Thru Fri., Oct 28 | Hear the results from your votes for Mid-Michigan's classical favorites in our month-long reveal with Jody Knol and Jamie Paisley!
WKAR is celebrating 100 years of broadcasting, and we launched that party by asking you what are your favorite works of classical music. Jody Knol and Jamie Paisley have tallied the results and throughout WKAR's local classical music hours, we are proud to unveil your favorites.
100 Beethoven: "Pathetique" Piano Sonata No.8 in c, Op. 13
99 Verdi: Requiem
98 Gilbert and Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore
97 Rossini: Barber of Seville Overture
96 Handel: Zadok the Priest
95 Vivaldi: Gloria in D
94 Shore, Howard: Lord of the Rings
93 Shostakovich: Festive Overture
92 Beethoven: Fur Elise
91 Handel: "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" from Solomon
90 Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat
89 Bach, JS: Brandenburg Concerto No.3
88 Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
87 Mozart: Requiem in d
86 Williams, John: Schindler's List
85 Respighi: The Fountains of Rome
84 Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.2 in c
83 Schubert: Symphony No.8, in b "Unfinished"
82 Puccini: La Boheme
81 Beethoven: Egmont Overture
80 Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld Overture
79 Vivaldi: Mandolin Concerto in C
78 Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite
77 Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee
76 Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies
75 Beethoven: Symphony No.3 in E-flat, "Eroica"
74 Mozart: Marriage of Figaro
73 Puccini: "Nessun dorma" from Turandot
72 Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
71 Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 in A, "Italian"
70 Saint-Saens: Danse Macabre
69 Debussy: Clair de Lune
68 Gilbert and Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance
67 Debussy: La Mer
66 Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
65 Bach, JS: Toccata and Fugue in d
64 Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 in c, "Organ"
63 Satie: 3 Gymnopedies
62 Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K.525
61 Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Ballet
60 Bach, JS: Sheep May Safely Graze
59 Faure: Requiem
58 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in b, "Pathetique"
57 Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
56 Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A
55 John Williams: Star Wars
54 Mozart: The Magic Flute
53 Strauss II: Blue Danube Waltz
52 Tchaikovsky: Fantasy Overture after Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"
51 Schubert: Ave Maria
50 Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
49 Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite
48 Copland: Rodeo
47 Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag
46 Grieg: Music for 'Peer Gynt'
45 Handel: Royal Fireworks Music
44 Barber: Adagio for Strings
43 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in c
42 Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves
41 Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance No.1
40 Bernstein/Sondheim: West Side Story
39 Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty
38 Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
37 Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring)
36 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral"
35 Mozart: Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter"
34 Handel: Messiah
33 John Williams: Olympic Fanfare & Theme
32 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in c#, "Moonlight"
31 Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture
30 Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
29 Joplin: The Entertainer
28 Rossini: William Tell Overture
27 Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries
26 Elgar: Enigma Variations
25 Ravel: Bolero
24 Bizet: Carmen
23 Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
22 Handel: Water Music
21 Stravinsky: The Firebird
20 Gershwin: An American in Paris
19 Respighi: The Pines of Rome
18 Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
17 Orff: Carmina Burana (and 'O Fortuna')
16 Dvorak: Symphony No.9 "From the New World"
15 Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals
14 Peter and the Wolf
13 Vivaldi: "Summer" from "The Four Seasons"
12 Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
11 Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
10 Vivaldi: "Autumn" from "The Four Seasons"
9 Smetana: "The Moldau" from "Ma Vlast"
8 Pachelbel: Canon
7 Sibelius: Finlandia
6 Vivaldi: "Winter" from "The Four Seasons"
5 Vivaldi: "Spring" from "The Four Seasons"
4 Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
3 Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue
2 Holst: The Planets
1 Copland: Appalachian Spring