Something I'm briefly contemplating while listening to James MacMillan's Symphony No. 3. All four of his symphonies are available on disc. Sadly, someone like Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, who wrote ten in his lifetime, never had that privilege, as Nos. 7-9 remain unavailable commercially. And Krzysztof Penderecki did have all of his completed symphonies on disc, but now No. 6 has finally appeared, his recorded cycle now has a gap.
Are there other living composers whose complete symphonies (so far) are available on disc?
Quote from: Maestro267 on June 23, 2018, 12:15:33 AM
Something I'm briefly contemplating while listening to James MacMillan's Symphony No. 3. All four of his symphonies are available on disc. Sadly, someone like Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, who wrote ten in his lifetime, never had that privilege, as Nos. 7-9 remain unavailable commercially. And Krzysztof Penderecki did have all of his completed symphonies on disc, but now No. 6 has finally appeared, his recorded cycle now has a gap.
Are there other living composers whose complete symphonies (so far) are available on disc?
John Harbison, I suppose. The Boston Symphony did a set (put out on their own label) of his symphonies a few years ago, and I don't think he's written another one since the Sixth. Not too enthusiastic about his music, myself.
(Oops, I looked it up, and this release was digital only! Guess it doesn't count, and I'm pretty sure some of those works have never appeared on any disc.)
Harbison was my first thought, as well, though I did not recall their being made available on disc.
Is Robert Simpson still alive? (Looked it up, he died in 1997. If you grade on a curve, he can still count?)
His eleven are available on Hyperion (https://www.amazon.com/Symphonies-Nos-1-11-R-Simpson/dp/B000IB0DJ4).
Christopher Rouse is missing only his latest, No. 5, a major work that will provoke much thought when it finally appears on CD.
Philip Glass.
Quote from: Alek Hidell on June 23, 2018, 08:04:38 AM
Philip Glass.
Not if he's already written another one, which isn't unlikely!
Nørgaard?
Aulis Sallinen.
Quote from: Mahlerian on June 23, 2018, 05:15:32 AM
John Harbison, I suppose. The Boston Symphony did a set (put out on their own label) of his symphonies a few years ago, and I don't think he's written another one since the Sixth. Not too enthusiastic about his music, myself.
(Oops, I looked it up, and this release was digital only! Guess it doesn't count, and I'm pretty sure some of those works have never appeared on any disc.)
To me it sounds like good, well-constructed music. But that's not quite enough. I've heard up through No. 4.
Quote from: Daverz on June 23, 2018, 02:15:50 PM
To me it sounds like good, well-constructed music. But that's not quite enough.
This aligns with my experience.
Quote from: Maestro267 on June 23, 2018, 12:15:33 AM
Something I'm briefly contemplating while listening to James MacMillan's Symphony No. 3. All four of his symphonies are available on disc. Sadly, someone like Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, who wrote ten in his lifetime, never had that privilege, as Nos. 7-9 remain unavailable commercially. And Krzysztof Penderecki did have all of his completed symphonies on disc, but now No. 6 has finally appeared, his recorded cycle now has a gap.
Are there other living composers whose complete symphonies (so far) are available on disc?
Well that's Penderecki's own damn fault.
David Maslanka just passed away (Aug 07, 2017). He has a great home page: http://davidmaslanka.com/ (http://davidmaslanka.com/)
He composed ten symphonies. All of them with the exception of the First and the Tenth have been recorded.
His First Symphony appears to have been his doctoral work.
He passed away before he completed his Tenth Symphony. His son completed the work.
See: http://davidmaslanka.com/works/symphony-no-10-the-river-of-time/ (http://davidmaslanka.com/works/symphony-no-10-the-river-of-time/)
It was premiered on April 3, 2018. Considering his stature in the band world my guess that the symphony will be recorded in the near future.
Slightly off topic since the composers are now dead, but didn't Robert Simpson and George Lloyd both have complete cycles of their symphonies completed while they were still alive?
Quote from: relm1 on June 24, 2018, 05:37:02 AM
Slightly off topic since the composers are now dead, but didn't Robert Simpson and George Lloyd both have complete cycles of their symphonies completed while they were still alive?
Yes. I have them in my library.
Aho is close. All of his symphonies except the Sixth has been recorded. And on can still here it on YouTube.
