Top 10 Favorite Symphonies of the 20th Century

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Mirror Image

May 22, 2012, 01:46:27 PM
Please excuse me if this has been done before but here's my list (in no particular order), but as usual, this list is always subject to change:):

1. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
2. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5
3. Sibelius: Symphony No. 6
4. Milhaud: Symphony No. 6
5. Pettersson: Symphony No. 7
6. Casella: Sinfonia "Symphony No. 3"
7. Schuman: Symphony No. 3
8. Honegger: Symphony No. 3 "Liturgique"
9. Tippett: Symphony No. 2
10. Myaskovsky: Symphony No. 24

madaboutmahler

#1
May 22, 2012, 02:11:33 PM
Interesting list, John! Just missing one composer... ;)

Shall think about my list and post it tommorow. Good night, John! :)
"Music is ... A higher revelation than all Wisdom & Philosophy"
— Ludwig van Beethoven

Mirror Image

#2
May 22, 2012, 02:13:57 PM
Quote from: madaboutmahler on May 22, 2012, 02:11:33 PM
Interesting list, John! Just missing one composer... ;)

Shall think about my list and post it tommorow. Good night, John! :)

I wonder who you could be referring to? Hmmm... ;)

classicalgeek

#3
May 22, 2012, 05:48:03 PM
Let's see... only ten?  I think I could easily name fifty ;D

So... in rough order (and trying not to repeat composers):

Shostakovich: Symphony no. 4
Suk: 'Asrael' Symphony
Copland: Symphony no. 3
Mahler: Symphony no. 9
Vaughan Williams: Symphony no. 4
Nielsen: Symphony no. 5
Schuman: Symphony no. 3
Prokofiev: Symphony no. 6
Martinu: Symphony no. 4
Walton: Symphony no. 1

So much great music, so little time...

DavidW

#4
May 22, 2012, 05:57:08 PM
Nielsen 5, Mahler 9, DSCH 5, 8, 10, Sibelius 4-7, Stravinsky Symphony in 3 movements, Prokofiev 5th, 6th.  Well it's not the magic number but who cares! :D

eyeresist

#5
May 23, 2012, 02:06:01 AM
In no special order (and sure to change with my mood):

Mahler - Symphony No. 7
Mahler - Das Lied von der Erde
Prokofiev - Symphony No. 2
Prokofiev - Symphony No. 3
Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 7 'Antartica'
Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 8
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 1
Terterian - Symphony No. 3
Terterian - Symphony No. 4 (& possibly more when I finally get to hear them!)
- and, because I can't make up my mind but need to fill out the list -
Schuman - Symphony No. 8

Karl Henning

#6
May 23, 2012, 05:38:25 AM
Quote from: DavidW on May 22, 2012, 05:57:08 PM
Nielsen 5, Mahler 9, DSCH 5, 8, 10, Sibelius 4-7, Stravinsky Symphony in 3 movements, Prokofiev 5th, 6th.  Well it's not the magic number but who cares! :D

Very nice list, Davey!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Sergeant Rock

#7
May 23, 2012, 05:59:54 AM
Mahler 1 through 10. That was easy  8)

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

Sergeant Rock

#8
May 23, 2012, 06:13:22 AM
This is my not so easy list. I'm sure we've done this before. I wonder what my other list (lists?) look like.

Mahler Symphony #4

Mahler Symphony #6

Nielsen Symphony #3

Shostakovich Symphony #15

Vaughan Williams Symphony #4

Vaughan Williams Symphony #8

Sibelius Symphony #5

Roy Harris Symphony #3

Ives Symphony #2

Havergal Brian Symphony #1 "Gothic"


Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

Karl Henning

#9
May 23, 2012, 06:24:03 AM
No, I could not possibly devise a list.

Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

springrite

#10
May 23, 2012, 06:27:09 AM
I will see how many I can list without resorting to Mahler:

Pettersson 7
Shostakovich 11
Sibelius 5
Nielsen 3
Rubbra 3 ( I think... )
Alwyn 1
Carter Symphonia (This is 20th, not 21st century, right?)

