Classic 100 Swoon (ABC)

In 2015, the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held the thirteenth of its annual Classic Music countdowns, during which the public votes for 100 favourite pieces. The chosen theme was "Swoon", which refers to a fainting and in this context is used to mean "little parcel of [musical] rapture"[1] or music "that makes [the listeners'] world stand still."[2] The Classic 100 Swoon countdown was broadcast in reverse order from 5 June to 8 June.

Countdown results

The results of the countdown are as follows:

Rank Composer Work Date
1 Vaughan Williams, Ralph The Lark Ascending 1920
2 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Clarinet Concerto, K. 622 (Adagio) 1791
3 Barber, Samuel Adagio for Strings (orchestral and vocal versions) 1936
4 Pärt, Arvo Spiegel im Spiegel 1978
5 Allegri, Gregorio Miserere 1630s
6 Massenet, Jules "Méditation" from Thaïs 1894
7 Elgar, Edward Enigma Variations Op. 36 (includes Variation 9, Nimrod) 1898–99
8 Morricone, Ennio The Mission (Includes Gabriel's Oboe original version) 1986
9 Fauré, Gabriel Requiem Op.48 (includes Introit and Kyrie, Pie Jesu, Agnus Dei et Lux Aeterna, In Paradisum) 1887-90
10 Albinoni, Tomaso Adagio in G minor
11 Satie, Erik Gymnopédies 1888
12 Elgar, Edward Cello Concerto in E minor (includes Adagio) 1919
13 Rachmaninoff, Sergei Piano Concerto No. 2 (includes Adagio sostenuto) 1900–01
14 Mahler, Gustav Symphony No. 5 (includes Adagietto) 1901–02
15 Beethoven, Ludwig van Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major 1809–11
16 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Ave verum corpus, K. 618 1791
17 Bizet, Georges The Pearl Fishers (Includes "Au fond du temple saint", "Je crois entendre encore") 1863
18 Vaughan Williams, Ralph Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis 1910
19 Strauss, Richard Four Last Songs 1948
20 Shostakovich, Dmitri The Gadfly Suite 1955
21 Khachaturan, Aram Spartacus (Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia) 1954
22 Puccini, Giacomo Madama Butterfly (includes "One Fine Day", "Humming Chorus") 1904
23 Rodrigo, Joaquín Concierto de Aranjuez 1939
24 Bruch, Max Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor 1866
25 Bach, Johann Sebastian St Matthew Passion BWV 244 1727
26 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Requiem in D minor K.626 1791
27 Pachelbel, Johann Canon in D
28 Bach, Johann Sebastian Cello Suite No. 1 in G major BWV 1007 (includes Prelude)
29 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major K.467 (Includes Andante) 1785
30 Purcell, Henry Dido and Aeneas (includes "Dido's Lament") 1688
31 Mascagni, Pietro Cavalleria rusticana 1890
32 Delibes, Léo Lakmé 1881–81
33 Saint-Saëns, Camille The Carnival of the Animals (includes "Aquarium", "The Swan") 1886
34 Rachmaninoff, Sergei Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini 1934
35 Dvořák, Antonín "O silver moon" from Rusalka 1901
36 Westlake, Nigel Antarctica Suite 1991
37 Verdi, Giuseppe Nabucco 1841
38 Bach, Johann Sebastian Concerto for two violins in D minor BWV 1043 (includes Allegro ma non tanto) 1717–23
39 Grieg, Edvard Peer Gynt 1875
40 Debussy, Claude Suite Bergamasque (includes "Clair de Lune"; "Passepied") 1905
41 Holst, Gustav The Planets Op.32 1914–16
42 Handel, George Frideric Messiah HWV 56 (includes "Comfort Ye"; "I Know that my Redeemer Liveth") 1741
43 Tallis, Thomas Spem in alium c1570
44 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Così fan tutte K.588 (includes soave sia il vento) 1790
45 Dvořák, Antonín Symphony No. 9 Op. 45 "From the New World" (includes largo) 1893
46 Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich The Nutcracker Suite (Includes "Waltz of the Snowflakes"; "Danse Arabe"; "Waltz of the Flowers") 1892
47 Jenkins, Karl The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace 1999
48 Canteloube, Joseph Songs of the Auvergne (includes Baïlèro) 1923-30
49 Kats-Chernin, Elena Wild Swans suite (includes Eliza's Aria and Green Leaf Prelude) 2003
50 Wagner, Richard Tristan and Isolde (includes Prelude and Liebestod) 1857–59
51 Williams, John Schindler's List (Main Theme) 1993
52 Edwards, Ross Dawn Mantras
53 Beethoven, Ludwig van Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 Moonlight (includes I. Adagio sostenuto) 1801
54 Handel, George Frideric Xerxes, HWV 40 (includes "Ombra Mai Fu" – Largo) 1738
55 Debussy, Claude Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun 1894
56 Sculthorpe, Peter Small Town 1976
57 Pärt, Arvo Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten 1977
58 Beethoven, Ludwig van Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 (includes II. Larghetto) 1806
59 Mendelssohn, Felix The Hebrides' Overture, Op. 26 (Fingal's Cave) 1830
60 Rachmaninoff, Sergei Vespers, Op. 37 (All-Night Vigil) 1915
61 Mendelssohn, Felix Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (includes II. Andante) 1845
62 Bach, JS/Hess, Myra Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring 1926
63 Beethoven, Ludwig van Für Elise 1810
64 Beethoven, Ludwig van Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 Choral (includes III. Adagio molto e cantabile) 1824
65 Ravel, Maurice Pavane for a Dead Princess 1899
66 Mendelssohn, Felix A Midsummer Night's Dream 1826, 1842
67 Beethoven, Ludwig van Symphony No. 7 in A major (includes II. Allegretto) 1811–12
68 Bach, Johann Sebastian Cantata, BWV 147 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (includes "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring") 1716, 1723
69 Gluck, Christoph Willibald Orpheus and Euridice (includes "Dance of the Blessed Spirits") 1762
70 Morricone, Ennio Cinema Paradiso (includes Main Theme; Love Theme for Nata) 1988
71 Bach, Johann Sebastian Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (includes Aria) 1741
72 Schubert, Franz Impromptu in G-flat major 1827
73 Bach, Johann Sebastian Mass in B minor, BWV 232 1749
74 Lloyd Webber, Andrew Requiem (includes "Pie Jesu") 1984–85
75 Fauré, Gabriel Cantique de Jean Racine 1864–65
76 Handel, George Frideric Rinaldo (includes "Lascia ch'io pianga") 1711
77 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major (includes II. Adagio) 1786
78 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Clarinet Quintet, K581 (includes II. Larghetto) 1789
79 BrahmsBrahms, Johannes A German Requiem, Op. 45 1868
80 GoreckiGórecki, Henryk Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) 1976
81 Bach, JohannBach, Johann Sebastian Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050 1721
82 Saint-SaensSaint-Saëns, Camille Samson and Delilah (includes "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix") 1877
83 FaureFauré, Gabriel Pavane, Op. 50 1887
84 GershwinGershwin, George Porgy and Bess (includes "Summertime") 1934
85 Mozart, WolfgangMozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra, K. 299 1778
86 KorngoldKorngold, Erich Wolfgang Die tote Stadt (includes "Glück das mir verblieb") 1920
87 SatieSatie, Erik Gnossiennes 1890 1890s
88 BeethovenBeethoven, Ludwig van Symphony No. 6, Op. 68 (Pastoral) 1808
89 ChopinChopin, Frédéric Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 1830
90 SchubertSchubert, Franz Ave Maria 1825
91 SculthorpeSculthorpe, Peter Little Suite 1983
92 DvorakDvořák, Antonín Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 1894–95
93 PergolesiPergolesi, Giovanni Battista Stabat Mater 1736
94 TavenerTavener, John Song for Athene 1997
95 AlbinoniAlbinoni, Tomaso Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op. 9, No. 2 1722
96 BelliniBellini, Vincenzo Norma (includes "Casta diva") 1831
97 Strauss, Richard Morgen! 1894
98 Bach, JohannBach, JS/Gounod, Charles Ave Maria 1853
99 Bach, JohannBach, Johann Sebastian Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (includes Air on a G string) 1730
100 PucciniPuccini, Giacomo "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi 1917–1918

