Classic 100 Ten Years On (ABC)
During 2010 the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held a Classic 100 Ten Years On countdown. The survey recreated the Classic 100 Original countdown held in 2001.
Voting for the countdown was held between 11 September 2010 and 1 October 2010, with each listener being permitted to vote for up to 10 works. The broadcasting of the results of the countdown began on 30 October 2010 and concluded on 7 November 2010.
Countdown results
The results of countdown are as follows:[1]
Rank | Composer | Work | Genre | Key | Opus | Completed | Rank in the original 100 | Change in rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 | Mozart | Symphony No. 40 | Symphony | G minor | K. 550 | 1788 | — | |
99 | Schubert | Adagio for piano trio (Notturno) | Trio | E-flat major | D. 897 | 1821 | 17 | -82 |
98 | Strauss, R | Songs with Orchestra* | Song | 1899 | — | |||
97 | Mozart | Così fan tutte | Opera | K. 588 | 1789 | 85 | -12 | |
96 | Górecki | Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) | Symphony | Op. 36 | 1976 | — | ||
95 | Giazotto (attrib. Albinoni) | Adagio for strings and organ | Adagio | G minor | T. Mi 26 | 1958 | 94 | -1 |
94 | Chopin | Piano Concerto No. 1 | Concerto | E minor | Op. 11 | 1830 | 71 | -23 |
93 | Mozart | Clarinet Quintet | Quintet | A major | K. 581 | 1789 | 84 | -9 |
92 | Handel | Zadok the Priest | Anthem | D major | HWV 258 | 1727 | 95 | +3 |
91 | Sibelius | Symphony No. 5 | Symphony | E-flat major | Op. 82 | 1919 | — | |
90 | Brahms | Piano Concerto No. 2 | Concerto | B-flat major | Op. 83 | 1881 | — | |
89 | Purcell | Dido and Aeneas | Opera | Z. 626 | 1688 | 92 | +3 | |
88 | Mascagni | Cavalleria rusticana | Opera | 1890 | 30 | -58 | ||
87 | Tallis | Spem in alium | Motet | 1570 | — | |||
86 | Smetana | My Country—Vltava | Symphonic poem | E minor | T. 111 | 1874 | 60 | -26 |
85 | Schubert | Symphony No. 9 (Great) | Symphony | C major | D. 944 | 1840 | — | |
84 | Khachaturian | Spartacus | Orchestral suite | 1954 | 99 | +15 | ||
83 | Rachmaninoff | Symphony No. 2 | Symphony | E minor | Op. 27 | 1907 | — | |
82 | Brahms | Violin Concerto in D | Concerto | D major | Op. 77 | 1878 | — | |
81 | Puccini | Madama Butterfly | Opera | 1904 | 38 | -43 | ||
80 | Berlioz | Symphonie fantastique | Symphony | Op. 14 | 1830 | — | ||
79 | Mendelssohn | Hebrides Overture | Overture | B minor | Op. 26 | 1830 | — | |
78 | Dvořák | Cello Concerto in B minor | Concerto | B minor | Op. 104 | 1895 | — | |
77 | Beethoven | Triple Concerto | Concerto | C major | Op. 56 | 1803 | — | |
76 | Mozart | Don Giovanni | Opera | K. 527 | 1787 | — | ||
75 | Grieg | Peer Gynt | Suite | Op. 23 | 1875 | 98 | +23 | |
74 | Bach, JS | Cello Suite No. 1 | Suite | G major | BWV 1007 | 1723 | 20 | -54 |
73 | Tchaikovsky | The Nutcracker | Suite | Op. 71a | 1891 | — | ||
72 | Rimsky-Korsakov | Scheherazade | Symphonic suite | Op. 35 | 1888 | — | ||
71 | Massenet | Méditation (from Thaïs) | Symphonic intermezzo | 1894 | 39 | -32 | ||
70 | Mendelssohn | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Overture & incidental music | Op. 21, 61 | 1842 | — | ||
