During 2010 the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held a Classic 100 Ten Years On countdown. The survey recreated the Classic 100 Original countdown held in 2001.

Voting for the countdown was held between 11 September 2010 and 1 October 2010, with each listener being permitted to vote for up to 10 works. The broadcasting of the results of the countdown began on 30 October 2010 and concluded on 7 November 2010.

Countdown results The results of countdown are as follows:

RankComposerWorkGenreKeyOpusCompletedRank in the original 100Change in rank100MozartSymphony No. 40SymphonyG minorK. 5501788—99SchubertAdagio for piano trio (Notturno)TrioE-flat majorD. 897182117 -8298Strauss, RSongs with Orchestra*Song1899—97MozartCosì fan tutteOperaK. 588178985 -1296GóreckiSymphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs)SymphonyOp. 361976—95Giazotto (attrib. Albinoni)Adagio for strings and organAdagioG minorT. Mi 26195894 -194ChopinPiano Concerto No. 1ConcertoE minorOp. 11183071 -2393MozartClarinet QuintetQuintetA majorK. 581178984 -992HandelZadok the PriestAnthemD majorHWV 258172795 +391SibeliusSymphony No. 5SymphonyE-flat majorOp. 821919—90BrahmsPiano Concerto No. 2ConcertoB-flat majorOp. 831881—89PurcellDido and AeneasOperaZ. 626168892 +388MascagniCavalleria rusticanaOpera189030 -5887TallisSpem in aliumMotet1570—86SmetanaMy Country—VltavaSymphonic poemE minorT. 111187460 -2685SchubertSymphony No. 9 (Great)SymphonyC majorD. 9441840—84KhachaturianSpartacusOrchestral suite195499 +1583RachmaninoffSymphony No. 2SymphonyE minorOp. 271907—82BrahmsViolin Concerto in DConcertoD majorOp. 771878—81PucciniMadama ButterflyOpera190438 -4380BerliozSymphonie fantastiqueSymphonyOp. 141830—79MendelssohnHebrides OvertureOvertureB minorOp. 261830—78DvořákCello Concerto in B minorConcertoB minorOp. 1041895—77BeethovenTriple ConcertoConcertoC majorOp. 561803—76MozartDon GiovanniOperaK. 5271787—75GriegPeer GyntSuiteOp. 23187598 +2374Bach, JSCello Suite No. 1SuiteG majorBWV 1007172320 -5473TchaikovskyThe NutcrackerSuiteOp. 71a1891—72Rimsky-KorsakovScheherazadeSymphonic suiteOp. 351888—71MassenetMéditation (from Thaïs)Symphonic intermezzo189439 -3270MendelssohnA Midsummer Night's DreamOverture & incidental musicOp. 21, 611842—69Mussorgsky (orch. Ravel)Pictures at an ExhibitionSuite1874—68TchaikovskySymphony No. 5SymphonyE minorOp. 641888—67MahlerSymphony No. 1 (Titan)SymphonyD major1888—66StravinskyThe Rite of SpringBallet191397 +3165SchubertString Quartet No. 14 (Death and the Maiden)QuartetD minorD. 8101824—64GriegPiano Concerto in A minorConcertoA minorOp. 16186868 +463BarberAdagio for StringsOrchestralB-flat majorOp. 11a193636 -2762OrffCarmina BuranaCantata193783 +2161SatieGymnopédiesUnaccompanied piano188882 +2160MozartAve verum corpusMotetD majorK. 618179157 -359TchaikovskyViolin Concerto in DConcertoD majorOp. 35187891 +3258MahlerSymphony No. 5SymphonyC-sharp minor190243 -1557SibeliusFinlandiaSymphonic poemOp. 26190090 +3356RavelBoléroOrchestral danceC major192881 +2555DebussyClaire de luneSuite for piano190593 +3854SibeliusViolin Concerto in D minorConcertoD minorOp. 471903—53Bach, JSGoldberg VariationsTheme and variationsBWV 988174156 +352Tchaikovsky1812 OvertureOvertureE-flat majorOp. 