2016년
It's time for that most wonderful time of the year: Q2 Music's annual New-Music Countdown!
In early December, we asked Q2 Music listeners to vote on their favorite new-music of the last the last 20 years? — i.e. music that was composed on or after Jan. 1, 1997. What pieces broke the rules or built brilliantly on the traditions of the past? Which composers challenged you intellectually or moved you to new emotional depths? Twenty years from now, what pieces will we look back on as still capturing our collective imagination?
Beginning this Wednesday, December 28, at 11 am, we'll begin countdown the top 50 votes. The countdown will continue at 11 am on Thursday (#40-31) and Friday (#30-21). Saturday, December 31 beginning at 9:30 am, we'll close out 2016 with a mammoth countdown of the top 20. The most-requested piece rings in the new year.
Check back on this page during the Q2 Countdown to see updates on where your favorite new-music pieces landed on the list.
50. Louis Andriessen — La Passione
49. Enno Poppe — Keilschrift
48. Thomas Ades — Tevot
47. Kaija Saariaho — Orion
46. Sofia Gubaidulina — In tempus praesens
45. Donnacha Dennehy — That the Night Come
44. Esa Pekka Salonen — Violin Concerto
43. Sarah Kirkland Snider — Unremembered
42. Ann Southam — Simple Lines of Enquiry
41. Anna Thorvaldsdottir — Aeriality
40. Gérard Grisey — Quatre Chants pour franchir le seuil
39. John Zorn — Shir Ha-Shirim/The Song of Songs
38. Nico Muhly — Viola Concerto
37. Tristan Perich — Surface Image
36. Unsuk Chin — Violin Concerto
35. Steven Stucky — Symphony
34. John Adams — On the Transmigration of Souls
33. Julia Wolfe — Steel Hammer
32. Peter Eotvos — Seven
31. David Lang — The Passing Measures
30. Jennifer Higdon — Violin Concerto
29. George Benjamin — Written on Skin
28. Ted Hearne — Law of Mosaics
27. David T. Little — Dog Days
26. Chaya Czernowin — Maim
25. Lisa Bielawa — Double Violin Concerto
24. Chris Theofanidis — Rainbow Body
23. Meredith Monk — Songs of Ascension
22. Henri Dutilleux — Correspondances
21. Osvaldo Golijov — Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra
20. John Luther Adams — In the White Silence
19. Jurg Frey — String Quartet No. 3
18. Thomas Ades — Polaris
17. Kaija Saariaho — D'om le vrai sens
16. Steve Reich — Double Sextet
15. Hans Abrahamsen — Schnee
14. Julia Wolfe — Anthracite Fields
13. Donnacha Dennehy — Grá Agus Bás
12. Anna Thorvaldsdottir — In the Light of Air
11. Andrew Norman — The Companion Guide to Rome
10. Georg Friedrich Haas — in vain
9. Thomas Ades — Asyla
8. David Lang — The Little Match Girl Passion
7. Kaija Saariaho — L'Amour de loin
6. John Adams — The Dharma At Big Sur
5. John Luther Adams — Become Ocean
4. Andrew Norman — Play
3. Missy Mazzoli — Breaking the Waves (* Because this piece has not yet been recording, we've substituted Song from the Uproar)
2. Hans Abrahamsen — let me tell you
1. Caroline Shaw — Partita for 8 Voices
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/vote-q2-musics-2016-new-music-countdown/
2015년
Q2 Music's 5th annual new-music countdown has returned! We asked listeners, "What do you consider the greatest works of classical music written in the last 20 years?" — i.e. music that was composed on or after Jan. 1, 1996.
This year, based on your feedback, we narrowed the window from the past 100 years to last the 20 years. Right now we're tallying up the votes and will begin the mammoth countdown on Monday, Dec. 28 at 11 am. It continues at 11 am on Dec. 29 with choices #11-20, and at 11 am on Dec. 30 with #21-30.
We close out the countdown at 11 am on New Years Eve with a countdown of the top 20. The most-requested piece rings in the new year.
Check back on this page during the Q2 Countdown to see updates on where your favorite new-music pieces landed on the list.
→ During the countdown you can view the playlist in real-time here. We'll also update it at the end of each day below.
