My Favorite Symphony

Started by karlhenning, January 21, 2011, 04:58:30 AM

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Which (if any) of the following statements describes you?

I have one favorite symphony, which probably won't ever change, and that symphony is the LvB 9th
I have one favorite symphony, which probably won't ever change
I have one favorite symphony at present, but "my favorite symphony" changes periodically
I have perhaps ten favorite symphonies, and I prefer other symphonies of similar sound
I have perhaps ten favorite symphonies, but I pursue other symphonies regardless of any similarity to my favorites
I don't hold with the idea of "a favorite symphony"
Kumquat
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karlhenning

January 21, 2011, 04:58:30 AM
On another thread, one reads:

QuoteI've heard [Brucker's Eighth] once or twice before. My favorite symphony is probably LvB's Ninth and it's doubtful it will rank near that one but we'll see...

And it set me thinking.

The Diner

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January 21, 2011, 04:59:37 AM
Hey, that was me! And you're right; it will probably never change.   8)

karlhenning

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January 21, 2011, 05:05:57 AM
Quote from: mn dave on January 21, 2011, 04:59:37 AM
Hey, that was me! And you're right; it will probably never change.   8)

Know thyself, and all that ; )
 
I have many favorites from early listening. Now, it's not quite what you said, of course . . . but I'd hate to think of listening to any Langgaard symphony for the first time, and dismissing it because it can't rank as high as the Tchaikovsky Fifth . . . .

The Diner

#3
January 21, 2011, 05:08:42 AM
Yes, I know what I like and no, I don't dismiss things just because they're not the 9th. Lots of things are not the 9th.

karlhenning

#4
January 21, 2011, 05:09:22 AM
Great new thread, BTW, Dave! (I "like" it on fb, didja notice?)

The Diner

#5
January 21, 2011, 05:10:47 AM
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 21, 2011, 05:09:22 AM
Great new thread, BTW, Dave! (I "like" it on fb, didja notice?)

Sometimes FB doesn't let me know when someone's liked something.  ???

karlhenning

#6
January 21, 2011, 05:11:32 AM
Quote from: mn dave on January 21, 2011, 05:08:42 AM
Yes, I know what I like and no, I don't dismiss things just because they're not the 9th. Lots of things are not the 9th.

That's fine, and is how I remember you thinking.

It's not about you, lad;  your comment just started the train of thought. And I thought the poll might be interesting (and it's Friday, and all).

The Diner

#7
January 21, 2011, 05:12:23 AM
Yes, some may have voted "kumquat" too hastily.

karlhenning

#8
January 21, 2011, 05:12:47 AM
Quote from: mn dave on January 21, 2011, 05:10:47 AM
Sometimes FB doesn't let me know when someone's liked something.  ???

Well, maybe since this object of the "like" is not a fb object, they don't track it there.

It's on my profile, though.

The Diner

#9
January 21, 2011, 05:13:38 AM
Oh, I misunderstood you. Gotcha now.

karlhenning

#10
January 21, 2011, 05:14:05 AM
Quote from: mn dave on January 21, 2011, 05:12:23 AM
Yes, some may have voted "kumquat" too hastily.

Its fruity appeal will not be denied!

mc ukrneal

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January 21, 2011, 05:16:01 AM
What is fb? I know football or fullback. Not what you meant i think. Hmm...
Be kind to your fellow posters!!

karlhenning

#12
January 21, 2011, 05:16:26 AM
Quote from: John on January 21, 2011, 05:06:41 AM
Sometimes it is necessary to stretch, interconnect, interpolate, compress, suck, twist and blow ones own brain cells clean open with a Supernova of erratic geometric proportions.  This is why Lutoslawski is in the tray today.   :-*

There you go!

karlhenning

#13
January 21, 2011, 05:16:55 AM
Quote from: ukrneal on January 21, 2011, 05:16:01 AM
What is fb? I know football or fullback. Not what you meant i think. Hmm...

Facebook.

The Diner

#14
January 21, 2011, 05:19:25 AM
I know the second one as well: Brahms 4.

After that, not so much...

mc ukrneal

#15
January 21, 2011, 05:22:53 AM
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 21, 2011, 05:16:55 AM
Facebook.
Oh man. I think I am showing cracks (perhaps enormous canyons) in my tech saavy exterior!  :P   
Be kind to your fellow posters!!

mahler10th

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January 21, 2011, 05:26:29 AM
I might have voted kumquat, but I have never heard his works.    :P

Top 10 roughly...

Sibelius 7
Rott 1
Rangstrom 1
Langgaard 1
Mahler 9
Bruckner 9
Rautavaara 5
Beethoven 9
R Strauss (Alpine)
Liszt - Faust Symphony

mc ukrneal

#17
January 21, 2011, 05:41:45 AM
Quote from: John on January 21, 2011, 05:26:29 AM
I might have voted kumquat, but I have never heard his works.    :P

Top 10 roughly...

Sibelius 7
Rott 1
Rangstrom 1
Langgaard 1
Mahler 9
Bruckner 9
Rautavaara 5
Beethoven 9
R Strauss (Alpine)
Liszt - Faust Symphony

Interesting. I have long had a top #1 that I just love - Tchaikovsky's 5th (warts and all). After that, it would be:
Schumann 4
Arensky 1
Bruckner 9
Dvorak 6
Elgar 1 (could be 2 - I go back and forth on these two)
Rachmaninov 2
Burgmuller 1
Strauss - Alpine
Mahler 7 (recent addition)

I use the criteria that I listen to these repeatedly over time as the main criteria, but there are others I love almost as much.
Be kind to your fellow posters!!

The Diner

#18
January 21, 2011, 05:46:52 AM
Burgmuller  ???

mc ukrneal

#19
January 21, 2011, 05:50:33 AM
Quote from: mn dave on January 21, 2011, 05:46:52 AM
Burgmuller  ???
I love the perfromance of #1 on Sterling. It's a fabulous piece that gets repeated listens at my house. Of course, I love the romantic period, but I listen to this one regularly too.  Great stuff in my opinion. .
Be kind to your fellow posters!!
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