ClassicFM Hall of Fame 2008

xantha · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:54 am Post subject: ClassicFM Hall of Fame 2008

Anyone who tuned into ClassicFm this weekend will have heard the Hall of Fame winners for 2008. In case you missed it, here's the list, which also references where you can hear the pieces - I've included the ones which mention Classicalx featured artists...

1 (1) Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

Hear it on: Nicola Benedetti with Andrew Litton and the London Philharmonic Orchestra - Vaughan Williams & Taverner

2 (3) Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2

3 (10) Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

4 (5) Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 'Emperor'

5 (8.) Beethoven:Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral'

6 (4) Mozart: Clarinet Concerto

7 (2) Elgar: Cello Concerto

8 (7) Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1

9 (6) Elgar: Enigma Variations

10 (9) Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 'Choral'

11 (13) Pachelbel: Canon in D

12 (15) Barber: Adagio for Strings

13 (12) Jenkins: The Armed Man 'A Mass for Peace'

Hear it on: National Youth Choir of Great Britain - The Armed Man (A Mass for Peace) featuring Oliver Baines (pre Blake)

14 (46) Vivaldi: Four Seasons

15 (37) Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini

16 (31) Holst: The Planets

17 (11) Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor

18 (25) Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture

19 (20) Mozart: Requiem

20 (23) Handel: Messiah

21 (14) Sibelius: Finlandia

22 (26) Ungar: The Ashokan Farewell

Hear it on: Blake - Blake

23 (32) Saint-Saëns: Symphony No.3 in C minor ‘Organ’

24 (21) Allegri: Miserere

25 (22) Rodrigo: Concerto de Aranjuez

26 (40) Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

27 (16) Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A

28 (19) Dvorak: Symphony No.9 in E minor ‘New World’

29 (35) Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor ‘Moonlight’

30 (17) Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E minor

31 (33) Bizet: The Pearl Fishers – Duet

Hear it on: Andrea Bocelli - Aria: The Opera Album

32 (34) Bach: Double Violin Concerto in D minor

33 (70) Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor

34 (18.) Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor

35 (28.) Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor

36 (30) Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor

37 (38.) Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

38 (41) Fauré: Requiem

Hear it on: Harry Christophers, Elin Manahan Thomas, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & The Sixteen - Fauré: Requiem
39 (24) Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No.2 in F

40 (44) Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

41 (27) Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor

42 (43) Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake

43 (93) Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No.1

44 (66) Bach: 6 Brandenburg Concertos

45 (36) Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D

46 (55) Shore: Lord of the Rings

47 (64) Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture ‘Fingal's Cave’

48 (48.) Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor

49 (39) Mozart: Piano Concerto No.21 in C ‘Elvira Madigan’

50 (83) Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro

51 (80) Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus

Hear it on: Barry Wordsworth, Bryn Terfel & London Symphony Orchestra - Simple Gifts

52 (71) Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet

53 (68.) Mozart: The Magic Flute

54 (53) Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine

55 (63) Handel: Solomon – Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

56 (77) Verdi: Nabucco

57 (107) Williams: Schindler's List

58 (104) Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

59 (57) Albinoni: Adagio in G minor

60 (29) Smetana: Má Vlast – Vltava

61 (95) Puccini: La Bohème

62 (60) Morricone: The Mission – Gabriel's Oboe

63 (109) Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite

64 (51) Debussy: Suite Bergamasque – Clair de Lune

65 (69) Einaudi: Le Onde

66 (56) Widor: Organ Symphony No. 5 – Toccata

67 (45) Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance 4 in G

68 (62) Shostakovich: The Gadfly – Romance

69 (92) Puccini: Madame Butterfly

70 (50) Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat ‘Eroica’

71 (74) Verdi: Requiem

72 (97) Orff: Carmina Burana

73 (58.) Sibelius: Karelia Suite

74 (86) Vaughan Williams: 5 Variants of Dives and Lazarus

75 (188) Bach: Cello Suites

76 (101) Vaughan Williams: English Folksongs Suite

77 (47) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor ‘Pathétique’

78 (114) Zimmer: Gladiator soundtrack

79 (228) Delibes: Lakmé

Hear it on: All Angels - All Angels

80 (65) Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor

For the rest of the 300 entries in the Hall of Fame CLICK HERE

xena · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject:

Thanks for posting the list Xantha as I didn't get chance to check out the actual program. It's certainly very interesting reading through the run-down and it's great to see some of my favourite pieces featuring such as "Lark Ascending" and "Rhapsody in Blue" to name but a few. Very Happy

Will be interesting to hear if other members favourites featured in the list too.

xantha · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:43 pm Post subject:

I missed the final part of the countdown but I'm thrilled to see so many of my favourites in the top 80.Two of the songs I voted for actually made it into the top 10; Beethoven's Emperor concerto and Elgar's Enigma variations.

This month's Classicfm magazine features 2 CD's with songs from the Hall of Fame, so if like me you missed some of the countdown, you can have a permanent reminder featuring some great music .

Marian · Joined: Sep 19, 2007 Posts: 724 Location: Middlesex

Thanks for the list xantha. It makes very interesting reading.

xantha · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:55 am Post subject:

I didn't realise that Marion - that's another classicalx artist we can add to the list then Smile

Thanks for the information. Smile

xena · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:16 am Post subject: