GMG's Favorite Symphonies

[haziz]

FAST TRACK Kalinnikov: Symphony No. 1 in G minor

Thank you for fast tracking this symphony and introducing me to it. I am not a classical music newbie, but my initial reaction on reading the list was KalinniWHO? I automatically assumed it was some 20th century composer and the piece was a 12 tone musical contraption or a post modern piece, which tends to evoke fairly negative reactions from me (sorry, I don't "get" most 20th century composers other than the 19th century holdovers like Rachmaninoff and Elgar). Fortunately, I did google Kalinnikov, and to my delight discovered a 19th century romantic Russian composer, recommended by none other than Tchaikovsky (very high praise in my book). I listened to the piece on Spotify yesterday and already a recording of it is on it's way to me via Amazon.

Speaking of modern pieces by a young living composer, I have finally found one I like! A recent concert by the BSO at Tanglewood introduced me to Jennifer Higdon's Loco, a fairly delightful short piece. Unfortunately I could not find any recordings of it as best as I can tell. I probably should dig up the recording of her violin concerto, which I do have, and actually listen to it.

Thanks again.

Sincerely,

Hany.

[Wanderer]

After: mc ukrneal

+3 Brahms 1
+1 Berlioz
-2 Haydn 101



10 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47
10 Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op,36
09 Mahler: Symphony  № 3 in d minor
09 Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
08 Brahms: Symphony № 3 in F, op.90
07 Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
06 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
06 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
05 Brahms: Symphony № 1
03 Haydn: Symphony № 103
03 Nielsen: Symphony № 5, Op. 50
02 Franck: Symphony in D minor, M48
02 Saint-Saëns: Symphony № 3 in C minor, op.78 "avec orgue"
01 Mozart: Symphony No.38 "Prague"
01 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"
01 Schubert: Symphony № 3
01 Sibelius Symphony №1 in E minor, Op. 39
00 Haydn: Symphony № 101
00 Vermeulen: Symphony № 2, Prélude à la nouvelle journée

[mszczuj]

After: Wanderer

+3 Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op,36 (What a perfect work it is! First symphony with a scherzo. But in fact this is the absolute pinnacle of this kind of symphony to which belong three last Mozart's symphonies and Haydn's London symphonies. Very important in Beethoven's progress - as prove to deal with that thoughts he used many years later to construct his 9th. And this Larghetto. A miracle.)
+1 Brahms: Symphony № 3 in F, op.90
-2 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47

13 Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op,36
09 Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
09 Brahms: Symphony № 3 in F, op.90
09 Mahler: Symphony  № 3 in d minor
08 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47
07 Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
06 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
06 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
05 Brahms: Symphony № 1
03 Haydn: Symphony № 103
03 Nielsen: Symphony № 5, Op. 50
02 Franck: Symphony in D minor, M48
02 Saint-Saëns: Symphony № 3 in C minor, op.78 "avec orgue"
01 Mozart: Symphony No.38 "Prague"
01 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"
01 Schubert: Symphony № 3
01 Sibelius Symphony №1 in E minor, Op. 39
00 Haydn: Symphony № 101
00 Vermeulen: Symphony № 2, Prélude à la nouvelle journée

[Conor71]

After mszczuj


Shostakovich +3
Mozart +1
Beethoven -2



11 Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op,36
11 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47
09 Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
09 Brahms: Symphony № 3 in F, op.90
09 Mahler: Symphony  № 3 in d minor
07 Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
06 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
06 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
05 Brahms: Symphony № 1
03 Haydn: Symphony № 103
03 Nielsen: Symphony № 5, Op. 50
02 Franck: Symphony in D minor, M48
02 Saint-Saëns: Symphony № 3 in C minor, op.78 "avec orgue"
02 Mozart: Symphony No.38 "Prague"
01 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"
01 Schubert: Symphony № 3
01 Sibelius Symphony №1 in E minor, Op. 39
00 Haydn: Symphony № 101
00 Vermeulen: Symphony № 2, Prélude à la nouvelle journée

[haziz]

After Conor71

+3 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
+1 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"

-2  Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47



11 Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op,36
09 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
09 Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
09 Brahms: Symphony № 3 in F, op.90
09 Mahler: Symphony  № 3 in d minor
09 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47
07 Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
06 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
06 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
05 Brahms: Symphony № 1
03 Haydn: Symphony № 103
03 Nielsen: Symphony № 5, Op. 50
02 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"
02 Franck: Symphony in D minor, M48
02 Saint-Saëns: Symphony № 3 in C minor, op.78 "avec orgue"
02 Mozart: Symphony No.38 "Prague"
01 Schubert: Symphony № 3
01 Sibelius Symphony №1 in E minor, Op. 39
00 Haydn: Symphony № 101
00 Vermeulen: Symphony № 2, Prélude à la nouvelle journée

