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During 2001 and 2002, the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held a Classic 100 countdown.

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Voting for the countdown was held in 2001, with votes cast by listeners to the station.

The broadcasting of the results of the countdown began on 12 December 2001 [1] and concluded on 19 January 2002. [2]

Survey summary

The results of the countdown are as follows:

RankComposerWork
100Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine
99Khachaturian Spartacus
98Grieg Morning from Peer Gynt
97Stravinsky
96Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
95Handel Zadok the Priest
94Albinoni Adagio in G minor for organ and strings
93Debussy Clair de lune
92PurcellWhen I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament) from Dido and Aeneas
91Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major
90Sibelius Finlandia
89Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor
88Bach
87Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
86Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Pathétique
85Mozart
84Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A major
83Orff Carmina Burana
82Satie Gymnopédies
81Ravel Boléro
80Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major
79Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor
78Puccini
77Schubert Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major
76Mahler Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major
75Verdi
74Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor
73Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
72Bach Chaconne from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor
71Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor
70Bach Christmas Oratorio
69Beethoven Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat, Archduke
68Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor
67Mozart
66Caccini, G / Vavilov Ave Maria
65Elgar Sea Pictures
64Litolff, HCConcerto symphonique No. 4 in D minor, Scherzo
63Bach Cantata No 78, Jesu, der du meine Seele
62Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Resurrection
61Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
60Smetana My Country
59Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major
58Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet
57Mozart Ave verum corpus
56Bach Goldberg Variations
55DvořákSong to the Moon from Rusalka
54Mozart
53Handel Ombra mai fu (Handel's Largo) from Serse
52Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, From the New World
51Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
50Saint-Saëns The Swan from The Carnival of the Animals
49Holst
48Mozart Serenade No. 13 in G major, Eine kleine Nachtmusik
47Wagner Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
46GluckChe farò senza Euridice? from Orfeo ed Euridice
45Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Organ Symphony
44Verdi Messa da Requiem
43Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor
42Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor
41Schubert
40Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Eroica
39Massenet Meditation from Thaïs
38Puccini Madama Butterfly
37Verdi Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco
36Barber Adagio for Strings
35Bach Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Continuo in D Minor
34Bach
33Puccini
32Mozart Requiem Mass in D minor
31Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major
30MascagniIntermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana
29Bach Mass in B minor
28Schubert String Quintet in C major
27Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Moonlight
26Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major
25Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
24Elgar Enigma Variations
23Pachelbel Pachelbel's Canon
22Bach Brandenburg Concertos
21Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez
20Bach Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello
19Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor
18Schubert Piano Quintet in A major, Trout
17Schubert Notturno in E-flat major, Op. 148 (D. 897)
16Vivaldi
15Fauré Requiem
14Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
13Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
12Bach
11Bach Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
10Strauss, R Four Last Songs
9Allegri, G Miserere
8Handel Messiah
7Bizet Au fond du temple saint from The Pearl Fishers
6Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, Pastoral
5Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major
4Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Emperor Concerto
3Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor
2Vaughan Williams
1Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A major

By composer

The following 45 composers were featured in the countdown:

ComposerNationalityWorks
Albinoni Italian1
Allegri, G Italian1
Bach, JS German13
Barber American1
Beethoven German11
Bizet French2
Bruch German1
Caccini / Vavilov Italian1
Chopin Polish1
Debussy French1
Dvořák Czech2
Elgar English4
Fauré French2
Gershwin American1
Gluck German1
Grieg Norwegian2
Handel German-British3
Holst English1
Khachaturian Armenian1
Litolff English1
Mahler Austrian3
Mascagni Italian1
Massenet French1
Mendelssohn German1
Mozart Austrian11
Orff German1
Pachelbel German1
Prokofiev Russian1
Puccini Italian3
Purcell English1
Rachmaninoff Russian2
Ravel French1
Rodrigo Spanish1
Saint-Saëns French1
Satie French1
Schubert Austrian5
Sibelius Finnish1
Smetana Czech1
Strauss, R German1
Stravinsky Russian1
Tchaikovsky Russian3
Vaughan Williams English2
Verdi Italian3
Vivaldi Italian1
Wagner German1

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References

  1. "Music Details for Wednesday 12 December 2001". ABC Classic FM . Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. "Music Details for Saturday 19 January 2002". ABC Classic FM . Retrieved 24 June 2012.

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