
			  LIST OF TOP 40 SELECTIONS
 
		      Your choices as Broadcast on WCRB on October 6-8
 
 
	   1    BEETHOVEN: Symphony #9 in D minor, "Choral"
		Soderstrom, soprano
		Resnik, alto
		Vickers, tenor
		Ward, bass
		London   Symphony    Orchestra    and    London    Bach
		   Choir/Monteux
		MCA #MCAD2-9806-A
 
 
	  2    VIVALDI: The Four Seasons
		Silverstein, violin
		Boston Symphony Orchestra/Ozawa
		Telarc #CD-80070
 
 
	   3    BEETHOVEN: Symphony #7 in A Major
		 Marlboro Festival Orchestra/Casals
		CBS #MYK-37233
 
 
	   4    BEETHOVEN: Symphony #5 in C minor
		 Hanover Band/Huggett
		 Nimbus #NI-5007
 
 
	   5    BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto #5 in Eb Major, "Emperor"
		 Rudolf Serkin, piano
		 Boston Symphony Orchestra/Ozawa
		 Telarc #CD-80065
 
	   5b   BEETHOVEN: Symphony #6 in F Major, "Pastoral"
		  London Classical Players/Norrington
		  Angel #7-49746-2
 
 
	   7    DVORAK: Symphony #9 in E minor, "New World"
		 Concertgebouw Orchestra/Colin Davis
		 Philips #420-349-2
 
 
	   8    MOZART: Eine kleine Nachtmusik
		 Norwegian Chamber Orchestra/Iona Brown
		 Omega #OCD-1004
 
 
	   9    BEETHOVEN: Symphony #3 in Eb Major, "Eroica"
		 Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra/Kegel
		 Capriccio #10-002
 
 
	   9b   BRAHMS: Symphony #1 in C minor
		  London Symphony Orchestra/Jarvi
		  Chandos #CHAN-8653
 
 
	   11   MOZART: Requiem in D mino
		  Auger, soprano
		  Ziegler, mezzo-soprano
		  Hadley, tenor
		  Krause, bass
		  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus/Shaw
		 Telarc #CD-80128
 
 
	   12   MAHLER: Symphony #2 in C minor, "Resurrection"
		 Valente, soprano
		 Forrester, alto
		 London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus/Kaplan
		 MCA #MCAD2-11011
 
 
	   13   MOZART: Symphony #40 in G minor
		 Cleveland Orchestra/Szell
		 CBS #MK-42418
 
 
	   14   STRAVINSKy: Le sacre du printemps
		 Columbia Symphony Orchestra/Stravinsky
		 CBS #MK-42433
 
 
	   15   HANDEL: Messiah
		 Taverner Choir and Players/Parrott
		 Angel #7-49801-2
 
 
	   16   SCHUBERT: Trout Quintet in A Major
		  S. Richter, piano
		  Borodin Quartet
		  Angel #7-47009-2
 
 
	   17   TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D Major
		  Zukerman, violin
		  Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Mehta
		  CBS #MDK-44643
 
 
	   18   MOZART: Symphony #41 in C Major, "Jupiter"
		  Royal Philharmonic/Beecham
		  Angel #7-69811-2
 
 
	  19   BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D Major
		 Perlman, violin
		 Berlin Philharmonic/Barenboim
		 Angel #7-49567-2
 
 
	   20   BRAHMS: Symphony #4 in E minor
		  Philadelphia Orchestra/Muti
		  Philips #422-337-2
 
 
	  21   MAHLER: Symphony #1 in D Major
		Concertgebouw Orchestra/Bernstein
		DGG 427-303-2
 
 
	   22   BACH: Brandenburg Concerti #1-6:
		  No. 1: Taverner Players/Parrott
		  Angel #7-49806-2
 
		  No. 2: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
		  Virgin Classics #7-90747-2
 
		  No. 3: I Musici
		  Philips #412-780-2
 
		  No. 4: Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood
		  Oiseau-Lyre #414-187-2
 
		  No. 5: Cologne Musica Antiqua/Goebel
		  Archiv #423-116-2
 
		  No. 6: English Concert/Pinnock
		  Archiv #413-692-2
 
 
	   22b  RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto #2 in C minor
		  Bolet, piano
		  Montreal Symphony Orchestra/Dutoit
		  London #421-181-2
 
 
	   24   TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony #6 in B minor, "Pathetique"
		  Leningrad Philharmonic/Mravinsky
		  DGG #419-745-2
 
 
	   25   MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor
		  Heifetz, violin
		  Boston Symphony Orchestra/Munch
		  RCA #5933-2-RC
 
 
	  26   MAHLER: Symphony #4 in G Major
		Alexander, soprano
		Concertgebouw Orchestra/Haitink
		Philips #412-119-2
 
 
	   27   TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Conerto #1 in Bb minor
		  Argerich, piano
		  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Dutoit
		  DGG #415-062-2
 
	   28   BEETHOVEN: Moonlight Sonata
		  Goode, piano
		  BOMR #31-7510
 
 
	   29   TCHAIKOVSKy: 1812 Overture
		  Concertgebouw Orchestra/Mengelberg
		  Teldec #243-730-2
 
 
	   30   SIBELIUS: Symphony #5 in Eb Major
		  Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Rattle
		  Angel #7-49717-2
 
 
	   31   MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition
		  Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan
		  DGG #413-588-2
 
