Classic 100 Original (ABC) explained

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

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 and concluded on 19 January 2002.

Survey summary

The results of the countdown are as follows:

RankComposerWork
100FauréCantique de Jean Racine
99KhachaturianSpartacus
98GriegMorning from Peer Gynt
97StravinskyThe Rite of Spring
96MozartPiano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
95HandelZadok the Priest
94AlbinoniAdagio in G minor for organ and strings
93DebussyClair de lune
92PurcellWhen I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament) from Dido and Aeneas
91TchaikovskyViolin Concerto in D major
90SibeliusFinlandia
89MendelssohnViolin Concerto in E minor
88BachThe Well-Tempered Clavier
87BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 4 in G major
86BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Pathétique
85Mozart"" from Così fan tutte
84MozartClarinet Quintet in A major
83OrffCarmina Burana
82SatieGymnopédies
81RavelBoléro
80BeethovenSymphony No. 7 in A major
79BachToccata and Fugue in D minor
78Puccini"O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi
77SchubertImpromptu No. 3 in G-flat major
76MahlerSymphony No. 8 in E-flat major
75VerdiLa traviata
74TchaikovskyPiano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor
73GershwinRhapsody in Blue
72BachChaconne from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor
71ChopinPiano Concerto No. 1 in E minor
70BachChristmas Oratorio
69BeethovenPiano Trio No. 7 in B-flat, Archduke
68GriegPiano Concerto in A minor
67MozartThe Marriage of Figaro
66Caccini, G / VavilovAve Maria
65ElgarSea Pictures
64Litolff, HCConcerto symphonique No. 4 in D minor, Scherzo
63BachCantata No 78, Jesu, der du meine Seele
62MahlerSymphony No. 2 in C minor, Resurrection
61Tchaikovsky1812 Overture
60SmetanaMy Country
59ElgarPomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major
58ProkofievRomeo and Juliet
57MozartAve verum corpus
56BachGoldberg Variations
55DvořákSong to the Moon from Rusalka
54MozartThe Magic Flute
53HandelOmbra mai fu (Handel's Largo) from Serse
52DvořákSymphony No. 9 in E minor, From the New World
51RachmaninoffRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
50Saint-SaënsThe Swan from The Carnival of the Animals
49HolstThe Planets
48MozartSerenade No. 13 in G major, Eine kleine Nachtmusik
47WagnerLiebestod from Tristan und Isolde
46GluckChe farò senza Euridice? from Orfeo ed Euridice
45Saint-SaënsSymphony No. 3 in C minor, Organ Symphony
44VerdiMessa da Requiem
43MahlerSymphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor
42BeethovenSymphony No. 5 in C minor
41Schubert"To Music"
40BeethovenSymphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Eroica
39MassenetMeditation from Thaïs
38PucciniMadama Butterfly
37VerdiChorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco
36BarberAdagio for Strings
35BachConcerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Continuo in D Minor
34Bach"Air on the G String", from Suite No. 3 in D major
33PucciniLa bohème
32MozartRequiem Mass in D minor
31MozartPiano Concerto No. 21 in C major
30MascagniIntermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana
29BachMass in B minor
28SchubertString Quintet in C major
27BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Moonlight
26MozartPiano Concerto No. 23 in A major
25Vaughan WilliamsFantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
24ElgarEnigma Variations
23PachelbelPachelbel's Canon
22BachBrandenburg Concertos
21RodrigoConcierto de Aranjuez
20BachSix Suites for Unaccompanied Cello
19ElgarCello Concerto in E minor
18SchubertPiano Quintet in A major, Trout
17SchubertNotturno in E-flat major, Op. 148 (D. 897)
16VivaldiThe Four Seasons
15FauréRequiem
14BruchViolin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
13RachmaninoffPiano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
12BachSt Matthew Passion
11BachJesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
10Strauss, RFour Last Songs
9Allegri, GMiserere
8HandelMessiah
7BizetAu fond du temple saint from The Pearl Fishers
6BeethovenSymphony No. 6 in F major, Pastoral
5BeethovenViolin Concerto in D Major
4BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Emperor Concerto
3BeethovenSymphony No. 9 in D minor
2Vaughan WilliamsThe Lark Ascending
1MozartClarinet Concerto in A major

By composer

The following 45 composers were featured in the countdown:

ComposerNationalityWorks
AlbinoniItalian1
Allegri, GItalian1
Bach, JSGerman13
BarberAmerican1
BeethovenGerman11
BizetFrench2
BruchGerman1
Caccini / VavilovItalian1
ChopinPolish1
DebussyFrench1
DvořákCzech2
ElgarEnglish4
FauréFrench2
GershwinAmerican1
GluckGerman1
GriegNorwegian2
HandelGerman-British3
HolstEnglish1
KhachaturianArmenian1
LitolffEnglish1
MahlerAustrian3
MascagniItalian1
MassenetFrench1
MendelssohnGerman1
MozartAustrian11
OrffGerman1
PachelbelGerman1
ProkofievRussian1
PucciniItalian3
PurcellEnglish1
RachmaninoffRussian2
RavelFrench1
RodrigoSpanish1
Saint-SaënsFrench1
SatieFrench1
SchubertAustrian5
SibeliusFinnish1
SmetanaCzech1
Strauss, RGerman1
StravinskyRussian1
TchaikovskyRussian3
Vaughan WilliamsEnglish2
VerdiItalian3
VivaldiItalian1
WagnerGerman1

See also