Six Great Eighth Symphonies

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vandermolen

Quote from: Maestro267 on August 07, 2018, 05:43:27 AM
Vaughan Williams
Havergal Brian
Mahler
Villa-Lobos
Bruckner
Rubbra

The Rubbra is a fine work and an interesting choice.
"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).

SymphonicAddict

There already was a similar poll

http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,26787.0.html

Note: According to my list, I never came to think I was unfamiliar with the Atterberg before March 2017. I seemed like I knew his music much earlier.

vandermolen

Quote from: SymphonicAddict on August 09, 2018, 10:04:28 PM
There already was a similar poll

http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,26787.0.html

Note: According to my list, I never came to think I was unfamiliar with the Atterberg before March 2017. I seemed like I knew his music much earlier.

True! I wonder who started that one?   ::)
Still, that gave you eight choices and this one is reduced to six.
"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).