Six favourite works written during World War Two

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Sean

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April 11, 2015, 05:07:31 AM
More; not sure what's already been mentioned...

Stravinsky
Symphony in C

Schoenberg
Piano concerto

Shostakovich
Piano quintet

Hindemith
Symphonic metamorphosis

Bartok
Concerto for orchestra

Strauss
Capriccio
Metamorphosen

Prokofiev
Flute sonata

Tippett
Symphony No.1

vandermolen

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April 11, 2015, 02:01:00 PM
Quote from: Rons_talking on April 11, 2015, 04:33:23 AM
Copland: Appalachian Spring
RVW: Symphony 5
David Diamond: Symphony 3
Paul Hindemith: Symphony in E-flat
Howard Hanson: Symphony 4 (Requiem)
Britten: Peter Grimes

The Diamond and Hanson works are particular favourites of mine along with the VW. Diamond's Third is his greatest I think.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Ken B

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April 11, 2015, 03:28:07 PM Last Edit: April 11, 2015, 03:30:14 PM by Ken B
Quote from: Sean on April 11, 2015, 05:07:31 AM
More; not sure what's already been mentioned...

Stravinsky
Symphony in C

Schoenberg
Piano concerto

Shostakovich
Piano quintet

Hindemith
Symphonic metamorphosis

Bartok
Concerto for orchestra

Strauss
Capriccio
Metamorphosen

Prokofiev
Flute sonata

Tippett
Symphony No.1

Aside from Tippett, I like this list a lot. We are the only two to name the Symphony in C. (One suspects many GMGers must think the war started in 1941 ....  8) )

Sean

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April 11, 2015, 10:54:56 PM
Sure thing Ken. The Tippett symps are some of the best music charting post-serial tonal breakdown...
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