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The Annual All Classical Top 100

The end of the year is an exciting time at All Classical FM. It's when our listeners vote for their five favorite works in all of classical music. Then we play the 100 (89 in 2007) pieces that receive the most votes. The countdown starts the morning after Christmas and ends with No. 1 on New Year's Eve.

View the results of the voting for previous years below (there was no list in 2002) or download a printable version. For the statistically minded, our listener Lowell Herr has compiled a spreadsheet that will let you sort the lists, weight the results and view the data in whatever way you like.

View previous years' lists:
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008

Top 100 of 2008 printable list

The Top 100 of 2008

1 . Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, "Choral"
2 . Dvorak Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World"
3 . Bach Brandenberg Concertos
4 . Vivaldi The Four Seasons
5 . Mozart Requiem
6 . Barber Adagio for Strings
7 . Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
8 . Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
9 . Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
10 . Handel Messiah
11 . Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
12 . Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, "Emperor"
13 . Smetana The Moldau
14 . Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, "Pastoral"
15 . Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
16 . Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor
17 . Copland Appalachian Spring
18 . Schubert Piano Quintet in A major, "Trout"
19 . Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 in C minor, "Organ"
20 . Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
21 . Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
22 . Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
23 . Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, "Moonlight"
24 . Handel Water Music
25 . Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection"
26 . Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major
27 . Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor
28 . Holst The Planets
29 . Bizet Carmen
30 . Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor
31 . Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major
32 . Bach  Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
33 . Orff Carmina Burana
34 . Brahms A German Requiem
35 . Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in E minor
36 . Respighi The Pines of Rome
37 . Chopin  Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor
38 . Pachelbel Canon in D major
39 . Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
40 . Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez
41 . Bach Concerto in D minor for 2 Violins
42 . Bach Mass in B minor
43 . Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major
44 . Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
45 . Faure Requiem
46 . Bach Suites for Unaccompanied Cello
47 . Elgar Variations on an Original Theme, "Enigma"
48 . Bach Goldberg Variations
49 . Beethoven Choral Fanatasy, op. 80
50 . Puccini La Boheme
51 . Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
52 . Dvorak Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104
53 . Wagner Ride of the Valkyries
54 . Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor
55 . Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, "The Great"
56 . Debussy Clair de Lune
57 . Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, "Pathetique"
58 . Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor
59 . Sibelius Symphony No. 5 in E major
60 . Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D major
61 . Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, "Jupiter"
62 . Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major
63 . Verdi Requiem
64 . Sibelius Finlandia
65 . Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor
66 . Ravel Bolero
67 . Stravinsky Le Sacre du Printemps (Rite of Spring)
68 . Borodin "Polovtsian Dances" from Prince Igor
69 . Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
70 . Beethoven  Piano Sonata No. 23 “Appassionata"
71 . Bizet The Pearl Fishers: Duet: Au fond du temple saint
72 . Bloch Nigun (Pictures of Chassidic Life)
73 . Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C# minor
74 . Satie Gymnopedies for piano
75 . Schubert  Symphony No. 8, "Unfinished"
76 . Shostakovich Symphony No.5
77 . Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, "Eroica"
78 . Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
79 . Puccini Madama Butterfly
80 . Massenet "Meditation" from Thais
81 . Bach  Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
82 . Bach  Sheep May Safely Graze
83 . Bernstein  West Side Story
84 . Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
85 . Bruckner  Symphony No. 4 in E flat major "Romantic"
86 . Debussy  Prelude To Afternoon Of A Faun
87 . Mozart  The Magic Flute: Queen of the Night's Aria
88 . Prokofiev  Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60
89 . Williams Star Wars
90 . Grieg Peer Gynt
91 . Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor/D major
92 . Strauss, Johann, Jr. Blue Danube Waltz
93 . Bartok Concerto for Orchestra
94 . Barber Violin Concerto, op. 14
95 . Tchaikovsky Swan Lake
96 . Dvorak String Quartet No. 12 in F major, "American"
97 . Brahms Variations on a Theme By Haydn
98 . Handel  Music for the Royal Fireworks
99 . Hovhaness  Symphony No. 2, Mysterious Mountain
100 . Ravel  Pavane For A Dead Princess
All Classical SPOTLIGHT

Music for July 4th

Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, picnics and parades, but music-making is at the top of our list this Saturday. Sprinkled throughout the day are familiar tunes by Peter Schickele, George Gershwin, Amy Beach and others. Also, enjoy incredible singing by Austin-based Conspirare on First Impressions at 3 p.m., along with more American music on The Score, Chicago Symphony and Club Mod.

From all of us at All Classical, have a lovely holiday.

Portland Opera Encores

Beginning this Saturday morning at 10 a.m., enjoy encores of five recent Portland Opera productions. Starting with Verdi's La Traviata and ending with Verdi's Rigoletto on August 1, here's your chance to acquaint yourself with our own local opera company before the next season begins. Read introductions to the acts on Pat McElroy's blog each Saturday morning before the opera begins.

Start Your Weekend Right

Chamber Music Northwest introduced their new Downtown Friday series last week to an enthusiastic audience, and they're doing it again this Friday evening, July 3, @ 7. From Bernstein to Banjos plays at the Armory in the Gerding Theatre and features an all-American program for Independence Day.

Use the link below to see details of this and all the CMNW summer festival offerings.

Click here for all the details.

Carry the Torch

Mozart's Magnificent Voyage, Beethoven Lives Upstairs, Daydreams and Lullabies . . . these are just a few of the many titles in the award-winning Classical Kids Series. As part of our increasing commitment to you, throughout the summer you'll be able to listen to any of these delightful CDs any time you like at the touch of a button via our web site. Carry the classical music torch for the young person in your life. Share the magic of Classical Kids.

Click to hear all ten Classical Kids recordings.

Your Trip of a Lifetime

Spend 10 remarkable days learning about the history and beauty of South Africa with your All Classical host John Burk and our CEO Jack Allen. Visit colonial towns, premiere wine regions and experience your first safari. Call Mary at 503-802-9405 to join other classical music lovers on this small group expedition.

Click here to see full itinerary.

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