Classic 100 concerto (ABC)

During 2007, the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held a Classic 100 concerto countdown.[1]

The works in the countdown were selected by votes cast by listeners to the station.

The broadcasting of the results of the countdown began on 27 October 2007[2] and concluded on 31 October 2007.[3] The concert featuring the final five works was broadcast live from the Hamer Hall in Melbourne, and featured the Australian Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra.[4]

Countdown results

The results of the countdown are as follows:

Rank Composer Work Key Instrument Opus Completed
100 Vivaldi Concerto for Two Mandolins G major Mandolin RV 532
99 Carl Vine Piano Concerto Piano
98 Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto F minor Tuba 1954
97 Telemann Viola Concerto G major Viola TWV 51:G9
96 Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 C minor Piano Op.35 1933
95 Mozart Bassoon Concerto B-flat major Bassoon K 191 1774
94 Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 5 The Egyptian F major Piano Op.103 1896
93 Giuliani Concerto for Guitar and Strings No. 1 Guitar and strings Op.30
92 Ross Edwards Oboe Concerto Oboe 2002
91 J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 F major Various BWV 1046 1721
90 Vivaldi Concerto for Two Trumpets C major Trumpet RV 537
89 Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 E-flat major Piano S 124 1849
88 Korngold Violin Concerto D major Violin Op.35 1945
87 Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 D major Cello Hob.VIIb:2 1783
86 Glazunov Saxophone Concerto E-flat major Saxophone Op.109 1934
85 J.S. Bach Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 D minor Harpsichord BWV 1052
84 Bruch Scottish Fantasy E-flat major Violin Op.46 1880
83 J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 B-flat major Various BWV 1051 1721
82 Mozart Oboe Concerto C major Oboe K 314 1777
81 Telemann Concerto for Flute, Oboe d'amore and Viola d'amore Flute, Oboe and Viola
80 Mozart Horn Concerto No. 1 D major Horn K 412 1791
79 J.S. Bach Violin Concerto E major Violin BWV 1042
78 Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 A minor Violin Op.77 1948
77 Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 C major Piano Op.26 1921
76 Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9 E-flat major Piano K 271 1777
75 Vivaldi Lute Concerto D major Lute RV 93
74 Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 E-flat major Cello Op.107 1959
73 Hummel Piano Concerto No. 2 A minor Piano Op.85 1816
72 Berg Violin Concerto Violin 1935
71 J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 F major Various BWV 1047 1721
70 Vivaldi Flute Concerto 'Il gardellino' D major Flute RV 428
69 Marcello Oboe Concerto D minor Oboe
68 Barber Violin Concerto Violin Op.14 1939
67 Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Violin 1914
66 Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 G major Piano Op.44 1880
65 Rieding Violin Concerto B minor Violin Op.35
64 Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini A minor Piano Op.43 1934
63 Mozart Piano Concerto No. 22 E-flat major Piano K 482 1785
62 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 C major Piano Op.15 1797
61 J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 G major Various BWV 1049 1721
60 Handel Harp Concerto B-flat major Harp HWV 294 1736
59 J.S. Bach Concerto for Oboe and Violin C minor Oboe and violin BWV 1060R
58 Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 G minor Piano Op.22 1868
57 Litolff Concerto Symphonique No. 4 Piano Op.102
56 Ross Edwards Violin Concerto Maninyas Violin 1988
55 Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 G major Violin K 216 1775
54 Bartók Concerto for Orchestra Orchestra BB 123 1943
53 Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 1 F minor Clarinet Op.73 1811
52 Hummel Trumpet Concerto E-flat major Trumpet S 49 1803
51 Gershwin Piano Concerto F major Piano 1925
50 Davies Piano Concerto No.1 Mennonite Piano 1975
49 Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello A minor Violin and cello Op.102 1887
48 Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 B-flat major Piano K 595 1791
47 Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Piano 1924
46 Addinsell Warsaw Concerto Piano 1941
45 Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1 D major Violin Op.6 1818
44 Mozart Sinfonia Concertante E-flat major Violin and Viola K 364 1779
43 Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 C major Cello Hob.VIIb:1 1765
42 Glass Violin Concerto Violin 1987
41 Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 F major Piano Op.102 1957
40 Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 C minor Piano K 491 1786
39 Vivaldi Four Seasons – Summer G minor Violin RV 315 1723
38 Vivaldi Four Seasons – Winter F minor Violin RV 297 1723
37 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 C minor Piano Op.37 1800
36 Albinoni Oboe Concerto D minor Oboe Op.9 No.2 1722
35 Elgar Violin Concerto B minor Violin Op.61 1910
34 Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 F minor Piano Op.21 1830
33 Vivaldi Four Seasons – Spring E major Violin RV 269 1723
32 Sean O'Boyle & William Barton Concerto for didgeridoo Didgeridoo
31 Schumann Piano Concerto A minor Piano Op.54 1845
30 J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 D major Various BWV 1050 1721
29 Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 D minor Piano K 466 1786
28 Ravel Piano Concerto G major Piano 1931
27 Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 A major Piano K 488 1786
26 Mozart Horn Concerto No. 4 E-flat major Horn K 495 1786
25 J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 G major Various BWV 1048 1721
24 Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 D minor Piano Op.15 1858
23 Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 E minor Piano Op.11 1830
22 Haydn Trumpet Concerto E-flat major Trumpet Hob.VIIe:1 1796
21 Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp C major Flute and Harp K 299 1778
20 Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 B-flat major Piano Op.83 1881
19 Beethoven Triple Concerto C major Violin, Cello, and Piano Op.56 1803
18 Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto D major Violin Op.35 1878
17 Brahms Violin Concerto D major Violin Op.77 1878
16 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 G major Piano Op.58 1806
15 Sibelius Violin Concerto D minor Violin Op.47 1904
14 Dvořák Cello Concerto B minor Cello Op.104 1895
13 Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 C major Piano K 467 1785
12 Mendelssohn Violin Concerto E minor Violin Op.64 1844
11 Grieg Piano Concerto A minor Piano Op.16 1868
10 Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 D minor Piano Op.30 1909
9 Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 B-flat minor Piano Op.23 1875
8 J.S. Bach Concerto for Two Violins D minor Violin BWV 1043 1731
7 Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez Guitar 1939
6 Mozart Clarinet Concerto A major Clarinet K 622 1791
5 Elgar Cello Concerto E minor Cello Op.85 1919
4 Max Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 G minor Violin Op.26 1866
3 Beethoven Violin Concerto D major Violin Op.61 1806
2 Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 C minor Piano Op.18 1901
1 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 Emperor Concerto E-flat major Piano Op.73 1811

By composer

The following 45 composers were featured in the countdown:

Composer Nationality Works in countdown
Richard Addinsell British 1
Tomaso Albinoni Italian 1
Johann Sebastian Bach German 10
Samuel Barber American 1
Béla Bartók Hungarian 1
Ludwig van Beethoven German 6
Alban Berg Austrian 1
Johannes Brahms German 4
Max Bruch German 2
Frédéric Chopin Polish 2
Victor Davies Canadian 1
Antonín Dvořák Czech 1
Ross Edwards Australian 1
Edward Elgar British 2
George Gershwin American 1
Mauro Giuliani Italian 1
Philip Glass American 1
Alexander Glazunov Russian 1
Edvard Grieg Norwegian 1
George Frideric Handel German-British 1
Joseph Haydn Austrian 3
Johann Nepomuk Hummel Austrian 1
Erich Wolfgang Korngold Austro-Hungarian 1
Franz Liszt Hungarian 1
Henry Litolff British 1
Alessandro Marcello Italian 1
Felix Mendelssohn German 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart German 15
Sean O'Boyle Australian 1
Niccolò Paganini Italian 1
Sergei Prokofiev Russian 1
Sergei Rachmaninoff Russian 3
Maurice Ravel French 1
Oskar Rieding German 1
Joaquín Rodrigo Spanish 1
Camille Saint-Saëns French 2
Robert Schuman German 1
Dmitri Shostakovich Russian 4
Jean Sibelius Finnish 1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Russian 3
Georg Philipp Telemann German 2
Ralph Vaughan Williams British 2
Carl Vine Australian 1
Antonio Vivaldi Italian 7
Carl Maria von Weber German 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Classic 100 Concerto Result: Top Five". ABC Classic FM. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Music Details for Saturday 27 October 2007". ABC Classic FM. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Music Details for Wednesday 31 October 2007". ABC Classic FM. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  4. ↑ Benjamin, Esther (1 July 2007). "Australian Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra Announcement" (PDF). Australia Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

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