My Favorite Symphony

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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"
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jowcol

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January 28, 2011, 09:17:24 AM
o   I have perhaps 20-30 favorite symphonies, a rotating pool of at least ten that is in my current frequent listen list, I pursue 20th century symphonies obsessively, and I am open to all types of fruit, with a particular fondness for Durian and Jackfruit.
"If it sounds good, it is good."
Duke Ellington

PaulSC

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January 28, 2011, 11:10:21 AM
Mmmmm, jackfruit!

abidoful

#62
January 28, 2011, 11:57:00 AM
I replied "having one favorite which changes".

That's true;  I remember when I started exploring Symphonic music  I started with Beethoven, and
while I didn't actually "love" any of them, little later The Seventh became a favorite .

I think the Tsaikovski cycle came second, and oh boy, I remember the Fifth and The Sixth how I used to dwell in those. The Four Brahms symphonies haven't been so close to me except for one which, like with the Beethoven cycle , little later became a favorite, namely The Fourth- which is great.
Of the four Schumanns, the 3rd and The Second have been favorites and from the Mendelssohn symphonies, The Italian.

I had a time when I listened the Skrjabin symphonies a lot. The Second and The Third, especially The Second. Of the Rachmaninov's The Second at a time was a "hit". Of Bruckner's the Seventh has been a favorite. For me a route to Bruckner was BTW Franz Schubert, his Great C-major and of the Schubert's I adore the Fifth.

Then the Sibelius cycle. I fell in love with The First, while Tsaikovski was still fresh in memory. The Second also for a while was a favorite. The Third also....But The Fourth took some time, and still I can't really call it a favorite. The Fifth was for many years definately a favorite.The Sixth only later... The Seventh was almost an instant favorite as soon I figured the whole thing out. It reminds, for me, always a whale in the South pole--- funny. The Trombone theme= the whale appears.

RJR

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January 31, 2011, 04:34:47 PM
Love kumquats!

RJR

#64
January 31, 2011, 04:43:11 PM
Quote from: Ring of Fire on January 28, 2011, 07:36:28 AM
For the 10th specifically,  my favorite recording so far, is the 2nd HvK recording with the BPO.  Though, Jansons with Philly isn't too far off.
For Shostakovich symphonies in general, Kondrashin, Bernstein (For the 7th), Jansons, and Rostropovich are my favorite conductors of his music.
I was impressed with the Karel Ancerl recording of Shostakovich's 10th Symphony. You could feel the paranoia, anguish, fear and dread in every note.
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