Classic 100 Twentieth Century

During 2011 the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held a Classic 100 Twentieth Century countdown.

Voting for the countdown was held between 1 October 2011 and 23 October 2011, with each listener permitted to vote for up to 10 pieces of music that were "composed since 1900".

The broadcasting of the results of the countdown began on 26 November 2011 and concluded on 3 December 2011 (with the top-ranked works played live by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in concert at the Adelaide Festival Theatre).

Countdown results The results of the countdown were as follows:

RankComposerWorkGenreCompleted100Adams, JohnThe Chairman Dances (derived from Nixon in China)Orchestral198599Ramírez, ArielMisa CriollaChoral, mass196498Prokofiev, SergeiLieutenant KijéSymphonic suite193397Addinsell, RichardWarsaw ConcertoConcerto for piano194196Shostakovich, DmitriSymphony No. 10 in E minorSymphony195395Tavener, JohnSong for AtheneChoral, a cappella (four-part)199394Sibelius, JeanSymphony No. 7 in C majorSymphony192493Elgar, EdwardViolin Concerto in B minorConcerto for violin191092Britten, BenjaminSerenade for Tenor, Horn and StringsSong cycle194391Lloyd Webber, AndrewRequiem (Pie Jesu)Choral, mass198590Shore, HowardThe Lord of the RingsFilm soundtrack200189Lehár, FranzThe Merry WidowOperetta190588Elgar, EdwardThe Dream of GerontiusChoral and orchestra190087O'Boyle, SeanConcerto for DidgeridooConcerto for didgeridoo2003?86Vaughan Williams, RalphSir John in Love, (fantasia on Greensleeves)Orchestral, fantasia192985Weill, KurtThe Threepenny OperaMusical192884Villa-Lobos, HeitorBachianas Brasileiras No. 5Orchestral, suite, with voice193883Ravel, MauriceDaphnis et ChloéBallet score191282Glass, PhilipAkhnatenOpera198381Messiaen, OlivierTurangalîla-SymphonieOrchestral, with piano194880Grainger, PercyIrish tune from County DerryFolksong adaptation191179Barber, SamuelViolin ConcertoConcerto for violin193978Elgar, EdwardSymphony No. 1 in A-flat majorSymphony190877Gershwin, GeorgeConcerto in FConcerto for piano192576Bernstein, LeonardCandideOperetta195675Strauss, RichardAn Alpine SymphonySymphonic poem191574Korngold, Erich WolfgangViolin Concerto in D majorConcerto for violin194573Mahler, GustavSymphony No. 6 in A minor (Tragic)Symphony190472Gershwin, GeorgeAn American in ParisSymphonic poem192871Britten, BenjaminThe Young Person's Guide to the OrchestraOrchestral, with narrator194670Britten, BenjaminA Ceremony of CarolsChoral194269Rachmaninoff, SergeiAll-Night VigilChoral, a cappella191568Jenkins, KarlThe Armed ManChoral, mass199967Debussy, ClaudePreludes, Book 1Piano191066Mahler, GustavSymphony No. 9Symphony191065Parry, Sir HubertJerusalemChoral, hymn191664Respighi, OttorinoPines of RomeSymphonic poem192463Schoenberg, ArnoldTransfigured NightString sextet189962Ravel, MauricePiano Concerto in G majorConcerto for piano193161Mahler, GustavSymphony No. 4Symphony190160Shostakovich, DmitriSymphony No. 7 (Leningrad)Symphony194159Britten, BenjaminWar Requiem (Dies irae)Choral, mass196258Mahler, GustavSymphony No. 8 (Symphony of a Thousand)Symphony190657Prokofiev, SergeiSymphony No. 1 (The Classical)Symphony191756Pärt, ArvoCantus in Memoriam Benjamin BrittenString orchestra, with bell197755Canteloube, JosephSongs of the AuvergneChoral, folk songs193054Ravel, MauricePavane for a Dead PrincessOrchestral191053Respighi, OttorinoAncient Airs and DancesOrchestral, suite192352Puccini, GiacomoTurandotOpera192451Sculthorpe, PeterKakaduOrchestral198850Britten, BenjaminFour Sea Interludes (from Peter Grimes)Orchestral, suite194549Edwards, RossDawn MantrasChoral199948Shostakovich, DmitriThe Gadfly SuiteOrchestral, suite195547Stravinsky, IgorPetrushkaBallet score191146Sculthorpe, PeterSmall TownEnsemble197645Edwards, RossViolin Concerto (Maninyas)Concerto for Violin198844Rachmaninoff, SergeiSymphony No. 2Symphony190743Glass, PhilipViolin Concerto No. 1Concerto for violin198742Bartók, BélaConcerto for OrchestraConcerto for various instruments194341Messiaen, OlivierQuartet for the End of TimeChamber194140Strauss, RichardDer Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose)Opera, comic191139Kats-Chernin, ElenaWild SwansBallet score200238Prokofiev, SergeiPeter and the WolfOrchestral, with narrator193637Ravel, MauriceString Quartet in F majorChamber, string quartet190336Morricone, EnnioThe MissionFilm soundtrack198635Stravinsky, IgorThe Firebird (suite)Ballet score191034Debussy, ClaudeLa mer (The sea)Orchestral190533Mahler, GustavDas Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)Orchestral, with voice190932Copland, AaronFanfare for the Common ManFanfare, brass and percussion194231Shostakovich, DmitriSymphony No. 5 in D minorSymphony193730Sibelius, JeanSymphony No. 5 in E-flat majorSymphony191529Westlake, NigelAntarcticaFilm soundtrack, suite199228Puccini, GiacomoToscaOpera189927Sibelius, JeanSymphony No. 2 in D majorSymphony190226Khachaturian, AramSpartacusBallet score195425Mahler, GustavSymphony No. 5 in C-sharp minorSymphony190224Gershwin, GeorgePorgy and BessOpera193523Sibelius, JeanViolin Concerto in D minorConcerto for violin190422Rachmaninoff, SergeiRhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minorOrchestral, with piano193421Elgar, EdwardPomp and Circumstance March (No. 1 in D major)Orchestral, march190120Ravel, MauriceBoléroOrchestral192819Rachmaninoff, SergeiPiano Concerto No. 3 in D minorConcerto for piano190918Copland, AaronAppalachian SpringOrchestral, suite194417Puccini, GiacomoMadama ButterflyOpera190416Pärt, ArvoSpiegel im Spiegel (Mirror in the mirror)Tintinnabular (piano and violin)197815Sibelius, JeanFinlandiaSymphonic poem, with voice190014Górecki, HenrykSymphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs)Symphony, with voice197613Bernstein, LeonardWest Side StoryMusical195712Vaughan Williams, RalphFantasia on a Theme by Thomas TallisString orchestra, fantasia191011Strauss, RichardFour Last SongsOrchestral, with soprano194810Prokofiev, SergeiRomeo and JulietBallet score19359Stravinsky, IgorThe Rite of SpringBallet score19138Orff, CarlCarmina BuranaChoral, scenic cantata19367Barber, SamuelAdagio for StringsString orchestra19366Rodrigo, JoaquínConcierto de AranjuezOrchestral, with guitar19395Rachmaninoff, SergeiPiano Concerto No. 2Concerto for piano19014Vaughan Williams, RalphThe Lark AscendingViolin and piano19143Gershwin, GeorgeRhapsody in BlueOrchestral, with piano19242Holst, GustavThe PlanetsOrchestral, suite19161Elgar, EdwardCello Concerto in E minorConcerto for cello1919

