Your Favorite Beethoven Symphonies

Started by Don, May 15, 2007, 07:17:13 AM

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What are your three favorite Beethoven Symphonies

Sym. 1
4 (10.5%)
Sym. 2
3 (7.9%)
Sym. 3
26 (68.4%)
Sym. 4
18 (47.4%)
Sym. 5
23 (60.5%)
Sym. 6
20 (52.6%)
Sym. 7
30 (78.9%)
Sym. 8
9 (23.7%)
Sym. 9
32 (84.2%)

Total Members Voted: 38

Voting closed: May 18, 2007, 07:17:13 AM

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I chose 3,7, & 9 which are my favorites today, but I'm a fickle lover.  Tomorrow it could well be 2,4 and 8; or 1,5, and 6.  I'm just happy that I don't have to make a binding choice about these works. ;)

karlhenning

Quote from: Bunny on May 15, 2007, 10:05:24 AM
I'm just happy that I don't have to make a binding choice about these works.

Too late  ;D

not edward

8, 4 and 7 for me, in that order--the first two because they're infinitely fresh, the third because it's just damn good fun.
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Maciek

Quote from: karlhenning on May 15, 2007, 07:25:49 AM
Great idea, Don!

Tough call, but I voted for the Fourth, Sixth & Seventh.

Since the subject of twins has been brought up, may I mention, Karl, that I do not believe you! You simply typed those three in because you somehow managed to peek into my choices (befor I actually made them...). I know that. It's obvious. So no need to hide it.

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Valentino

4 needed C. Kleiber, and I was hooked.

What about 10 then, in this magnificent recording?

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9, 3 then 5 (but that could be 7 or 8 as well as picking that third favorite was tough). The 9th is probably the one I have the most different readings of and definitely the one I listen to most by a long shot.
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Lethevich

I knew that the 4th and 8th were the least popular of 3-9, but I didn't know that the (relative) dislike of the 8th was so great as to give the 4th double the amount of votes...
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In order (most favorite to least favorite):  9 5 7 3 1 8 4 6 2

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Michel

For me, in order:

2, 3, 7, 4

My faves.


George

Quote from: orbital on May 15, 2007, 01:58:42 PM
That's gold George! Gold!   :D

Yes it is, Banya!  ;D

Whom do you like in the glorious 6?

I like Walter and Boehm.  :)

orbital

Quote from: George on May 15, 2007, 02:00:01 PM
Yes it is, Banya!  ;D

Whom do you like in the glorious 6?

I like Walter and Boehm.  :)
Sorry to say I don't have a lot of choices. I only had two recordings, one of which is Masur on Philips and the other was Klemperer (VOX) which I primarily bought for the Missa Solemnis. However Beethoven's Mass did not do much for me, so I have not listened to it a lot, and I somehow lost the second CD with the sixth on it  ::)

So whenever I need to hear that thunder I (have to) turn on Masur, and it is quite a heavy one :)

Michel

This bloody thread and our discussions on the other one have made me go and spend a load more money....deary me..

Barenboims complete cycle, then Bohm's symphonies 2,4,5 and something else then Guldas complete piano recordings..argh!

Don

Quote from: Michel on May 15, 2007, 02:42:17 PM
This bloody thread and our discussions on the other one have made me go and spend a load more money....deary me..

Barenboims complete cycle, then Bohm's symphonies 2,4,5 and something else then Guldas complete piano recordings..argh!

That's Rob's motivation - to get us to buy more music. ;D

DetUudslukkelige

3, 7, 9, in no particular order. 7 is the one I listen to most often, probably, but I can't really choose a favorite between the three. For a long time, I would have said 3, 5, 9, but I had never given the seventh its fair chance.
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