# Classic 100 Music of France

In 2012, the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held a Classic 100 Music of France countdown.
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). Voting (by the public) for the finalised list of works was held between 22 August 2012 and 14 September 2012. Each voter could select up to five works from the list of available pieces.
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. The concert was broadcast on ABC Classic FM and via the Internet on 3 October 2012.
The broadcast of the countdown commenced on 8 October 2012 and continued until 14 October 2012.

## Countdown results

The results of countdown are as follows:
| Rank | Composer | Work | Genre | Instrumentation | Completed |
| 100 | Satie, Erik | "Je te veux" | Song | Piano, voice | 1903 |
| 99 | Debussy, Claude | Petite suite, L. 65 | Suite | Piano (four hands) | 1889 |
| 98 | Berlioz, Hector | Roméo et Juliette | Symphony | Orchestra, chorus | 1839 |
| 97 | Messiaen, Olivier | Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus | Suite | Piano | 1944 |
| 96 | Fauré, Gabriel | Dolly Suite | 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 | Suite | Flute, piano, string bass, drums | 1973 |
| 92 | Hahn, Reynaldo | "À Chloris" | Song | Piano, voice | 1913 |
| 91 | Massenet, Jules | Manon | Opera | Orchestra, chorus | 1884 |
| 90 | Berlioz, Hector | Les troyens | 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 | Sonata | Cello, 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Opera-ballet | Orchestra, chorus | 1736 |
| 64 | Litolff, Henry | Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in D minor, Op. 102 | 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 | Ballet | Orchestra | 1938 |
| 60 | Duruflé, Maurice | Requiem, Op. 9 | Mass, Requiem | Orchestra, chorus | 1947 |
| 59 | Jarre, Maurice | Lawrence of Arabia soundtrack | Soundtrack | Orchestra | 1962 |
| 58 | Jarre, Maurice | Doctor Zhivago soundtrack | 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 | Oratorio | Orchestra, chorus | 1854 |
| 51 | Messiaen, Olivier | Turangalîla-Symphonie | Symphony | Orchestra, piano | 1948 |
| 50 | Ravel, Maurice | Le tombeau de Couperin | 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 | 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 | Sonata | Violin, piano | 1886 |
| 37 | Adam, Adolphe | Giselle | 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 | Operetta | Orchestra, chorus | 1858 |
| 33 | Gounod, Charles | Ave Maria (on a Bach prelude in C major) | Song | Piano, voice | 1853 |
| 32 | Gounod, Charles | Faust | 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 | Opera | Orchestra, chorus | 1877 |
| 28 | Delibes, Léo | Coppélia | Ballet | Orchestra | 1870 |
| 27 | Bizet, Georges | L'Arlésienne | 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 | 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 | Symphony | Organ | 1879 |
| 18 | Debussy, Claude | Préludes, Book 1, L. 117 | Impressionist | Piano | 1910 |
| 17 | Offenbach, Jacques | Les contes d'Hoffmann | Opera | Orchestra, chorus | 1881 |
| 16 | Saint-Saëns, Camille | Danse macabre | Tone poem | Orchestra | 1874 |
| 15 | Delibes, Léo | Lakmé | Opera | Orchestra, chorus | 1882 |
| 14 | Massenet, Jules | Thaïs | Opera | Orchestra, chorus | 1894 |
| 13 | Ravel, Maurice | Pavane pour une infante défunte | 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 | Suite | Orchestra | 1886 |
| 9 | Ravel, Maurice | Boléro | Dance | Orchestra | 1928 |
| 8 | Canteloube, Joseph | Chants d'Auvergne | 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 | Opera | Orchestra, chorus | 1875 |

## Programming

For more information about the works broadcast (including performers and recording details), see ABC Classic FM's programming notes:
* Day 1: Numbers 100 to 84
* Day 2: Numbers 83 to 69
* Day 3: Numbers 68 to 54
* Day 4: Numbers 53 to 43
* Day 5: Numbers 42 to 29
* Day 6: Numbers 28 to 10
* Day 7: Numbers 9 to 1

## 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 |