Quote from: arpeggio on June 23, 2018, 07:00:10 PM
David Maslanka just passed away (Aug 07, 2017). He has a great home page: http://davidmaslanka.com/ (http://davidmaslanka.com/)
He composed ten symphonies. All of them with the exception of the First and the Tenth have been recorded.
His First Symphony appears to have been his doctoral work.
He passed away before he completed his Tenth Symphony. His son completed the work.
See: http://davidmaslanka.com/works/symphony-no-10-the-river-of-time/ (http://davidmaslanka.com/works/symphony-no-10-the-river-of-time/)
It was premiered on April 3, 2018. Considering his stature in the band world my guess that the symphony will be recorded in the near future.
Found a link to the premier of his
Tenth on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO8FnRTbBp8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO8FnRTbBp8)
Quote from: arpeggio on June 24, 2018, 05:58:57 AM
Aho is close. All of his symphonies except the Sixth has been recorded. And on can still here it on YouTube.
Is No. 16 available on disc now?
Quote from: Maestro267 on June 24, 2018, 06:24:51 AM
Is No. 16 available on disc now?
Sorry. We are dealing with living active composers. My mistake. It is not available on CD but there is a performance on YouTube. The only way one can be 100% is if the composer has passed.
Daniel Asia?
Christopher Gunning?
Vasks?
Kamran Ince?
Quote from: arpeggio on June 24, 2018, 05:58:57 AM
Aho is close. All of his symphonies except the Sixth has been recorded. And on can still here it on YouTube.
He has a No. 17 that hasn't been premiered yet so isn't available yet.
Quote from: vandermolen on June 24, 2018, 10:37:22 PM
Christopher Gunning?
No, he has 11 symphonies so far. 8 through 11 haven't been performed/recorded.
It seems to me that the OP may be next to impossible to answer.
Living composers who have composed many symphonies tend to keep doing it. So far I thought that Aho completed fourteen. I now discover he has completed seventeen!!!
I know Corigliano has completed has completed three (I check his website). They all have been recorded.
Quote from: arpeggio on June 25, 2018, 06:05:11 AM
It seems to me that the OP may be next to impossible to answer.
Living composers who have composed many symphonies tend to keep doing it.
Yes, indeed.
Say, arpeggio, did you get my message?
Here's a list of 28 living composers whose symphonies I'm aware of (some of whom have already been mentioned):
1. Oliver Knussen--His Symphonies 2 & 3 have been recorded, by both Michael Tilson Thomas and the composer. Knussen has 'withdrawn' his 1st symphony, so presumably it was never recorded:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnol0WRWt6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIKhAdj3tb0&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sZ7-VjSYfg&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gckdj76vJU&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yboGHePnDZY&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyx8ljbwIIQ&frags=pl%2Cwn
2. Ned Rorem--Rorem's Three Symphonies have been recorded, by conductors Jose Serebrier & Leonard Bernstein--that I know about, & possibly other conductors too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV17BU-sAl4&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRaVopqAheA&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.amazon.com/Rorem-Three-Symphonies-ROREM/dp/B0000ACY0V/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1529871341&sr=1-2&keywords=rorem+symphonies+serebrier
https://www.amazon.com/Jose-Serebrier-Conducts-Music-Rorem/dp/B0042A86W8/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1529871314&sr=1-1&keywords=ned+rorem+symphonies+serebrier
3. Per Nørgard--his 8 symphonies (so far) have been recorded by conductors Leif Segerstam, Thomas Dausgaard, John Storgårds, Sakari Oramo, Tamás Veto, and Jorma Panula.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow3w60rqzj8&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psUmxWZUP0c&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY0F8D6lIkA&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmiVIk1OG3c&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq3XRipgbUU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxTkhLj0bkY&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX02v50N0vY&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyIkRY5Bmks&frags=pl%2Cwn
4. Paavo Heininen--5 Symphonies--as far as I know only Heininen's Symphonies 2 & 3 have been recorded: No. 2 "Petite symphonie joyeuse" (1962) by the Helsinki Philharmonic, Ulf Söderblom conductor (Finlandia label), and No. 3 by the Finnish Radio S.O., Ulf Söderblum conductor.
