Classic 100 Symphony

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During 2009, the Australian ABC Classic FM radio station conducted a survey of listeners' favourite symphonies. Participants were permitted to vote for their three preferred symphonies. The survey closed at the end of June 2009.

Contents

The works were broadcast (from number 100 to number 1) from 12–19 September 2009.

Survey summary

RankComposerWorkKeyOpusCompletedLength (minutes)
100Haydn Symphony No. 100 Military G majorHob. I/100179425
99Glass Symphony No. 4 Heroes 199644
98Dvořák Symphony No. 5 F majorOp. 76, B. 54187537
97Schumann Symphony No. 1 Spring B flat majorOp. 38184133
96Dvořák Symphony No. 6 D majorOp. 60, B. 112188043
95Rachmaninoff The Bells, choral symphony Op. 35191337
94Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms 193021
93Sibelius Symphony No. 6 D minorOp. 104192325
92Shostakovich Symphony No. 4 C minorOp. 43193668
91Nielsen Symphony No. 5 Op. 50192235
90Nielsen Symphony No. 4 The Inextinguishable Op. 29191634
89Mendelssohn Symphony No. 2 Song of Praise B flat majorOp. 52184065
88Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 Little Russian C minorOp. 17187233
87Berlioz Harold in Italy, symphony for viola and orchestra Op. 16183444
86Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 B flat majorOp. 100194442
85Haydn Symphony No. 45 Farewell F sharp minorHob. I/45177225
84Mahler The Song of the Earth 190964
83O'Boyle, Sean River Symphony 199924
82Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 1 D minorOp. 13189547
81Bračanin, Philip Symphony No. 2 Choral 199539
80Sibelius Symphony No. 4 A minorOp. 63191133
79Haydn Symphony No. 104 London D majorHob. I/104179528
78Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5 Reformation D major/D minorOp. 107183229
77Walton Symphony No. 1 B flat minor193544
76Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 7 Sinfonia Antartica 195242
75Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony B minorOp. 58188548
74Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 Winter Daydreams G minorOp. 13186644
73Schumann Symphony No. 3 Rhenish E flat majorOp. 97185030
72Mozart Symphony No. 36 Linz C majorK. 425178326
71Borodin Symphony No. 2 B minor187625
70Mozart Symphony No. 35 Haffner D majorK. 385178223
69Bruckner Symphony No. 9 D minor189659
68Mozart Symphony No. 25 G minorK. 183177326
67Edwards, Ross Symphony No. 1 Da pacem Domine 199129
66Bruckner Symphony No. 7 E major188362
65Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 2 A London Symphony G major191343
64Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 3 A minorOp. 44193641
63Beethoven Symphony No. 2 D majorOp. 36180233
62Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 1 A Sea Symphony 190966
61Dvořák Symphony No. 7 D minorOp. 70, B. 141188537
60Beethoven Symphony No. 4 B flat majorOp. 60180632
59Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 3 A Pastoral Symphony 192134
58Haydn Symphony No. 101 The Clock D majorHob. I/101179429
57Elgar Symphony No. 2 E flat majorOp. 63191156
56Messiaen Turangalîla-Symphonie 194873
55Mozart Symphony No. 29 A majorK. 201177429
54Mahler Symphony No. 6 Tragic A minor190487
53Sibelius Symphony No. 7 C majorOp. 105192421
52Bruckner Symphony No. 8 C minor189076
51Mozart Symphony No. 38 Prague D majorK. 504178625
50Shostakovich Symphony No. 11 The Year 1905 G minorOp. 103195764
49Strauss, R. An Alpine Symphony Op. 64191548
48Sibelius Symphony No. 1 E minorOp. 39190037
47Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 E minorOp. 93195351
46Bruckner Symphony No. 4 Romantic E flat major188864
45Haydn Symphony No. 94 The Surprise G majorHob. I/94179124
44Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5 D major194340
43Sibelius Symphony No. 3 C majorOp. 52190729
42Franck Symphony in D minor D minor188839
41Mahler Symphony No. 9 D major190981
40Schubert Symphony No. 5 B flat majorD. 485181627
39Mahler Symphony No. 3 D minor189693
38Mozart Symphony No. 39 E flat majorK. 543178830
37Beethoven Symphony No. 8 F majorOp. 93181225
36Mahler Symphony No. 8 Symphony of a Thousand E flat major190780
35Brahms Symphony No. 2 D majorOp. 73187741
34Bizet Symphony in C C major185528
33Mahler Symphony No. 4 G major190158
32Dvořák Symphony No. 8 G majorOp. 88, B. 163189036
31Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 Leningrad C majorOp. 60194185
30Elgar Symphony No. 1 A flat majorOp. 55190853
29Brahms Symphony No. 3 F majorOp. 90188337
28Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 F minorOp. 36187844
27Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 Classical D majorOp. 25191714
26Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 D minorOp. 47193748
25Sibelius Symphony No. 5 E flat majorOp. 82191930
24Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 Scottish A minorOp. 56184234
23Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 Italian A majorOp. 90183327
22Brahms Symphony No. 1 C minorOp. 68187644
21Mahler Symphony No. 1 Titan D major189454
20Brahms Symphony No. 4 E minorOp. 98188540
19Schubert Symphony No. 8 Unfinished B minorD. 759182227
18Mahler Symphony No. 5 C sharp minor190271
17Górecki Symphony No. 3 Symphony of Sorrowful Songs Op. 36197656
16Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 E minorOp. 27190759
15Berlioz Symphonie fantastique Op. 14183056
14Mahler Symphony No. 2 Resurrection C minor189484
13Mozart Symphony No. 40 G minorK. 550178835
12Mozart Symphony No. 41 Jupiter C majorK. 551178827
11Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 E minorOp. 64188846
10Schubert Symphony No. 9 Great C majorD. 944182660
9Sibelius Symphony No. 2 D majorOp. 43190244
8Beethoven Symphony No. 3 Eroica E flat majorOp. 55180445
7Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 Pathétique B minorOp. 74189345
6Beethoven Symphony No. 5 C minorOp. 67180832
5Beethoven Symphony No. 7 A majorOp. 92181239
4Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 Organ C minorOp. 78188635
3Beethoven Symphony No. 6 Pastoral F majorOp. 68180845
2Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Choral D minorOp. 125182467
1Dvořák Symphony No. 9 From the New World E minorOp. 95, B. 178189343

Programming

For more details about the works broadcast, see ABC Classic FM's programming notes:

Only one movement from symphonies 5 to 2 was played during the live concert on day 8 (all other works were played in their entirety).

The complete performances of symphonies 5 to 2 were played on the day following the conclusion of the countdown (see here for programming details).

The countdown contained approximately 72 hours and 35 minutes of music (this total includes works 2 to 5 played in their entirety).

By Composer

The following 32 composers were featured in the Classic 100 Symphony countdown:

ComposerSymphonies
Beethoven 8
Berlioz 2
Bizet 1
Borodin 1
Bračanin, Philip 1
Brahms 4
Bruckner 4
Dvořák 5
Edwards, Ross 1
Elgar 2
Franck 1
Glass 1
Górecki 1
Haydn 5
Mahler 9
Mendelssohn 4
Messiaen 1
Mozart 8
Nielsen 2
O'Boyle, Sean 1
Prokofiev 2
Rachmaninoff 4
Schubert 3
Saint-Saëns 1
Schumann 2
Shostakovich 5
Sibelius 7
Strauss, Richard 1
Stravinsky 1
Tchaikovsky 6
Walton 1
Vaughan Williams 5

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References

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