69 | Mussorgsky (orch. Ravel) | Pictures at an Exhibition | Suite | 1874 | — | |||
68 | Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 5 | Symphony | E minor | Op. 64 | 1888 | — | |
67 | Mahler | Symphony No. 1 (Titan) | Symphony | D major | 1888 | — | ||
66 | Stravinsky | The Rite of Spring | Ballet | 1913 | 97 | +31 | ||
65 | Schubert | String Quartet No. 14 (Death and the Maiden) | Quartet | D minor | D. 810 | 1824 | — | |
64 | Grieg | Piano Concerto in A minor | Concerto | A minor | Op. 16 | 1868 | 68 | +4 |
63 | Barber | Adagio for Strings | Orchestral | B-flat major | Op. 11a | 1936 | 36 | -27 |
62 | Orff | Carmina Burana | Cantata | 1937 | 83 | +21 | ||
61 | Satie | Gymnopédies | Unaccompanied piano | 1888 | 82 | +21 | ||
60 | Mozart | Ave verum corpus | Motet | D major | K. 618 | 1791 | 57 | -3 |
59 | Tchaikovsky | Violin Concerto in D | Concerto | D major | Op. 35 | 1878 | 91 | +32 |
58 | Mahler | Symphony No. 5 | Symphony | C-sharp minor | 1902 | 43 | -15 | |
57 | Sibelius | Finlandia | Symphonic poem | Op. 26 | 1900 | 90 | +33 | |
56 | Ravel | Boléro | Orchestral dance | C major | 1928 | 81 | +25 | |
55 | Debussy | Claire de lune | Suite for piano | 1905 | 93 | +38 | ||
54 | Sibelius | Violin Concerto in D minor | Concerto | D minor | Op. 47 | 1903 | — | |
53 | Bach, JS | Goldberg Variations | Theme and variations | BWV 988 | 1741 | 56 | +3 | |
52 | Tchaikovsky | 1812 Overture | Overture | E-flat major | Op. 49 | 1880 | 61 | +9 |
51 | Rachmaninoff | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini | Concertante | A minor | Op. 43 | 1934 | 51 | 0 |
50 | Pachelbel | Pachelbel's Canon | Canon and gigue | D major | PWC 38 | 1694 | 23 | -27 |
49 | Beethoven | Piano Concerto No. 4 | Concerto | G major | Op. 58 | 1806 | 87 | +38 |
48 | Bach, JS | Cantata 147 (including Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring) | Cantata | BWV 147 | 1716 | 11 | -37 | |
47 | Prokofiev | Romeo and Juliet | Ballet | Op. 64 | 1935 | 58 | +11 | |
46 | Bach, JS | Mass in B minor | Mass | B minor | BWV 232 | 1749 | 29 | -17 |
45 | Bach, JS | Toccata and Fugue | Toccata and Fugue | D minor | BWV 565 | 1707 | 79 | +34 |
44 | Puccini | La bohème | Opera | 1896 | 33 | -11 | ||
43 | Mahler | Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection) | Symphony | C minor | 1894 | 62 | +19 | |
42 | Schubert | String quintet | Quintet | C major | D. 956 | 1828 | 28 | -14 |
41 | Bizet | Carmen | Opera | 1875 | — | |||
40 | Tchaikovsky | Swan Lake | Ballet | Op. 20 | 1876 | — | ||
39 | Sibelius | Symphony No. 2 | Symphony | D major | Op. 43 | 1902 | — | |
38 | Bach, JS | Double Violin Concerto | Concerto | D minor | BWV 1043 | 1731 | 35 | -3 |
37 | Rachmaninoff | Piano Concerto No. 3 | Concerto | D minor | Op. 30 | 1909 | — | |
36 | Gershwin | Rhapsody in Blue | Concerto | B-flat major | 1924 | 73 | +37 | |
35 | Allegri | Miserere mei, Deus | Setting (Psalm) | 1630 | 099 | -26 | ||
34 | Mozart | Piano Concerto No. 21 | Concerto | C major | K.467 | 1785 | 31 | -3 |