50. John Adams – Naive and Sentimental Music (1999)
49. Einojuhani Rautavaara – Harp Concerto (2000)
48. Louis Andriessen – La Passione (2002)*
47. John Luther Adams – Dark Waves (2007)
46. Jonny Greenwood – 48 Responses To Polymorphia (2012)
45. Osvaldo Golijov – Ayre (2005)
44. Thomas Ades – Polaris (2010)
43. Elliott Carter – Clarinet Concerto (1996)
42. Donnacha Dennehy – That the Night Come (2010)
41. Sarah Kirkland Snider – Unremembered (2011)
40. Hans Abrahamsen – Schnee (2008)
39. Jefferson Friedman – String Quartet No. 2 (1999)
38. Thomas Ades – Concentric Paths (2005)
37. Missy Mazzoli – Vespers for a New Dark Age (2015)
36. Enno Poppe – Keilschrift (2006)
35. Kaija Saariaho – D'om le vrai sens (2010)
34. Ted Hearne – Law of Mosaics (2014)
33. Julia Wolfe – Steel Hammer (2009)
32. Nico Muhly – Two Boys (2011)
31. Magnus Lindberg – Clarinet Concerto (2005)
30. Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Aeriality (2011)
29. Philip Glass – Suite from The Hours (2005)
28. Michael Gordon – Decasia (2002)
27. John Luther Adams – The Wind in High Places (2015)
26. Osvaldo Golijov – La Pasión según San Marcos (2000)
25. Jennifer Higdon – Violin Concerto (2008)
24. Gerard Grisey – Vortex Temporum (1996)
23. Peteris Vasks – String Quartet No. 4 (2003)
22. David Lang – Love Fail (2012)
21. Julia Wolfe – Anthracite Fields (2014)
20. Esa Pekka Salonen – Violin Concerto (2009)
19. Philip Glass – Songs and Poems for Solo Cello (2008)
18. Andrew Norman – The Companion Guide to Rome (2010)
17. Tristan Perich – Surface Image (2014)
16. John Adams – On the Transmigration of Souls (2002)
15. Thomas Ades – Tevot (2010)
14. George Benjamin – Written on Skin (2012)
13. Steve Reich – Double Sextet (2008)
12. Kaija Saariaho – Orion (2002)
11. Ann Southam – Simple Lines of Enquiry (2009)
10. Meredith Monk – Songs of Ascension (2011)
9. Georg Friedrich Haas – In Vain (2000)
8. Thomas Ades – Asyla (1999)
7. John Adams – Dharma at Big Sur (2006)
6. Donnacha Dennehy – Gra agus Bas (2011)
5. David Lang – little match girl passion (2008)
4. Anna Thorvaldsdottir – In the Light of Air (2014)
3. Andrew Norman – Play (2013)
2. John Luther Adams – Become Ocean (2014)
1. Caroline Shaw – Partita for 8 Voices (2012)
*Andriessen's Workers Union (1975) was mistakenly played during this countdown, though it's ineligible. For the purpose of this list, we've replaced it with his La Passione.
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/q2-musics-2015-new-music-countdown/
2014년
A few weeks ago, we teamed with NPR Classical and polled listeners on the greatest classical music of the last 100 years. The ballots have been cast, votes tallied and Saturday, December 27, we begin our fourth annual New-Music Countdown. The countdown runs Saturday from 11 am to 9 pm and continues Monday-Wednesday from 11 am to midnight. On Wednesday, host Phil Kline celebrates New Year's Eve with a countdown of the top 20 pieces as voted on by you, the listener.
This year's choices are a far-ranging collection of 20th-Century masterpieces along with colorful, imagination-capturing surprises of the recent past. Check this page for updates of the countdown list every few hours, or visit our playlist page.