49188061 +951RachmaninoffRhapsody on a Theme of PaganiniConcertanteA minorOp. 43193451050PachelbelPachelbel's CanonCanon and gigueD majorPWC 38169423 -2749BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 4ConcertoG majorOp. 58180687 +3848Bach, JSCantata 147 (including Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring)CantataBWV 147171611 -3747ProkofievRomeo and JulietBalletOp. 64193558 +1146Bach, JSMass in B minorMassB minorBWV 232174929 -1745Bach, JSToccata and FugueToccata and FugueD minorBWV 565170779 +3444PucciniLa bohèmeOpera189633 -1143MahlerSymphony No. 2 (Resurrection)SymphonyC minor189462 +1942SchubertString quintetQuintetC majorD. 956182828 -1441BizetCarmenOpera1875—40TchaikovskySwan LakeBalletOp. 201876—39SibeliusSymphony No. 2SymphonyD majorOp. 431902—38Bach, JSDouble Violin ConcertoConcertoD minorBWV 1043173135 -337RachmaninoffPiano Concerto No. 3ConcertoD minorOp. 301909—36GershwinRhapsody in BlueConcertoB-flat major192473 +3735AllegriMiserere mei, DeusSetting (Psalm)16309 -2634MozartPiano Concerto No. 21ConcertoC majorK.467178531 -333Strauss, RFour Last SongsSongTrV 296194810 -2332MendelssohnViolin ConcertoConcertoE minorOp. 64184489 +5731BeethovenSymphony No. 3 (Eroica)SymphonyE-flat majorOp. 55180440 +930PärtSpiegel im SpiegelF major1978—29TchaikovskyPiano Concerto No. 1ConcertoB-flat minorOp. 23187574 +4528TchaikovskySymphony No. 6 (Pathétique)SymphonyB minorOp. 741893—27MozartThe Marriage of FigaroOperaK. 492178667 +4026FauréRequiem MassMassD minorOp. 48189015 -1125BizetThe Pearl FishersOpera18637 -1824ElgarEnigma VariationsTheme and variationsOp. 36189924023MozartThe Magic FluteOperaK. 620179154 +3122RodrigoConcierto de AranjuezConcerto193921 -121BeethovenSymphony No. 5SymphonyC minorOp. 67180842 +2120Vaughan WilliamsFantasia on a Theme by Thomas TallisFantasia191025 +519HolstThe PlanetsSuiteOp. 32191649 +3018BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 14 (Moonlight)SonataC-sharp minorOp. 27 No. 2180127 +917SchubertPiano Quintet (Trout)QuintetA majorD. 667181918 +116BeethovenSymphony No. 7SymphonyA majorOp. 92181180 +6415Bach, JSSt Matthew PassionSettingBWV 244172712 -314Vaughan WilliamsThe Lark Ascending19142 -1213Saint-SaënsSymphony No. 3 (Organ Symphony)SymphonyC minorOp. 78188645 +3212VivaldiThe Four SeasonsConcertoOp. 8172316 +411BruchViolin Concerto No. 1ConcertoG minorOp. 26186614 +310ElgarCello ConcertoConcertoE minorOp. 85191919 +99BeethovenViolin ConcertoConcertoD majorOp. 6118065 -48MozartRequiem MassMassD minorK. 626179132 +247RachmaninoffPiano Concerto No. 2ConcertoC minorOp. 18190113 +66DvořákSymphony No. 9 (New World Symphony)SymphonyE minorOp. 95189352 +465HandelMessiahOratorioHWV 5617418 +34MozartClarinet ConcertoConcertoA majorK. 62217911 -33BeethovenSymphony No. 6 (Pastoral Symphony)SymphonyF majorOp. 6818086 +32BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor Concerto)ConcertoE-flat majorOp. 7318114 +21BeethovenSymphony No. 9 (Choral)SymphonyD minorOp. 12518243 +2

* The following six songs were broadcast as No. 98 in the countdown: Cäcilie – Opus 27 No. 2 (1894). Ruhe, meine Seele! – Opus 27 No. 1 (1894). Morgen! – Opus 27 No. 4 (1894). Meinem Kinde – Opus 37 No. 3 (1898). Wiegenlied – Opus 41 No. 1 (1899). Zueignung – Opus 10 No. 1 (1885).

