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: RankComposerWork100FauréCantique de Jean Racine99KhachaturianSpartacus98GriegMorning from Peer Gynt97StravinskyThe Rite of Spring96MozartPiano Concerto No. 20 in D minor95HandelZadok the Priest94AlbinoniAdagio in G minor for organ and strings93DebussyClair de lune92PurcellWhen I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament) from Dido and Aeneas91TchaikovskyViolin Concerto in D major90SibeliusFinlandia89MendelssohnViolin Concerto in E minor88BachThe Well-Tempered Clavier87BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 4 in G major86BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Pathétique85Mozart"" from Così fan tutte84MozartClarinet Quintet in A major83OrffCarmina Burana82SatieGymnopédies81RavelBoléro80BeethovenSymphony No. 7 in A major79BachToccata and Fugue in D minor78Puccini"O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi77SchubertImpromptu No. 3 in G-flat major76MahlerSymphony No. 8 in E-flat major75VerdiLa traviata74TchaikovskyPiano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor73GershwinRhapsody in Blue72BachChaconne from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor71ChopinPiano Concerto No. 1 in E minor70BachChristmas Oratorio69BeethovenPiano Trio No. 7 in B-flat, Archduke68GriegPiano Concerto in A minor67MozartThe Marriage of Figaro66Caccini, G / VavilovAve Maria65ElgarSea Pictures64Litolff, HCConcerto symphonique No. 4 in D minor, Scherzo63BachCantata No 78, Jesu, der du meine Seele62MahlerSymphony No. 2 in C minor, Resurrection61Tchaikovsky1812 Overture60SmetanaMy Country59ElgarPomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major58ProkofievRomeo and Juliet57MozartAve verum corpus56BachGoldberg Variations55DvořákSong to the Moon from Rusalka54MozartThe Magic Flute53HandelOmbra mai fu (Handel's Largo) from Serse52DvořákSymphony No. 9 in E minor, From the New World51RachmaninoffRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini50Saint-SaënsThe Swan from The Carnival of the Animals49HolstThe Planets48MozartSerenade No. 13 in G major, Eine kleine Nachtmusik47WagnerLiebestod from Tristan und Isolde46GluckChe farò senza Euridice? from Orfeo ed Euridice45Saint-SaënsSymphony No. 3 in C minor, Organ Symphony44VerdiMessa da Requiem43MahlerSymphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor42BeethovenSymphony No. 5 in C minor41Schubert"To Music"40BeethovenSymphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Eroica39MassenetMeditation from Thaïs38PucciniMadama Butterfly37VerdiChorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco36BarberAdagio for Strings35BachConcerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Continuo in D Minor34Bach"Air on the G String", from Suite No. 3 in D major33PucciniLa bohème32MozartRequiem Mass in D minor31MozartPiano Concerto No. 21 in C major30MascagniIntermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana29BachMass in B minor28SchubertString Quintet in C major27BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Moonlight26MozartPiano Concerto No. 23 in A major25Vaughan WilliamsFantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis24ElgarEnigma Variations23PachelbelPachelbel's Canon22BachBrandenburg Concertos21RodrigoConcierto de Aranjuez20BachSix Suites for Unaccompanied Cello19ElgarCello Concerto in E minor18SchubertPiano Quintet in A major, Trout17SchubertNotturno in E-flat major, Op. 148 (D. 897)16VivaldiThe Four Seasons15FauréRequiem14BruchViolin Concerto No. 1 in G minor13RachmaninoffPiano Concerto No. 2 in C minor12BachSt Matthew Passion11BachJesu, Joy of Man's Desiring10Strauss, RFour Last Songs9Allegri, GMiserere8HandelMessiah7BizetAu fond du temple saint from The Pearl Fishers6BeethovenSymphony No. 6 in F major, Pastoral5BeethovenViolin Concerto in D Major4BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Emperor Concerto3BeethovenSymphony No. 9 in D minor2Vaughan WilliamsThe Lark Ascending1MozartClarinet Concerto in A major

By composer The following 45 composers were featured in the countdown: ComposerNationalityWorksAlbinoniItalian1Allegri, GItalian1Bach, JSGerman13BarberAmerican1BeethovenGerman11BizetFrench2BruchGerman1Caccini / VavilovItalian1ChopinPolish1DebussyFrench1DvořákCzech2ElgarEnglish4FauréFrench2GershwinAmerican1GluckGerman1GriegNorwegian2HandelGerman-British3HolstEnglish1KhachaturianArmenian1LitolffEnglish1MahlerAustrian3MascagniItalian1MassenetFrench1MendelssohnGerman1MozartAustrian11OrffGerman1PachelbelGerman1ProkofievRussian1PucciniItalian3PurcellEnglish1RachmaninoffRussian2RavelFrench1RodrigoSpanish1Saint-SaënsFrench1SatieFrench1SchubertAustrian5SibeliusFinnish1SmetanaCzech1Strauss, RGerman1StravinskyRussian1TchaikovskyRussian3Vaughan WilliamsEnglish2VerdiItalian3VivaldiItalian1WagnerGerman1

See also Classic 100 Countdowns

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