Mahler 9
Mahler 7
Mahler 6
Do what I must do, and let what must happen happen.

Leo K.

#11
May 23, 2012, 06:29:54 AM Last Edit: May 23, 2012, 06:32:25 AM by Leo K
Hmmm, interesting thread, and great for finding recommends!

Here's mine:

Webern, Symphony Op.21

R. Strauss, Alpine Symphony

Mahler, Symphony no.7 and no.9

Pfitzner, Symphony in C, Op.46

Ives, Symphony no.2

Wetz, Symphony no.1

Stephen Albert, Symphony riverrun

Bernstein, Symphony no.3 'Kaddish'

classicalgeek

#12
May 23, 2012, 06:31:22 AM
Two more candidates for mine:

Korngold: Symphony in F-sharp
Roussel: Symphony no. 2

I'm sure I'll keep adding to the list! :D
So much great music, so little time...

Drasko

#13
May 23, 2012, 06:31:31 AM
Mahler 9
Sibelius 7
Shostakovich 5
Weill 2
Martinu 3
Honegger 5
Roussel 3
Stravinsky /of psalms
Prokofiev 7
Piston 2

Sergeant Rock

#14
May 23, 2012, 06:36:07 AM
Quote from: karlhenning on May 23, 2012, 06:24:03 AM
No, I could not possibly devise a list.

Come on, Karl. Man up! Give us 10!

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

Karl Henning

#15
May 23, 2012, 06:36:34 AM
Quote from: Drasko on May 23, 2012, 06:31:31 AM
Mahler 9
Sibelius 7
Shostakovich 5
Weill 2
Martinu 3
Honegger 5
Roussel 3
Stravinsky /of psalms
Prokofiev 7
Piston 2

Does my heart good to see the Prokofiev Seventh in there!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Karl Henning

#16
May 23, 2012, 06:48:18 AM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on May 23, 2012, 06:36:07 AM
Come on, Karl. Man up! Give us 10!

Sarge, you're demanding, but never unfair.

In alphabetical order:

Langgaard, Sinfonia interna
Nielsen, № 3, Sinfonia espansiva, FS60 Op.27
Nielsen, № 6, Sinfonia semplice, FS116
Prokofiev, № 2 in d minor, Op.40
Schnittke, № 4
Shostakovich, № 4 in c minor, Op.43
Shostakovich, № 10 in e minor, Op.93
Sibelius, № 6 in d minor, Op.104
Stravinsky, Symphony in Three Movements
Vaughan Williams, A Pastoral Symphony
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

springrite

#17
May 23, 2012, 06:48:34 AM
Quote from: karlhenning on May 23, 2012, 06:36:34 AM
Does my heart good to see the Prokofiev Seventh in there!

Nine more comments like that and we will have a list!


Good to see ur list of 10 (or 11)!
Do what I must do, and let what must happen happen.

Sergeant Rock

#18
May 23, 2012, 06:58:53 AM
Quote from: karlhenning on May 23, 2012, 06:48:18 AM
Sarge, you're demanding, but never unfair.

In alphabetical order:

Langgaard, Sinfonia interna
Nielsen, № 3, Sinfonia espansiva, FS60 Op.27
Nielsen, № 6, Sinfonia semplice, FS116
Prokofiev, № 2 in d minor, Op.40
Schnittke, № 4
Shostakovich, № 4 in c minor, Op.43
Shostakovich, № 10 in e minor, Op.93
Sibelius, № 6 in d minor, Op.104
Stravinsky, Symphony in Three Movements
Vaughan Williams, A Pastoral Symphony

Excellent, and excellent choices! I knew you could do it  ;)

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

springrite

#19
May 23, 2012, 07:02:37 AM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on May 23, 2012, 06:58:53 AM
Excellent, and excellent choices! I knew you could do it  ;)

Sarge
He's just pulling our legs with these random choices. He could pull out another ten sets any time  :P
Do what I must do, and let what must happen happen.
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