Programming For more information about the works broadcast (including performers and recording details), see ABC Classic FM's programming notes: Day 1: Numbers 100 to 90 Day 2: Numbers 89 to 79 Day 3: Numbers 78 to 68 Day 4: Numbers 67 to 52 Day 5: Numbers 51 to 40 Day 6: Numbers 39 to 24 Day 7: Numbers 23 to 12 Day 8: Numbers 11 to 4 Day 9: Numbers 3 to 1

By Composer The following 48 composers were featured in the countdown: ComposerNationalityWorks*Works in original surveyAlbinoniItalian11AllegriItalian11Bach, JSGerman713BarberAmerican11BeethovenGerman1011BerliozFrench10BizetFrench21BrahmsGerman20BruchGerman11ChopinPolish-French11DebussyFrench11DvořákCzech22ElgarEnglish24FauréFrench12GershwinAmerican11GiazottoItalian11GóreckiPolish10GriegNorwegian22HandelGerman-British23HolstEnglish11KhachaturianArmenian11MahlerAustrian33MascagniItalian11MassenetFrench11MendelssohnGerman31MozartAustrian1011MussorgskyRussian10OrffGerman11PachelbelGerman11PärtEstonian10ProkofievRussian11PucciniItalian23PurcellEnglish11RachmaninoffRussian42RavelFrench21Rimsky-KorsakovRussian10RodrigoSpanish11Saint-SaënsFrench12SatieFrench11SchubertAustrian55SibeliusFinnish41SmetanaCzech11Strauss, RGerman21StravinskyRussian11TallisEnglish10TchaikovskyRussian73VivaldiItalian11Vaughan WilliamsEnglish22 * Note that the number of works above totals to two more than the number of works in the countdown due to: Albinoni and Giazotto being entered separately for the same work. Mussorgsky and Ravel being entered separately for the same work.

Original Classic 100 survey The Original Classic 100 countdown was held in 2001. The following 28 works from the original did not appear in the 2010 countdown.

RankComposerWork22BachBrandenburg Concertos26MozartPiano Concerto No. 2334BachAir on the G-String37VerdiNabucco41SchubertTo Music44VerdiRequiem46Gluck"Che farò senza Euridice" from Orpheus and Euridice47WagnerLiebestod from Tristan und Isolde48MozartEine kleine Nachtmusik50Saint-Saëns"The Swan" from The Carnival of the Animals53HandelXerxes55Dvořák"Song to the Moon" from Rusalka59ElgarPomp and Circumstance63BachCantata No. 78, Jesu, der du meine Seele64LitolffConcerto symphonique No. 4 in D minor, Scherzo65ElgarSea Pictures66Caccini, GAve Maria69BeethovenPiano Trio (Archduke)70BachChristmas Oratorio72BachChaconne from Partita for Violin No. 275VerdiLa traviata76MahlerSymphony No. 8 in E-flat major77SchubertImpromptu No. 3 in G flat78Puccini"O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi86BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 8 in C minor (Pathétique)88BachThe Well-Tempered Clavier96MozartPiano Concerto No. 20 in D minor100FauréCantique de Jean Racine

The following composers included in the 2001 countdown did not appear in the 2010 countdown: Caccini (or rather Vladimir Vavilov) Gluck Litolff Verdi Wagner

See also Classic 100 Countdowns

References

External links Official ABC Classic FM Classic 100—Ten Years On site