Rank |
Composer |
Work |
Date |
100 |
Beethoven, Ludwig van |
Choral Fantasy |
1808 |
99 |
Handel, George Frederic |
Giulio Cesare ("Piangerò la sorte mia") |
1724 |
98 |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 |
1731 |
97 |
Strauss, Richard |
"Morgen!" |
1894 |
96 |
Beethoven, Ludwig van |
Fidelio |
1805 |
95 |
Humperdinck, Engelbert |
Hansel und Gretel ("When I Lay Me Down to Sleep") |
1892 |
94 |
Schubert, Franz |
Die schöne Müllerin |
1823 |
93 |
Mascagni, Pietro |
Cavalleria rusticana |
1889 |
92 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
Zaide ("Ruhe sanft") |
1780 |
91 |
Rossini, Gioachino |
The Barber of Seville ("Largo al factotum") |
1813 |
90 |
Schubert, Franz |
Ellens Gesang III (Ave Maria) |
1825 |
89 |
Anonymous |
Greensleeves |
|
88 |
Parry, Hubert |
I Was Glad |
1902 |
87 |
Britten, Benjamin |
War Requiem |
1962 |
86 |
Villa-Lobos, Heitor |
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 |
1938 |
85 |
Lehár, Franz |
The Merry Widow ("Es lebt' eine Vilja, ein Waldmägdelein" (Vilia Song)) |
1905 |
84 |
Wagner, Richard |
Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) |
1856 |
83 |
Rutter, John |
The Lord Bless You and Keep You |
1981 |
82 |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
Magnificat in D, BWV243 |
1733 |
81 |
Mendelssohn, Felix |
Elijah ("Lift Thine Eyes") |
1846 |
80 |
Handel, George Frederic |
Samson ("Let the Bright Seraphim") |
1741 |
79 |
Mendelssohn, Felix |
A Midsummer Night's Dream |
1842 |
78 |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
Christmas Oratorio |
1734 |
77 |
Lauridsen, Morten |
O magnum mysterium |
1994 |
76 |
Haydn, Franz Joseph |
The Creation |
1798 |
75 |
Schubert, Franz |
An die Musik |
1817 |
74 |
Donizetti, Gaetano |
Lucia di Lammermoor (Mad Scene) |
1835 |
73 |
Beethoven, Ludwig van |
Missa Solemnis |
1823 |
72 |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
St John Passion |
1724 |
71 |
Verdi, Giuseppe |
Rigoletto |
1851 |
70 |
Westlake, Nigel |
Missa Solis: Requiem for Eli |
2011 |
69 |
Rachmaninov, Sergei |
Vocalise |
1915 |
68 |
Tavener, John |
Song for Athene |
1993 |
67 |
Rutter, John |
For the Beauty of the Earth |
1980 |
66 |
Britten, Benjamin |
A Ceremony of Carols |
1942 |
65 |
Sullivan, Arthur |
The Mikado |
1885 |
64 |
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang |
Die tote Stadt ("Glück, das mir verblieb") |
1920 |
63 |
Strauss, Richard |
Der Rosenkavalier |
1911 |
62 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
Don Giovanni (Catalogue Aria: "Madamina, il catalogo è questo") |
1787 |
61 |
Schubert, Franz |
Erlkönig |
1815 |
60 |
Mahler, Gustav |
Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth) |
1909 |
59 |
Sullivan, Arthur |
The Pirates of Penzance |
1879 |
58 |
Handel, George Frederic |
Rinaldo ("Lascia ch'io pianga") |
1711 |
57 |
Saint-Saens, Camille |
Samson et Dalila ("Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix") |
1877 |
56 |
Mahler, Gustav |
Symphony No. 2 Resurrection (Urlicht) |
1895 |
55 |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
Sheep May Safely Graze, Cantata BWV 208 |
1713 |
54 |
Franck, César |
Panis angelicus |
1872 |
53 |
Bellini, Vincenzo |
Norma ("Casta diva") |
1831 |
52 |
Edwards, Ross |
Dawn Mantras |
1999 |
51 |
Fauré, Gabriel |
Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 |
1865 |
50 |
Verdi, Giuseppe |
Aida |
1871 |
49 |
Gluck, Christoph Willibald von |
Orfeo ed Euridice |
1762 |
48 |
Hildegard von Bingen |
O Ecclesia |
|
47 |
Barber, Samuel |
Agnus Dei |
1967 |
46 |
Handel, George Frederic |
Serse (Xerxes) ("Ombra mai fu") |
1738 |
45 |
Verdi, Giuseppe |
Requiem |
1874 |
44 |
Wagner, Richard |
Tristan und Isolde ("Liebestod") |
1859 |
43 |
Rachmaninov, Sergei |
Vespers (All Night Vigil) |
1915 |
42 |
Monteverdi, Claudio |
Vespers of 1610 |
1610 |
41 |
Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista |
Stabat Mater |
1736 |
40 |
Verdi, Giuseppe |
La traviata |
1853 |
39 |
Puccini, Giacomo |
Tosca ("Vissi d'arte") |
1900 |
38 |
Jenkins, Karl |
The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace |
1999 |
37 |
Brahms, Johannes |
A German Requiem |
1868 |
36 |
Puccini, Giacomo |
Gianni Schicchi ("O mio babbino caro") |
1918 |
35 |
Schubert, Franz |
Winterreise |
1828 |
34 |
Górecki, Henryk |
Symphony No. 3 Symphony of Sorrowful Songs |
1976 |
33 |
Lloyd Webber, Andrew |
Requiem – Pie Jesu |
1985 |
32 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
Exsultate, jubilate – Alleluia |
1773 |
31 |
Elgar, Edward |
Sea Pictures |
1899 |
30 |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
Mass in B minor |
1749 |
29 |
Tallis, Thomas |
Spem in alium |
c.1570 |
28 |
Kats-Chernin, Elena |
Wild Swans (Eliza's Aria) |
2002 |
27 |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
Cantata BWV 147 ("Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring") |
1723 |
26 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
The Marriage of Figaro ("Voi che sapete") |
1786 |
25 |
Parry, Hubert |
Jerusalem |
1916 |
24 |
Verdi, Giuseppe |
Nabucco ("Va, pensiero") |
1842 |
23 |
Gershwin, George |
Porgy and Bess ("Summertime") |
1934 |
22 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
The Magic Flute |
1791 |
21 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
Così fan tutte ("Soave sia il vento") |
1790 |
20 |
Vivaldi, Antonio |
Gloria, RV 589 |
1715 |
19 |
Bizet, Georges |
Carmen |
1875 |
18 |
Puccini, Giacomo |
La bohème ("Che gelida manina") |
1896 |
17 |
Canteloube, Joseph |
Songs of the Auvergne |
1930 |
16 |
Puccini, Giacomo |
Turandot ("Nessun dorma") |
1924 |
15 |
Purcell, Henry |
Dido and Aeneas ("When I Am Laid in Earth") |
c.1684 |
14 |
Dvorák, Antonín |
Rusalka ("Song to the Moon") |
1900 |
13 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 |
1791 |
12 |
Handel, George Frederic |
Coronation Anthems (Zadok the Priest) |
1727 |
11 |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
St Matthew Passion |
1727 |
10 |
Puccini, Giacomo |
Madama Butterfly ("Un bel dì") |
1904 |
09 |
Orff, Carl |
Carmina Burana |
1936 |
08 |
Strauss, Richard |
Four Last Songs |
1948 |
07 |
Delibes, Léo |
Lakmé ("Flower Duet: Sous le dôme épais") |
1883 |
06 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
Requiem, K. 626 |
1791 |
05 |
Allegri, Gregorio |
Miserere |
c.1630s |
04 |
Fauré, Gabriel |
Requiem, Op. 48 |
1890 |
03 |
Handel, George Frederic |
Messiah ("Hallelujah") |
1741 |
02 |
Bizet, Georges |
Les pêcheurs de perles (Duet: "Au fond du temple saint") |
1863 |
01 |
Beethoven, Ludwig van |
Symphony No. 9 |
1824 |