33 | Strauss, R | Four Last Songs | Song | TrV 296 | 1948 | 10 | -23 | |
32 | Mendelssohn | Violin Concerto | Concerto | E minor | Op. 64 | 1844 | 89 | +57 |
31 | Beethoven | Symphony No. 3 (Eroica) | Symphony | E-flat major | Op. 55 | 1804 | 40 | +9 |
30 | Pärt | Spiegel im Spiegel | F major | 1978 | — | |||
29 | Tchaikovsky | Piano Concerto No. 1 | Concerto | B-flat minor | Op. 23 | 1875 | 74 | +45 |
28 | Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique) | Symphony | B minor | Op. 74 | 1893 | — | |
27 | Mozart | The Marriage of Figaro | Opera | K. 492 | 1786 | 67 | +40 | |
26 | Fauré | Requiem Mass | Mass | D minor | Op. 48 | 1890 | 15 | -11 |
25 | Bizet | The Pearl Fishers | Opera | 1863 | 077 | -18 | ||
24 | Elgar | Enigma Variations | Theme and variations | Op. 36 | 1899 | 24 | 0 | |
23 | Mozart | The Magic Flute | Opera | K. 620 | 1791 | 54 | +31 | |
22 | Rodrigo | Concierto de Aranjuez | Concerto | 1939 | 21 | -1 | ||
21 | Beethoven | Symphony No. 5 | Symphony | C minor | Op. 67 | 1808 | 42 | +21 |
20 | Vaughan Williams | Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis | Fantasia | 1910 | 25 | +5 | ||
19 | Holst | The Planets | Suite | Op. 32 | 1916 | 49 | +30 | |
18 | Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 14 (Moonlight) | Sonata | C-sharp minor | Op. 27 No. 2 | 1801 | 27 | +9 |
17 | Schubert | Piano Quintet (Trout) | Quintet | A major | D. 667 | 1819 | 18 | +1 |
16 | Beethoven | Symphony No. 7 | Symphony | A major | Op. 92 | 1811 | 80 | +64 |
15 | Bach, JS | St Matthew Passion | Setting | BWV 244 | 1727 | 12 | -3 | |
14 | Vaughan Williams | The Lark Ascending | 1914 | 022 | -12 | |||
13 | Saint-Saëns | Symphony No. 3 (Organ Symphony) | Symphony | C minor | Op. 78 | 1886 | 45 | +32 |
12 | Vivaldi | The Four Seasons | Concerto | Op. 8 | 1723 | 16 | +4 | |
11 | Bruch | Violin Concerto No. 1 | Concerto | G minor | Op. 26 | 1866 | 14 | +3 |
10 | Elgar | Cello Concerto | Concerto | E minor | Op. 85 | 1919 | 19 | +9 |
9 | Beethoven | Violin Concerto | Concerto | D major | Op. 61 | 1806 | 055 | -4 |
8 | Mozart | Requiem Mass | Mass | D minor | K. 626 | 1791 | 32 | +24 |
7 | Rachmaninoff | Piano Concerto No. 2 | Concerto | C minor | Op. 18 | 1901 | 13 | +6 |
6 | Dvořák | Symphony No. 9 (New World Symphony) | Symphony | E minor | Op. 95 | 1893 | 52 | +46 |
5 | Handel | Messiah | Oratorio | HWV 56 | 1741 | 088 | +3 | |
4 | Mozart | Clarinet Concerto | Concerto | A major | K. 622 | 1791 | 011 | -3 |
3 | Beethoven | Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral Symphony) | Symphony | F major | Op. 68 | 1808 | 066 | +3 |
2 | Beethoven | Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor Concerto) | Concerto | E-flat major | Op. 73 | 1811 | 044 | +2 |
1 | Beethoven | Symphony No. 9 (Choral) | Symphony | D minor | Op. 125 | 1824 | 033 | +2 |
* The following six songs were broadcast as No. 98 in the countdown:
- Cäcilie – Opus 27 No. 2 (1894).
- Ruhe, meine Seele! – Opus 27 No. 1 (1894).
- Morgen! – Opus 27 No. 4 (1894).
- Meinem Kinde – Opus 37 No. 3 (1898).
- Wiegenlied – Opus 41 No. 1 (1899).
- Zueignung – Opus 10 No. 1 (1885).
