Three favourite 10th symphonies

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A few composers got to No.9 but fewer to No.10.

Shostakovich

Havergal Brian

Tubin

These are three of my favourite symphonies.

[springrite]

A few composers got to No.9 but fewer to No.10.

Shostakovich

Havergal Brian

Tubin

These are three of my favourite symphonies.

Well, those are three that came to mind for me as well.

I may substitute Vainberg for Tubin.

[Maestro267]

Mahler
Myaskovsky
Brian

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Well, those are three that came to mind for me as well.

I may substitute Vainberg for Tubin.

I'm not so familiar with the Weinberg/Vainberg - is that the one in memory of Shostakovich?

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Mahler
Myaskovsky
Brian

I could have chosen Mahler and NYM as well.

[Wanderer]

Mahler
Shostakovich
Havergal Brian

[vers la flamme]

I only know two: Shostakovich and Mahler. One of my favorites from the former, one of my least favorites from the latter, but I would rate them about equally.

[Maestro267]

I'm not so familiar with the Weinberg/Vainberg - is that the one in memory of Shostakovich?

That's No. 12. I'm not familiar with No. 10 either. It appears to be for strings alone.

[Symphonic Addict]

Shostakovich
Tubin
Langgaard

[Symphonic Addict]

Mahler
Myaskovsky
Brian

Oddly enough, Myaskovsky's 10th is one of my least favorites by him! 

[foxandpeng]

Holmboe
Tubin
Pettersson, maybe?

... how about a left field Peter Maxwell Davies, Alla Pavlova's 'Path to Golden Gate', or Hovhaness' 'Vahaken'... Lloyd's 'November Journeys'...

[VonStupp]

I would probably prefer many of the ones already mentioned, but without repeating those:

Villa-Lobos
HW Henze
Don Gillis

I have not heard Leif Segerstam's 10th Symphony, but I am willing to investigate. 

VS

[Symphonic Addict]

Holmboe
Tubin
Pettersson, maybe?

... how about a left field Peter Maxwell Davies, Alla Pavlova's 'Path to Golden Gate', or Hovhaness' 'Vahaken'... Lloyd's 'November Journeys'...

The Pettersson is a pandemonium! Interesting choice.

I remember disliking the Maxwell Davies. Extremely dour and depressive for my taste.

[Symphonic Addict]

I would probably prefer many of the ones already mentioned, but without repeating those:

Villa-Lobos
HW Henze
Don Gillis

I have not heard Leif Segerstam's 10th Symphony, but I am willing to investigate. 

VS

Thumbs up for Villa-Lobos and Henze.

As for Segerstam... I pass. 

[Karl Henning]

I'm not so familiar with the Weinberg/Vainberg - is that the one in memory of Shostakovich?

No, that's the Twelfth. The Tenth is very good indeed.

[foxandpeng]

The Pettersson is a pandemonium! Interesting choice.

I remember disliking the Maxwell Davies. Extremely dour and depressive for my taste.

Bit of a tough third choice, really. The obvious is to cop out and go with DSCH, but I don't love the work, tbh. The PMD is OK, but the choral elements detract. Pettersson is always worth hearing, although not the pinnacle for me amongst his output either. Possibly Pavlova or Hovhaness need to slug it out for 3rd spot.

I need to get to know more 10ths 😀

[Symphonic Addict]

Bit of a tough third choice, really. The obvious is to cop out and go with DSCH, but I don't love the work, tbh. The PMD is OK, but the choral elements detract. Pettersson is always worth hearing, although not the pinnacle for me amongst his output either. Possibly Pavlova or Hovhaness need to slug it out for 3rd spot.

I need to get to know more 10ths 😀

Another Tenth you could quite like and enjoy too is the one by the Finn Kalevi Aho. Stormy, brooding, with a long and dense slow movement (3rd mov.)

[Daverz]

Shostakovich and Mahler (Cooke II).  I'm sure I've heard Aho, Pettersson, probably Haydn and Tubin, but can't bring anything to mind about those symphonies.

[vandermolen]

That's No. 12. I'm not familiar with No. 10 either. It appears to be for strings alone.

Thank you!

[vandermolen]

Oddly enough, Myaskovsky's 10th is one of my least favorites by him! 

+1

Langgaard's No.10 is one of my favourite ones as well.

Am really enjoying reading the suggestions. Thanks everyone