The Countdown
100. John Cage – Sonatas & Interludes for Prepared Piano
99. Gyorgy Ligeti – Atmospheres
98. Benjamin Britten – A Ceremony of Carols
97. Igor Stravinsky – L'Histoire du Soldat
96. Meredith Monk – Dolmen Music
95. George Gershwin – American In Paris
94. Charles Ives – The Concord Sonata
93. Bela Bartok – String Quartet No. 4
92. Arvo Part – Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
91. Anton Webern – Symphony Op. 21
90. Allan Pettersson – Symphony No. 7
89. Sergei Rachmaninov – All-Night Vigil
88. Sergei Prokofiev – Alexander Nevsky
87. Richard Strauss – Metamorphosen
86. Carl Nielsen – Clarinet Concerto
85. Steve Reich – Double Sextet
84. Ralph Vaughan Williams – Concerto Grosso
83. Percy Grainger – Lincolnshire Posy
82. Pierre Boulez – Le marteau sans maître
81. Paul Hindemith – Sinfonie Mathis der Maler
80. Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
79. Maurice Durufle – Requiem
78. Igor Stravinsky – Renard
77. Heitor Villa Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
76. Maurice Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
75. Gyorgy Ligeti – Piano Etudes
74. Georg Freidrich Haas – In Vain (substitute Hyperion)
73. Dmitri Shostakovich – Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
72. David Lang – Little Match Girl Passion
71. Morton Feldman – Rothko Chapel
70. Aaron Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
69. Samuel Barber – Overture to The School for Scandal
68. Ernst Bloch – Concerto Grosso No. 1
67. Ottorino Respighi – Pines of Rome
66. Olivier Messiaen – Vingt Regards sur L'enfant Jesus
65. George Gershwin – Porgy and Bess
64. George Crumb – Black Angels
63. Francis Poulenc – Concerto for Two Pianos
62. Benjamin Britten – Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings
61. Aaron Copland – Symphony No. 3
60. Charles Ives – Symphony No. 4
59. Leonard Bernstein – Candide
58. Steve Reich – Different Trains
57. Sergei Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5
56. Richard Strauss – Four Last Songs
55. Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 10
54. Leonard Bernstein – Chichester Psalms
53. Caroline Shaw – Partita for 8 Voices
52. Thomas Adès – Asyla
51. Alan Hovhaness – Mysterious Mountain
50. Arvo Part – Tabula Rasa
49. Aaron Copland – Clarinet Concerto
48. Karel Husa – Music for Prague
47. Paul Hindemith – Concerto for Clarinet
46. Philip Glass – Satyagraha
45. La Monte Young – The Well-Tuned Piano
44. Paul Hindemith – Symphonic Metamorphoses
43. John Adams – The Dharma at Big Sur
42. Dmitri Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 8
41. Arvo Part – Spiegal im Spiegel
40. Luciano Berio – Sinfonia
39. Alban Berg – Lulu
38. Sergei Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3
37. John Luther Adams – Become Ocean
36. John Adams – A Short Ride in a Fast Machine
35. Edward Elgar – Cello Concerto
34. Carl Nielsen – Symphony No. 5
33. Sergei Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet
32. Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 7
31. William Walton – Viola Concerto
30. Sergei Rachmaninov – Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
29. John Adams – Nixon in China
28. Arvo Part – Fratres
27. John Adams – Harmonielehre
26. Arthur Honegger – Christmas Cantata
25. Samuel Barber – Violin Concerto
24. Carl Orff – Carmina Burana
23. Leonard Bernstein – West Side Story
22. Krzysztof Penderecki – Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima
21. Benjamin Britten – Peter Grimes
20. Alban Berg – Wozzeck
19. Alban Berg – Violin Concerto
18. Gustav Holst – The Planets
17. John Cage – 4'33"
16. Olivier Messiaen – Turangalîla-Symphonie
15. Leos Janacek – Sinfonietta
14. Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 5
13. Igor Stravinsky – Symphony of Psalms
12. Bela Bartok – Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste
11. Philip Glass – Einstein on the Beach
10. Terry Riley – In C
9. Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
8. Henryk Gorecki – Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs)
7. Olivier Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time
6. Benjamin Britten – War Requiem
5. George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
4. Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
3. Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5
2. Bela Bartok – Concerto for Orchestra
1. Steve Reich – Music for 18 Musicians
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/listen-q2-musics-2014-new-music-countdown/
2013년
A few weeks ago, we invited Q2 Music listeners to vote on their favorite classical music of the last 100 years. The ballots have been cast and Saturday, December 28 at 12 pm, we'll begin our third annual New-Music Countdown. This year's choices are the most varied yet – while they include of winners from last year's countdown, there are plenty of surprises, making an eclectic survey of classical music composed after January 1, 1914.
Join us in bringing in 2014 with your favorite 100 pieces of the last 100 years.
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The countdown runs Saturday and Sunday from 12 pm to midnight and continues Monday from 4 pm to midnight. On Tuesday, Dec. 31st, beginning at 11 am, host Phil Kline will celebrate the New Year with a countdown of the top 20 choices.
You can check this page for updates of the countdown list every few hours.
Check out the results of our 2012 New-Music Countdown as well as WQXR's 2012 Classical Countdown.
