Hall of Fame 2009: 65-150
View and download the nation's favourite classical works from our list of recordings featured in this year's Hall of Fame, starting at No. 65 to No. 150 ...
65 (94) Sibelius Symphony No.5
Another climber for Sibelius: up 29 for this, the 3rd of his 5 entries.
66 (44) Bach Brandenburg Concertos
Down 22. 11th chart entry for Bach, from a total of 13. Which two remain?
67 (51) Mozart Ave Verum Corpus
Back-to-back Mozart on the chart. This, the 17th of his 20 entries is down 16.
68 (86) Mozart Solemn Vespers
Up 18 for the 16th of Mozart's 20 entries.
69 (72) Orff Carmina Burana
Up 3. Orff is another Hall of Fame One Hit Wonder.
70 (53) Mozart The Magic Flute
Down 17. Mozart's 4th opera on the chart, and the 15th of his 20 entries overall.
71 (52) Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet
Down 19. Highest of Prokofiev's 3 entries.
72 (80) Chopin Piano Concerto No.1
Up 8. Highest of Chopin's 3 entries this year.
73 (103) Wagner Tannhäuser
Up 30, to its best ever chart position. Highest of Wagner's 4 entries.
74 (66) Widor Organ Symphony No.5
Down 8. Lowest position since 2006. Widor is a Hall of Fame One Hit Wonder.
75 (-)Lord Durham Concerto
This year's highest new entry - and the 2nd of Lord's 2 new entries this year.
76 (65) Einaudi Le Onde
Down 11. Highest of Einaudi's 2 Hall of Fame entries.
77 (57) Williams Schindler's List
Down 20. Highest of Williams' 6 entries, but there are more film scores to come.
78 (71) Verdi Requiem
Down 7. Highest of Verdi's 4 entries, all of which have fallen this year.
79 (110) Wagner Tristan and Isolde
Up 21. Highest position since 2001. 3rd of Wagner's 4 entries.
80 (55) Handel Solomon
Down 25. Lowest position since 2000 for this opera. 6th of Handel's 8 entries.
81 (50) Mozart The Marriage of Figaro
Down 31 for the 14th of Mozart's 20 entries. His 3rd opera on the chart so far.
Hear it on: Collegium Vocale Gent, Concerto Koln & René Jacobs - Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro
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82 (98) Shostakovich Jazz Suite No.2
Up 16. Best ever chart position. 6th of 7 entries for Shostakovich this year.
Hear it on: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Riccardo Chailly - Shostakovich: The Jazz Album
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83 (104) Wagner Die Walküre
Up 21. Highest ever chart position. 2nd of Wagner's 4 entries.
Hear it on: Bayreuth Festival Chorus & Daniel Barenboim - Wagner: Die Walküre 91
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84 (85) Tallis Spem in Alium
Up 1. Tallis is a One Hit Wonder, but this has reached its highest ever position.
Hear it on: Harry Christophers & The Sixteen - Tallis: Spem in alium - Music for Monarchs and Magnates
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85 Goodall Eternal Light: A Requiem
Our Composer in Residence makes his Hall of Fame debut with this new entry.
86 (137) Sibelius Violin Concerto
Up 51. 2nd of 5 entries for Sibelius on this year's chart.
Hear it on: Cho-Liang Lin plays Violin Concertos by Sibelius and Nielsen
87 (63) Tchaikovsky Nutcracker
Down 22. 8th of Tchaikovsky's 13 entries - but not his highest-placed ballet.
Hear it on: Orchestra Of The Kirov Opera St. Petersburg, Valery Borisov & Valery Gergiev - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
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88 (106) Schubert Piano Quintet ('Trout')
Up 18. Highest position since 2006 - and the highest of Schubert's 6 entries.
Hear it on: Amadeus Quartet, Emil Gilels & Rainer Zepperitz - Schubert: Piano Quintet "Trout"; String Quartet "Death and the Maiden"
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89 (87) Saint-Saëns Danse Macabre
Down 2. 3rd of Saint-Saëns' 4 entries on this year's chart.
Hear it on: Charles Dutoit, Kyung Wha Chung, Philharmonia Orchestra & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre
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90 (61) Puccini La Bohème
A run of 4 fallers for Puccini concludes with his final entry, down 29 this year.
