Every year WQXR asks listeners: "What is your favorite piece of classical music?" Based on your responses, we'll close out 2019 by counting down the most-requested pieces. Cast your vote for up to five of your most-favorite classical pieces before Tuesday, December 17 at 12 noon. We'll tally up the votes and begin the countdown on Dec. 27, and end as we ring in the new year at the stroke of midnight.
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120 Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag
119 Puccini: Turandot
118 Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished,"
117 Wagner: Parsifal
116 Chopin: Etudes
115 Dvorak: Serenade in E Major for Strings, Op. 22
114 Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
113 Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, BWV 147
112 Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor
111 Haydn: Symphony No. 86 in D Major
110 Mendelssohn: Incidental Music for A Midsummer Night's Dream
109 Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-flat, "Symphony of a Thousand,"
108 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467
107 Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite
106 Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E-flat Major
105 Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043
104 Orff: Carmina Burana
103 Satie: Three Gymnopedies
102 Bizet: Pearl Fishers
101 Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 83
100 Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163
99 Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F
98 Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90, "Italian,"
97 Schubert: Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960
96 Pachelbel: Canon in D
95 Bizet: Carmen
94 Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op. 76/3, "Emperor
93 Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D
92 Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48
91 Mozart: Don Giovanni
90 Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
89 Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat, Op. 20
88 Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
87 Verdi: Messa da Requiem
86 Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54
85 Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor
84 Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
83 Puccini: La boheme
82 Haydn: Cello Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIb: 1
81 Sibelius: Finlandia
80 Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
79 Smetana: Ma Vlast: Vltava (The Moldau)
78 Mozart: Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik,"
77 Verdi: La Traviata
76 Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)
75 Sibelius: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 47
74 Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11
73 Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88
72 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight"
71 Haydn: The Creation
70 Chopin: Nocturnes
69 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47
68 Jenkins: The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace
67 Mozart: Die Zauberflote, K. 620
66 Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu (The Firebird): Suite
65 R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
64 Schubert: Impromptus
63 Dvorak: Concerto in B Minor for Cello, Op. 104
62 Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)
61 Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622
60 Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73
59 Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36
58 Handel: Water Music
57 R. Strauss: Four Last Songs
56 Respighi: Pines of Rome
55 Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, "Organ"
54 Sullivan: The Mikado
53 Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 82
52 Faure: Requiem, Op. 48
51 Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550
50 Debussy: Suite bergamasque
49 Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D
48 Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
47 Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
46 J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
45 Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27
44 Schubert: Piano Quintet in A, Op. 114, D. 667, "The Trout"
43 Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Selections
42 Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
41 Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
40 Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35
39 Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
38 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, “Pathetique
37 Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30
36 Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod (Mild und leise)
35 Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944, "The Great"
34 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36
33 Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492
32 Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
31 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
30 Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Suite
29 J. Strauss II: Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314
28 Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23
27 Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551, "Jupiter"
26 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64
25 Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
24 Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
23 Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35
22 Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
21 Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
20 Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43
19 Handel: Messiah
18 Copland: Appalachian Spring
17 Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor
16 Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
15 Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D
14 Mozart: Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626
13 Bach: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232
12 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
11 Holst: The Planets
10 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat, Op. 73, "Emperor"
9 Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
8 Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos
7 Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 55 "Eroica"
6 Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
5 Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C, "Resurrection"
4 Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E, "From the New World,"
3 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C, Op. 67
2 Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
