Classic 100 Music of France

In 2012, the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held a Classic 100 Music of France countdown.[1]

The selection of works that were available in the survey was determined between 14 July 2012 and 17 August 2012 (with the public being able to add works to the list initiated by the station).[2] Voting (by the public) for the finalised list of works was held between 22 August 2012 and 14 September 2012.[3][4] Each voter could select up to five works from the list of available pieces.[3]

On 30 September Pinchgut Opera held a special concert "Music of France" at the Old Courts at the Art Gallery of New South Wales to celebrate the countdown, along with a private viewing of the exhibition Eugène Atget: Old Paris.[5][6] The concert was broadcast on ABC Classic FM and via the Internet on 3 October 2012.[7]

The broadcast of the countdown commenced on 8 October 2012[8] and continued until 14 October 2012.[9]

Countdown results

The results of countdown are as follows:

Rank Composer Work Genre Instrumentation Completed
100 Satie, Erik "Je te veux"[lower-alpha 1] Song Piano, voice 1903
99 Debussy, Claude Petite suite, L. 65 Suite Piano (four hands) 1889
98 Berlioz, Hector Roméo et Juliette[lower-alpha 2] Symphony Orchestra, chorus 1839
97 Messiaen, Olivier Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus[lower-alpha 3] Suite Piano 1944
96 Fauré, Gabriel Dolly Suite[lower-alpha 4] Suite Piano (four hands) 1896
95 Saint-Saëns, Camille Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61 Concerto Violin 1880
94 Poulenc, Francis Gloria, FP 177 Mass Orchestra, chorus, soprano 1961
93 Bolling, Claude Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio[lower-alpha 5] Suite Flute, piano, string bass, drums 1973
92 Hahn, Reynaldo "À Chloris" Song Piano, voice 1913
91 Massenet, Jules Manon[lower-alpha 6] Opera Orchestra, chorus 1884
90 Berlioz, Hector Les troyens[lower-alpha 7] Opera Orchestra, chorus 1858
89 Ravel, Maurice Gaspard de la nuit Suite Piano 1908
88 Ravel, Maurice Rapsodie espagnole Rhapsody Orchestra 1907
87 Franck, César Violin Sonata in A major, M. 8[lower-alpha 8] Sonata Cello,[lower-alpha 8] piano 1886
86 Berlioz, Hector Le carnaval romain, Op. 9 Overture Orchestra 1843
85 Chaminade, Cécile Concertino for flute and orchestra in D major, Op. 107 Concerto Flute 1902
84 Franck, César Variations symphoniques, M. 46 Symphonic variations Piano, orchestra 1885
83 Berlioz, Hector La damnation de Faust'[lower-alpha 9] Dramatic legend Orchestra, chorus, solo voices 1846
82 Saint-Saëns, Camille Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28 Introduction, rondo Violin, orchestra 1863
81 Rouget de Lisle, Claude "La Marseillaise" Anthem Orchestra 1792
80 Debussy, Claude Images, Set 1, L. 110 Impressionist Piano 1905
79 Lully, Jean-Baptiste Le bourgeois gentilhomme Suite Orchestra 1670
78 Debussy, Claude Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88[lower-alpha 10] Opera Orchestra, chorus 1902
77 Ravel, Maurice Ma mère l'oye Suite Orchestra 1911
