Classic 100 Piano (ABC)

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During 2004, the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held a Classic 100 Piano countdown.

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The works in the countdown were selected by votes cast by almost 10,000 listeners to the station. [1]

The broadcasting of the results of the countdown began on 10 February 2005 [2] and concluded on 12 February 2005. [3]

Survey summary

The results of the countdown are as follows:

RankComposerWork
100Pärt Für Alina
99Schumann Arabesque in C, Op. 18
98Ravel Sonatine (1905)
97Schubert Impromptu No. 2 in A-flat major, D. 935/Op. 142
96Albéniz Iberia
95Liszt Paraphrase on themes from Verdi's Rigoletto
94Grainger"Handel in the Strand"
93Schubert Moments Musicaux, Op. 94 D. 780
92Chopin Andante Spianato in G, Op. 22
91Brahms Waltz in A-Flat, Op. 39 No. 15
90SchubertStändchen, No. 4 from Schwanengesang, D. 957 (transcribed by Liszt for piano)
89Joplin Solace
88Brahms Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79 No. 2
87Chopin Prelude No. 4 in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4
86Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Les Adieux, Op. 81a
85Beethoven Diabelli Variations, Op. 120
84Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin
83Mozart Twelve Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman", K. 265
82Chopin Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 58
81Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat, Op. 110
80Messiaen Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus
79Debussy Arabesque No. 1
78Chopin Étude Op. 25 No. 1 in A-flat major
77Chopin Barcarolle in F sharp, Op. 60
76Tchaikovsky The Seasons
75Schumann Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17
74Mozart Fantasia in D minor, K. 397
73Shostakovich 24 Preludes and Fugues
72Chopin Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. posth
71Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
70Schubert Impromptu No. 2 in E-flat major, D. 899/Op. 90
69Satie Gymnopedie, No. 3
68Chopin Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No.1
67Blake"Walking in the Air"
66Bach, JS Italian Concerto , BWV 971
65Sculthorpe Left Bank Waltz
64Liszt Un sospiro , Concert Etude No. 3 in D-flat major
63GranadosThe Maiden and the Nightingale from Goyescas
62Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
61Ravel Gaspard de la nuit
60Chopin Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35
59Chopin Nocturne No. 8 in D-flat major, Op. 27 No. 2
58Bach, JS Chaconne in D minor from Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin, BWV 1004 (as arranged by Busoni)
57Satie Gnossienne, No.1
56Chopin Berceuse in D-flat major, Opus 57
55Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte
54Liszt Consolation No. 3 in D-flat major (Lento placido)
53Chopin Nocturne No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1
52Chopin Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
51Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, "The Tempest", Op. 31 No. 2
50Schubert Impromptu No. 3 in B-flat major, D. 935/Op. 142
49Joplin"The Entertainer"
48Rachmaninov Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5
47Chopin Prelude No. 15 in D-flat, "Raindrop"
46Nyman"The Heart Asks Pleasure First" from The Piano (soundtrack)
45Chopin Polonaise in A major, Op. 40 No. 1, "Military"
44SchumannOf foreign lands and people from Kinderszenen, Op. 15
43Schumann Carnaval, Op. 9
42Mozart Piano Sonata No. 16 in C, K 545, Sonata Facile
41DebussyPrelude No. 10, La cathédrale engloutie (The sunken cathedral)
40Cage 4′33″
39Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat, Op. 106, Hammerklavier
38Schumann Widmung, Liebeslied , S. 566 (transcribed by Liszt)
37LisztBenediction de Dieu dans la solitude from Harmonies poétiques et religieuses
36Liszt Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat, S. 541 / III
35Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor, Revolutionary Étude
34Rachmaninov Prelude in C sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2
33Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C sharp Minor, S.244/2
32Brahms Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2 in A major
31Jarrett The Köln Concert
30LisztGrandes études de Paganini, No. 3 in G sharp minor, La Campanella
29Chopin Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E
28Liszt Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178
27DebussyPrelude No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin ("The Girl with the Flaxen Hair")
26Beethoven Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
25Schubert Impromptu No. 4 in A-flat major, D. 899/Op. 90
24Bach, JS Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (piano transcription by Myra Hess)
23Sinding Rustle of Spring
22Schubert Fantasie in C major, Op. 15 (D. 760), Wanderer Fantasy
21Mozart Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331
20Chopin Ballade No. 1, Op. 23
19Grieg Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen)
18Chopin Nocturne No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2
17SchumannTräumerei from Kinderszenen ("Scenes from Childhood"), Op. 15
16Chopin Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53, "Heroic"
15Beethoven"Für Elise"
14Schubert Fantasia in F minor for piano four hands, D. 940 Op. 103
13Chopin Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. 66
12Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, Waldstein
11Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
10Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, Appassionata
9Schubert Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat major, D. 960
8Bach, JS The Well-Tempered Clavier
7Allen Chopsticks
6Schubert Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major, D. 899/Op. 90
5Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, Pathétique
4Satie Gymnopédie No.1
3Debussy"Clair de lune" from Suite bergamasque
2Bach, JS Goldberg Variations
1Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2, Moonlight

By composer

The following 29 composers were featured in the countdown:

ComposerNationalityWorks
Albéniz Spanish1
Allen British1
Bach, JS German5
Beethoven German12
Blake British1
Brahms German4
Cage American1
Chopin Polish20
Debussy French4
Grainger Australian1
Granados Spanish1
Grieg Norwegian1
Jarrett American1
Joplin American2
Liszt Hungarian8
Messiaen French1
Mozart Austrian4
Mussorgsky Russian1
Nyman British1
Pärt Estonian1
Rachmaninoff Russian2
Ravel French4
Satie French3
Schubert Austrian10
Schumann German6
Sculthorpe Australian1
Shostakovich Russian1
Sinding Norwegian1
Tchaikovsky Russian1

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References

  1. ↑ "The Classic 100 Piano". ABC Classic FM . Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Music Details for Thursday 10 February 2005". ABC Classic FM . Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Music Details for Saturday 12 February 2005". ABC Classic FM . Retrieved 31 August 2012.

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