- Classic 100 Symphony (ABC)
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During 2009, the Australian ABC Classic FM radio station conducted a survey of listeners' favourite symphonies. Participants were permitted to vote for their three preferred symphonies. The survey closed at the end of June 2009.
The works were broadcast (from number 100 to number 1) from 12–19 September 2009.
Contents
Survey summary
Rank Composer Work Key Opus Completed Length 100 Haydn Symphony No. 100 Military G major Hob. I/100 1794 25 99 Glass Symphony No. 4 Heroes 1996 44 98 Dvořák Symphony No. 5 F major Op. 76, B. 54 1875 37 97 Schumann Symphony No. 1 Spring B flat major Op. 38 1841 33 96 Dvořák Symphony No. 6 D major Op. 60, B. 112 1880 43 95 Rachmaninoff The Bells, choral symphony Op. 35 1913 37 94 Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms 1930 21 93 Sibelius Symphony No. 6 D minor Op. 104 1923 25 92 Shostakovich Symphony No. 4 C minor Op. 43 1936 68 91 Nielsen Symphony No. 5 Op. 50 1922 35 90 Nielsen Symphony No. 4 The Inextinguishable Op. 29 1916 34 89 Mendelssohn Symphony No. 2 Song of Praise B flat major Op. 52 1840 65 88 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 Little Russian C minor Op. 17 1872 33 87 Berlioz Harold in Italy, symphony for viola and orchestra Op. 16 1834 44 86 Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 B flat major Op. 100 1944 42 85 Haydn Symphony No. 45 Farewell F sharp minor Hob. I/45 1772 25 84 Mahler The Song of the Earth 1909 64 83 O'Boyle, Sean River Symphony 1999 24 82 Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 1 D minor Op. 13 1895 47 81 Bračanin, Philip Symphony No. 2 Choral 1995 39 80 Sibelius Symphony No. 4 A minor Op. 63 1911 33 79 Haydn Symphony No. 104 London D major Hob. I/104 1795 28 78 Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5 Reformation D major/D minor Op. 107 1832 29 77 Walton Symphony No. 1 B flat minor 1935 44 76 Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 7 Sinfonia Antartica 1952 42 75 Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony Op. 58 1885 48 74 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 Winter Daydreams G minor Op. 13 1866 44 73 Schumann Symphony No. 3 Rhenish E flat major Op. 97 1850 30 72 Mozart Symphony No. 36 Linz C major K. 425 1783 26 71 Borodin Symphony No. 2 B minor 1876 25 70 Mozart Symphony No. 35 Haffner D major K. 385 1782 23 69 Bruckner Symphony No. 9 D minor 1896 59 68 Mozart Symphony No. 25 G minor K. 183 1773 26 67 Edwards, Ross Symphony No. 1 Da pacem Domine 1991 29 66 Bruckner Symphony No. 7 E major 1883 62 65 Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 2 A London Symphony G major 1913 61 64 Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 3 A minor Op. 44 1936 41 63 Beethoven Symphony No. 2 D major Op. 36 1802 33 62 Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 1 A Sea Symphony 1909 66 61 Dvořák Symphony No. 7 D minor Op. 70, B. 141 1885 37 60 Beethoven Symphony No. 4 B flat major Op. 60 1806 32 59 Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 3 A Pastoral Symphony 1921 34 58 Haydn Symphony No. 101 The Clock D major Hob. I/101 1794 29 57 Elgar Symphony No. 2 E flat major Op. 63 1911 56 56 Messiaen Turangalîla-Symphonie 1948 73 55 Mozart Symphony No. 29 A major K. 201 1774 29 54 Mahler Symphony No. 6 Tragic A minor 1904 87 53 Sibelius Symphony No. 7 C major Op. 105 1924 21 52 Bruckner Symphony No. 8 C minor 1890 76 51 Mozart Symphony No. 38 Prague D major K. 504 1786 25 50 Shostakovich Symphony No. 11 The Year 1905 G minor Op. 103 1957 64 49 Strauss, R. An Alpine Symphony Op. 64 1915 48 48 Sibelius Symphony No. 1 E minor Op. 39 1900 37 47 Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 E minor Op. 93 1953 51 46 Bruckner Symphony No. 4 Romantic E flat major 1888 64 45 Haydn Symphony No. 94 The Surprise G major Hob. I/94 1791 24 44 Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5 D major 1943 