During 2004, the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held a Classic 100 piano countdown.
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]
The results of the countdown are as follows:
Rank | Composer | Work |
---|---|---|
100 | Pärt | Für Alina |
99 | Schumann | Arabesque in C, Op. 18 |
98 | Ravel | Sonatine (1905) |
97 | Schubert | Impromptu No. 2 in A-flat major, D. 935/Op. 142 |
96 | Albéniz | Iberia |
95 | Liszt | Paraphrase on themes from Verdi's Rigoletto |
94 | Grainger | "Handel in the Strand" |
93 | Schubert | Moments Musicaux, Op. 94 D. 780 |
92 | Chopin | Andante Spianato in G, Op. 22 |
91 | Brahms | Waltz in A-Flat, Op. 39 No. 15 |
90 | Schubert | Ständchen, No. 4 from Schwanengesang, D. 957 (transcribed by Liszt for piano) |
89 | Joplin | Solace |
88 | Brahms | Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79 No. 2 |
87 | Chopin | Prelude No. 4 in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4 |
86 | Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Les Adieux, Op. 81a |
85 | Beethoven | Diabelli Variations, Op. 120 |
84 | Ravel | Le tombeau de Couperin |
83 | Mozart | Twelve Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman", K. 265 |
82 | Chopin | Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 |
81 | Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat, Op. 110 |
80 | Messiaen | Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus |
79 | Debussy | Arabesque No. 1 |
78 | Chopin | Étude Op. 25 No. 1 in A-flat major |
77 | Chopin | Barcarolle in F sharp, Op. 60 |
76 | Tchaikovsky | The Seasons |
75 | Schumann | Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 |
74 | Mozart | Fantasia in D minor, K. 397 |
73 | Shostakovich | 24 Preludes and Fugues |
72 | Chopin | Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. posth |
71 | Brahms | Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 |
70 | Schubert | Impromptu No. 2 in E-flat major, D. 899/Op. 90 |
69 | Satie | Gymnopedie, No. 3 |
68 | Chopin | Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No.1 |
67 | Blake | "Walking in the Air" |
66 | Bach, JS | Italian Concerto , BWV 971 |
65 | Sculthorpe | Left Bank Waltz |
64 | Liszt | Un sospiro , Concert Etude No. 3 in D-flat major |
63 | Granados | The Maiden and the Nightingale from Goyescas |
62 | Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 |
61 | Ravel | Gaspard de la nuit |
60 | Chopin | Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 |
59 | Chopin | Nocturne No. 8 in D-flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 |
58 | Bach, JS | Chaconne in D minor from Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin, BWV 1004 (as arranged by Busoni) |
57 | Satie | Gnossienne, No.1 |
56 | Chopin | Berceuse in D-flat major, Opus 57 |
55 | Ravel | Pavane pour une infante défunte |
54 | Liszt | Consolation No. 3 in D-flat major (Lento placido) |
53 | Chopin | Nocturne No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1 |
52 | Chopin | Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 |
51 | Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, "The Tempest", Op. 31 No. 2 |
50 | Schubert | Impromptu No. 3 in B-flat major, D. 935/Op. 142 |
49 | Joplin | "The Entertainer" |
48 | Rachmaninov | Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5 |
47 | Chopin | Prelude No. 15 in D-flat, "Raindrop" |
46 | Nyman | "The Heart Asks Pleasure First" from The Piano (soundtrack) |
45 | Chopin | Polonaise in A major, Op. 40 No. 1, "Military" |
44 | Schumann | Of foreign lands and people from Kinderszenen, Op. 15 |
43 | Schumann | Carnaval, Op. 9 |
42 | Mozart | Piano Sonata No. 16 in C, K 545, Sonata Facile |
41 | Debussy | Prelude No. 10, La cathédrale engloutie (The sunken cathedral) |
40 | Cage | 4′33″ |
39 | Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat, Op. 106, Hammerklavier |
38 | Schumann | Widmung, Liebeslied , S. 566 (transcribed by Liszt) |
37 | Liszt | Benediction de Dieu dans la solitude from Harmonies poétiques et religieuses |
36 | Liszt | Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat, S. 541 / III |
35 | Chopin | Etude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor, Revolutionary Étude |
34 | Rachmaninov | Prelude in C sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2 |
33 | Liszt | Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C sharp Minor, S.244/2 |
32 | Brahms | Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2 in A major |
31 | Jarrett | The Köln Concert |
30 | Liszt | Grandes études de Paganini, No. 3 in G sharp minor, La Campanella |
29 | Chopin | Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E |
28 | Liszt | Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 |
27 | Debussy | Prelude No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin ("The Girl with the Flaxen Hair") |
26 | Beethoven | Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 |
25 | Schubert | Impromptu No. 4 in A-flat major, D. 899/Op. 90 |
24 | Bach, JS | Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (piano transcription by Myra Hess) |
23 | Sinding | Rustle of Spring |
22 | Schubert | Fantasie in C major, Op. 15 (D. 760), Wanderer Fantasy |
21 | Mozart | Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331 |
20 | Chopin | Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 |
19 | Grieg | Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen) |
18 | Chopin | Nocturne No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 |
17 | Schumann | Träumerei from Kinderszenen ("Scenes from Childhood"), Op. 15 |
16 | Chopin | Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53, "Heroic" |
15 | Beethoven | "Für Elise" |
14 | Schubert | Fantasia in F minor for piano four hands, D. 940 Op. 103 |
13 | Chopin | Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. 66 |
12 | Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, Waldstein |
11 | Mussorgsky | Pictures at an Exhibition |
10 | Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, Appassionata |
9 | Schubert | Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat major, D. 960 |
8 | Bach, JS | The Well-Tempered Clavier |
7 | Allen | Chopsticks |
6 | Schubert | Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major, D. 899/Op. 90 |
5 | Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, Pathétique |
4 | Satie | Gymnopédies No.1 |
3 | Debussy | "Clair de lune" from Suite bergamasque |
2 | Bach, JS | Goldberg Variations |
1 | Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2, Moonlight |
The following 29 composers were featured in the countdown:
Composer | Nationality | Works |
---|---|---|
Albéniz | Spanish | 1 |
Allen | British | 1 |
Bach, JS | German | 5 |
Beethoven | German | 12 |
Blake | British | 1 |
Brahms | German | 4 |
Cage | American | 1 |
Chopin | Polish | 20 |
Debussy | French | 4 |
Grainger | Australian | 1 |
Granados | Spanish | 1 |
Grieg | Norwegian | 1 |
Jarrett | American | 1 |
Joplin | American | 2 |
Liszt | Hungarian | 8 |
Messiaen | French | 1 |
Mozart | Austrian | 4 |
Mussorgsky | Russian | 1 |
Nyman | British | 1 |
Pärt | Estonian | 1 |
Rachmaninoff | Russian | 2 |
Ravel | French | 4 |
Satie | French | 3 |
Schubert | Austrian | 10 |
Schumann | German | 6 |
Sculthorpe | Australian | 1 |
Shostakovich | Russian | 1 |
Sinding | Norwegian | 1 |
Tchaikovsky | Russian | 1 |
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