[mc ukrneal]

After haziz

+2 Tchaikovsky 4
+2 Brahms 1
-2  Beethoven 2 (not a bad symphony (I like it even), will probably make the list, but not as interesting as nearly every other one on the list)


11 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
09 Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op,36
09 Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
09 Brahms: Symphony № 3 in F, op.90
09 Mahler: Symphony  № 3 in d minor
09 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47
07 Brahms: Symphony № 1
07 Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
06 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
03 Haydn: Symphony № 103
03 Nielsen: Symphony № 5, Op. 50
02 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"
02 Franck: Symphony in D minor, M48
02 Saint-Saëns: Symphony № 3 in C minor, op.78 "avec orgue"
02 Mozart: Symphony No.38 "Prague"
01 Schubert: Symphony № 3
01 Sibelius Symphony №1 in E minor, Op. 39
00 Haydn: Symphony № 101
00 Vermeulen: Symphony № 2, Prélude à la nouvelle journée

[Wanderer]

After: mc ukrneal

+3 Brahms 1
+1 Berlioz
-2 Rachmaninov 2


11 Tchaikovsky: Symphony № 4 in F minor, Op. 36
10 Brahms: Symphony № 1
10 Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
09 Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op,36
09 Brahms: Symphony № 3 in F, op.90
09 Mahler: Symphony  № 3 in d minor
09 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47
07 Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
04 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
03 Haydn: Symphony № 103
03 Nielsen: Symphony № 5, Op. 50
02 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"
02 Franck: Symphony in D minor, M48
02 Saint-Saëns: Symphony № 3 in C minor, op.78 "avec orgue"
02 Mozart: Symphony No.38 "Prague"
01 Schubert: Symphony № 3
01 Sibelius Symphony №1 in E minor, Op. 39
00 Haydn: Symphony № 101
00 Vermeulen: Symphony № 2, Prélude à la nouvelle journée

[mszczuj]

After: Wanderer

+3 Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op.36
Masterpiece but really hard to interpret. Even Monica Huggett - who made absoutely best 1st and 5th ever - missed to reveal all its beauties failing with the second theme of first part. But we must evaluate work not its performances.
+1 Mozart: Symphony № 41 in C major, K.551 "Jupiter" (new)
Have you ever heard it? It is really good! Not so good as Beethoven's № 2 but really, really good.
-1 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Yes I love it. Especially 2nd, 3rd and 4th part. But this 1st part. Nevertheless I am absolutely shure it can stand in one row with such marvellous work (this love scene!) like Roméo et Juliette.
-1 Brahms: Symphony № 1
3rd and 2nd are much much better

12 Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op,36
10 Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
10 Tchaikovsky: Symphony № 4 in F minor, Op. 36
09 Brahms: Symphony № 1
09 Brahms: Symphony № 3 in F, op.90
09 Mahler: Symphony  № 3 in d minor
09 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47
07 Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
04 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
03 Haydn: Symphony № 103
03 Nielsen: Symphony № 5, Op. 50
02 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"
02 Franck: Symphony in D minor, M48
02 Saint-Saëns: Symphony № 3 in C minor, op.78 "avec orgue"
02 Mozart: Symphony No.38 "Prague"
01 Mozart: Symphony № 41 in C major, K.551 "Jupiter"
01 Schubert: Symphony № 3
01 Sibelius Symphony №1 in E minor, Op. 39
00 Haydn: Symphony № 101
00 Vermeulen: Symphony № 2, Prélude à la nouvelle journée

[Amfortas]

After msz

Mahler 3 +3
Shostak 5 +1
Berlioz Romeo -2

12 Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op,36
12 Mahler: Symphony  № 3 in d minor
10 Tchaikovsky: Symphony № 4 in F minor, Op. 36
10 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47
09 Brahms: Symphony № 1
09 Brahms: Symphony № 3 in F, op.90
08 Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
07 Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
04 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
03 Haydn: Symphony № 103
03 Nielsen: Symphony № 5, Op. 50
02 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"
02 Franck: Symphony in D minor, M48
02 Saint-Saëns: Symphony № 3 in C minor, op.78 "avec orgue"
02 Mozart: Symphony No.38 "Prague"
01 Mozart: Symphony № 41 in C major, K.551 "Jupiter" 01 Schubert: Symphony № 3
01 Sibelius Symphony №1 in E minor, Op. 39
00 Haydn: Symphony № 101
00 Vermeulen: Symphony № 2, Prélude à la nouvelle journée

