# Classic 100 Piano (ABC)

During 2004, the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held a Classic 100 Piano countdown.
The works in the countdown were selected by votes cast by almost 10,000 listeners to the station.
The broadcasting of the results of the countdown began on 10 February 2005 and concluded on 12 February 2005.

## Survey summary

The results of the countdown are as follows:
| Rank | Composer | Work |
| 100 | Pärt | Für Alina |
| 99 | Schumann | Arabesque in C, Op. 18 |
| 98 | Ravel | Sonatine (1905) |
| 97 | Schubert | Impromptu No. 2 in A-flat major, D. 935/Op. 142 |
| 96 | Albéniz | Iberia |
| 95 | Liszt | Paraphrase on themes from Verdi's Rigoletto |
| 94 | Grainger | "Handel in the Strand" |
| 93 | Schubert | Moments Musicaux, Op. 94 D. 780 |
| 92 | Chopin | Andante Spianato in G, Op. 22 |
| 91 | Brahms | Waltz in A-Flat, Op. 39 No. 15 |
| 90 | Schubert | Ständchen, No. 4 from Schwanengesang, D. 957 (transcribed by Liszt for piano) |
| 89 | Joplin | Solace |
| 88 | Brahms | Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79 No. 2 |
| 87 | Chopin | Prelude No. 4 in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4 |
| 86 | Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Les Adieux, Op. 81a |
| 85 | Beethoven | Diabelli Variations, Op. 120 |
| 84 | Ravel | Le tombeau de Couperin |
| 83 | Mozart | Twelve Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman", K. 265 |
| 82 | Chopin | Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 |
| 81 | Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat, Op. 110 |
| 80 | Messiaen | Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus |
| 79 | Debussy | Arabesque No. 1 |
| 78 | Chopin | Étude Op. 25 No. 1 in A-flat major |
| 77 | Chopin | Barcarolle in F sharp, Op. 60 |
| 76 | Tchaikovsky | The Seasons |
| 75 | Schumann | Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 |
| 74 | Mozart | Fantasia in D minor, K. 397 |
| 73 | Shostakovich | 24 Preludes and Fugues |
| 72 | Chopin | Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. posth |
| 71 | Brahms | Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 |
| 70 | Schubert | Impromptu No. 2 in E-flat major, D. 899/Op. 90 |
| 69 | Satie | Gymnopedie, No. 3 |
| 68 | Chopin | Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No.1 |
| 67 | Blake | "Walking in the Air" |
| 66 | Bach, JS | Italian Concerto, BWV 971 |
| 65 | Sculthorpe | Left Bank Waltz |
| 64 | Liszt | Un sospiro, Concert Etude No. 3 in D-flat major |
| 63 | Granados | The Maiden and the Nightingale from Goyescas |
| 62 | Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 |
| 61 | Ravel | Gaspard de la nuit |
| 60 | Chopin | Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 |
| 59 | Chopin | Nocturne No. 8 in D-flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 |
| 58 | Bach, JS | Chaconne in D minor from Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin, BWV 1004 (as arranged by Busoni) |
| 57 | Satie | Gnossienne, No.1 |
| 56 | Chopin | Berceuse in D-flat major, Opus 57 |
| 55 | Ravel | Pavane pour une infante défunte |
| 54 | Liszt | Consolation No. 3 in D-flat major (Lento placido) |
| 53 | Chopin | Nocturne No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1 |
| 52 | Chopin | Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 |
| 51 | Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, "The Tempest", Op. 31 No. 2 |
| 50 | Schubert | Impromptu No. 3 in B-flat major, D. 935/Op. 142 |
| 49 | Joplin | "The Entertainer" |
| 48 | Rachmaninov | Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5 |
| 47 | Chopin | Prelude No. 15 in D-flat, "Raindrop" |
| 46 | Nyman | "The Heart Asks Pleasure First" from The Piano (soundtrack) |
| 45 | Chopin | Polonaise in A major, Op. 40 No. 1, "Military" |
| 44 | Schumann | Of foreign lands and people from Kinderszenen, Op. 15 |
| 43 | Schumann | Carnaval, Op. 9 |
| 42 | Mozart | Piano Sonata No. 16 in C, K 545, Sonata Facile |
| 41 | Debussy | Prelude No. 10, La cathédrale engloutie (The sunken cathedral) |
| 40 | Cage | 4′33″ |
| 39 | Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat, Op. 106, Hammerklavier |
| 38 | Schumann | Widmung, Liebeslied, S. 566 (transcribed by Liszt) |
| 37 | Liszt | Benediction de Dieu dans la solitude from Harmonies poétiques et religieuses |
| 36 | Liszt | Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat, S. 541 / III |
| 35 | Chopin | Etude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor, Revolutionary Étude |
| 34 | Rachmaninov | Prelude in C sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2 |
| 33 | Liszt | Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C sharp Minor, S.244/2 |
| 32 | Brahms | Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2 in A major |
| 31 | Jarrett | The Köln Concert |
| 30 | Liszt | Grandes études de Paganini, No. 3 in G sharp minor, La Campanella |
| 29 | Chopin | Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E |
| 28 | Liszt | Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 |
| 27 | Debussy | Prelude No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin ("The Girl with the Flaxen Hair") |
| 26 | Beethoven | Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 |
| 25 | Schubert | Impromptu No. 4 in A-flat major, D. 899/Op. 90 |
| 24 | Bach, JS | Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (piano transcription by Myra Hess) |
| 23 | Sinding | Rustle of Spring |
| 22 | Schubert | Fantasie in C major, Op. 15 (D. 760), Wanderer Fantasy |
| 21 | Mozart | Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331 |
| 20 | Chopin | Ballade No. 1, Op. 23 |
| 19 | Grieg | Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen) |
| 18 | Chopin | Nocturne No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 |
| 17 | Schumann | Träumerei from Kinderszenen ("Scenes from Childhood"), Op. 15 |
| 16 | Chopin | Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53, "Heroic" |
| 15 | Beethoven | "Für Elise" |
| 14 | Schubert | Fantasia in F minor for piano four hands, D. 940 Op. 103 |
| 13 | Chopin | Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. 66 |
| 12 | Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, Waldstein |
| 11 | Mussorgsky | Pictures at an Exhibition |
| 10 | Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, Appassionata |
| 9 | Schubert | Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat major, D. 960 |
| 8 | Bach, JS | The Well-Tempered Clavier |
| 7 | Allen | Chopsticks |
| 6 | Schubert | Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major, D. 899/Op. 90 |
| 5 | Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, Pathétique |
| 4 | Satie | Gymnopédie No.1 |
| 3 | Debussy | "Clair de lune" from Suite bergamasque |
| 2 | Bach, JS | Goldberg Variations |
| 1 | Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2, Moonlight |

## By composer

The following 29 composers were featured in the countdown:
| Composer | Nationality | Works |
| Albéniz | Spanish | 1 |
| Allen | British | 1 |
| Bach, JS | German | 5 |
| Beethoven | German | 12 |
| Blake | British | 1 |
| Brahms | German | 4 |
| Cage | American | 1 |
| Chopin | Polish | 20 |
| Debussy | French | 4 |
| Grainger | Australian | 1 |
| Granados | Spanish | 1 |
| Grieg | Norwegian | 1 |
| Jarrett | American | 1 |
| Joplin | American | 2 |
| Liszt | Hungarian | 8 |
| Messiaen | French | 1 |
| Mozart | Austrian | 4 |
| Mussorgsky | Russian | 1 |
| Nyman | British | 1 |
| Pärt | Estonian | 1 |
| Rachmaninoff | Russian | 2 |
| Ravel | French | 4 |
| Satie | French | 3 |
| Schubert | Austrian | 10 |
| Schumann | German | 6 |
| Sculthorpe | Australian | 1 |
| Shostakovich | Russian | 1 |
| Sinding | Norwegian | 1 |
| Tchaikovsky | Russian | 1 |