The results of the "Great 88" write-in poll are in! Be sure to tune into Classical IPR throughout the month of December to hear our listeners' favorite pieces, from #88 to #1! We've listed the dates we'll play each piece:
| RANK | COMPOSER | PIECE | DATE | TIM/KATE |
| 88 | MOZART | THE MAGIC FLUTE OVERTURE | December 3, 2012 | KATE |
| 87 | STRAUSS | SPHARENKLANGE | December 3, 2012 | KATE |
| 86 | MORRICONE | LOVE THEME FROM 'CINEMA PARADISO' | December 3, 2012 | TIM |
| 85 | BERNSTEIN | WEST SIDE STORY SUITE (JOSHUA BELL'S VERSION) | December 3, 2012 | TIM |
| 84 | LISZT | HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY #2 | December 3, 2012 | TIM |
| 83 | VERDI | GRAND MARCH FROM AIDA | December 4, 2012 | KATE |
| 82 | WALTON | CROWN IMPERIAL MARCH | December 4, 2012 | KATE |
| 81 | BIZET | CARMEN SUITE | December 4, 2012 | KATE |
| 80 | GROFE | GRAND CANYON SUITE | December 4, 2012 | TIM |
| 79 | GERSHWIN | AN AMERICAN IN PARIS | December 4, 2012 | TIM |
| 78 | CHOPIN | NOCTURNE IN B FLAT MINOR | December 4, 2012 | TIM |
| 77 | BACH | BRANDENBURG CONCERTO #3 | December 5, 2012 | KATE |
| 76 | VAUGHAN WILLIAMS | THE LARK ASCENDING | December 5, 2012 | KATE |
| 75 | BACH | SHEEP MAY SAFELY GRAZE | December 5, 2012 | KATE |
| 74 | RESPIGHI | THE PINES OF ROME | December 5, 2012 | TIM |
| 73 | ALFVEN | SWEDISH RHAPSODY #1 | December 5, 2012 | TIM |
| 72 | RODRIGO | CONCIERTO DE ARANJUEZ - ADAGIO | December 5, 2012 | TIM |
| 71 | KHATCHATURIAN | ADAGIO OF SPARTACUS AND PHRYGIA | December 6, 2012 | KATE |
| 70 | DEBUSSY | CLAIR DE LUNE | December 6, 2012 | KATE |
| 69 | BEETHOVEN | MOONLIGHT SONATA - 1ST MOVEMENT | December 6, 2012 | KATE |
| 68 | HOHVANESS | MYSTERIOUS MOUNTAIN | December 6, 2012 | TIM |
| 67 | SAINT-SAENS | DANSE MACABRE | December 6, 2012 | TIM |
| 66 | TCHAIKOVSKY | SERENADE FOR STRINGS | December 6, 2012 | TIM |
| 65 | SHOSTAKOVICH | 5TH SYMPHONY | December 7, 2012 | KATE |
| 64 | ROSSINI | UNA VOCE POCO FA | December 7, 2012 | KATE |
| 63 | SAINT-SAENS | CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS: AQUARIUM | December 7, 2012 | KATE |
| 62 | PART | SPIEGEL IM SPIEGEL | December 7, 2012 | TIM |
| 61 | VIVALDI | MAGNIFICAT | December 7, 2012 | TIM |
| 60 | STRAVINSKY | RITE OF SPRING | December 7, 2012 | TIM |
| 59 | BRAHMS | DOUBLE CONCERTO VIOLIN & CELLO | December 10, 2012 | KATE |
| 58 | BERNSTEIN | OVERTURE TO CANDIDE | December 10, 2012 | KATE |
| 57 | BARBER | ADAGIO FOR STRINGS | December 10, 2012 | KATE |
| 56 | BRAHMS | ACADEMIC FESTIVAL OVERTURE | December 10, 2012 | TIM |
| 55 | SAINT-SAENS | PIANO CONCERTO #2 | December 10, 2012 | TIM |
| 54 | HOLST | THE PLANETS | December 10, 2012 | TIM |
| 53 | BEETHOVEN | 7TH SYMPHONY | December 11, 2012 | KATE |
| 52 | BRUCH | VIOLIN CONCERTO #1 | December 11, 2012 | KATE |
| 51 | BRAHMS | PIANO CONCERTO #2 | December 11, 2012 | KATE |
| 50 | BACH | CONCERTO FOR OBOE D'AMORE IN A MAJOR | December 11, 2012 | TIM |
| 49 | ROYLANCE & GALVIN | THE TALL SHIPS SUITE | December 11, 2012 | TIM |
| 47 | COPLAND | OUR TOWN | December 12, 2012 | KATE |
| 46 | VAUGHAN WILLIAMS | SERENADE TO MUSIC | December 12, 2012 | KATE |
| 45 | SIBELIUS | 2ND SYMPHONY | December 12, 2012 | KATE |
| 44 | TCHAIKOVSKY | 4TH SYMPHONY | December 12, 2012 | TIM |
| 43 | BEETHOVEN | 3RD SYMPHONY | December 12, 2012 | TIM |