The Countdown
100: Arnold Schoenberg - String Trio
99. Olivier Messiaen - Oiseaux exotiques
98. Jennifer Higdon - Violin Concerto
97. Einojuhani Rautavaara - Piano Concerto
96. Leos Janacek - String Quartet No. 2
95. Gerard Grisey - Vortex Temporum (I)
94. John Luther Adams - Dark Waves
93. Tobias Picker - Old and Lost Rivers
92. Arvo Part - Te Deum
91. Meredith Monk - New York Requiem
90. Elliott Carter - String Quartet No. 2
89. Donnacha Dennehy - That the Night Come
88. Iannis Xenakis - Metastasis
87. György Ligeti - Lux Aeterna
86. Terry Riley - Salome Dances for Peace (excerpts: "The Gift" and "Good Medicine")
85. Sergei Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5
84. Lou Harrison - Suite for Violin, Piano and Small Orchestra
83. Witold Lutosławski - Cello Concerto
82. David Lang - Death Speaks
81. Luciano Berio - Folk Songs
80. Karlheinz Stockhausen - Stimmung
79. Steve Reich - Double Sextet
78. Kaija Saariaho - L'amour de loin
77. Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 7
76. Igor Stravinsky - L'histoire du Soldat
75. Edgard Varese - Poeme Electronique
74. John Adams - Short Ride in a Fast Machine
73. Edgard Varese - Ionisation
72. Caroline Shaw - Partita for 8 Solo Voices
71. Alban Berg - Lyric Suite
70. John Adams - The Chairman Dances
69. György Ligeti - Atmospheres
68. Béla Bartók - String Quartet No. 6
67. Glenn Branca - Symphony No. 3
66. Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasy on a theme of Thomas Tallis
65. Thomas Adès - Polaris
64. Sergei Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
63. Samuel Barber - Knoxville: Summer of 1915
62. George Crumb - Music for a Summer Evening
61. Thomas Adès - Asyla
60. Igor Stravinsky - Apollo
59. Philip Glass - String Quartet No. 5
58. Morton Feldman - Rothko Chapel
57. Leonard Bernstein - Chichester Psalms
56. John Cage - String Quartet in Four Parts
55. John Adams - Shaker Loops
54. Henri Dutilleux - Metaboles
53. George Crumb - Black Angels
52. Benjamin Britten - Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
51. Edgard Varese - Density 21.5
50. David Lang - Little Match Girl Passion
49. Charles Ives - Symphony No. 4
48. Béla Bartók - String Quartet No. 4
47. Arvo Part - Spiegel im Spiegel
46. Aaron Copland - Quiet City
45. Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes ("Four Sea Interludes")
44. Arvo Part - Fratres
43. Béla Bartók - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste
42. Ralph Vaughn Williams - The Lark Ascending
41. Sergei Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3
40. Philip Glass - Satayagraha (3 excerpts)
39. Olivier Messiaen - Turangalila Symphonie
38. Maurice Ravel - Bolero
37. Steve Reich - Different Trains
36. Krzystof Penderecki - Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima
35. John Cage - 4'33''
34. Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto
33. Aaron Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
32. Samuel Barber - Violin Concerto
31. Arvo Part - Tabula Rasa
30. Alban Berg - Violin Concerto
29. Benjamin Britten - Ceremony of Carols
28. Luciano Berio - Sinfonia
27. George Gershwin - An American in Paris
26. John Cage - Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano
25. Edgard Varese - Ameriques
24. Igor Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms
23. Henryk Gorecki - Symphony No. 3
22. George Gershwin - Concerto in F
21. Ferde Groffe - Grand Canyon Suite
20. John Adams - Harmonielehre
19. Alban Berg - Wozzeck
18. Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet
17. Gustav Holst - The Planets
16. La Monte Young - The Well-Tuned Piano
15. Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 5
14. Carl Orff - Carmina Burana
13. Benjamin Britten - War Requiem
12. Olivier Messiaen - Quartet for the End of Time
11. Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings
10. Terry Riley - In C
9. Leonard Bernstein - Candide
8. Leonard Bernstein - West Side Story
7. Philip Glass - Einstein on the Beach
6. John Adams - The Dharma at Big Sur
5. Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5
4. George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
3. Béla Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra
2. Aaron Copland - Appalachian Spring
1. Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/results-q2-musics-third-annual-new-music-countdown/
