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.

The broadcasting of the results of the countdown began on 10 February 2005 and concluded on 12 February 2005.

Survey summary The results of the countdown are as follows: RankComposerWork100PärtFür Alina99SchumannArabesque in C, Op. 1898RavelSonatine (1905)97SchubertImpromptu No. 2 in A-flat major, D. 935/Op. 14296AlbénizIberia95LisztParaphrase on themes from Verdi's Rigoletto94Grainger"Handel in the Strand"93SchubertMoments Musicaux, Op. 94 D. 78092ChopinAndante Spianato in G, Op. 2291BrahmsWaltz in A-Flat, Op. 39 No. 1590SchubertStändchen, No. 4 from Schwanengesang, D. 957 (transcribed by Liszt for piano)89JoplinSolace88BrahmsRhapsody in G minor, Op. 79 No. 287ChopinPrelude No. 4 in E minor, Op. 28 No. 486BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Les Adieux, Op. 81a85BeethovenDiabelli Variations, Op. 12084RavelLe tombeau de Couperin83MozartTwelve Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman", K. 26582ChopinPiano Sonata No. 3, Op. 5881BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat, Op. 11080MessiaenVingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus79DebussyArabesque No. 178ChopinÉtude Op. 25 No. 1 in A-flat major77ChopinBarcarolle in F sharp, Op. 6076TchaikovskyThe Seasons75SchumannFantasie in C Major, Op. 1774MozartFantasia in D minor, K. 39773Shostakovich24 Preludes and Fugues72ChopinNocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. posth71BrahmsVariations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 2470SchubertImpromptu No. 2 in E-flat major, D. 899/Op. 9069SatieGymnopedie, No. 368ChopinNocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No.167Blake"Walking in the Air"66Bach, JSItalian Concerto, BWV 97165SculthorpeLeft Bank Waltz64LisztUn sospiro, Concert Etude No. 3 in D-flat major63GranadosThe Maiden and the Nightingale from Goyescas62BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 10961RavelGaspard de la nuit60ChopinPiano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 3559ChopinNocturne No. 8 in D-flat major, Op. 27 No. 258Bach, JSChaconne in D minor from Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin, BWV 1004 (as arranged by Busoni)57SatieGnossienne, No.156ChopinBerceuse in D-flat major, Opus 5755RavelPavane pour une infante défunte54LisztConsolation No. 3 in D-flat major (Lento placido)53ChopinNocturne No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 9 No. 152ChopinBallade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 5251BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, "The Tempest", Op. 31 No. 250SchubertImpromptu No. 3 in B-flat major, D. 935/Op. 14249Joplin"The Entertainer"48RachmaninovPrelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 547ChopinPrelude No. 15 in D-flat, "Raindrop"46Nyman"The Heart Asks Pleasure First" from The Piano (soundtrack)45ChopinPolonaise in A major, Op. 40 No. 1, "Military"44SchumannOf foreign lands and people from Kinderszenen, Op. 1543SchumannCarnaval, Op. 942MozartPiano Sonata No. 16 in C, K 545, Sonata Facile41DebussyPrelude No. 10, La cathédrale engloutie (The sunken cathedral)40Cage4′33″39BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat, Op. 106, Hammerklavier38SchumannWidmung, Liebeslied, S. 566 (transcribed by Liszt)37LisztBenediction de Dieu dans la solitude from Harmonies poétiques et religieuses36LisztLiebestraum No. 3 in A-flat, S. 541 / III35ChopinEtude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor, Revolutionary Étude34RachmaninovPrelude in C sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 233LisztHungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C sharp Minor, S.244/232BrahmsIntermezzo Op. 118 No. 2 in A major31JarrettThe Köln Concert30LisztGrandes études de Paganini, No. 3 in G sharp minor, La Campanella29ChopinÉtude Op. 10 No. 3 in E28LisztPiano Sonata in B minor, S. 17827DebussyPrelude No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin ("The Girl with the Flaxen Hair")26BeethovenSonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 11125SchubertImpromptu No. 4 in A-flat major, D. 899/Op. 9024Bach, JSJesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (piano transcription by Myra Hess)23SindingRustle of Spring22SchubertFantasie in C major, Op. 15 (D. 760), Wanderer Fantasy21MozartPiano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 33120ChopinBallade No. 1, Op. 2319GriegBryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen)18ChopinNocturne No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 217SchumannTräumerei from Kinderszenen ("Scenes from Childhood"), Op. 1516ChopinPolonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53, "Heroic"15Beethoven"Für Elise"14SchubertFantasia in F minor for piano four hands, D. 940 Op. 10313ChopinFantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. 6612BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, Waldstein11MussorgskyPictures at an Exhibition10BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, Appassionata9SchubertPiano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat major, D. 9608Bach, JSThe Well-Tempered Clavier7AllenChopsticks6SchubertImpromptu No. 3 in G-flat major, D. 899/Op. 905BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, Pathétique4SatieGymnopédie No.13Debussy"Clair de lune" from Suite bergamasque2Bach, JSGoldberg Variations1BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2, Moonlight

By composer The following 29 composers were featured in the countdown: ComposerNationalityWorksAlbénizSpanish1AllenBritish1Bach, JSGerman5BeethovenGerman12BlakeBritish1BrahmsGerman4CageAmerican1ChopinPolish20DebussyFrench4GraingerAustralian1GranadosSpanish1GriegNorwegian1JarrettAmerican1JoplinAmerican2LisztHungarian8MessiaenFrench1MozartAustrian4MussorgskyRussian1NymanBritish1PärtEstonian1RachmaninoffRussian2RavelFrench4SatieFrench3SchubertAustrian10SchumannGerman6SculthorpeAustralian1ShostakovichRussian1SindingNorwegian1TchaikovskyRussian1

See also Classic 100 Countdowns

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