https://www.amazon.com/Paavo-Heininen-Concerto-Symphony-Finlandia/dp/B00149E1EM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1529868934&sr=8-2&keywords=paavo+Heininen
https://www.amazon.com/Symphony-Floral-View-Maidens-Singing/dp/B00004UWIZ/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1529868934&sr=8-14&keywords=paavo+Heininen
However, I can't find any of Heininen's symphonies on You Tube, but did find his Flute Concerto and a work called "Kaukametsä", to give anyone that's interested a taste of his composing style:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCOSGDENgPg&index=4&list=PLlHhJVL8v9WvAq0rg0_OuREse0umB5CUR&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7PEw5oCW8Y&frags=pl%2Cwn
5. Aulis Sallinen--8 Symphonies (1971-2001)--all are recorded on the CPO label, by the Norrköping S.O. and Deustshe Staatskphilharmonie Rheinland-Palz, Ari Rasilainen conductor:
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Symphonies-Concertos-Aulis-Sallinen/dp/B004P96WQ8/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1529872427&sr=1-1&keywords=aulis+sallinen+symphonies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5bGDz9RRSk&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvjSEC_ObeU&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AMJam9H6RA&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcX_-a-sSg4&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joZyfgj4NaU&frags=pl%2Cwn
6. Kalevi Aho--17 symphonies: many of them have been recorded by the Lahti S.O., Osmo Vänska conductor on the BIS label, as well as by conductors Max Pommer, and John Storgårds. Also, Jean-Jacques Kantorow has recorded Aho's 3 Chamber Symphonies:
https://www.amazon.com/Aho-Chamber-Symphonies-Nos-1-3/dp/B00795C5UW/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1529879768&sr=1-1&keywords=aho+kantorow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIRzu0lC4uI&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ux2MSDnYAQ&frags=pl%2Cwn
7. Leif Segerstam--As of April 2018, Segerstam has composed 319 symphonies! (it was 253 in 2011, to give you some idea of how quickly he composes symphonies (most about 20 minutes in duration). The BIS label has recorded a good number of Segerstam's symphonies, but I don't think anywhere near all of them (a guess):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGqQtnYYnH4&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r_EXCRjOUM&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKqRxgarjdc&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v7Ht2W8Z6E&frags=pl%2Cwn
8. Valentin Silvestrov--8 Symphonies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlfIYwTaUk0&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xTHi3RW8SY&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5v6HAWy8xo&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoGUwKJeLDA&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bakdjECOo9A&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn6aOGJND1I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZIVAzV7jQA&frags=pl%2Cwn
9. Emil Tabakov--8 Symphonies (1981-2010): the composer has recorded his complete symphonies, with the Bulagarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMUswqOnm4w&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv41EhDB1lo&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk-Yyhe0cxg&frags=pl%2Cwn
http://www.emiltabakov.com/en/conductor/biography.html
https://www.amazon.com/Tabakov-Complete-Symphonies-Vol-1/dp/B01HO8DUSE/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1529866803&sr=1-3&keywords=emil+tabakov
10. John Harbison--6 Symphonies:
Symphonies 1 & 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkudR7l2Pds&list=PLYIv34tuC7z7GnVRqDhRH9D8ikvZSR5gY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXyiU3qatW8&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.amazon.com/Sessions-Symphony-Harbison-Oboe-Concerto/dp/B00000423N/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1529877322&sr=1-1&keywords=harbison+sessions
Symphonies 3 & 4:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq4jtg-QzmY&list=PLU8Kue2x_bWSGXMn1KxHcnOIXxdhVwRzk
Symphonies 5 & 6:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnWJZ5dhveE&list=PL-MWkUnKgf2sZT-l3yjhQsa3wKKezaHeR
11. Christopher Rouse--5 Symphonies--4 have been recorded:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdwspnJHpy0&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0tYsOoHD6s&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R8hcdINo4I&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKp9NaKlCU8&frags=pl%2Cwn
12 Krzysztof Penderecki--8 Symphonies, all 8 have been recorded:
Symphonies 1-8:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vVhJzEKS44&list=PLHMNHU_DpAw93u0e8q9e_Y6cvvlHOg4H7
13. Ib Nørholm--12 Symphonies (1956 to 2009): at least 1, 4-9 have been recorded, & probably more:
https://www.amazon.com/Ib-N%C3%B8rholm-Symphony-Op-76/dp/B000027T9O/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1529879035&sr=1-3&keywords=ib+n%C3%B8rholm+symphonies
https://www.amazon.com/Ib-N%C3%B8rholm-Symphony-Op-114/dp/B000025ZCK/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1529879035&sr=1-1&keywords=ib+n%C3%B8rholm+symphonies
https://www.amazon.com/Norholm-Edward-Odense-Symphony-Orchestra/dp/B000027TIE/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1529879035&sr=1-2&keywords=ib+n%C3%B8rholm+symphonies
Sym. 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bKSqw6jtMA&frags=pl%2Cwn
Symphonies 9,8,6,7:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGza86Ck4WY&list=PL6sEncq1L6kkyDPJxj1PON6aODea4OPnI
