Classic 100 Music of France

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In 2012, the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held a Classic 100 Music of France countdown. [1]

Contents

The selection of works that were available in the survey was determined between 14 July 2012 and 17 August 2012 (with the public being able to add works to the list initiated by the station). [2] Voting (by the public) for the finalised list of works was held between 22 August 2012 and 14 September 2012. [3] [4] Each voter could select up to five works from the list of available pieces. [3]

On 30 September Pinchgut Opera held a special concert "Music of France" at the Old Courts at the Art Gallery of New South Wales to celebrate the countdown, along with a private viewing of the exhibition Eugène Atget: Old Paris. [5] [6] The concert was broadcast on ABC Classic FM and via the Internet on 3 October 2012. [7]

The broadcast of the countdown commenced on 8 October 2012 [8] and continued until 14 October 2012. [9]

Countdown results

The results of countdown are as follows:

RankComposerWorkGenreInstrumentationCompleted
100Satie, Erik"Je te veux" [a] SongPiano, voice1903
99Debussy, Claude Petite suite , L. 65SuitePiano (four hands)1889
98Berlioz, Hector Roméo et Juliette [b] SymphonyOrchestra, chorus1839
97Messiaen, Olivier Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus [c] SuitePiano1944
96Fauré, Gabriel Dolly Suite [d] SuitePiano (four hands)1896
95Saint-Saëns, Camille Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61ConcertoViolin1880
94Poulenc, Francis Gloria, FP 177MassOrchestra, chorus, soprano1961
93Bolling, Claude Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio [e] SuiteFlute, piano, string bass, drums1973
92Hahn, Reynaldo"À Chloris"SongPiano, voice1913
91Massenet, Jules Manon [f] OperaOrchestra, chorus1884
90Berlioz, Hector Les troyens [g] OperaOrchestra, chorus1858
89Ravel, Maurice Gaspard de la nuit SuitePiano1908
88Ravel, Maurice Rapsodie espagnole RhapsodyOrchestra1907
87Franck, César Violin Sonata in A major, M. 8 [h] SonataCello, [h] piano1886
86Berlioz, Hector Le carnaval romain , Op. 9OvertureOrchestra1843
85Chaminade, Cécile Concertino for flute and orchestra in D major, Op. 107ConcertoFlute1902
84Franck, César Variations symphoniques , M. 46Symphonic variationsPiano, orchestra1885
83Berlioz, Hector La damnation de Faust [i] Dramatic legendOrchestra, chorus, solo voices1846
82Saint-Saëns, Camille Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28Introduction, rondoViolin, orchestra1863
81Rouget de Lisle, Claude"La Marseillaise"AnthemOrchestra1792
80Debussy, Claude Images , Set 1, L. 110ImpressionistPiano1905
79Lully, Jean-Baptiste Le bourgeois gentilhomme SuiteOrchestra1670
78Debussy, Claude Pelléas et Mélisande , L. 88 [j] OperaOrchestra, chorus1902
77Ravel, Maurice Ma mère l'oye SuiteOrchestra1911
76Couperin, François Les baricades mistérieuses RondoHarpsichord1717
75Lalo, Édouard Symphonie espagnole in D minor, Op. 21ConcertoViolin1874
74Fauré, Gabriel Sicilienne , Op. 78SicilianaPiano, cello1898
73Gounod, Charles Messe solennelle à Sainte Cécile MassOrchestra, chorus1855
72Poulenc, Francis Flute sonata, FP. 164SonataFlute, piano1957
71Boieldieu, François-Adrien Harp concerto in C majorConcertoHarp1801
70Debussy, Claude Deux arabesques, L. 66ArabesquePiano1891
69Saint-Saëns, Camille Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33ConcertoCello1872
68Berlioz, Hector Te Deum, Op. 22 / H.118Te DeumOrchestra, chorus1849
67Charpentier, Marc-Antoine Te Deum, H. 146 [k] Te DeumOrchestra, chorus1698
66Godard, Benjamin"Oh! ne t'éveille pas encore" from Jocelyn AriaOrchestra, tenor1888
65Rameau, Jean-Phillipe Les Indes galantes [l] Opera-balletOrchestra, chorus1736
64Litolff, Henry Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in D minor, Op. 102 [m] ConcertoPiano1852
63Debussy, Claude Cello Sonata, L. 135SonataCello, piano1915
62Ravel, Maurice Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D majorConcertoPiano1930
61Offenbach, Jacques Gaîté parisienne [n] BalletOrchestra1938
60Duruflé, Maurice Requiem, Op. 9 [o] Mass, RequiemOrchestra, chorus1947
59Jarre, Maurice Lawrence of Arabia soundtrack [p] SoundtrackOrchestra1962
58Jarre, Maurice Doctor Zhivago soundtrack [q] SoundtrackOrchestra1965