Programming
For more information about the works broadcast (including performers and recording details), see ABC Classic FM's programming notes:
- Day 1: Numbers 100 to 90
- Day 2: Numbers 89 to 79
- Day 3: Numbers 78 to 68
- Day 4: Numbers 67 to 52
- Day 5: Numbers 51 to 40
- Day 6: Numbers 39 to 24
- Day 7: Numbers 23 to 12
- Day 8: Numbers 11 to 4
- Day 9: Numbers 3 to 1
By Composer
The following 48 composers were featured in the countdown:
Composer | Nationality | Works* | Works in original survey |
---|---|---|---|
Albinoni | Italian | 1 | 1 |
Allegri | Italian | 1 | 1 |
Bach, JS | German | 7 | 13 |
Barber | American | 1 | 1 |
Beethoven | German | 10 | 11 |
Berlioz | French | 1 | 0 |
Bizet | French | 2 | 1 |
Brahms | German | 2 | 0 |
Bruch | German | 1 | 1 |
Chopin | Polish-French | 1 | 1 |
Debussy | French | 1 | 1 |
Dvořák | Czech | 2 | 2 |
Elgar | English | 2 | 4 |
Fauré | French | 1 | 2 |
Gershwin | American | 1 | 1 |
Giazotto | Italian | 1 | 1 |
Górecki | Polish | 1 | 0 |
Grieg | Norwegian | 2 | 2 |
Handel | German-British | 2 | 3 |
Holst | English | 1 | 1 |
Khachaturian | Armenian | 1 | 1 |
Mahler | Austrian | 3 | 3 |
Mascagni | Italian | 1 | 1 |
Massenet | French | 1 | 1 |
Mendelssohn | German | 3 | 1 |
Mozart | Austrian | 10 | 11 |
Mussorgsky | Russian | 1 | 0 |
Orff | German | 1 | 1 |
Pachelbel | German | 1 | 1 |
Pärt | Estonian | 1 | 0 |
Prokofiev | Russian | 1 | 1 |
Puccini | Italian | 2 | 3 |
Purcell | English | 1 | 1 |
Rachmaninoff | Russian | 4 | 2 |
Ravel | French | 2 | 1 |
Rimsky-Korsakov | Russian | 1 | 0 |
Rodrigo | Spanish | 1 | 1 |
Saint-Saëns | French | 1 | 2 |
Satie | French | 1 | 1 |
Schubert | Austrian | 5 | 5 |
Sibelius | Finnish | 4 | 1 |
Smetana | Czech | 1 | 1 |
Strauss, R | German | 2 | 1 |
Stravinsky | Russian | 1 | 1 |
Tallis | English | 1 | 0 |
Tchaikovsky | Russian | 7 | 3 |
Vivaldi | Italian | 1 | 1 |
Vaughan Williams | English | 2 | 2 |
* Note that the number of works above totals to two more than the number of works in the countdown due to:
- Albinoni and Giazotto being entered separately for the same work.
- Mussorgsky and Ravel being entered separately for the same work.
Original Classic 100 survey
The Original Classic 100 countdown was held in 2001. The following 28 works from the original did not appear in the 2010 countdown.
Rank | Composer | Work |
---|---|---|
22 | Bach | Brandenburg Concertos |
26 | Mozart | Piano Concerto No. 23 |
34 | Bach | Air on the G-String |
37 | Verdi | Nabucco |
41 | Schubert | To Music |
44 | Verdi | Requiem |
46 | Gluck | "Che farò senza Euridice" from Orpheus and Euridice |
47 | Wagner | Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde |
48 | Mozart | Eine kleine Nachtmusik |
50 | Saint-Saëns | "The Swan" from The Carnival of the Animals |
53 | Handel | Xerxes |
55 | Dvořák | "Song to the Moon" from Rusalka |
59 | Elgar | Pomp and Circumstance |
63 | Bach | Cantata No. 78, Jesu, der du meine Seele |
64 | Litolff | Concerto symphonique No. 4 in D minor, Scherzo |
65 | Elgar | Sea Pictures |
66 | Caccini, G | Ave Maria |
69 | Beethoven | Piano Trio (Archduke) |
70 | Bach | Christmas Oratorio |
72 | Bach | Chaconne from Violin Partita No. 2 |
75 | Verdi | La traviata |
76 | Mahler | Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major |
77 | Schubert | Impromptu No. 3 in G flat |
78 | Puccini | "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi |
86 | Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor (Pathétique) |
88 | Bach | The Well-Tempered Clavier |
96 | Mozart | Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor |
100 | Fauré | Cantique de Jean Racine |
The following composers included in the 2001 countdown did not appear in the 2010 countdown:
See also
References
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