14. Poul Ruders--5 Symphonies, and counting...
Symphony no. 1 "Himmlehoch Jauchzend... Zum Tode Betrübt" (1989):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYUC6QDn7FI&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.amazon.com/Poul-Ruders-Himmelhoch-Jauchzend-Orchestra/dp/B000000AS5/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1529868112&sr=1-1&keywords=poul+ruders+symphonies
Symphony no. 2: "Symphony and Transformation": Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Markus Stenz conductor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiEiriTNjCY&frags=pl%2Cwn
Symphony no. 3: "Dreamcatcher": Odense S.O. Scott Yoo conductor:
https://www.amazon.com/Poul-Ruders-8-Susanna-Phillips/dp/B008BHHB5G/ref=sr_1_7?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1529868574&sr=1-7&keywords=poul+ruders+symphony
Symphony no. 4 (An Organ Symphony): Odense S.O., Roberto Minczuk conductor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrDBux6zmFA&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.amazon.com/Music-Poul-Ruders-Vol/dp/B0068RHBGK/ref=sr_1_8?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1529868574&sr=1-8&keywords=poul+ruders+symphony
Symphony no. 5--Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Olari Elts conductor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzHGoMA4MOk&list=PLF6FTN8H7frwtsDJHqahpMpaaafQd04Il
15. Martin Boykan--1 symphony:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_S97ttqOHQ&index=4&list=PL-xljagqMow4A61TebfaDVeCzV2C0vWVF&frags=pl%2Cwn
16. Tobias Picker-- 3 Symphonies: Picker's first two symphonies have been recorded, but I'm not sure about his 3rd, which was premiered by David Zinman and the Houston S.O. in 1989:
Symphony no. 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XicniNeW8dQ&frags=pl%2Cwn
Symphony no. 2: "Aussöhnung" (commissioned by the Houston S.O., dedicated to conductor Sergiu Comissiona):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kevl77zlHWc&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.amazon.com/Tobias-Picker-Symphony-String-Quartet/dp/B0002RQ366
https://www.amazon.com/Tobias-Picker-Symphony-Aussohnung-Memories/dp/B000005J0G
https://www.amazon.com/Tobias-Picker-Concerto-Rhapsody-Romance/dp/B000005TUG
17. Giya Kancheli--7 Symphonies:
Sym. 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKCi04V1huA&frags=pl%2Cwn
Sym. 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTaOOcxqX6I&frags=pl%2Cwn
Sym. 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR1qkxQJ_sk&frags=pl%2Cwn
Sym. 4:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4GNTb8qq60&frags=pl%2Cwn
Sym. 5:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9TjZV7DEkY&frags=pl%2Cwn
Sym. 6:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgfjwWcu3Dg&frags=pl%2Cwn
Sym. 7:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX_Z44VYsys&frags=pl%2Cwn
18. Joseph Schwanter--1 Symphony:
"Evening Land" (1995):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaeKVy2s92s&frags=pl%2Cwn
19. Arvo Pärt--4 Symphonies: all 4 have been recorded (the 4th twice):
https://www.amazon.com/Part-Symphonies-Arvo/dp/B078YDVZMW/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1529879211&sr=1-1&keywords=arvo+part+symphonies
https://www.amazon.com/Part-Symphony-No-4-Arvo/dp/B003NHY6HK/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1529879211&sr=1-2&keywords=arvo+part+symphonies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DJUN2M3D-E&frags=pl%2Cwn
20. Erkki-Sven Tüür: 9 Symphonies (1984-2017), and counting... I'm not sure if they've all been recorded, but ECM is Tüür's label, and conductor Paavo Jaarvi has recorded a number of them:
Symphony no. 4:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5X7kToxpR4&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8mw0x0QwPs&index=10&list=RDw8mw0x0QwPs&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxLoVamhYcA&list=RDw8mw0x0QwPs&index=2&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_V4C1Gscw0&frags=pl%2Cwn
Symphony no. 6:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w2qECcrAMk&frags=pl%2Cwn
Symphony no. 7 "Pietas":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D7rf_hJUqw&index=4&list=PLRmULbOxqRWl0KqL4PsN-xvN61zajJFJS&frags=pl%2Cwn
Symphony no. 9:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqx2pol-a_Q&frags=pl%2Cwn
21. John Corigliano--3 Symphonies: all 3 have been recorded (as already mentioned on the thread):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrWOvPOSeiQ&list=PLev3aNR24gcmlKe-6DUbk5H2qYPVWRJhD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IgA_xazcSA&list=PLA55b6fVCkCFbnW3EyBNI2pXu_ld_2Ysr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_GDdV3Dwns&list=PLGxaqBTVsgePEiu3DeJWjj3RGfbED5pyf