Hear it on: Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan, Luciano Pavarotti & Mirella Freni - Puccini: La Bohème (2 CDs)
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91 (76) Vaughan Williams English Folksongs Suite
Down 15. 8th of Vaughan Williams' 11 entries.
Hear it on: Barry Wordsworth, Sir Adrian Boult & Sir Neville Marriner - Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Works
92 (100) Chopin Piano Concerto No.2
Up 8. Highest position since 2006. 2nd of Chopin's 2 entries.
Hear it on: Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Valery Gergiev - Grieg: Piano Concerto & Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2
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93 (109) Pärt Spiegel im Spiegel
Up 16. Highest position since 2005. Another Hall of Fame One Hit Wonder.
Hear it on: Shostakovich violin sonata,Penderecki, Pärt, Schnittke
94 (56) Verdi Nabucco
Down 38. Lowest position since 2004. 3rd of Verdi's 4 entries this year.
Hear it on: Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra & Riccardo Muti - Verdi: Nabucco
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95 (89) Strauss, J. II By the Beautiful Blue Danube
Down 6. Highest of Johann Strauss II's 2 entries.
Hear it on: A Johann Strauss Celebration
96 (84) Vivaldi Gloria
Down 12. 3rd of Vivaldi's 4 entries.
Hear it on: Taverner Choir & Players with Andrew Parrott - Vivaldi: Gloria, Magnificat
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97 (81) Bach St. Matthew Passion
Another faller for Bach: down 16. 10th of his 13 entries on the chart.
Hear it on: Gabrieli Players & Paul McCreesh - Bach: St Matthew Passion
98 (113) Glass Violin Concerto
Up 5. Contemporary composer Philip Glass is a Hall of Fame One Hit Wonder.
Hear it on: Gidon Kremer & Rainer Keuschnig - Glass: Violin Concerto - Schnittke: Concerto Grosso
99 (92) Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto
Down 7. 13th of Mozart's 20 entries. Lowest chart position since 2004.
Hear it on: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, James Galway, Marisa Robles & Sir Neville Marriner - Mozart: Concertos for Flute & Harp
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100 (95) Massenet Thaïs
Down 5. Another One Hit Wonder in this year's Hall of Fame.
Hear it on: Lalo: Symphonie espagnole; Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen: Massenet: Thaïs - Meditation
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101 (107) Górecki Symphony No.3 ('of Sorrowful Songs')
Up 6. Highest position since 2006. In our chart, Górecki is a One Hit Wonder.
Hear it on: Goreck, Symphony No.3: Sorrowful Songs
102 (59) Albinoni Adagio
2 entries for Albinoni - and this, the 2nd, is down 43 to its lowest ever position.
Hear it on: Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan & Michel Schwalbé - Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni; Albinoni: Adagio; Corelli: Christmas Concerto
103 (115) Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Up 12. 7th of Tchaikovsky's 13 entries.
Hear it on: Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Violin concertos, Heifetz, Chicago Symphony, Reiner
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104 (97) Mahler Symphony No.2 ('Resurrection')
Down 7. 3rd consecutive faller for Mahler, and the 3rd of his 4 entries.
Hear it on: Pierre Boulez & Wiener Philharmoniker - Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"
105 (75) Bach Cello Suites
Down 30. 9th of Bach's 13 entries on this year's Classic FM Hall of Fame.
Hear it on: Steven Isserlis - Bach J S: Cello Suites
106 (68) Shostakovich The Gadfly
Down 38. Never been out of the Top 100 before. 5th of Shostakovich's 7 entries.
Hear it on: Radio Symphony Orchestra of Berlin - Shostakovich: Hamlet & the Gadfly
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107 (NE) Holst St. Paul's Suite
New entry. 1st of 2 appearances from Holst in this year's chart.
108 (123) Dvorak Cello Concerto
Up 15. Highest position since 2000. 5th of 6 entries for Dvorak this year.
Hear it on: Dvorák: Cello Concerto / Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
109 (101) Brahms A German Requiem
Down 8. Highest of Brahms' 9 entries on this year's chart.