[mszczuj]

After: Amfortas

+3 Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op.36
+1 Brahms: Symphony № 3 in F, op.90
-2  Mahler: Symphony  № 3 in d minor (new fight club is about 10 - all these symphonies should definitely be on the List)

15 Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op,36
10 Brahms: Symphony № 3 in F, op.90
10 Mahler: Symphony  № 3 in d minor
10 Tchaikovsky: Symphony № 4 in F minor, Op. 36
10 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47
09 Brahms: Symphony № 1
08 Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
07 Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
04 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
03 Haydn: Symphony № 103
03 Nielsen: Symphony № 5, Op. 50
02 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"
02 Franck: Symphony in D minor, M48
02 Saint-Saëns: Symphony № 3 in C minor, op.78 "avec orgue"
02 Mozart: Symphony No.38 "Prague"
01 Mozart: Symphony № 41 in C major, K.551 "Jupiter"
01 Schubert: Symphony № 3
01 Sibelius Symphony №1 in E minor, Op. 39
00 Haydn: Symphony № 101
00 Vermeulen: Symphony № 2, Prélude à la nouvelle journée

[Brahmsian]

After: mszczuj

+3 Mahler: Symphony  № 3 in d minor
+1 Sibelius Symphony №1 in E minor, Op. 39
-2  Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op.36

13 Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op,36
13 Mahler: Symphony  № 3 in d minor
10 Brahms: Symphony № 3 in F, op.90
10 Tchaikovsky: Symphony № 4 in F minor, Op. 36
10 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47
09 Brahms: Symphony № 1
08 Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
07 Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
04 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
03 Haydn: Symphony № 103
03 Nielsen: Symphony № 5, Op. 50
02 Sibelius Symphony №1 in E minor, Op. 39
02 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"
02 Franck: Symphony in D minor, M48
02 Saint-Saëns: Symphony № 3 in C minor, op.78 "avec orgue"
02 Mozart: Symphony No.38 "Prague"
01 Mozart: Symphony № 41 in C major, K.551 "Jupiter"
01 Schubert: Symphony № 3
00 Haydn: Symphony № 101
00 Vermeulen: Symphony № 2, Prélude à la nouvelle journée

[haziz]

After ChamberNut

+3 Tchaikovsky 4
+1 Tchaikovsky 2

-2 Shostakovich

13 Tchaikovsky: Symphony № 4 in F minor, Op. 36
13 Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op,36
13 Mahler: Symphony  № 3 in d minor
10 Brahms: Symphony № 3 in F, op.90
09 Brahms: Symphony № 1
08 Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
08 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47
07 Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
04 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
03 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"
03 Haydn: Symphony № 103
03 Nielsen: Symphony № 5, Op. 50
02 Sibelius Symphony №1 in E minor, Op. 39
02 Franck: Symphony in D minor, M48
02 Saint-Saëns: Symphony № 3 in C minor, op.78 "avec orgue"
02 Mozart: Symphony No.38 "Prague"
01 Mozart: Symphony № 41 in C major, K.551 "Jupiter"
01 Schubert: Symphony № 3
00 Haydn: Symphony № 101
00 Vermeulen: Symphony № 2, Prélude à la nouvelle journée

[mc ukrneal]

After haziz

+2 Tchaikovsky 4
+2 Rach 2
-2 Beethoven 2

15 Tchaikovsky: Symphony № 4 in F minor, Op. 36
13 Mahler: Symphony  № 3 in d minor
11 Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op,36
10 Brahms: Symphony № 3 in F, op.90
09 Brahms: Symphony № 1
08 Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
08 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47
07 Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
06 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
03 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"
03 Haydn: Symphony № 103
03 Nielsen: Symphony № 5, Op. 50
02 Sibelius Symphony №1 in E minor, Op. 39
02 Franck: Symphony in D minor, M48
02 Saint-Saëns: Symphony № 3 in C minor, op.78 "avec orgue"
02 Mozart: Symphony No.38 "Prague"
01 Mozart: Symphony № 41 in C major, K.551 "Jupiter"
01 Schubert: Symphony № 3
00 Haydn: Symphony № 101
00 Vermeulen: Symphony № 2, Prélude à la nouvelle journée

[Conor71]