57Poulenc, Francis Organ Concerto in G minorConcertoOrgan, timpani, strings1938
56Debussy, Claude String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, L. 85String quartetStrings1893
55Ravel, Maurice Piano Trio in A minorTrioPiano, violin, cello1914
54Ravel, Maurice Shéhérazade Song cycleOrchestra, soprano (or tenor)1903
53Berlioz, Hector Grande messe des morts , Op. 5Mass, RequiemOrchestra, chorus1837
52Berlioz, Hector L'enfance du Christ , Op. 25 [r] OratorioOrchestra, chorus1854
51Messiaen, Olivier Turangalîla-Symphonie [s] SymphonyOrchestra, piano1948
50Ravel, Maurice Le tombeau de Couperin [t] SuiteOrchestra1919
49Debussy, Claude Nocturnes , L. 91ImpressionistOrchestra, chorus (female)1899
48Franck, César Panis angelicus HymnOrchestra, chorus1872
47Marais, Marin Sonnerie de Ste-Geneviève du Mont-de-Paris ChaconneViol, violin, harpsichord, basso continuo1723
46Fauré, Gabriel"Clair de lune", Op. 46, No. 2SongVoice, piano1887
45Berlioz, Hector Harold en Italie , Op. 16SymphonyOrchestra1834
44Berlioz, Hector Les nuits d'été [u] Song cycleOrchestra, soprano1846
43Saint-Saëns, Camille Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103ConcertoPiano1896
42Franck, César Symphony in D minor, M. 48SymphonyOrchestra1888
41Saint-Saëns, Camille Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22ConcertoPiano1868
40Debussy, Claude Children's Corner , L. 103SuitePiano1908
39Chabrier, Emmanuel España ImpressionistOrchestra1883
38Franck, César Violin Sonata in A major, M. 8 [v] SonataViolin, piano1886
37Adam, Adolphe Giselle [w] BalletOrchestra1841
36Bizet, Georges Symphony in C majorSymphonyOrchestra1855
35Berlioz, Hector"La Marseillaise" (arrangement)ArrangementOrchestra, chorus1830
34Offenbach, Jacques Orphée aux enfers [x] OperettaOrchestra, chorus1858
33Gounod, Charles Ave Maria (on a Bach prelude in C major)SongPiano, voice1853
32Gounod, Charles Faust [y] OperaOrchestra, chorus1859
31Ravel, Maurice Daphnis et Chloé BalletOrchestra, chorus1912
30Fauré, Gabriel Cantique de Jean Racine , Op. 11CantataOrchestra, organ1865
29Saint-Saëns, Camille Samson et Dalila [z] OperaOrchestra, chorus1877
28Delibes, Léo Coppélia [aa] BalletOrchestra1870
27Bizet, Georges L'Arlésienne [ab] SuiteOrchestra1872
26Dukas, Paul L'apprenti sorcier Symphonic poemOrchestra1897
25Adam, Adolphe"Cantique de Noël"CarolOrchestra, chorus1847
24Messiaen, Olivier Quatuor pour la fin du temps [ac] QuartetClarinet, violin, cello, piano1941
23Fauré, Gabriel Pavane in F-sharp minor, Op. 50DanceOrchestra, flute1887
22Satie, Erik Trois Gnossiennes DancePiano1890
21Ravel, Maurice Piano Concerto in G majorConcertoPiano1931
20Ravel, Maurice String Quartet in F majorQuartetStrings1903
19Widor, Charles-Marie Symphony for Organ No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42, No. 1 [ad] SymphonyOrgan1879
18Debussy, Claude Préludes, Book 1, L. 117 [ae] ImpressionistPiano1910
17Offenbach, Jacques Les contes d'Hoffmann [af] OperaOrchestra, chorus1881
16Saint-Saëns, Camille Danse macabre Tone poemOrchestra1874
15Delibes, Léo Lakmé [ag] OperaOrchestra, chorus1882
14Massenet, Jules Thaïs [ah] OperaOrchestra, chorus1894
13Ravel, Maurice Pavane pour une infante défunte [ai] DanceOrchestra1910
12Debussy, Claude La mer , L. 109ImpressionistOrchestra1905
11Debussy, Claude Suite bergamasque , L. 75SuitePiano1905
10Saint-Saëns, Camille Le carnaval des animaux [aj] SuiteOrchestra1886
9Ravel, Maurice Boléro DanceOrchestra1928
8Canteloube, Joseph Chants d'Auvergne [ak] SongsOrchestra, soprano1930
7Berlioz, Hector Symphonie fantastique , Op. 14SymphonyOrchestra1830
6Debussy, Claude Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune , L. 86Symphonic PoemOrchestra1894
5Bizet, Georges Au fond du temple saint AriaOrchestra, tenor, baritone1863
4Satie, Erik Gymnopédies ImpressionistPiano1890
3Fauré, Gabriel Requiem in D minor, Op. 48MassOrchestra, chorus1890
2Saint-Saëns, Camille Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78SymphonyOrchestra, organ1886
1Bizet, Georges Carmen [al] OperaOrchestra, chorus1875

Programming

For more information about the works broadcast (including performers and recording details), see ABC Classic FM's programming notes:

By composer

The following 34 composers featured in the countdown:

