonatas may not even appear on such a list, which is likely to be dominated by Symphonies anyway.

 

In 2016 538 (a subsidiary of ABC News) claimed that Puccini's La Boheme is The Met's most performed work, followed by Verdi's Aida and Bizet's Carmen. They then mention that Verdi's La Traviata is the fourth most-performed opera at The Met. They even include a little chart of the seven operas scheduled this season at The Met's performance history for the last 130 years, which is fascinating as you can see the the rise and fall of popularity of the operas over this span of time (the last three are Barber of Sevillle, Don Giovanni, and Tristan und Isolde).

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Interesting to see Tristan und Isolde so popular in the first half of the 20th century despite WWI and WWII. And its decline in performance matches the decline in Wagnerian singing and audience attention spans.

 

loft4map started a thread on November third that had a link to a site which tracks performances.
One in every ten orchestra concerts in America features Beethoven. But here are 1,637 other composers you can hear live this year. | Classical Music Forum (talkclassical.com)

 

I would think the Bridal March by Wagner from ”Lohengrin” and “bridal March” by Mendelssohn” have been played thousands more times than anything else.

 

I would think the Bridal March by Wagner from ”Lohengrin” and “bridal March” by Mendelssohn” have been played thousands more times than anything else.

And don't forget Pomp and Circumstance, played once a year at countless colleges, high schools, and middle schools, and Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever, played all over the country every Independence Day.