22. Wolfgang Rihm--4 Symphonies?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3TPZuy18kI&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6kCWoX6F38&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC7SY-BWKrI&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.amazon.com/Rihm-Symphonies-1-2-Nachtwach/dp/B001ILK7EE/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1530026941&sr=1-1&keywords=wolfgang+rihm+symphonies
https://www.amazon.com/Rihm-Symphony-Hans-Christoph-Begemann/dp/B00A6U5BL2/ref=pd_sbs_15_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00A6U5BL2&pd_rd_r=aaf5dab1-7955-11e8-b7c4-af38c36f552b&pd_rd_w=YMFeM&pd_rd_wg=KIKHB&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=5825442648805390339&pf_rd_r=61YT7JJ8VRE7CA1YF1AM&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=61YT7JJ8VRE7CA1YF1AM
23. Sofia Gubaidulina--1 Symphony "Stimmen... Verstummen" (dedicated to Gennady Rozhdestvensky):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnFDJpJ6s8g&frags=pl%2Cwn
24. Christopher Gunning--11 Symphonies (as mentioned by relm1): as far as I can tell, Gunning's Symphonies 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7 have all been recorded (by the Albany & Chandos labels), but I can't find a recording of 2. As relm1 writes, 8-11 have yet to be recorded.:
Symphonies 3, 4, 5, 6, 7:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABJ2NSe7VUA&list=PLYCjyvyT9_0iY2GfQ-K0kpaCf1l3VyRMG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97-oeS8kvyA&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsY8OwlLNUE&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okvpGfItMPQ&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S7yeJVLGBE&frags=pl%2Cwn
25. Peteris Vasks--3 Symphonies, & all three have been recorded:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAk8xsuqEOo&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s3k-LdqbnQ&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-7uARgUeDw&frags=pl%2Cwn
and "Sala", a symphonic elegy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX4X0KEqsuw&frags=pl%2Cwn
26. James McMillan--4 Symphonies: all four have been recorded:
Sym. 1:
https://www.amazon.com/Symphony-Vigil-JAMES-MACMILLAN/dp/B00007JQY5/ref=sr_1_8?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1530034516&sr=1-8&keywords=james+macmillan+symphony
Sym. 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s4nDo7KZ4Y&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9VaGWaCFFI&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12JGJRmKaf0&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.amazon.com/MacMillan-Symphony-Sinfonietta-Cumnock-Fair/dp/B0000521DC/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1530034516&sr=1-3&keywords=james+macmillan+symphony
Sym. 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQNRmKGWufM&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/classical/products/7933789--macmillan-symphony-no-3-the-confession-of-isobel-gowdie
Sym. 4:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOiJBteCcd0&frags=pl%2Cwn
https://www.amazon.com/MacMillan-Violin-Concerto-Symphony-No-4/dp/B01L7M4KO6/ref=sr_1_4?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1530034516&sr=1-4&keywords=james+macmillan+symphony
27. David Matthews--8 Symphonies: Sinfonia, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 are on You Tube, and 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, & 7 are currently available on CD, so all 8 Symphonies can be heard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_yGbom76E4&list=PLs3T-t417YhQF3i_b_bwMxLvQHAm3-Ftj
https://www.amazon.com/Matthews-Symphonies-Nos-David/dp/B001T07MSS/ref=sr_1_8?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1530035372&sr=1-8&keywords=david+matthews+symphony
https://www.amazon.com/Symphony-Cantica-Introit-September-Music/dp/B0000APVDZ/ref=sr_1_11?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1530035372&sr=1-11&keywords=david+matthews+symphony
https://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/classical/products/7984825--david-matthews-symphonies-nos-2-6
https://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/classical/products/8036349--david-matthews-symphony-no-7-vespers
28. Philip Glass--11 Symphonies--all have been recorded except for his recent Symphony No. 11 (2017):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._11_(Glass)
https://www.amazon.com/Glass-Symphonies-Dennis-Russell-Davies/dp/B01BKO4WL2/ref=sr_1_70?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1530035999&sr=1-70&keywords=philip+glass+the+symphonies
--Curiously, no symphonies yet from Magnus Lindberg and Esa-Pekka Salonen, two notable contemporary composers.
