We asked you to vote for your favorite pieces of classical music, now see what made the 2017 KUSC Top 100 Countdown below! Curious for more? See what made the 2016 KUSC Top 100 Countdown.
100. Williams: Theme from “Raiders of the Lost Ark”
99. Beethoven: Piano Sonata #8 “Pathetique”
98. Rossini: William Tell: Overture
97. Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess
96. Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
95. Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium
94. Tchaikovsky: Symphony #5
93. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
92. Borodin: Polovetsian Dances
91. Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze
90. Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
89. Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
88. Chopin: Piano Concerto #1
87. Morricone: The Mission: Gabriel’s Oboe
86. Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
85. Tchaikovsky: Symphony #4
84. Copland: Hoe Down
83. Tchaikovsky: Symphony #6
82. Stravinsky: The Firebird
81. Khachaturian: Spartacus: Adagio
80. Sibelius: Symphony #2
79. Mozart: Symphony #25
78. Dvorak: Cello Concerto
77. Bernstein: West Side Story Symphonic Dances
76. Brahms: Piano Concerto #1
75. Bach: Goldberg Variations
74. Satie: Gymnopedies
73. Anonymous: Romance for Guitar
72. Barry: Theme from “Out of Africa”
71. Wagner: Die Valkure: Ride of the Valkyries
70. Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night’s Dream
69. Bach: Air on the G String
68. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
67. Brahms: Symphony #4
66. Borodin: String Quartet #2: Nocturne
65. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
64. Mozart: Magic Flute
63. Brahms: Symphony #3
62. Rachmaninoff: Symphony #2
61. Bach: Mass in b minor
60. Boccherini: Night Music on the Streets of Madrid
59. Elgar: Enigma Variations
58. Faure: Requiem
57. Handel: Water Music
56. Grieg: Peer Gynt
55. Beethoven: Violin Concerto
54. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
53. Gershwin: An American in Paris
52. Beethoven: Fur Elise
51. Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins
50. Mozart: Marriage of Figaro
49. Bizet: Carmen
48. Dvorak: String Quartet #12 “American”
47. Beethoven: Symphony #3 “Eroica”
46. Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier
45. Williams: Theme from “Star Wars”
44. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #3
43. Schubert: Symphony #8 “Unfinished”
42. Grieg: Piano Concerto
41. Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
40. Bach: Cello Suite #1
39. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
38. Ravel: Bolero
37. Mozart: Piano Concerto #21
36. Beethoven: Piano Sonata #14 “Moonlight”
35. Orff: Carmina Burana
34. Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
33. Bach: Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
32. Smetana: The Moldau
31. Mozart: Symphony #41 “Jupiter”
30. Massenet: Thais: Meditation
29. Copland: Appalachian Spring
28. Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
27. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
26. Mozart: Requiem
25. Barber: Adagio for Strings
24. Handel: Messiah
23. Saint-Saens: Symphony #3 “Organ”
22. Mozart: Symphony #40
21. Sibelius: Finlandia
20. Berlioz: Requiem
19. Debussy: Clair de Lune
18. Bach: Toccata & Fugue in d minor
17. Holst: The Planets
16. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos
15. Pachelbel: Canon
14. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto #1
13. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
12. Vivaldi: Four Seasons
11. Rachmaninoff: Paganini Rhapsody
10. Beethoven: Piano Concerto #5 “Emperor”
9. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
8. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #2
7. Beethoven: Symphony #7
6. Dvorak: Symphony #9 “From the New World”
5. Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasy
4. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
3. Beethoven: Symphony #6 “Pastoral”
2. Beethoven: Symphony #5
1. Beethoven: Symphony #9
KUSC Staff
Classical KUSC, located in the USC building in downtown Los Angeles, broadcasts hand-picked commercial-free classical performances, expert music commentary and coverage of the arts in Southern California. The listener-supported station has been broadcasting for more than 60 years as a broadcast service of the University of Southern California at 91.5(FM) in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita, 88.5 KPSC in Palm Springs, 91.1 KDSC in Thousand Oaks, 93.7 KDB in Santa Barbara and 99.7 KESC in Morro Bay/San Luis Obispo. It is live-streamed at kusc.org, attracting listeners from around the globe.