 
	  31b  TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony #5 in E minor
		  Gewandhaus Orchestra/Masur
		  Teldec #243-462-2
 
 
	   33   MOZART: Piano Concerto #21 in C Major
		  Engel, piano
		  MOzarteum Chamber Orchestra/Hager
		  Teldec #242-743-2
 
 
	   34   HOLST: The Planets
		  Boston Pops Orchestra/Williams
		  Philips #420-177-2
 
 
	   35   HANDEL: Water Music
		  Linde Consort/Linde
		  Angel #7-47401-2
 
 
	  35b  PACHELBEL: Canon in D Major
		 Marsalis, trumpet
		 English Chamber Orchestra/Leppard
		 CBS #MK-44726
 
 
	   37   BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique
		  Boston Symphony Orchestra/Munch
	       RCA #6210
 
 
	  37b  DEBUSSY: La mer
		  London Symphony Orchestra/Fruhbeck de Burgos
		  MCA #MCAD-25879
 
 
	   39   TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake
		  St. Louis Symphony Orchestra/Slatkin
		  RCA #7804-2-RC
 
 
	   40   DVORAK: Cello Concerto in B minor
		 Rostropovich, cello
		 Boston Symphony Orchestra/Ozawa
		 Erato #ECD-88224
 
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    2  TOP 40 "RUNNERS-UP" ANNOUNCED
 
 
			     WCRB LISTENER FAVORITES
			      The Next Twenty-Eight
 
	   Hopefully you heard  the  top 40 selections from the Top 40 weekend.
 Here  are  the  twenty-eight
	   "runners up" as we have tabulated them.
 
	   41. Copland: Appalachian Spring
	   41. (Tie) Rachmaninov: Symphony #2
	   43. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
	   44. Mozart: Bassoon Concerto
	   45. Orff: Carmina Burana
	   46. Bach: Mass in B minor
	   46. (Tie) Dvorak: Symphony #8 in G
	   46. (Tie) Saint-Saens: Symphony #3, Organ
	   46. (Tie) Tchaikovsky: Symphony #4
	   50. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
	   51. Brahms: Symphony #2
	   52. Brahms: Piano Concerto #2
	   52. (Tie) Ravel: Bolero
	   54. Bach: St. Matthew Passion
	   54. (Tie) Beethoven: Piano Concerto #4
	   54. (Tie) Smetana: The Moldau
	   57. Shostakovich: Symphony #5
	   57. (Tie) Verdi: Requiem
	   59. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor
	   60. Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
	   60. (Tie) Grieg: Piano Concerto
	   62. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
	   62. (Tie) Schubert: Symphony #8 in B minor, Unfinished
	   64. Schubert: Symphony #9 in C, Great
	   65. Brahms: German Requiem
	   66. Chopin: Piano Concerto #1
	   67. Mozart: Piano Concerto #20
	   68. Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
 

 
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    3  MORE TOP 40 INFORMATION
 
 
		  FURTHER STATISTICAL FALLOUT FROM TOP 40 VOTING
		       Composers and Periods of Composition
 
		As we have completed the tabulation of  your  votes  in
	   the Top 40 selection,  we  have  looked  to  guide  our
	   program staff  at  all  of  the  votes  for  all  composers,
	   without  regard  to  the  musical  titles,   in   order   to
	   determine a general preference for one or another.  The  top
	   50 composers are:
	   1. Beethoven (No surprise, and 13% greater than)
	   2. Mozart (Also expected, and 12% greater than)
	   3. Puccini (Not expected, and 23% greater than)
	   4. Tchaikovsky
	   5. Bach
	   6. Verdi
	   7. Brahms
	   8. Bizet
	   9. Mahler
	   10. Schubert
	   11. Vivaldi
	   12. Dvorak
	   13. Wagner
	   14. Handel
	   15. Mendelssohn
	   16. Rachmaninov
	   17. Chopin
	   18. Strauss (oh,ho! You, voters, didn't say  which  Strauss.
			       See below.)
	   19. Stravinsky
	   20. Berlioz
	   21. Sibelius
	   22. Ravel
	   23. Haydn
	   24. Rossini
	   25. Debussy
	   26. Copland
	   27. Prokofiev
	   28. Strauss, R.
	   29. Vaughan Williams
	   30. Grieg
	   31. Rimsky-Korsakov
	   32. Massenet
	   33. Shostakovich
	   34. Saint-Saens
	   35. Mussorgsky
	   36. Holst
	   37. Smetana
	   38. Gershwin
	   39. Pachelbel
	   40. Schumann
	   41. Bartok
	   42. Strauss, J.
	   43. Bruckner
	   44. Orff
	   45. Sullivan (Gilbert &)
	   46. Bruch
	   47. Liszt
	   48. Berg
	   49. Barber
	   50. Respighi
 
		We tabulated 33,522 votes  for  these  composers.  When
	   we  then  considered  them  by  schools   (or   styles)   of
	   composition we found, in order:
 
		Romantic       38%
		Classical      33%
		Baroque        10%
		Traditional & Modern    9%
		Post Romantic & Impressionist   9%
		Avant Garde   <1%
 
		Among those who finished out  of  the  running  were  a
	   few surprises: Bernstein, Sousa, and,  of  course,  Salieri.
	   Nobody voted for Chester Kovich this year.
 
