From Sharon - Classic FM Hall of Fame - and Answers to the Composers' Names Quiz

The Classic FM Hall of fame 2019 gave these as the top 20 pieces of classical music. What is your top 10?

• 20 Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite (includes Morning and In the Hall of the Mountain King).
• 19 Handel Messiah (includes Hallelujah Chorus).
• 18 Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor.
• 17 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor Op. 27 (Moonlight).
• 16 Beethoven: Symphony No 7 in A Major Op. 92.
• 15 Allegri: Miserere.
• 14 Sibelius: Finlandia.
• 13 Mozart: The Magic Flute (includes The Queen of the Night Aria & The Birdcatcher’s song.
• 12 Mozart: Requiem K626 (included Lacrimosa)
• 11 Barber: Adagio for Strings.
• 10 Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major K622.
•  9  Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Op. 71.
•  8  Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Op. 125 (‘Choral’).
•  7  Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake.
•  6  Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat Major(‘Emperor’).
•  5  Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture Op. 49.
•  4  Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis.
•  3  Elgar: Enigma Variations (includes ‘Nimrod’).
•  2  Rachmaninoff: Piano concerto No. 2 in C minor.
•  1  Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending.

Answers to the Composers' Names Quiz

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