Classic 100 Chamber (ABC)

The following is a summary of the Classic 100 Chamber survey conducted by the ABC Classic FM radio station during 2008.

Survey summary

Rank Composer Work Key Opus Completed
100 Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata G minor Opus 19 1901
99 Sibelius String Quartet Voces intimae D minor Opus 56 1909
98 Haydn String Quartet The Lark D major Hob.III:63 1790
97 Elgar Salut d'Amour Opus 12 1888
96 Bach, JS The Musical Offering (Musikalisches Opfer) BWV1079 1747
95 Dvořák Piano Trio No. 3 F minor Opus 65 1883
94 Brahms Cello Sonata No. 1 E minor Opus 38 1865
93 Poulenc Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano Opus 100 1939
92 Schubert Adagio and Rondo concertante F major D487 1816
91 Nielsen Wind Quintet Opus 43 1922
90 Pärt Fratres for violin and piano 1977
89 Beethoven Wind Octet E-flat major Opus 103 1793
88 Mozart Horn Quintet E-flat major K. 407 1782
87 Hummel Piano Quintet E-flat minor Opus 87 1816
86 Fauré Piano Quartet No.1 C minor Opus 15 1883
85 Grieg Violin Sonata No. 3 C minor Opus 45 1887
84 Mozart Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Viola Kegelstatt E-flat major K. 498 1786
83 Beethoven String Quartet No. 9 Razumovsky No. 3 C major Opus 59 1808
82 Beethoven Quintet for Piano and Winds E-flat major Opus 16 1796
81 Strauss, R Violin Sonata E-flat major Opus 18 1888
80 Mozart String Quartet Hunt B-flat major K. 458 1784
79 Boccherini String Quintet Night Music from the Streets of Madrid C major G324 1780
78 Beethoven String Quartet No. 10 Harp E major Opus 74 1809
77 Kats-Chernin Russian Rag 2008
76 Shostakovich Piano Quintet G minor Opus 57 1940
75 Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 G minor K. 478 1785
74 Schumann Piano Quartet E-flat major Opus 47 1842
73 Mozart Flute Quartet D major K. 285 1778
72 Janáček String Quartet No. 2 Intimate Letters 1928
71 Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 G major Opus 78 1879
70 Hummel Piano Trio E-flat major Opus 12 1803
69 Dvořák Bagatelles Opus 47 1878
68 Boccherini String Quintet E major G275 1771
67 Beethoven Septet E-flat major Opus 20 1800
66 Schubert String Quartet No. 15 G major D887 1826
65 Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) for string sextet Opus 4 1899
64 Mozart String Trio E-flat major K. 563 1788
63 Dvořák Serenade for Winds Opus 44 1878
62 Beethoven Piano Trio No. 5 Ghost D major Opus 70 1809
61 Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 F major Opus 135 1826
60 Schubert Fantasie F minor D940 1828
59 Beethoven String Quartet No. 7 Razumovsky No. 1 F major Opus 59 1806
58 Beethoven String Quartet No. 8 Razumovsky No. 2 E minor Opus 59 1806
57 Beethoven Cello Sonata No. 3 A major Opus 69 1808
56 Barber String Quartet Opus 11 1936
55 Carr-Boyd Fandango 1982
54 Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 C minor Opus 66 1845
53 Ravel Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet G-flat major 1905
52 Smetana String Quartet No. 1 From My Life E minor 1876
51 Mozart Oboe Quartet F major K. 370 1781
50 Beethoven Violin Sonata Kreutzer A major Opus 47 1803
49 Beethoven Grosse Fuge (Great Fugue) Opus 133 1826
48 Arensky Piano Trio No. 1 D minor Opus 32 1894
47 Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence Opus 70 1890
46 Smetana Piano Trio G minor 1855
45 Mozart Quintet for Piano and Winds E-flat major K. 452 1784
44 Brahms Horn Trio E-flat major Opus 40 1865
43 Beethoven String Quartet No. 12 E-flat major Opus 127 1825
42 Pärt Spiegel im Spiegel 1978
41 Mozart String Quintet G minor K. 516 1787
40 Beethoven String Quartet No. 13 B-flat major Opus 130 1825
39 Haydn String Quartet Emperor C major Hob.III:77 1797
38 Brahms Sextet No. 1 B-flat major Opus 18 1860
37 Pachelbel Canon D major 1694?
36 Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 B major Opus 8 1854
35 Boccherini Guitar Quintet D major G448 1798
34 Debussy String Quartet G minor Opus 10 1893
33 Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 G minor Opus 25 1861
32 Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 D major Opus 11 1871
31 Dvořák Piano Trio No. 4 Dumky E minor Opus 90 1891
30 Tchaikovsky Piano Trio A la mémoire d'un grand artiste (In memory of a great artist) A minor Opus 50 1882
29 Ravel Piano Trio A minor 1914
28 Schubert Octet F major D803 1824
27 Beethoven String Quartet No. 14 C-sharp minor Opus 131 1826
26 Schumann Piano Quintet E-flat major Opus 44 1842
25 Mozart Serenade Gran partita B-flat major K. 361 1781 or 1782
24 Hoffstetter Serenade (String Quartet – andante cantabile) F major Opus 3 No. 5:II
23 Brahms Piano Quintet F minor Opus 34 1864
22 Messiaen Quatuor pour le fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) 1941
21 Beethoven String Quartet No. 15 A minor Opus 132 1825
20 Schubert Arpeggione Sonata A minor D821 1824
19 Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 C minor Opus 110 1960
18 Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 E minor Opus 67 1944
17 Franck Violin Sonata in A A major 1886
16 Schubert Piano Trio No. 1 B-flat major D898 1827
15 Dvořák Piano Quintet A major Opus 81 1887
14 Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 D minor Opus 49 1839
13 Ravel String Quartet F major 1903
12 Beethoven Violin Sonata Spring F major Opus 24 1801
11 Brahms Clarinet Quintet B minor Opus 115 1891
10 Dvořák String Quartet No. 12 American F major Opus 96 1893
9 Schubert Piano Trio No. 2 E-flat major D929 1827
8 Mendelssohn Octet E-flat major Opus 20 1825
7 Borodin String Quartet No. 2 D major 1881
6 Mozart Clarinet Quintet A major K. 581 1789
5 Schubert String Quartet No. 14 Death and the Maiden D minor D810 1824
4 Beethoven Piano Trio Archduke B-flat major Opus 97 1811
3 Schubert Notturno for piano trio E-flat major D897 1827
2 Schubert String Quintet C major D956 1828
1 Schubert Piano Quintet Trout A major D667 1819

By composer

The following 36 composers were featured in the countdown:

Composer Nationality Works
Arensky Russian 1
Bach, JS German 1
Barber American 1
Beethoven German 18
Boccherini Italian 3
Borodin Russian 1
Brahms German 8
Carr-Boyd Australian 1
Debussy French 1
Dvořák Czech 6
Elgar English 1
Fauré French 1
Franck Belgian 1
Grieg Norwegian 1
Haydn, J. Austrian 2
Hoffstetter German 1
Hummel Austrian 2
Janáček Czech 1
Kats-Chernin Australian 1
Mendelssohn German 3
Messiaen French 1
Mozart Austrian 11
Nielsen Danish 1
Pachelbel German 1
Poulenc French 1
Pärt Estonian 2
Rachmaninoff Russian 1
Ravel French 3
Schoenberg Austrian-American 1
Schubert Austrian 11
Schumann German 2
Shostakovich Russian 3
Sibelius Finnish 1
Smetana Czech 2
Strauss, R German 1
Tchaikovsky Russian 3

See also

References

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