Six favourite unknown symphonies

[DaveF]

I have to try every symphony from this thread!

Here are two absolute masterpieces of Post-Sibelius Finnish music that should be more widely known:

Leevi Madetoja - Symphony 3
Joonas Kokkonen - Symphony 4

Agreed that the Kokkonen is a splendid piece - even though I haven't listened to it for years, the though of the ending of the scherzo still makes the hair stand on end.  So, based on your recommendation, I must hear the Madetoja.

(And I hope your Haydn piano trios are the CPO series by the Trio 1790 - excellent.)

[Skogwald]

(And I hope your Haydn piano trios are the CPO series by the Trio 1790 - excellent.)

I mainly listen to Van Swieten Trio but I agree that Trio 1790 are also brilliant!

[vandermolen]

I'm alive to the fact that many GMG'ers can easily "out-obscure" me, so I list these with an "if these even count as unknown" disclaimer.

Antheil, Jazz Symphony.
Louis Andriessen, Symphony for Open Strings.
Hovhaness, Symphony for Metal Orchestra.
Malipiero, Sinfonia in uno tempo.
Arnold Rosner, Symphony № 5 (Missa sine cantoribus)
Stefan Wolpe, Symphony

I had a nice email exchange with Rosner not long before he sadly passed away.