Classic 100 Countdowns (ABC)

Since 2001, ABC Classic FM has organised a number of Classic 100 Countdown surveys.[1] The results of each survey are decided by votes cast by the listeners of ABC Classic FM. Several months after the voting, the works are played in reverse order of popularity, over an intense seven to ten days of marathon programming. The countdown culminates in the broadcast of a live concert featuring the most popular pieces and finishing with the number one listener choice. A feature of the countdown is that the top 100 pieces are kept secret until announced (including the final concert). The Classic 100 have formed the basis of the live concert programs of at least one Australian orchestra,[2] and have been influential in demonstrating the public's choice of a contemporary Australian orchestral composition.[3]

Year Countdown Top 5
2001 Classic 100 Original
  1. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622
  2. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
  3. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 Choral
  4. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 73 Emperor
  5. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
2004 Classic 100 Piano
  1. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27/2 Moonlight
  2. Bach: Goldberg Variations
  3. Debussy: Clair de Lune from Suite bergamasque
  4. Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1
  5. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 Pathétique
2005-6 Classic 100 Opera
  1. Bizet: "Au fond du temple saint" ("In the depths of the temple") from The Pearl Fishers
  2. Verdi: "Va, pensiero" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) from Nabucco
  3. Delibes: "Sous le dôme épais" (Flower Duet) from Lakmé
  4. Mozart: "Soave sia il vento" (Act I trio) from Così fan tutte, K. 588
  5. Purcell: "Thy hand, Belinda ... When I am laid in earth" (Dido's Lament) from Dido and Aeneas
2006 Classic 100 Mozart
  1. Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 – Adagio
  2. Ave verum corpus, K. 618
  3. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467 – Andante
  4. "Soave sia il vento" (Act I trio) from Così fan tutte, K. 588
  5. Requiem, K. 626 Lacrimosa
2007 Classic 100 Concerto
  1. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 73 Emperor
  2. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
  3. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61
  4. Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
  5. Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
2008 Classic 100 Chamber
  1. Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D667 Trout
  2. Schubert: String Quintet in C major, D956
  3. Schubert: Nocturne in E-flat major for piano trio, D897
  4. Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97 Archduke
  5. Schubert: String Quartet in D minor, D810 Death and the Maiden
2009 Classic 100 Symphony
  1. Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 New World
  2. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 Choral
  3. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 Pastoral
  4. Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 Organ
  5. Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
2010 Classic 100—Ten Years On
  1. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
  2. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 Emperor Concerto
  3. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 Pastoral
  4. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
  5. Handel: Messiah
2011 Classic 100 Twentieth Century
  1. Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor
  2. Holst: The Planets
  3. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
  4. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
  5. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

References

  1. ^ "The Classic 100: Previous Surveys". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2010. http://www.abc.net.au/classic/classic100/previous.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-08. 
  2. ^ Melbourne Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra season announcement
  3. ^ S. O'Boyle, Concerto for Didgeridoo & Orchestra, ranked #32 in the ABC Classic FM “The Classic 100 Concertos”