Shostakovich symphonies: 5th or 10th?

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Which of these (often cited as among the composer's best) do you prefer?

Symphony No.5 in D minor, op.47
10 (31.3%)
Symphony No.10 in E minor, op.93
18 (56.3%)
Meh. Not a fan of either.
1 (3.1%)
DON'T MAKE ME CHOOSE BETWEEN MY BABIES!!
3 (9.4%)

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TheGSMoeller

#20
August 25, 2016, 03:37:57 PM
No. 15 is still my favorite of all the DSCH symphonies. Nothing quite like it.

Karl Henning

#21
August 28, 2016, 04:51:18 PM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on August 24, 2016, 07:26:15 AM
Seriously, I haven't fallen in love with the E minor's first movement, preventing a love for the whole piece.

Sarge

If only you had been in Wooster that day!
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[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

mszczuj

#22
August 31, 2016, 07:14:12 AM
I generally don't think his symphonies are as interesting as his string quartets, but the 5th is one of my favorites.

Sergeant Rock

#23
August 31, 2016, 07:23:01 AM
Quote from: karlhenning on August 28, 2016, 04:51:18 PM
If only you had been in Wooster that day!

Possibly true...hearing a work live has often been my ticket to understanding and acceptance. Was the concert open to non-students? No matter...although my hometown is only a few miles from Wooster, I was in Heidelberg at the time (early 80s, yes?).

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."
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Karl Henning

#24
August 31, 2016, 07:49:02 AM
Aye, indeed.

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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

PerfectWagnerite

#25
August 31, 2016, 08:20:52 AM
10th by a long shot. Never liked the 5th, over-played and over-recorded.

Ken B

#26
August 31, 2016, 03:42:54 PM
Quote from: mszczuj on August 31, 2016, 07:14:12 AM
I generally don't think his symphonies are as interesting as his string quartets

This is true, and obviously true, but it always seems to start fights here!

Cato

#27
August 31, 2016, 05:01:49 PM
Quote from: Ken B on August 31, 2016, 03:42:54 PM
This is true, and obviously true, but it always seems to start fights here!

Yup!

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Maestro267

#28
September 03, 2016, 12:13:26 PM
Of these two, No. 5. But I'd take No. 11 over both of them anyday.

Johnnie Burgess

#29
September 09, 2016, 10:56:56 PM
The Symphony No.5 in D minor, op.47 for me.
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