WNED Classical Top 100 Vote
The votes have been tabulated and now it's time to reveal the 2022 WNED Classical Top 100!
About the WNED Classical Top 100
We introduced the WNED Classical Top 100 in 2020 and invited listeners to cast their votes. With more than 2,000 votes cast, Beethoven’s call to brotherhood in Symphony No. 9 came out number one. Set amidst the global backdrop of coronavirus lockdowns, Symphony No. 9 was a fitting choice for the 2020 top spot as people sought to connect through music. In the 2021 vote, Beethoven defended his title as listeners once again chose Symphony No. 9 for the top spot. In 2022 we once again asked you to create this year's WNED Classical ultimate playlist, The 2022 WNED Classical Top 100. Surprise, it was a Beethoven three-peat.
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1. Beethoven, Symphony #9 Ode to Joy |
2. Dvořák, Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) |
3. Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto #2 |
4. Debussy, Claire de lune |
5. Holst, The Planets |
6. Vivaldi, Four Seasons |
7. Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue |
8. Barber, Adagio for Strings |
9. Beethoven, Symphony #7 |
10. Handel, Xerxes: Largo |
| 11. Beethoven, Symphony #6 (Pastoral) |
| 12. Beethoven, Symphony #5 |
| 13. Bach, Brandenburg Concertos |
| 14. Handel, Messiah, |
| 15. Beethoven, Symphony #3 |
| 16. Debussy, Petite Suite |
| 17. Faure, Pelleas & Melisande Suite |
| 18. Schubert, Trout Quintet |
| 19. Ravel, Mother Goose Suite |
| 20. Brahms, German Requiem |
| 21. Bach, B minor Mass |
| 22 Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto #1 |
| 23. Vaughan Williams, Symphony #5 |
| 24. Grieg, Peer Gynt Suite |
| 25. Bach, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring |
| 26. Rachmaninoff, Symphony #2 |
| 27. Bernstein. West Side Story- Symphonic Dances |
| 28. Delius, Florida Suite |
| 29. Faure, Suite Bergamasque |
| 30. Copland, Appalachian Spring |
| 31. Williams, John. Schindlers list |
| 32. Vaughan Williams, Serenade to Music |
| 33. Copland, Fanfare for the Common Man |
| 34. Pachelbel, Canon |
| 35. Bolling, Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio |
| 36. Rimsky Korsakov, Scheherazade |
| 37. Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin |
| 38. Vaughan Williams, English Folk Song Suite |
| 39. Strauss, Blue Danube Waltz |
| 40. Couperin, François, The Mysterious Barracades |
| 41. Bach, Toccata and Fugue in d minor ---on ORGAN |
| 42. Brahms, Symphony #1 |
| 43. Faure, Dolly suite |
| 44. Bach, Goldberg Variations |
| 45. Mahler, Symphony #1 |
| 46. Grieg, Piano Concerto #1 |
| 47. Mozart, Requiem |
| 48. Vaughan Williams, Five Variants Dives and Lazarus |
| 49. Smetana, The Moldau |
| 50. Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition |
| 51. Bizet, Carmen |
| 52. Joplin, The Entertainer |
| 53. Beethoven, Piano concerto #5 |
| 54. Tchaikovsky, Symphony #6 Pathetique |
| 55. Schubert, Symphony #9: The Great C major |
| 56. Dvorak, Cello Concerto |
| 57. Bach, St. Matthew Passion |
| 58. Elgar, Enigma variations |
| 59. Mendelsohn, Midsummer Night Dream Overture & incidental music |
| 60. Debussy, Arabesques |
| 61. Faure, Requiem |
| 62. Albinoni, Adagio in G minor |
| 63. Tchaikovsky, Symphony #4 |
| 64. Mozart, Symphony #41 "Jupiter" |
| 65. Debussy, Prelude to Afternoon of a Faun (L'Apres Midi du Faun) |
| 66. Faure, Pavane |
| 67. Finzi, Five Bagatelles |
| 68. Vaughan Williams, The lark ascending |
| 69. Poulenc, Clarinet Sonata |
| 70. Sibelius, Finlandia |
| 71. Mahler, Symphony #2 |
| 72. Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto Op. 64 |
| 73. Rachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini |
| 74. Brahms, Symphony #3 |
| 75. Beethoven, Triple Concerto |
| 76. Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis |
| 77. Copland, Rodeo: Hoe Down |
| 78. Chopin, Nocturnes |
| 79. Williams, John. Star Wars |
| 80. Beethoven, Piano sonata #08 (Pathetique) 2nd movement |
| 81. Brahms, Violin Concerto in D major |
| 82. Borodin, "In the Steppes of Central Asia" |
| 83. Corelli, Christmas Concerto Op.68 |
| 84. Bach, Wachet auf |
| 85. Beethoven, Piano sonata #14 "Moonlight" |
| 86. Beethoven, Piano concerto #4 |
| 87. Beethoven, Violin Concerto |
| 88. Hovhaness, Symphony No. 2 "Mysterious Mountain" |
| 89. Handel, Royal Fireworks Music |
| 90. Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphosis |
| 91. Dvořák, Serenade for Strings in E Major - Moderato |
| 92. Mahler, Symphony #5: Adagietto |
| 93. Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody #2 |
| 94. Schubert, Impromptu No.4 D 899 Opus 90 A flat Major |
| 95. Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries |
| 96. Tchaikovsky, Serenade for Strings |
| 97. Bizet, The Pearl Fishers -- Duet for 2 men |
| 98. Haydn, Symphony #94 "Surprise" |
| 99. Mozart, Eine kleine Nachtmusik |
| 100. Mendelsohn, Hebrides Overture |
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How Voting Works for the Classical WNED Top 100
Voting begins 12:00 AM EDT on September 19, 2022 and ends 11:59 PM EDT October 19, 2022. You may vote for up to three different pieces, up to once per day. All subsequent votes must include different selections; you may not vote for the same selection more than once. We will do our best to interpret each entry, however, if we are unable to determine the selection, we will be unable to include the submission. All submissions are collected to help create the WNED Classical Top 100. WNED Classical maintains editorial control over the final playlist. Entries and comments may be used for promotional purposes.