Thank you for voting for your favorities in CLASSIC FM's 2005 Classical CountDown.
Here are the results of this year's voting:
1. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in d minor
Berlin Philharmonic and Vienna Singverein, Herbert von Karajan, conductor , Anna Tomowa-Sintow, soprano , Agnes Baltsa, mezzo-soprano , Peter Schreier, tenor and Jose Van Dam, baritone (DG 474 260)
2. DVORAK: Symphony No. 9 in e minor, “From the New World ”
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi, conductor (Telarc 80616)
3. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 in F, “Pastoral”
Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell, conductor ( Sony Classical 46532)
4. RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in c minor
Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton, conductor , Stephen Hough, piano ( Hyperion 67501)
5 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A
Berlin Philharmonic, Eugen Jochum, conductor (DG 474 018)
6. COPLAND: Appalachian Spring
London Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland, conductor (Sony Classical 42430)
7. HANDEL: Highlights from “Messiah”
Chorus and Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, conductor, Sylvia McNair, soprano , Anna Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano , Jerry Hadley, tenor , Robert Lloyd, bass ( Philips 434 723)
8. BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat, “Emperor”
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg, conductor, Rudolf Firkusny, piano (Seraphim 69018)
9. BARBER: Adagio for Strings
New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, conductor ( Sony Classical 38484)
10. MAHLER: Symphony No. 2 in c minor, “Resurrection”
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Gilbert Kaplan, conductor , Benita Valente, soprano , Maureen Forrester, contralto ( MCA 11011)
11. SAINT-SAENS: Symphony No. 3 in c minor, “Organ”
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch, conductor, Berj Zamkochian, organ (RCA 82876)
12. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in c minor
Cleveland Orchestra, George szell, conductor (Sony Classical 47651)
13. GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, conductor, Jeffrey Siegel, piano (Vox 5007)
14. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 5 in D
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, conductor (EMI Classics 64018)
15. VIVALDI: The Four Seasons
I Musici, Federico Agostini, violin (Philips 426 847)
16. SMETANA: The Moldau
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik, conductor (Mercury 434 379)
17. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, conductor ( London 443 847)
18. TCHAIKOVSKY: Nutcracker Suite
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, conductor (Sony Classical 48056)
19. BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4 in e minor
Vienna Philharmonic, Carlos Kleiber, conductor ( DG 457 706)
20. PACHELBEL: Canon and gigue
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields , Sir Neville Marriner, conductor (Philips 416 386)
21. RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2 in e minor
St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Mariss Jansons, conductor (EMI Classics 105 799)
22. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, “Eroica”
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Walter, conductor (Sony Classical 42599)
23. RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 in d minor
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly, conductor, Martha Argerich, piano (Philips 456 700)
24. SIBELIUS: Finlandia; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Paavo Berglund, conductor (EMI Classics 74200)
25. MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 4 in A, “Italian”
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor (Musically Speaking 208)
26. RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz reiner, conductor , Artur Rubinstein, piano (RCA 61851)
27. BRAHMS: German Requiem
Royal Philharmonic and Ambrosian Singers, Andre Previn, conductor, Dame Margaret Price, soprano, Samuel Ramey, bass (Musical Heritage Society 512 318)
28. HOVHANESS: Symphony No. 2, “Mysterious Mountain”
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Gerard Schwartz, conductor (Telarc 80604)
29. HANDEL: Water Music
Orchestra of St. Luke's, Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor (Telarc 80279)
30. TCHAIKOVSKY: “1812” Overture
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Kiev Symphony Chorus, and Children's Choir of Greater Cincinnati, Erich Kunzel, conductor (Telarc 80541)
31. BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch, conductor, Artur Rubinstein, piano (RCA 63022)
32. ASHFORD: Heroes and Heroines
Various artists (Nigel Classics 10101)
