ABC Classic 100 countdown spots Lark Ascending in the top ten
The ABC Classic 100 final playlist, the annual listener-voted countdown, ranks Ralph Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending and George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue among the top ten. The Lark Ascending is the English pastoral violin showpiece and Rhapsody in Blue is Gershwin's jazz-infused piano-orchestral work, both earning spots in the countdown's highest tier. Their top-ten placement highlights continuing public appetite for both pastoral English repertoire and jazz-classical crossover works across the broad ABC Classic 100 field.
Easy to get snobby about the 1812 overture, but it is fun and makes me want to reread War and Peace #abcclassic100
Stephanie Russo4I love it! The canons, the fireworks, every bit
strangelove235.bsky.social3Kids love it as an introduction to classical music, cannons, bells, and fireworks!
Maz and Kate2💥When they did the full 1812 catastrophe in the Domain one year, the real cannon fire sent thousands of bats screaming out of the giant old fig trees. Priceless😆👍 #auspol