76 Couperin, François Les baricades mistérieuses Rondo Harpsichord 1717
75 Lalo, Édouard Symphonie espagnole in D minor, Op. 21 Concerto Violin 1874
74 Fauré, Gabriel Sicilienne, Op. 78 Siciliana Piano, cello 1898
73 Gounod, Charles Messe solennelle à Sainte Cécile Mass Orchestra, chorus 1855
72 Poulenc, Francis Flute sonata, FP. 164 Sonata Flute, piano 1957
71 Boieldieu, François-Adrien Harp concerto in C major Concerto Harp 1801
70 Debussy, Claude Deux arabesques, L. 66 Arabesque Piano 1891
69 Saint-Saëns, Camille Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 Concerto Cello 1872
68 Berlioz, Hector Te Deum, Op. 22 / H.118 Te Deum Orchestra, chorus 1849
67 Charpentier, Marc-Antoine Te Deum, H. 146[lower-alpha 11] Te Deum Orchestra, chorus 1698
66 Godard, Benjamin "Oh! ne t'éveille pas encore" from Jocelyn Aria Orchestra, tenor 1888
65 Rameau, Jean-Phillipe Les Indes galantes[lower-alpha 12] Opera-ballet Orchestra, chorus 1736
64 Litolff, Henry Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in D minor, Op. 102[lower-alpha 13] Concerto Piano 1852
63 Debussy, Claude Cello Sonata, L. 135 Sonata Cello, piano 1915
62 Ravel, Maurice Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major Concerto Piano 1930
61 Offenbach, Jacques Gaîté parisienne[lower-alpha 14] Ballet Orchestra 1938
60 Duruflé, Maurice Requiem, Op. 9[lower-alpha 15] Mass, Requiem Orchestra, chorus 1947
59 Jarre, Maurice Lawrence of Arabia soundtrack[lower-alpha 16] Soundtrack Orchestra 1962
58 Jarre, Maurice Doctor Zhivago soundtrack[lower-alpha 17] Soundtrack Orchestra 1965
57 Poulenc, Francis Organ Concerto in G minor Concerto Organ, timpani, strings 1938
56 Debussy, Claude String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, L. 85 String quartet Strings 1893
55 Ravel, Maurice Piano Trio in A minor Trio Piano, violin, cello 1914
54 Ravel, Maurice Shéhérazade Song cycle Orchestra, soprano (or tenor) 1903
53 Berlioz, Hector Grande messe des morts, Op. 5 Mass, Requiem Orchestra, chorus 1837
52 Berlioz, Hector L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25[lower-alpha 18] Oratorio Orchestra, chorus 1854
51 Messiaen, Olivier Turangalîla-Symphonie[lower-alpha 19] Symphony Orchestra, piano 1948
50 Ravel, Maurice Le tombeau de Couperin[lower-alpha 20] Suite Orchestra 1919
49 Debussy, Claude Nocturnes, L. 91 Impressionist Orchestra, chorus (female) 1899
48 Franck, César Panis angelicus Hymn Orchestra, chorus 1872
47 Marais, Marin Sonnerie de Ste-Geneviève du Mont-de-Paris Chaconne Viol, violin, harpsichord, basso continuo 1723
46 Fauré, Gabriel "Clair de lune", Op. 46, No. 2 Song Voice, piano 1887
45 Berlioz, Hector Harold en Italie, Op. 16 Symphony Orchestra 1834
44 Berlioz, Hector Les nuits d'été[lower-alpha 21] Song cycle Orchestra, soprano 1846
43 Saint-Saëns, Camille Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103 Concerto Piano 1896
42 Franck, César Symphony in D minor, M. 48 Symphony Orchestra 1888
41 Saint-Saëns, Camille Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 Concerto Piano 1868
