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

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

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References

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