After mc ukrneal


Tchaikovsky 4 +3
Shostakovich 5 +1
Mahler 3 -2



18 Tchaikovsky: Symphony № 4 in F minor, Op. 36
11 Mahler: Symphony  № 3 in d minor
11 Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op,36
10 Brahms: Symphony № 3 in F, op.90
09 Brahms: Symphony № 1
09 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47
08 Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
07 Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
06 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
03 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"
03 Haydn: Symphony № 103
03 Nielsen: Symphony № 5, Op. 50
02 Sibelius Symphony №1 in E minor, Op. 39
02 Franck: Symphony in D minor, M48
02 Saint-Saëns: Symphony № 3 in C minor, op.78 "avec orgue"
02 Mozart: Symphony No.38 "Prague"
01 Mozart: Symphony № 41 in C major, K.551 "Jupiter"
01 Schubert: Symphony № 3
00 Haydn: Symphony № 101
00 Vermeulen: Symphony № 2, Prélude à la nouvelle journée

[Wanderer]

After: Conor71



(18 Tchaikovsky: Symphony № 4 in F minor, Op. 36 - has been elevated by Conor71's vote)

+3 Brahms 1
+1 Berlioz
-2 Rachmaninov 2


12 Brahms: Symphony № 1
11 Mahler: Symphony  № 3 in d minor
11 Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op,36
10 Brahms: Symphony № 3 in F, op.90
09 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47
09 Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
07 Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
04 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
03 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"
03 Haydn: Symphony № 103
03 Nielsen: Symphony № 5, Op. 50
02 Sibelius Symphony №1 in E minor, Op. 39
02 Franck: Symphony in D minor, M48
02 Saint-Saëns: Symphony № 3 in C minor, op.78 "avec orgue"
02 Mozart: Symphony No.38 "Prague"
01 Mozart: Symphony № 41 in C major, K.551 "Jupiter"
01 Schubert: Symphony № 3
00 Haydn: Symphony № 101
00 Vermeulen: Symphony № 2, Prélude à la nouvelle journée

[Conor71]

After: Conor71



(18 Tchaikovsky: Symphony № 4 in F minor, Op. 36 - has been elevated by Conor71's vote)

Thanks Wanderer!

[mszczuj]

After: Wanderer

+3 Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op,36
+1 Brahms: Symphony № 3 in F, op.90
-1 Brahms: Symphony № 1
-1 Mahler: Symphony  № 3 in d minor

14 Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op,36
11 Brahms: Symphony № 1
11 Brahms: Symphony № 3 in F, op.90
10 Mahler: Symphony  № 3 in d minor
09 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47
09 Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
07 Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
04 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
03 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"
03 Haydn: Symphony № 103
03 Nielsen: Symphony № 5, Op. 50
02 Sibelius Symphony №1 in E minor, Op. 39
02 Franck: Symphony in D minor, M48
02 Saint-Saëns: Symphony № 3 in C minor, op.78 "avec orgue"
02 Mozart: Symphony No.38 "Prague"
01 Mozart: Symphony № 41 in C major, K.551 "Jupiter"
01 Schubert: Symphony № 3
00 Haydn: Symphony № 101
00 Vermeulen: Symphony № 2, Prélude à la nouvelle journée

[Amfortas]

After msz


I must correct for Mahler 

+3 Mahler 3
+1 Shostak 5
-1 Berlioz Romeo


14 Beethoven Symphony № 2 in D major Op,36
13 Mahler: Symphony  № 3 in d minor
11 Brahms: Symphony № 1
11 Brahms: Symphony № 3 in F, op.90
10 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47
08 Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
07 Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
04 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
03 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"
03 Haydn: Symphony № 103
03 Nielsen: Symphony № 5, Op. 50
02 Sibelius Symphony №1 in E minor, Op. 39
02 Franck: Symphony in D minor, M48
02 Saint-Saëns: Symphony № 3 in C minor, op.78 "avec orgue"
02 Mozart: Symphony No.38 "Prague"
01 Mozart: Symphony № 41 in C major, K.551 "Jupiter"
01 Schubert: Symphony № 3
00 Haydn: Symphony № 101
00 Vermeulen: Symphony № 2, Prélude à la nouvelle journée

[mszczuj]

I must correct for Mahler 

Thats what I call fight club - 6 symphonies loved by everybody and none of them can be elevated.

[haziz]

Thats what I call fight club - 6 symphonies loved by everybody and none of them can be elevated.

Actually some of us have quite mixed feelings about Mahler. I have not voted against any of his symphonies and won't since he is much loved by many. As for me, I absolutely love his fourth symphony and am OK (lukewarm actually) with his first, but find his other symphonies to be plodding massive soundscapes. I have to admit that I have not listened to Mahler, other than his fourth, in quite a while. It may be time to dig up one of my box sets of his symphonies and have another listen, the scary thing is that I have several box sets.

Any suggestions for someone who likes his fourth symphony? Which other should I start with?

Sincerely,

Hany.