40 Debussy, Claude Children's Corner, L. 103 Suite Piano 1908
39 Chabrier, Emmanuel España Impressionist Orchestra 1883
38 Franck, César Violin Sonata in A major, M. 8[lower-alpha 22] Sonata Violin, piano 1886
37 Adam, Adolphe Giselle[lower-alpha 23] Ballet Orchestra 1841
36 Bizet, Georges Symphony in C major Symphony Orchestra 1855
35 Berlioz, Hector "La Marseillaise" (arrangement) Arrangement Orchestra, chorus 1830
34 Offenbach, Jacques Orphée aux enfers[lower-alpha 24] Operetta Orchestra, chorus 1858
33 Gounod, Charles Ave Maria (on a Bach prelude in C major) Song Piano, voice 1853
32 Gounod, Charles Faust[lower-alpha 25] Opera Orchestra, chorus 1859
31 Ravel, Maurice Daphnis et Chloé Ballet Orchestra, chorus 1912
30 Fauré, Gabriel Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 Cantata Orchestra, organ 1865
29 Saint-Saëns, Camille Samson et Dalila[lower-alpha 26] Opera Orchestra, chorus 1877
28 Delibes, Léo Coppélia[lower-alpha 27] Ballet Orchestra 1870
27 Bizet, Georges L'Arlésienne[lower-alpha 28] Suite Orchestra 1872
26 Dukas, Paul L'apprenti sorcier Symphonic poem Orchestra 1897
25 Adam, Adolphe "Cantique de Noël" Carol Orchestra, chorus 1847
24 Messiaen, Olivier Quatuor pour la fin du temps[lower-alpha 29] Quartet Clarinet, violin, cello, piano 1941
23 Fauré, Gabriel Pavane in F-sharp minor, Op. 50 Dance Orchestra, flute 1887
22 Satie, Erik Trois Gnossiennes Dance Piano 1890
21 Ravel, Maurice Piano Concerto in G major Concerto Piano 1931
20 Ravel, Maurice String Quartet in F major Quartet Strings 1903
19 Widor, Charles-Marie Symphony for Organ No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42, No. 1[lower-alpha 30] Symphony Organ 1879
18 Debussy, Claude Préludes, Book 1, L. 117[lower-alpha 31] Impressionist Piano 1910
17 Offenbach, Jacques Les contes d'Hoffmann[lower-alpha 32] Opera Orchestra, chorus 1881
16 Saint-Saëns, Camille Danse macabre Tone poem Orchestra 1874
15 Delibes, Léo Lakmé[lower-alpha 33] Opera Orchestra, chorus 1882
14 Massenet, Jules Thaïs[lower-alpha 34] Opera Orchestra, chorus 1894
13 Ravel, Maurice Pavane pour une infante défunte[lower-alpha 35] Dance Orchestra 1910
12 Debussy, Claude La mer, L. 109 Impressionist Orchestra 1905
11 Debussy, Claude Suite bergamasque, L. 75 Suite Piano 1905
10 Saint-Saëns, Camille Le carnaval des animaux[lower-alpha 36] Suite Orchestra 1886
9 Ravel, Maurice Boléro Dance Orchestra 1928
8 Canteloube, Joseph Chants d'Auvergne[lower-alpha 37] Songs Orchestra, soprano 1930
7 Berlioz, Hector Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Symphony Orchestra 1830
6 Debussy, Claude Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86 Symphonic Poem Orchestra 1894
5 Bizet, Georges Au fond du temple saint Aria Orchestra, tenor, baritone 1863
4 Satie, Erik Gymnopédies Impressionist Piano 1890
3 Fauré, Gabriel Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 Mass Orchestra, chorus 1890
2 Saint-Saëns, Camille Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 Symphony Orchestra, organ 1886
1 Bizet, Georges Carmen[lower-alpha 38] Opera Orchestra, chorus 1875

