Top 100

These are the pieces that you have chosen as the most popular here on The Classical Station. You will hear them played throughout the week. Request your favorite work on All Request Friday and the Saturday Evening Request Program.

  1. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral”
  2. Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”
  3. Vivaldi: Four Seasons
  4. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos
  5. Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
  6. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
  7. Copland: Appalachian Spring
  8. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 “Pastoral”
  9. Handel: Messiah
  10. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
  11. Holst: The Planets
  12. Barber: Adagio for Strings: Op. 11
  13. Handel: Water Music
  14. Debussy: Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque
  15. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
  16. Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
  17. Pachelbel: Canon in D
  18. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
  19. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622
  20. Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 “Organ”
  21. Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K. 626
  22. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat, Op. 73 “Emperor“
  23. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
  24. Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26
  25. Satie: Gymnopedies
  26. Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36
  27. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 “Pathetique”
  28. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”
  29. Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 “Jupiter”
  30. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
  31. Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, “Resurrection”
  32. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
  33. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35
  34. Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
  35. Chopin: Nocturne, Op. 9 No. 2
  36. Delius: Florida Suite
  37. Bizet: Carmen
  38. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61
  39. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
  40. Copland: Rodeo
  41. Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite
  42. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
  43. Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D, “Titan”
  44. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
  45. Respighi: Pines of Rome
  46. Rossini: Overture to William Tell
  47. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
  48. Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
  49. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
  50. Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 “Eroica”
  51. Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
  52. Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 “Italian”
  53. Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
  54. Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
  55. Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
  56. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
  57. Massenet: Meditation from Thaïs
  58. Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21
  59. Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
  60. Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
  61. Mozart: Serenade No. 13 in G, K. 525 “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”
  62. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
  63. Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals
  64. Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”
  65. Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C, D. 944 “Great”
  66. Orff: Carmina Burana
  67. Bach: Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 “Air on the G String”
  68. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
  69. Bach: Concerto in D minor for 2 Violins, BWV 1043
  70. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35
  71. Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
  72. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
  73. Beethoven: Bagatelle in A minor, “Für Elise”
  74. Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36
  75. Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
  76. Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
  77. Dvorak: Serenade in E for Strings, Op.22
  78. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58
  79. Brahms: A German Requiem
  80. Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks
  81. Puccini: “Nessun Dorma” from Turandot
  82. Bach: “Sheep May Safely Graze” from Cantata BWV 208
  83. Ravel: Bolero
  84. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
  85. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
  86. Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
  87. Bach: Cello Suites
  88. Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat, Op. 83
  89. Schubert: Piano Quintet in A, D. 667 “Trout”
  90. Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
  91. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
  92. Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
  93. Smetana: The Moldau
  94. Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73
  95. Copland: El Salón México
  96. Debussy: La Mer
  97. Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90
  98. Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88
  99. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488
  100. Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

“Honorable Mentions”

  1. Mozart: 12 Variations in C on “Twinkle, Twinkle”, K 265
  2. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467
  3. Marquez: Danzon No. 2
  4. Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37
  5. Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess
  6. Mizesko: Sketches from Pinehurst
  7. Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre
  8. Bernstein: Overture to Candide
  9. Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”
  10. Shostakovich: Waltz No. 2 from Jazz Suite No. 2
  11. Strauss Jr.: The Blue Danube
  12. Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589
  13. Strauss Jr.: Emperor Waltz
  14. Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre
  15. Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite

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Galliard

Composed by

Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder (1543-1588)

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Label

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Catalog Number

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Max Bruch (1838-1920)

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6:03am Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

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6:43am Trumpet Concerto in E flat

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Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

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Wallace/Philharmonia/Warren Green

7:00am I was glad when they said unto me

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Hubert Parry (1848-1918)

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Cathedral Choir of St. James/Savage

7:07am Mandolin Concerto in G

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Avital/Il Giardino Armonico/Antonini

7:23am Fanfare

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John Cook (1918-1984)

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Andrew Scanlon

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8:01am Hail the day that sees him rise

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Robert Williams

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Gough/Choir of Wells Cathedral/Archer

8:05am Crown him with many crowns

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George Job Elvey

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Choir of Wells Cath/Archer/Gough

8:09am Messiah, Lift up your heads, O ye gates

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George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

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King's College Cambridge/Brandenburg Consort/Cleobury

8:14am Alleluia, Ascendit Deus, Dominus in Sina

Composed by

William Byrd (c.1540-1623)

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Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Cleobury

8:17am Ascendens Christus in altum

Composed by

Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)

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King's College Cambridge/Cleobury

