Classical 89 Top 100

December 29-January 2

Each year, the week after Christmas, we do a countdown of our listeners' Top 100 favorite pieces, determined by listener votes in November and early December. Here's the final list.

100 Puccini: Turandot: Nessun dorma
99 Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhagen
98 Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F
97 Dvorak: Symphony No. 7
96 Delibes: Lakme Flower Duet
95 Brahms: Violin Concerto
94 Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
93 Brahms: Symphony No. 3
92 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
91 Albinoni: Adagio
90 Strauss, Johann Jr: Tales From the Vienna Woods
89 Schubert: Schwanengesang: Serenade
88 Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
87 Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances
86 Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
85 Mozart: Symphony No. 40
84 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
83 Handel: Xerxes: Largo
82 Dvorak: Serenade for Strings
81 Dvorak: Cello Concerto
80 Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 2
79 Wagner: Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries
78 Schubert: Symphony No. 8, Unfinished
77 Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
76 Beethoven: Violin Concerto
75 Bach: Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3
74 Vaughan Williams: Five Variants of Dives & Lazarus
73 Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
72 Strauss, Johann Jr: Blue Danube
71 Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Resurrection
70 Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
69 Brahms: A German Requiem
68 Beethoven: Symphony No. 3
67 Bach: Cello Suite #1
66 Saint-Saens: Danse Macabre
65 Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
64 Mozart: Symphony No. 25
63 Massenet: Meditation from Thais
62 Dvorak: Humoresque
61 Borodin: In The Steppes of Central Asia
60 Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze
59 Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
58 Mahler: Symphony No. 1
57 Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
56 Elgar: Enigma Variations
55 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor
54 Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
53 Mozart: Serenade No. 13, Eine kleine Nachtmusik
52 Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
51 Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
50 Mozart: Requiem
49 Dvorak: Symphony No. 8
48 Copland: Rodeo
47 Satie: Gymnopedies
46 Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess
45 Brahms: Symphony No. 1
44 Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
43 Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
42 Respighi: Pines of Rome
41 Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
40 Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
39 Handel: Water Music
38 Grieg: Piano Concerto in a
37 Bizet: Carmen Suites
36 Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
35 Faure: Requiem
34 Bach: Toccata and Fugue in d minor
33 Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
32 Rossini: William Tell Overture
31 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
30 Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite
29 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6
28 Pachelbel: Canon in D
27 Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
26 Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
25 Ravel: Bolero
24 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14, Moonlight
23 Sibelius: Finlandia
22 Debussy: Claire de lune
21 Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
20 Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
19 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
18 Stravinsky: The Firebird
17 Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker
16 Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, Pastoral
15 Barber: Adagio for Strings
14 Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3, Organ
13 Bach: Brandenburg Concertos
12 Smetana: The Moldau
11 Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
10 Grieg: Peer Gynt
9 Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
8 Copland: Appalachian Spring
7 Holst: The Planets
6 Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
5 Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
4 Handel: Messiah
3 Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
2 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
1 Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 From the New World