Results ranked by year

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 88 Day 2: Numbers 87 to 78 Day 3: Numbers 77 to 66 Day 4: Numbers 65 to 55 Day 5: Numbers 54 to 41 Day 6: Numbers 40 to 29 Day 7: Numbers 28 to 19 Day 8: Numbers 18 to 1

By composer The following 48 composers were featured in the countdown: ComposerNationalityWorks in countdownAdams, JohnAmerican1Addinsell, RichardBritish1Barber, SamuelAmerican2Hungarian1Bernstein, LeonardAmerican2Britten, BenjaminBritish5Canteloube, JosephFrench1Copland, AaronAmerican2Debussy, ClaudeFrench2Edwards, RossAustralian2Elgar, EdwardBritish5Gershwin, GeorgeAmerican4Glass, PhilipAmerican2Polish1Grainger, PercyAustralian1Holst, GustavBritish1Jenkins, KarlBritish1Kats-Chernin, ElenaAustralian1Khachaturian, AramArmenian1Korngold, Erich WolfgangAustro-Hungarian1Lehár, FranzAustro-Hungarian1Lloyd Webber, AndrewBritish1Mahler, GustavAustrian6Messiaen, OlivierFrench2Morricone, EnnioItalian1O'Boyle, SeanAustralian1Orff, CarlGerman1Parry, Sir HubertBritish1Estonian2Prokofiev, SergeiRussian4Puccini, GiacomoItalian3Rachmaninoff, SergeiRussian5Ramírez, ArielArgentine1Ravel, MauriceFrench5Respighi, OttorinoItalian2Rodrigo, JoaquínSpanish1Schoenberg, ArnoldAustrian1Sculthorpe, PeterAustralian2Shore, HowardCanadian1Shostakovich, DmitriRussian4Sibelius, JeanFinnish5Strauss, RichardGerman3Stravinsky, IgorRussian3Tavener, JohnBritish1Vaughan Williams, RalphBritish3Villa-Lobos, HeitorBrazilian1Weill, KurtGerman1Westlake, NigelAustralian1

See also Classic 100 Countdowns

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