Hear it on: Berliner Philharmoniker, Rundfunkchor Berlin & Sir Simon Rattle - Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem)
110 (58) Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Mozart has 20 entries this year; this is the 12th. Down 52 places.
Hear it on: James Levine, Walter Singer & Wiener Philharmoniker - Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
111 (125) Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty
Up 14. Highest position since 1999. 6th of Tchaikovsky's 13 entries.
Hear it on: Mikhail Pletnev & Russian National Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty Op. 66
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112 (93) Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
Down 19. Lowest position since 2005. Highest of Mussorgsky's 2 entries.
Hear it on: Sir Simon Rattle & Berliner Philharmoniker - Mussorgsky (Orch. Ravel): Pictures at an Exhibition
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113 (112) Beethoven Piano Sonata No.8 ('Pathetique')
Down 1. 11th of Beethoven's 19 entries.
Hear it on: Daniel Barenboim - Beethoven: "Moonlight", "Appassionata" & "Pathétique" Sonatas
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114 (134) Sibelius Symphony No.2
Up 20. 1st of 5 entries for Sibelius this year.
Hear it on: Esa-Pekka Salonen & Los Angeles Philharmonic - DG Concerts Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 (Live)
115 (90) Bach Mass in B minor
Down 25. Lowest chart position since 2003. 8th of 13 chart entries for Bach.
Hear it on: English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir - J.S.Bach: Mass in B Minor
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116 Zimmer Pirates of the Caribbean 2
Re-entry. Highest of Zimmer's 2 entries.
117 (231) Hawes Quanta Qualia
A high climber: up 114 for our former Composer in Residence.
Hear it on: Patrick Hawes - Towards the Light
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118 (131) Shostakovich The Unforgettable Year 1919
Down 13. 4th of Shostakovich's 7 entries on this year's chart.
Hear it on: Adriano & Moscow Symphony Orchestra - Shostakovich: Fall of Berlin, The Unforgettable Year 1919
119 (78) Zimmer Gladiator
Down 41. 1st of 2 film scores by Hans Zimmer in this year's Hall of Fame.
Hear it on: Hans Zimmer - Gladiator (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
120 (176) Handel Sarabande
Up 56. 5th of Handel's 8 entries in The Classic FM Hall of Fame 2009.
Hear it on: Sir Neville Marriner & Yehudi Menuhin - Sarabande - Baroque Favorites
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121 (142) Shostakovich Jazz Suite No.1
Up 21. 3rd of 7 entries for Shostakovich this year.
Hear it on: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Riccardo Chailly - Shostakovich: The Jazz Album
122 (135) Bizet Carmen
Up 13. Highest position since 2004. 1st of 2 entries for Bizet in 2009.
Hear it on: Claudio Abbado, Plácido Domingo & Teresa Berganza - Bizet: Carmen
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123 (69) Puccini Madame Butterfly
Puccini falls yet again - down 54 with this, the 4th of his 5 entries on the chart.
Hear it on: Christa Ludwig, Herbert Von Karajan, Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni & Wiener Philharmoniker - Puccini: Madama Butterfly
124 (124) Mozart Clarinet Quintet
Non-mover. Maintains highest position since 2006. 11th of Mozart's 20 entries.
Hear it on: 25th Anniversary Edition moazart Chamber Works
125 (122) Fauré Pavane
Down 3. 1st of 3 entries for Fauré in this year's chart.
Hear it on: Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande
126 (120) Schubert String Quintet D956
Down 6. Lowest position since 2006. 5th of Schubert's 6 entries.
Hear it on: Borodin String Quartet - Schubert: String Quintet
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127 (178) Haydn The Creation
Up 51. Best ever chart position, and the highest of Haydn's 3 entries this year.
Hear it on: English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner - Haydn: The Creation
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128 (111) Elgar Dream of Gerontius
Down 17. Lowest position since 2003. 8th of Elgar's 11 entries.
Hear it on: Anne Sofie von Otter, London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis - Elgar: the Dream of Gerontius
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129 (105) Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves
Down 24. 7th of Vaughan Williams' 11 entries.
Hear it on: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner - Fantasia on Greensleeves
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130 (102) Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet
Down 28. 5th of Tchaikovsky's 13 entries this year.
