ABC Classic 100 final countdown, Beethoven's Emperor at No. 2
musicJun 7, 202624201
ABC Classic's listener-voted Classic 100: Greatest Of All Time placed Beethoven's Symphony No.9 in D minor Op.125 'Choral' at No.1, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat major Op.73 'Emperor' at No.2, and Gustav Holst's The Planets Op.32 at No.3. Ralph Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending came in at No.4 and Handel's Messiah HWV56 was No.5, completing a top five anchored by Romantic and early 20th century orchestral repertoire. The countdown marks the Ninth's fifth appearance at No.1 and highlights the continued dominance of large-scale choral and orchestral works in public voting for classical music.