In 2016, the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held the fourteenth of its annual Classic Music countdowns, during which the public voted for 100 favourite pieces. The chosen theme was "Voice" and included opera, operetta, choral music and classical song. The Classic 100 Voice countdown was broadcast in reverse order from 10 to 13 June.
Countdown results The results of the countdown are as follows: RankComposerWorkDate100Beethoven, Ludwig vanChoral Fantasy180899Handel, George FredericGiulio Cesare ("Piangerò la sorte mia")172498Bach, Johann SebastianWachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140173197Strauss, Richard"Morgen!"189496Beethoven, Ludwig vanFidelio180595Humperdinck, EngelbertHansel und Gretel ("When I Lay Me Down to Sleep")189294Schubert, FranzDie schöne Müllerin182393Mascagni, PietroCavalleria rusticana188992Mozart, Wolfgang AmadeusZaide ("Ruhe sanft")178091Rossini, GioachinoThe Barber of Seville ("Largo al factotum")181390Schubert, FranzEllens Gesang III (Ave Maria)182589AnonymousGreensleeves88Parry, HubertI Was Glad190287Britten, BenjaminWar Requiem196286Villa-Lobos, HeitorBachianas Brasileiras No. 5193885Lehár, FranzThe Merry Widow ("Es lebt' eine Vilja, ein Waldmägdelein" (Vilia Song))190584Wagner, RichardDie Walküre (The Valkyrie)185683Rutter, JohnThe Lord Bless You and Keep You198182Bach, Johann SebastianMagnificat in D, BWV243173381Mendelssohn, FelixElijah ("Lift Thine Eyes")184680Handel, George FredericSamson ("Let the Bright Seraphim")174179Mendelssohn, FelixA Midsummer Night's Dream184278Bach, Johann SebastianChristmas Oratorio173477Lauridsen, MortenO magnum mysterium199476Haydn, Franz JosephThe Creation179875Schubert, FranzAn die Musik181774Donizetti, GaetanoLucia di Lammermoor (Mad Scene)183573Beethoven, Ludwig vanMissa Solemnis182372Bach, Johann SebastianSt John Passion172471Verdi, GiuseppeRigoletto185170Westlake, NigelMissa Solis: Requiem for Eli201169Rachmaninov, SergeiVocalise191568Tavener, JohnSong for Athene199367Rutter, JohnFor the Beauty of the Earth198066Britten, BenjaminA Ceremony of Carols194265Sullivan, ArthurThe Mikado188564Korngold, Erich WolfgangDie tote Stadt ("Glück, das mir verblieb")192063Strauss, RichardDer Rosenkavalier191162Mozart, Wolfgang AmadeusDon Giovanni (Catalogue Aria: "Madamina, il catalogo è questo")178761Schubert, FranzErlkönig181560Mahler, GustavDas Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)190959Sullivan, ArthurThe Pirates of Penzance187958Handel, George FredericRinaldo ("Lascia ch'io pianga")171157Saint-Saens, CamilleSamson et Dalila ("Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix")187756Mahler, GustavSymphony No. 2 Resurrection (Urlicht)189555Bach, Johann SebastianSheep May Safely Graze, Cantata BWV 208171354Franck, CésarPanis angelicus187253Bellini, VincenzoNorma ("Casta diva")183152Edwards, RossDawn Mantras199951Fauré, GabrielCantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11186550Verdi, GiuseppeAida187149Gluck, Christoph Willibald vonOrfeo ed Euridice176248Hildegard von BingenO Ecclesia47Barber, SamuelAgnus Dei196746Handel, George FredericSerse (Xerxes) ("Ombra mai fu")173845Verdi, GiuseppeRequiem187444Wagner, RichardTristan und Isolde ("Liebestod")185943Rachmaninov, SergeiVespers (All Night Vigil)191542Monteverdi, ClaudioVespers of 1610161041Pergolesi, Giovanni BattistaStabat Mater173640Verdi, GiuseppeLa traviata185339Puccini, GiacomoTosca ("Vissi d'arte")190038Jenkins, KarlThe Armed Man: A Mass for Peace199937Brahms, JohannesA German Requiem186836Puccini, GiacomoGianni Schicchi ("O mio babbino caro")191835Schubert, FranzWinterreise182834Górecki, HenrykSymphony No. 3 Symphony of Sorrowful Songs197633Lloyd Webber, AndrewRequiem – Pie Jesu198532Mozart, Wolfgang AmadeusExsultate, jubilate – Alleluia177331Elgar, EdwardSea Pictures189930Bach, Johann SebastianMass in B minor 174929Tallis, ThomasSpem in aliumc.157028Kats-Chernin, ElenaWild Swans (Eliza's Aria)200227Bach, Johann SebastianCantata BWV 147 ("Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring")172326Mozart, Wolfgang AmadeusThe Marriage of Figaro ("Voi che sapete")178625Parry, HubertJerusalem191624Verdi, GiuseppeNabucco ("Va, pensiero")184223Gershwin, GeorgePorgy and Bess ("Summertime")193422Mozart, Wolfgang AmadeusThe Magic Flute179121Mozart, Wolfgang AmadeusCosì fan tutte ("Soave sia il vento")179020Vivaldi, AntonioGloria, RV 589171519Bizet, GeorgesCarmen187518Puccini, GiacomoLa bohème ("Che gelida manina")189617Canteloube, JosephSongs of the Auvergne193016Puccini, GiacomoTurandot ("Nessun dorma")192415Purcell, HenryDido and Aeneas ("When I Am Laid in Earth")c.168414Dvorák, AntonínRusalka ("Song to the Moon")190013Mozart, Wolfgang AmadeusAve verum corpus, K. 618179112Handel, George FredericCoronation Anthems (Zadok the Priest)172711Bach, Johann SebastianSt Matthew Passion172710Puccini, GiacomoMadama Butterfly ("Un bel dì")190409Orff, CarlCarmina Burana193608Strauss, RichardFour Last Songs194807Delibes, LéoLakmé ("Flower Duet: Sous le dôme épais")188306Mozart, Wolfgang AmadeusRequiem, K. 626179105Allegri, GregorioMisererec.1630s04Fauré, GabrielRequiem, Op. 48189003Handel, George FredericMessiah ("Hallelujah")174102Bizet, GeorgesLes pêcheurs de perles (Duet: "Au fond du temple saint")186301Beethoven, Ludwig vanSymphony No. 91824
See also Classic 100 Countdowns
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