| | The votes are in, and the countdown of the Classic 100: The music you can’t live without is nearly here. Make sure you’ve cleared your diary for 12 and 13 June 2021.
We’re counting down the top 100 pieces, as voted by you, from 9am AEDT on 12 June. Check out our guide to the weekend to help to plan your listening in your timezone.
We’ll bring you stories, special guests, and of course the very best classical music, chosen by you! | | | |
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![Martha Argerich at 80](https://image.mail-list.abc.net.au/lib/fe3d11717d64047d751070/m/13/c1281d48-1077-4438-b529-1dfd14b879f4.jpg) | | | | Celebrate the life and iconic recordings of pianist Martha Argerich, who celebrated her 80th birthday on 5 June. | | | |
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![The music you've always wanted to play](https://image.mail-list.abc.net.au/lib/fe3d11717d64047d751070/m/13/7925de61-d231-4200-81e1-2bc3d5fbf28d.jpg) | | | | We asked you what music you've always wanted to play or sing. Here are your 10 most popular choices. | | | |
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![What makes this theme music so catchy?](https://image.mail-list.abc.net.au/lib/fe3d11717d64047d751070/m/13/046324e4-f513-4d29-b68c-f84689093c63.png) | | | | Game music composer Meena Shamaly breaks down the iconic Super Mario Brothers theme. | | | |
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![Chamber music by Grażyna Bacewicz](https://image.mail-list.abc.net.au/lib/fe3d11717d64047d751070/m/13/677daf99-6b10-4d6c-8c12-9f57a025849e.jpg) | | | | Hear chamber music by Grazyna Bacewicz in this concert featuring Poland’s Silesian String Quartet and pianist Piotr Salajczyk. | | | |
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![TSO: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires](https://image.mail-list.abc.net.au/lib/fe3d11717d64047d751070/m/13/4f164c10-c7b8-4dc9-8709-b2bfe0f0e801.jpg) | | | | Concertmaster Emma McGrath leads the Tasmanian Symphony in Desyatnikov’s breathtaking adaptation of Piazzolla’s The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires. | | | |
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![Image 7](https://image.mail-list.abc.net.au/lib/fe3d11717d64047d751070/m/13/6a080ccd-293c-4fce-94cf-e6ef4e7b1e3a.jpg) | | | | For her debut solo album, brilliant young Australian violinist Emily Sun has chosen music of passionate, intense beauty from the great French masters: Franck, Fauré, Debussy and Lili Boulanger. | | | |
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