ComposerWorks in countdown
Adam, Adolphe 2
Berlioz, Hector 11
Bizet, Georges 4
Boieldieu, François-Adrien 1
Canteloube, Joseph 1
Bolling, Claude 1
Chabrier, Emmanuel 1
Chaminade, Cécile 1
Charpentier, Marc-Antoine 1
Couperin, François 1
Debussy, Claude 12
Delibes, Léo 2
Dukas, Paul 1
Duruflé, Maurice 1
Fauré, Gabriel 6
Franck, César 5
Godard, Benjamin 1
Gounod, Charles 3
Hahn, Reynaldo 1
Jarre, Maurice 2
Lalo, Édouard 1
Litolff, Henry 1
Lully, Jean-Baptiste 1
Marais, Marin 1
Massenet, Jules 2
Messiaen, Olivier 3
Offenbach, Jacques 3
Poulenc, Francis 3
Rameau, Jean-Philippe 1
Ravel, Maurice 12
Rouget de Lisle, Claude 1
Saint-Saëns, Camille 9
Satie, Erik 3
Widor, Charles-Marie 1

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Music broadcast for number 100: The piano solo version was first broadcast, however the version for voice (sung by Juliette Noureddine) was later played.
  2. ↑ Music broadcast for number 98: Orchestral interludes.
  3. ↑ Music broadcast for number 97: "Gaze of the Father", "Gaze of the heights" and "Gaze of time".
  4. ↑ Music broadcast for number 96: Orchestral version of the suite, scored by Henri Rabaud in 1906.
  5. ↑ Music broadcast for number 93: "Irlandaise".
  6. ↑ Music broadcast for number 91: Act 1.
  7. ↑ Music broadcast for number 91: Excerpts from Acts 1 and 4.
  8. 1 2 Music broadcast for number 87: Version for cello. Movement 4. Also see number 38 in the countdown.
  9. ↑ Music broadcast for number 83: Exceprts from Parts 1 and 2.
  10. ↑ Music broadcast for number 78: Act 5.
  11. ↑ Music broadcast for number 67: Excerpts.
  12. ↑ Music broadcast for number 65: Orchestral suite from the opera-ballet.
  13. ↑ Music broadcast for number 64: Scherzo.
  14. ↑ Music broadcast for number 61: Excerpts.
  15. ↑ Music broadcast for number 60: Excerpts (but "the bulk").
  16. ↑ Music broadcast for number 59: Excerpts.
  17. ↑ Music broadcast for number 58: Excerpts.
  18. ↑ Music broadcast for number 52: Part 2.
  19. ↑ Music broadcast for number 51: First six movements.
  20. ↑ Music broadcast for number 50: Orchestrated version of the 1917 piano suite.
  21. ↑ Music broadcast for number 44: Orchestrated version of the 1841 original piano and voice song cycle.
  22. ↑ Music broadcast for number 38: Original version (for violin). Also see number 87 in the countdown.
  23. ↑ Music broadcast for number 37: Excerpts.
  24. ↑ Music broadcast for number 34: Excerpts.
  25. ↑ Music broadcast for number 32: Excerpts from Act 4.
  26. ↑ Music broadcast for number 29: Excerpts from Acts 2 and 3.
  27. ↑ Music broadcast for number 28: Act 1.
  28. ↑ Music broadcast for number 27: Suite compiled by Bizet from his incidental music.
  29. ↑ Music broadcast for number 24: First five movements.
  30. ↑ Music broadcast for number 19: Movement 5 (Toccata).
  31. ↑ Music broadcast for number 18:
    * La fille aux cheveux de lin
    * La sérénade interrompue
    * La cathédrale engloutie
    * La danse de Puck
    * Minstrels.
  32. ↑ Music broadcast for number 17: Excerpts.
  33. ↑ Music broadcast for number 15: Flower Duet (Act 1) and Bell Song (Act 2).
  34. ↑ Music broadcast for number 14: The Intermezzo ( Méditation ), and an excerpt from the end of the opera.
  35. ↑ Music broadcast for number 13: Version orchestrated by Ravel from his 1899 piano original.
  36. ↑ Music broadcast for number 10: An "Australianised" narrated version.
  37. ↑ Music broadcast for number 8: Excerpts.
  38. ↑ Music broadcast for number 1: Excerpts during the countdown, and the complete opera performed in the evening.

References

  1. ↑ "Classic 100 Music of France". ABC Classic FM. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Classic 100 Works". ABC Classic FM. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Vote for the Classic 100". ABC Classic FM. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Lesnie, Melissa (August 2012). "ABC Classic 100: The Music of France". Limelight . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Music of France". Art Gallery of New South Wales. September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  6. ↑ McDowall, Carolyn (24 August 2012). "Eugène Atget: Old Paris – Photographic Portrait of a City". The Culture Concept Circle. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Pinchgut Opera plays the Music of France". ABC Classic FM. 3 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Music Details for Monday 8 October 2012". ABC Classic FM . Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Music Details for Sunday 14 October 2012". ABC Classic FM . Retrieved 8 October 2012.
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