Programming

For more information about the works broadcast (including performers and recording details), see ABC Classic FM's programming notes:

By composer

The following 34 composers featured in the countdown:

Composer Works in countdown
Adam, Adolphe 2
Berlioz, Hector 11
Bizet, Georges 4
Boieldieu, François-Adrien 1
Canteloube, Joseph 1
Bolling, Claude 1
Chabrier, Emmanuel 1
Chaminade, Cécile 1
Charpentier, Marc-Antoine 1
Couperin, François 1
Debussy, Claude 12
Delibes, Léo 2
Dukas, Paul 1
Duruflé, Maurice 1
Fauré, Gabriel 6
Franck, César 5
Godard, Benjamin 1
Gounod, Charles 3
Hahn, Reynaldo 1
Jarre, Maurice 2
Lalo, Édouard 1
Litolff, Henry 1
Lully, Jean-Baptiste 1
Marais, Marin 1
Massenet, Jules 2
Messiaen, Olivier 3
Offenbach, Jacques 3
Poulenc, Francis 3
Rameau, Jean-Philippe 1
Ravel, Maurice 12
Rouget de Lisle, Claude 1
Saint-Saëns, Camille 9
Satie, Erik 3
Widor, Charles-Marie 1

See also

Notes
  1. Music broadcast for number 100: The piano solo version was first broadcast, however the version for voice (sung by Juliette Noureddine) was later played.
  2. Music broadcast for number 98: Orchestral interludes.
  3. Music broadcast for number 97: "Gaze of the Father", "Gaze of the heights" and "Gaze of time".
  4. Music broadcast for number 96: Orchestral version of the suite, scored by Henri Rabaud in 1906.
  5. Music broadcast for number 93: "Irlandaise".
  6. Music broadcast for number 91: Act 1.
  7. Music broadcast for number 91: Excerpts from Acts 1 and 4.
  8. Music broadcast for number 87: Version for cello. Movement 4. Also see number 38 in the countdown.
  9. Music broadcast for number 83: Exceprts from Parts 1 and 2.
  10. Music broadcast for number 78: Act 5.
  11. Music broadcast for number 67: Excerpts.
  12. Music broadcast for number 65: Orchestral suite from the opera-ballet.
  13. Music broadcast for number 64: Scherzo.
  14. Music broadcast for number 61: Excerpts.
  15. Music broadcast for number 60: Excerpts (but "the bulk").
  16. Music broadcast for number 59: Excerpts.
  17. Music broadcast for number 58: Excerpts.
  18. Music broadcast for number 52: Part 2.
  19. Music broadcast for number 51: First six movements.
  20. Music broadcast for number 50: Orchestrated version of the 1917 piano suite.
  21. Music broadcast for number 44: Orchestrated version of the 1841 original piano and voice song cycle.
  22. Music broadcast for number 38: Original version (for violin). Also see number 87 in the countdown.
  23. Music broadcast for number 37: Excerpts.
  24. Music broadcast for number 34: Excerpts.
  25. Music broadcast for number 32: Excerpts from Act 4.
  26. Music broadcast for number 29: Excerpts from Acts 2 and 3.
  27. Music broadcast for number 28: Act 1.
  28. Music broadcast for number 27: Suite compiled by Bizet from his incidental music.
  29. Music broadcast for number 24: First five movements.
  30. Music broadcast for number 19: Movement 5 (Toccata).
  31. Music broadcast for number 18:
    * La fille aux cheveux de lin
    * La sérénade interrompue
    * La cathédrale engloutie
    * La danse de Puck
    * Minstrels.
  32. Music broadcast for number 17: Excerpts.
  33. Music broadcast for number 15: Flower Duet (Act 1) and Bell Song (Act 2).
  34. Music broadcast for number 14: The Intermezzo (Méditation), and an excerpt from the end of the opera.
  35. Music broadcast for number 13: Version orchestrated by Ravel from his 1899 piano original.
  36. Music broadcast for number 10: An "Australianised" narrated version.
  37. Music broadcast for number 8: Excerpts.
  38. Music broadcast for number 1: Excerpts during the countdown, and the complete opera performed in the evening.

References
  1. "Classic 100 Music of France". ABC Classic FM. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. "Classic 100 Works". ABC Classic FM. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  3. "Vote for the Classic 100". ABC Classic FM. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  4. Lesnie, Melissa (August 2012). "ABC Classic 100: The Music of France". Limelight. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  5. "Music of France". Art Gallery of New South Wales. September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  6. McDowall, Carolyn (24 August 2012). "Eugène Atget: Old Paris – Photographic Portrait of a City". The Culture Concept Circle. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  7. "Pinchgut Opera plays the Music of France". ABC Classic FM. 3 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  8. "Music Details for Monday 8 October 2012". ABC Classic FM. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  9. "Music Details for Sunday 14 October 2012". ABC Classic FM. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
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