Favorite 3 Bruckner Symphonies

[Lethevich]

6 is wonderful  0:)

What do you think of 5? (I haven't been able to embrace it yet)

Seems 5 is most peoples favourite, but I find it a little austere - I prefer all the later symphonies to it.

[Cato]

Some years ago I had the opportunity to hear the Cleveland Orchestra in concert with Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting the Bruckner 5th, and the Finale brought people to their feet!  The tempo was brisk and the brass was triumphant without being bombastic.

 

[marvinbrown]

  I see the Nullte Symphony 0 has recieved another vote- somebody else here shares my love for that symphony wonderfull!

  marvin 

[anasazi]

I would pick 3, 4 and 6.  3 because it was the first I heard and a live performance.  It left kind of a mark on my ear.  4 and 6, also early experiences, but through the excellent recordings of Klemp and the Phil. Orchestra. Actually, I kind of enjoy all of Bruckner's symphones, although to me, his third really was the first.

[Brahmsian]

I remember I created this thread a long time ago, back when I was ChamberNut for the first time.   

My choices are different this time.  They are # 7, # 8 and # 9

[Lethevich]

3, 6, 9 the first time around - the 8th comes close, but I think I'll still keep it at this

(I still have yet to "get" the 5th, too. Strange how things sometimes don't change.)

[Renfield]

I looked at the title, and thought 'ha, easy!'

Then I realised it wasn't that easy.


It has to be 7, 8, 9, purely on meritocratic grounds. Though I do love the 4th in a purely sentimental manner.

(Not to say it's not great music, or that I don't love the remaining symphonies, as well. As I said: harder than I thought!)

[madaboutmahler]

has to be no.4, 5, 9 for me at this point! Need to get to know the "0's" and 8th a little more, only heard them once I think...

Daniel

[jwinter]

I'm boring and sticking with 7, 8, & 9, same as last time.  Although 6 has been growing on me...

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[Mirror Image]

My favorites are 5, 6, and 9. I never really cared much about the 7th or the 8th, though the 8th is much better than the 7th in my opinion. His first couple of symphonies 0-4 were pretty good. The 4th being the most mature out of these. But I like Bruckner when he's getting out of his comfort zone, which I think he's done in 5, 6, and 9. The 9th is my absolute favorite. Each movement is a masterpiece. The last movement is especially powerful and moving for me.

[Bulldog]

Mine are 5, 7 and 9 - just like Beethoven.

[Lethevich]

To the No.7 fans - do you consider the finale to be a total success, or do you enjoy the work despite that? I find that the front-heavy aspect of the 7th makes the work less satisfactory than the surrounding ones.

[Marc]

Polls: you can't live with them, you can't live without them.

As a rookie, I began with Bruckner 1 & 4 once and they remained my faves for some time. Growing older, I grew more attached to others, especially the last two.

In the end, I voted for 4, 8 and 9, and now my heart breaks to see that no. 1 did not get a single vote yet.

[DavidW]

I voted for 4, 7, and 9.

[DavidRoss]

4, 5, 7.  Ask another time and you might get 6 or 9.  But I'd still take all of Sibelius and most of Beethoven, Mahler, and Prokofiev first.

[Mirror Image]

But I'd still take all of Sibelius and most of Beethoven, Mahler, and Prokofiev first.

That's completely irrelevant to the thread topic.

[DavidRoss]

To the No.7 fans - do you consider the finale to be a total success, or do you enjoy the work despite that? I find that the front-heavy aspect of the 7th makes the work less satisfactory than the surrounding ones.

Sara, I don't consider the finale of any of his symphonies to be a total success, nor any other of his movements. But I enjoy most of the symphonies most of the time in spite of their tediousness.

[Mirror Image]

But I enjoy most of the symphonies most of the time in spite of their tediousness.

The same can be said of Mahler. Way over-the-top emotional for me, which can grow tiresome.

Edit: I should have wrote I like the music of Mahler in spite of this emotional excessiveness.

[mszczuj]

7,8,9 are for me in completly other league than all earlier.

[DavidW]

If I were to split 'em into tiers I would go:

Tier 1: 4, 5, 7, 8, 9
Tier 2: 3, 6
Tier 3: 00, 0, 1, 2