40 43 Sibelius Symphony No. 3 C major Op. 52 1907 29 42 Franck Symphony in D minor D minor 1888 39 41 Mahler Symphony No. 9 D major 1909 81 40 Schubert Symphony No. 5 B flat major D. 485 1816 27 39 Mahler Symphony No. 3 D minor 1896 93 38 Mozart Symphony No. 39 E flat major K. 543 1788 30 37 Beethoven Symphony No. 8 F major Op. 93 1812 25 36 Mahler Symphony No. 8 Symphony of a Thousand E flat major 1907 80 35 Brahms Symphony No. 2 D major Op. 73 1877 41 34 Bizet Symphony in C C major 1855 28 33 Mahler Symphony No. 4 G major 1901 58 32 Dvořák Symphony No. 8 G major Op. 88, B. 163 1890 36 31 Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 Leningrad C major Op. 60 1941 85 30 Elgar Symphony No. 1 A flat major Op. 55 1908 53 29 Brahms Symphony No. 3 F major Op. 90 1883 37 28 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 F minor Op. 36 1878 44 27 Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 Classical D major Op. 25 1917 14 26 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 D minor Op. 47 1937 48 25 Sibelius Symphony No. 5 E flat major Op. 82 1919 30 24 Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 Scottish A minor Op. 56 1842 34 23 Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 Italian A major Op. 90 1833 27 22 Brahms Symphony No. 1 C minor Op. 68 1876 44 21 Mahler Symphony No. 1 Titan D major 1894 54 20 Brahms Symphony No. 4 E minor Op. 98 1885 40 19 Schubert Symphony No. 8 Unfinished B minor D. 759 1822 27 18 Mahler Symphony No. 5 C sharp minor 1902 71 17 Górecki Symphony No. 3 Symphony of Sorrowful Songs Op. 36 1976 56 16 Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 E minor Op. 27 1907 59 15 Berlioz Symphonie fantastique Op. 14 1830 56 14 Mahler Symphony No. 2 Resurrection C minor 1894 84 13 Mozart Symphony No. 40 G minor K. 550 1788 35 12 Mozart Symphony No. 41 Jupiter C major K. 551 1788 27 11 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 E minor Op. 64 1888 46 10 Schubert Symphony No. 9 Great C major D. 944 1826 60 9 Sibelius Symphony No. 2 D major Op. 43 1902 44 8 Beethoven Symphony No. 3 Eroica E flat major Op. 55 1804 45 7 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 Pathétique B minor Op. 74 1893 45 6 Beethoven Symphony No. 5 C minor Op. 67 1808 32 5 Beethoven Symphony No. 7 A major Op. 92 1812 39 4 Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 Organ C minor Op. 78 1886 35 3 Beethoven Symphony No. 6 Pastoral F major Op. 68 1808 45 2 Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Choral D minor Op. 125 1824 67 1 Dvořák Symphony No. 9 From the New World E minor Op. 95, B. 178 1893 43 Programming
For more details about the works broadcast, see ABC Classic FM's programming notes:
- Day 1: Numbers 100 to 86
- Day 2: Numbers 85 to 71
- Day 3: Numbers 70 to 58
- Day 4: Numbers 57 to 47
- Day 5: Numbers 46 to 34
- Day 6: Numbers 33 to 23
- Day 7: Numbers 22 to 13
- Day 8: Numbers 12 to 1 (including a live concert featuring symphonies 5 to 1)
Only one movement from symphonies 5 to 2 was played during the live concert on day 8 (all other works were played in their entirety).
The complete performances of symphonies 5 to 2 were played on the day following the conclusion of the countdown (see here for programming details).
The countdown contained approximately 72 hours and 35 minutes of music (this total includes works 2 to 5 played in their entirety).
By Composer
The following 32 composers were featured in the Classic 100 Symphony countdown:
Composer Symphonies Beethoven 8 Berlioz 2 Bizet 1 Borodin 1 Bračanin, Philip 1 Brahms 4 Bruckner 4 Dvořák 5 Edwards, Ross 1 Elgar 2 Franck 1 Glass 1 Górecki 1 Haydn 5 Mahler 9 Mendelssohn 4 Messiaen 1 Mozart 8 Nielsen 2 O'Boyle, Sean 1 Prokofiev 2 Rachmaninoff 4 Schubert 3 Saint-Saëns 1 Schumann 2 Shostakovich 5 Sibelius 7 Strauss, Richard 1 Stravinsky 1 Tchaikovsky 6 Walton 1 Vaughan Williams 5 See also
References
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