--Undoubtedly, there are composers that I've missed or forgotten to mention.
--Finally, here's a list of important, now deceased composers who composed symphonies in the 2nd half of the 20th century, & in some cases, the early 21st century, and the number of symphonies that they wrote (*=my favorite cycles, though I'm still working on getting to know all of the cycles mentioned below):
Einer Englund 7, Vagn Holmboe 13*, Joonas Kokkonen 4*, Alan Pettersson 16*, Einohojohani Rautavaara 8*, William Schuman 10*, Vincent Persichetti 9* (with 2 withdrawn, so 7), Alan Hovhaness 66, Alan Stout 4--? (apparently, there were recorded premieres by Solti & Ozawa, but to my knowledge none has been released on LP or CD. By the way, Shostakovich admired Stout's 4th, as they corresponded & were friends. I have an interest in Vagn Holmboe's students, such as Stout, who sadly passed away in February of this year), Alfred Schnittke 10, Miloslav Kabelac 8, Howard Hanson 7, Sir Michael Tippett 4, Andrzei Panufnik 10, Lou Harrison 4, Robert Simpson 11, Malcolm Arnold 9, John McCabe 7, Peter Mennin 9, Witold Lutoslawski 4, Henri Dutilleux 2, Walter Piston 8, Henryk Górecki 4, Robert Sessions 9, and George Rochberg 6.
Again, I'm sure I've left some composers out... ?
Hope that helps.
Quote from: arpeggio on June 23, 2018, 07:00:10 PM
David Maslanka just passed away (Aug 07, 2017). He has a great home page: http://davidmaslanka.com/ (http://davidmaslanka.com/)
He composed ten symphonies. All of them with the exception of the First and the Tenth have been recorded.
His First Symphony appears to have been his doctoral work.
He passed away before he completed his Tenth Symphony. His son completed the work.
See: http://davidmaslanka.com/works/symphony-no-10-the-river-of-time/ (http://davidmaslanka.com/works/symphony-no-10-the-river-of-time/)
It was premiered on April 3, 2018. Considering his stature in the band world my guess that the symphony will be recorded in the near future.
Slightly OT, but another one succumbs to the curse of the 9th.
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on June 25, 2018, 06:09:57 AM
Say, arpeggio, did you get my message?
I just tried to send you a PM but your inbox is full.
Last PM I got from you was over a year ago.
E-mail, sir.
David Matthews is another nearly man - the first 7 (of 9) recorded, with the latest two on YouTube.
Quote from: relm1 on June 25, 2018, 05:56:36 AM
No, he has 11 symphonies so far. 8 through 11 haven't been performed/recorded.
Ok thanks. Personally I don't like any of the symphonies I've heard.
A thread about paralysed, comatose or otherwise gravely ill composers?
Quote from: vandermolen on June 24, 2018, 10:37:22 PM
Daniel Asia?
Christopher Gunning?
Vasks?
Kamran Ince?
oh dear, the names just aren't as exciting as they used to be :(...