By composer

The following composers were featured in the countdown:

Composer Nationality Works
Albinoni Italian 2
Allegri Italian 1
JS Bach German 9
Barber American 1
Beethoven German 7
Bellini Italian 1
Bizet French 1
Brahms German 1
Bruch German 1
Canteloube French 1
Chopin Polish 1
Debussy French 2
Delibes French 1
Dvořák Czech 3
Edwards Australian 1
Elgar English 2
Fauré French 3
Gershwin American 1
Gluck German 1
Gorecki Polish 1
Gounod French 1
Grieg Norwegian 1
Handel German-British 3
Hess British 1
Holst English 1
Jenkins Welsh 1
Kats-Chernin Australian 1
Khachaturian Armenian 1
Korngold Czech 1
Lloyd Webber English 1
Mahler Austrian 1
Mascagni Italian 1
Massenet French 1
Mendelssohn German 3
Morricone Italian 2
Mozart Austrian 8
Pachelbel German 1
Pergolesi Italian 1
Puccini Italian 2
Purcell English 1
Pärt Estonian 2
Rachmaninoff Russian 3
Ravel French 1
Rodrigo Spanish 1
Saint-Saëns French 2
Satie French 2
Schubert Austrian 2
Sculthorpe Australian 2
Shostakovich Russian 1
Strauss German 2
Tallis English 1
Tavener British 1
Tchaikovsky Russian 1
Vaughan Williams English 2
Verdi Italian 1
Wagner German 1
Westlake Australian 1
Williams American 1

Note: Bach had 10 entries on the countdown, including Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring as part of Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben and as a separate entry.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ABC Classic FM – Classic 100 2015". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  2. ↑ "Classic FM announce Swoon as theme of 2015 Classic 100" by Maxim Boon, Limelight, 15 April 2015
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