2004 Classical CountDown Winners were...
1. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 in F, "Pastoral", Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor (Sony Classical 46532)
2. DVORAK: Symphony No. 9 in e minor, "From the New World"; Royal Scottish Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi, conductor (Chandos 9008)
3. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in d minor; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Vienna State Opera Chorus, Karl Bohm, conductor; Jessye Norman, soprano;Brigitte Fassbaender, contralto; Placido Domingo, tenor; Walter Berry, bass (DG 413 721)
4. BARBER: Adagio for Strings; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Telarc 80059)
5. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in c minor; North German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gunter Wand, conductor (RCA 61930)
6. HANDEL: Highlights from "Messiah"; Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Sir Andrew Davis, conductor; Kathleen Battle, soprano; Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano; John Aler, tenor; Samuel Ramey, bass (EMI 49407)
7. MOZART: Symphony No. 40 in g minor; Prague Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor (Telarc 80139)
8. SAINT-SAENS: Symphony No. 3 in c minor, "Organ"; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch, conductor; Berj Zamkochian, organ (RCA 5750)
9. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber, conductor (DG 447 400)
10. RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in c minor; Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano; Moscow Philharmonic, Kiril Kondrashin, conductor (London 466 375)
11. SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 in D; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi, conductor (Telarc 80585)
12. GRIEG: Piano Concerto in a minor; Lilya Zilberstein, piano; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi, conductor (DG 437 524)
13. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F; Festival Strings of Lucerne, Rudolf Baumgartner, conductor (RCA 60475)
14. VIVALDI: The Four Seasons; Viktoria Mullova, violin; Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado, conductor (Philips 420 216)
15. TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in e minor; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Valery Gergiev, conductor (Philips 462 905)
16. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F; English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, conductor (London 443 847)
17. HANDEL: Music for the Royal FireworksThe English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, conductor (Archiv 453 451)
18. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G; English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard, conductor (Philips 420 345)
19. BRAHMS: A German Requiem; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Vienna State Opera Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor; Barbara Bonney, soprano; Andreas Schmidt, bass (DG 423 574)
20. BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat, "Emperor"; Alfred Brendel, piano; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, conductor (Musical Heritage Society 532 660)
21. BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 7 in E; Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gunter Wand, conductor (EMI 47748)
22. GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue; Los Angeles Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, pianist and conductor (DG 439 521)
23. HOVHANESS: Symphony No. 2, "Mysterious Mountain"; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, conductor (RCA 61957)
24. COPLAND: Appalachian Spring Suite; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano, conductor (Telarc 80596)
25. BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 9 in d minor; Royal Scottish Orchestra, Georg Tintner, conductor (Naxos 554 268)
26. BEETHOVEN: Choral Fantasy; L'Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique and Monteverdi Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor; Robert Levin, fortepiano (Archiv 447 771)
27. ASHFORD: Heroes and Heroines; Various artists (Nigel 10101)
28. MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C; Mitsuko Uchida, piano; English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate, conductor (Philips 438 634)
29. MOZART: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, conductor (Philips 416 386)
30. RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 in d minor; Martha Argerich, piano; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly, conductor (Philips 456 700)
31. MOUSSORGSKY, orch. RAVEL: Pictures at an Exhibition; Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Kazuyoshi Akiyama, conductor (Orpheum 801)
32. BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4 in e minor; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber, conductor (DG 457 706)
33. PROKOFIEV: "Lt. Kije" Suite; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, conductor (RCA 61957)
34. RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2 in e minor; Kirov Orchestra, Valery Gergiev, conductor (Philips 438 864)
35. MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 3 in a minor, "Scottish"; New Philharmonia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor (Musically Speaking 208)
36. ORFF: Carmina Burana; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Donald Runnicles, conductor; Hei-Kyung Hong, soprano; Stanford Olsen, tenor; Earle Patriarco, baritone (Telarc 80575)
37. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 5 in D; London Symphony Orchestra, Bryden Thomson, conductor (Musical Heritage Society 512 674)
38. TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 in b minor, "Pathetique; London Symphony Orchestra, Igor Markevitch, conductor (Philips 426 848)