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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#40
January 22, 2011, 01:15:16 AM
I have perhaps ten favorite Symphonies, but yes, I listen to other Symphonies even if much different in style.

Bruckner's 8 & 9

Beethoven's 3 & 7 (and the first movement of the 9)

Brahms 4

Schubert 8

Mahler's 6

Sibelius 4

Mozart 40 & 41

PaulR

#41
January 22, 2011, 05:59:47 PM
i have one favorite, that I doubt will ever change, which is Shostakovich 10th.  But I am still relatively young, that could change in the years to come.
But generally, besides that, I have a rotation list of favorite symphonies.  It all really depends on my mood, and what kind of music I am looking for.

RJR

#42
January 27, 2011, 07:39:33 AM
Quote from: Ring of Fire on January 22, 2011, 05:59:47 PM
i have one favorite, that I doubt will ever change, which is Shostakovich 10th.  But I am still relatively young, that could change in the years to come.
But generally, besides that, I have a rotation list of favorite symphonies.  It all really depends on my mood, and what kind of music I am looking for.
Which orchestra(s) and conductor(s)?

Gurn Blanston

#43
January 27, 2011, 07:43:50 AM
I chose the first option. "Favorite" is a personal thing. "Probably" is another lovely and useful word. :D

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#44
January 27, 2011, 08:03:21 AM
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on January 27, 2011, 07:43:50 AM
I chose the first option. "Favorite" is a personal thing. "Probably" is another lovely and useful word. :D

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Aye, I crafted that sentence with philology and care!

DavidRoss

#45
January 27, 2011, 10:56:07 AM
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on January 27, 2011, 07:43:50 AM
I chose the first option.
:o  :o  :o (Imagine the relevant portion of the Psycho soundtrack)
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#46
January 27, 2011, 11:19:14 AM
The designer of the poll feels vindicated, in that all options have been elected.

And he notes with some amusement that more people voted kumquat than for the first four options, combined. Not that there's anything wrong with that . . . .

DavidRoss

#47
January 27, 2011, 11:23:44 AM
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 27, 2011, 11:19:14 AM
The designer of the poll feels vindicated, in that all options have been elected.

And he notes with some amusement that more people voted kumquat than for the first four options, combined. Not that there's anything wrong with that . . . .
Imagine the outcome had plantain been an option!
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#48
January 27, 2011, 11:25:16 AM
¡Viva mofongo!

Gurn Blanston

#49
January 27, 2011, 11:32:35 AM
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 27, 2011, 11:19:14 AM
The designer of the poll feels vindicated, in that all options have been elected.

And he notes with some amusement that more people voted kumquat than for the first four options, combined. Not that there's anything wrong with that . . . .

But have you discounted that result by de-rating to account for those who vote for a fruit no matter what, and thus skew the result?  Yeah, a fruit shall rule us all... :)

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#50
January 27, 2011, 11:58:48 AM
Yes, there are some for whom the fruit is an ineluctible attractor . . . .

Chaszz

#51
January 27, 2011, 03:23:10 PM
Brahms 3rd

Gurn Blanston

#53
January 27, 2011, 03:44:50 PM
Quote from: mn dave on January 27, 2011, 03:28:40 PM
Me too, Gurn.  :)

You and me, Dave!   :D

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Mr. Darcy

#54
January 27, 2011, 06:52:25 PM
Alright, I'll bite. I'd have to say my all-time favorite symphony, with little chance of budging (it certainly hasn't in the last decade and half) is Beethoven 5. Mahler 4 would have to be next. My current favorites include:

Nielsen 3, 4, & 5
Ives 2
Sibelius 5
Shostakovich 4
Stravinsky Symphony in C
Schmidt 2 & 4
Piston 6
Honegger 2 (with trumpet!)

And, because I'm on a John Adams kick (and these are symphonies in all but name, right?), I'll have to add Doctor Atomic Symphony, Naive and Sentimental Music, and Harmonielehre.

Bogey

#55
January 27, 2011, 07:07:38 PM Last Edit: January 27, 2011, 07:10:09 PM by Bogey
Today's Top 10 11

Beethoven 7
Mozart 39
Beethoven 5
Mozart 41
Beethoven 3
Schubert 8
Bruckner 4
Haydn 77
Shostakovich 11
Boyce 1
Copland 3
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#56
January 28, 2011, 05:58:04 AM
Quote from: mn dave on January 27, 2011, 03:28:40 PM
Me too, Gurn.  :)

I rather suspected, in both you gents' cases ; )

karlhenning

#57
January 28, 2011, 05:59:45 AM
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on January 27, 2011, 11:32:35 AM
But have you discounted that result by de-rating to account for those who vote for a fruit no matter what, and thus skew the result?  Yeah, a fruit shall rule us all... :)

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I also wonder if the I don't hold with the idea of "a favorite symphony" option is essentially trending towards kumquat.

Gurn Blanston

#58
January 28, 2011, 06:07:30 AM
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 28, 2011, 05:59:45 AM
I also wonder if the I don't hold with the idea of "a favorite symphony" option is essentially trending towards kumquat.

Oh yes, they've already passed Clementine and kumquat is on the immediate horizon... :)

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PaulR

#59
January 28, 2011, 07:36:28 AM
Quote from: RJR on January 27, 2011, 07:39:33 AM
Which orchestra(s) and conductor(s)?
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.
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