8:22am Coelos ascendit hodie from Three Unaccompanied Motets, Op. 38

Composed by

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852–1924)

Performed by

Worcester Cathedral Choir/Hunt

8:27am God is gone up

Composed by

Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)

Performed by

Choir of St. John's, Elora/Edison

8:31am A Feast of Praise

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Randall Thompson

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Voces Novae et Antiquae/Ross

8:47am O clap your hands

Composed by

Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

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Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Cleobury

8:52am O clap your hands

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Ralph Vaughan Williams

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Elora Festival Singers/Edison

8:56am O clap your hands

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John Rutter (1945-)

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Cambridge Singers/City of London Sinfonia/Rutter

9:01am All People Clap your Hands

Composed by

Thomas Weelkes

Performed by

Galliard Brass Ensemble

9:06am Cantata 37, "Wer da glaubet und getauft wird"

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Holland Boys' Choir/Netherlands Bach Collegium/Leusink

9:25am Te Deum

Composed by

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

Performed by

Corydon Singers and Orchestra/Best

9:50am Te Deum in D

Composed by

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Performed by

Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford/English Concert/Preston

10:07am Symphony of Psalms

Composed by

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Performed by

English Bach Festival Chorus/LSO/Bernstein

10:34am L'Ascension

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Olivier Messiaen

Performed by

BBC Scottish Symphony/Jurowski

11:03am Cantata 11, "Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen" (The Ascension Oratorio)

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Bach Choir Bethlehem/Funfgeld

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12:00pm La Belle au bois dormant, 'The Sleeping Beauty'

Composed by

Alfred Bruneau (1857-1934)

Performed by

National Orchestra of Lyon/Szeps-Znaider

12:14pm Concierto del sur (Concerto of the South)

Composed by

Manuel Ponce (1882-1948)

Performed by

Moreno/State Symphony of Mexico/Batiz

12:40pm Cello Concerto No. 2 in A

Composed by

Karl Stamitz (1745-1801)

Performed by

Starck/Southwest German Chamber Orchestra/Angerer

1:00pm Piano Sonata No. 32 in B minor, Hob. XVI:32

Composed by

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

Performed by

Marc-Andre Hamelin

1:16pm Concerto for 2 Bassoons in F

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Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813)

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Umea Sinfonietta/Wallin/Nilsson/Saraste

1:39pm Prelude, Chorale & Fugue, FWV 21

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Cesar Franck (1822-1890)

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Smith/Sellick

2:00pm Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 "Pastoral"

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

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London Classical Players/Norrington

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3:00pm Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 "Italian"

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Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

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Boston Symphony/Davis

3:32pm Suite in G from Water Music

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George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

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Orchestra of St. Luke's/Mackerras

3:44pm Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 150

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Amy Beach (1867–1944)

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Neave Trio

4:01pm Appalachian Spring

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Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

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NY Philharmonic/Bernstein

4:27pm Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20

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Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

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London Philharmonic/Boult

4:41pm Guitar Quintet No. 7 in E minor

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Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

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Romero/Academy Chamber Ensemble

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Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

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5:13pm Horn Trio in E flat, Op. 40

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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

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The Nash Ensemble

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6:01pm Salve Regina

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Jean Lheritier (c.1480-c.1552)

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6:12pm Magnificat secundi toni "Quanto in mille anni"

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Orlando de Lassus (c.1532-1594)

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Magnificat/Cave

6:22pm Goldberg Variations 25-30, BWV 988

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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arr. Garcia & Moriniere

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6:37pm Orchestral Suite in E minor, FaWV K:el

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Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1759)

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7:01pm Clarinet Concerto No. 10 in B flat

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Karl Stamitz (1745-1801)

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Mannheim Chamber Philharmonic/Meyer

7:18pm Symphony No. 35 in D, K. 385 'Haffner'

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German Chamber Orchestra/Peltokoski

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8:01pm Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38

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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

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Gehweiler/Hengartner

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Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

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Florence Price (1887-1953)

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Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

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J.P. Sweelinck

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Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

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Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

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10:32pm Verily, verily I say unto you

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Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)

Performed by

Tallis Scholars/Phillips

10:35pm Harp Concerto No. 5 in B flat

Composed by

Jan Krumpholz (1742-1790)

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Platilova/I Musici/Hrncir

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Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

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Taverner Consort/Parrott

11:06pm Salut d’amour, Op. 12

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Sir Edward Elgar

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BBC Symphony/Davis

11:12pm Fantasy in C, Op. 17

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Leif Ove Andsnes

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