Hear it on: Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert Von Karajan - Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
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131 (143) Grieg Holberg Suite
Up 12. Highest position since 2000. 2nd of 4 entries for Grieg.
Hear it on: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner - Grieg: Suite Holberg, Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2, etc.
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132 (138) Bruch Scottish Fantasy
This climbs 6 places and is the 3rd of Bruch's 4 entries.
Hear it on: Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy; Serenade
133 (146) Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals
Up 13. Highest position since 2007. 2nd of Saint-Saëns 4 entries.
Hear it on: Barry Wordsworth & London Symphony Orchestra - Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals; Bizet: Jeux d'enfants; Ravel: Mother Goose
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134 (108) Satie Three Gymnopedies
Down 26. 2nd of Satie's 2 entries this year.
Hear it on: Satie 3 Gymnopédies/ 6 Gnoissiennes etc.
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135 (168) Gounod Mors et Vita
Up 33. Another Hall of Fame One Hit Wonder.
Hear it on: Michel Plasson & Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse - Gonoud: Mors et Vita
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136 (145) Maxwell Davies Farewell to Stromness
Up 9. In our chart, is Peter Maxwell Davies.
Hear it on: A Celebration of Scotland, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Edinburgh St Mary's Music School Choir, George MacIlwham
137 (99) Badelt Pirates of the Caribbean
Down 38. Badelt is another One Hit Wonder in the Hall of Fame
Hear it on: Klaus Badelt - Pirates of the Carribean - The Curse of the Black Pearl (Original Soundtrack)
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138 (186) Mendelssohn Symphony No.4 ('Italian')
Another climber for Mendelssohn - this one up 48. 4th of his 6 entries this year.
Hear it on: Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert Von Karajan - Mendelssohn: "Scottish" & "Italian" Symphonies
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139 (91) Ravel Bolero
Down 48. Lowest ever chart position. Highest of Ravel's 3 entries in 2009.
Hear it on: Ravel Boléro Boston Symphony Orchesra and Charles Munch
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140 (165) Barber Violin Concerto
Up 25. 1st of 2 entries for Barber this year.
Hear it on: André Previn, Gil Shaham & London Symphony Orchestra - Barber: Violin Concerto - Korngold: Violin Concerto
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141 (235) MacCunn Land of the Mountain and the Flood
Up 94. Highest ever chart position for Hamish MacCunn, a One Hit Wonder.
Hear it on: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Wild Music (MMT2059) Hamish McKeich Conductor s
142 Jenkins Palladio
Re-entry. 4th of 5 entries for Karl Jenkins this year.
143 (130) Verdi La Traviata
Down 13. Lowest position since first appearing in 1997. 2nd of Verdi's 4 entries.
Hear it on: Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazon with Carlo Rizzi & Wiener Philharmoniker - Verdi: La Traviata (Limited Edition)
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144 (150) Beethoven Egmont Overture
Up 6. 10th of Beethoven's 19 entries this year.
Hear it on: Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert Von Karajan - Beethoven: "Egmont"; Wellington's Victory; Military Marches
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145 (139) Williams Saving Private Ryan
Down 6. 5th of Williams' 6 entries.
Hear it on: John Williams - Saving Private Ryan (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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146 (167) Elgar Violin Concerto
Up 21. 7th of Elgar's 11 entries on the chart this year.
Hear it on: Hilary Hahn, London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis Elgar: Violin Concerto; Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
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147 (163) Vaughan Williams The Wasps
Up 16. Highest ever chart position. 6th of Vaughan Williams' 11 entries.
Hear it on: Hallé Orchestra, Henry Goodman & Mark Elder Hallé - Vaughan Williams: The Wasps
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148 (117) Williams Star Wars
Down 31. Lowest position since 2001. 4th of Williams' 6 entries.
Hear it on: John Williams - Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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149 (141) Barry Dances with Wolves
Down 8. Highest of Barry's 2 entries.
Hear it on: John Barry - Dances With Wolves (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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150 (250) Litolff Concerto Sinfonique No.4
Up 100, to its highest position since 2001. One Hit Wonder in the Hall of Fame.
Hear it on: Andrew Litton, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Peter Donohoe - Litolff: Concertos Symphoniques Nos. 2 & 4
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