The 1995 Classic KING FM Top One Hundred

The 1995 Classic KING FM Top 50 was counted down on our air from November 17th through the 19th. We completed our Top 100 cycle from February 16th through 18th 1996 when we counted down numbers 51 through 100.

Each year our listeners vote for their favorite pieces of classical music by filling out ballots at various sponsor locations or mailing and faxing them to us. This year, thanks to our shiny new website, we even accepted "e-ballots" filled out by those of you surfing the web.

If you voted, thanks! If not, we'll be doing it all again this fall and we hope you'll vote for your favorites.

To find out information about who peformed a piece of music, click its name. A text only version, without hyperlinks, and a copy of the list that you can download will be available shortly.

  1. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
  2. BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, Op.73 "Emperor"
  3. BACH: The Brandenburg Concertos
  4. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
  5. VIVALDI: The Four Seasons
  6. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
  7. HANDEL: Messiah - highlights
  8. DVORAK: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"
  9. PACHELBEL: Canon & Gigue in D
  10. RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
  11. BRAHMS: Variations on a Theme by Hadyn, Op. 56a
  12. ORFF: Carmina Burana
  13. BARBER: Adagio for Strings (from Op. 11)
  14. SCHUBERT: Piano Quintet in A, Op. 114, D.667 "The Trout"
  15. MOZART: Requiem in D minor, K.626
  16. SAINT SAËNS: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"
  17. TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
  18. BRAHMS: German Requiem
  19. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
  20. HOLST: The Planets, Op. 32
  21. HANDEL: Water Music Suite
  22. BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61
  23. COPLAND: Appalachian Spring
  24. BACH: Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971
  25. TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 Overture, Op. 49
  26. RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
  27. CHOPIN: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
  28. BACH: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
  29. MOZART: The Magic Flute
  30. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 55 "Eroica"
  31. MOZART: Serenade in G, K.525 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"
  32. BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77
  33. MOZART: Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622
  34. GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
  35. RAVEL: Bolero
  36. SMETANA: My Fatherland: The Moldau
  37. BRUCH: Violin concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
  38. MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D
  39. MOZART: Symphony No. 41 in C, K.551 "Jupiter"
  40. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade, Op. 35
  41. SIBELIUS: Finlandia with male chorus
  42. TCHAIKOVSKY: Nutcracker, Op.71
  43. BACH: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
  44. TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin concerto in D, Op. 35
  45. BACH: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
  46. MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K.467
  47. RESPIGHI: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1
  48. FAURÉ: Requiem, Op. 48
  49. BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
  50. MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL: Pictures at an Exhibition
  51. WAGNER: The Ring Without Words
  52. BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat, Op.83
  53. GRIEG: Peer Gynt Suite, Op.55,46
  54. MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
  55. RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27
  56. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
  57. GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16
  58. BIZET: The Pearl Fishers: "Au fond du temple
  59. BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No.14 in C-sharp minor, Op.27/2 "Moonlight"
  60. TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture
  61. SCHUBERT: Symphony No.9 in C, D.944 "The Great"
  62. BEETHOVEN: Choral Fantasy in C minor, Op.80
  63. GRIEG: Holberg Suite, Op.40
  64. MAHLER: Symphony No.2 in C minor "Resurrection"
  65. VERDI: Requiem. Sweet, Quivar, Cole & Estes
  66. MOZART: Piano Concerto No.22 in E-flat, K.482
  67. STRAUSS, JOH.: On the Bautiful Blue Danube, Op.314
  68. BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique, Op.14
  69. BRAHMS: Symphony No.2 in D, Op.73
  70. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Lark Ascending
  71. MOZART: Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550
  72. RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, Op.30
  73. MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.56
  74. BIZET: Carmen Suite
  75. PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet, Op.64--excerpts
  76. MOZART: The Marriage of Figaro (Highlights)
  77. TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No.5 in E minor, Op.64
  78. ROSSINI: William Tell Overture
  79. ALBINONI: Adagio in G minor
  80. BACH: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
  81. TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake Suite
  82. MUSSORGSKY: Night on Bare Mountain
  83. STRAVINSKY: The Firebird
  84. ELGAR: Enigma Variations, Op.36
  85. GROFE: Grand Canyon Suite
  86. MENDELSSOHN: Octet in E-flat, Op.20
  87. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Russian Easter Overture, Op.36
  88. HAYDN: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat
  89. VERDI: Aida--highlights
  90. COPLAND: Rodeo
  91. STRAUSS, R.: Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59--Waltzes
  92. SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No.5 in D minor, Op.47
  93. DVORAK: String Quartet No.12 in F, Op.96 "American"
  94. MAHLER: Symphony No.5 in C-sharp minor
  95. BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op.57 "Appassionata"
  96. DVORAK: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104
  97. TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74 "Pathetique"
  98. HANDEL: Royal Fireworks Music
  99. BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.4 in G, Op.58
  100. SIBELIUS: Symphony No.2 in D, Op.43

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