| 42 | MARCELLO | OBOE CONCERTO IN D MINOR | December 12, 2012 | TIM |
| 41 | MOZART | HORN CONCERTO #2 | December 13, 2012 | KATE |
| 40 | SCHUBERT | 8TH SYMPHONY (UNFINISHED) | December 13, 2012 | KATE |
| 39 | ADAMS | THE CHAIRMAN DANCES | December 13, 2012 | KATE |
| 38 | VIVALDI | THE FOUR SEASONS | December 13, 2012 | TIM |
| 37 | MUSSORGSKY | PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION | December 13, 2012 | TIM |
| 36 | FAURE | REQUIEM | December 13, 2012 | TIM |
| 35 | DEBUSSY | LA MER | December 14, 2012 | KATE |
| 34 | SCHUBERT | TROUT QUINTET | December 14, 2012 | KATE |
| 33 | BACH | BRANDENBURG CONCERTO #4 | December 14, 2012 | KATE |
| 32 | BEETHOVEN | PIANO CONCERTO #5 "EMPEROR" | December 14, 2012 | TIM |
| 31 | BORODIN | STRING QUARTET #2 | December 14, 2012 | TIM |
| 30 | COPLAND | FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN | December 14, 2012 | TIM |
| 29 | ORFF | O FORTUNA | December 17, 2012 | KATE |
| 28 | RACHMANINOFF | SYMPHONIC DANCES | December 17, 2012 | KATE |
| 27 | PUCCINI | NESSUN DORMA | December 17, 2012 | KATE |
| 26 | MASSENET | MEDITATION FROM THAIS | December 17, 2012 | TIM |
| 25 | GERSHWIN | RHAPSODY IN BLUE | December 17, 2012 | TIM |
| 24 | VAUGHAN WILLIAMS | FANTASIA ON A THEME BY THOMAS TALLIS | December 17, 2012 | TIM |
| 23 | BACH | B MINOR MASS (EXCERPTS) | December 18, 2012 | KATE |
| 22 | SIBELIUS | FINLANDIA | December 18, 2012 | KATE |
| 21 | RACHMANINOFF | RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI | December 18, 2012 | KATE |
| 20 | BORODIN | POLOVETSIAN DANCES | December 18, 2012 | TIM |
| 19 | OFFENBACH | BARCAROLLE FROM "TALES OF HOFFMAN" | December 18, 2012 | TIM |
| 18 | HANSON | 2ND SYMPHONY | December 18, 2012 | TIM |
| 17 | DVORAK | 9TH SYMPHONY (FROM THE NEW WORLD) | December 19, 2012 | KATE |
| 16 | BEETHOVEN | 5TH SYMPHONY | December 19, 2012 | KATE |
| 15 | ALBINONI | ADAGIO IN G MINOR | December 19, 2012 | KATE |
| 14 | WAGNER | SIEGFRIED IDYLL | December 19, 2012 | TIM |
| 13 | RACHMANINOFF | PIANO CONCERTO #2 | December 19, 2012 | TIM |
| 12 | HINDEMITH | MATHIS DER MAHLER | December 19, 2012 | TIM |
| 11 | HANDEL | WATER MUSIC | December 20, 2012 | KATE |
| 10 | BARTOK | CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA | December 20, 2012 | KATE |
| 9 | BACH | CELLO SUITE #1 | December 20, 2012 | KATE |
| 8 | BRAHMS | 4TH SYMPHONY | December 20, 2012 | TIM |
| 7 | STRAVINSKY | THE FIREBIRD | December 20, 2012 | TIM |
| 6 | PACHELBEL | CANON IN D | December 20, 2012 | TIM |
| 5 | MAHLER | 2ND SYMPHONY (RESURRECTION) | December 21, 2012 | KATE |
| 4 | RIMSKY-KORSAKOV | SCHEHEREZADE | December 21, 2012 | KATE |
| 3 | COPLAND | APPALACHIAN SPRING | December 21, 2012 | KATE |
| 2 | SMETANA | THE MOLDAU | December 21, 2012 | TIM |
And the winner is... |
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| 1 | BEETHOVEN | 9TH SYMPHONY (ODE TO JOY) | December 21, 2012 | TIM |
Thanks to all who voted! Happy listening!
Comments
Great 88
Great 88
Great 88
Great 88
88 correction
Hi Anne,
Thanks so much for calling that to our attention! It was a typo on our part - #19 should be the Offenbach's Barcarolle from "Tales of Hoffman."
Thanks again for the eagle eyes!
- Kate Botello (and Tim Burke)
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