Classic 100 Symphony

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.

Survey summary

Rank	Composer	Work	Key	Opus	Completed	Length (minutes)
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	B minor	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	43
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

• Classic 100 Countdowns

References

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