Question:
Which are your Top 10 Mahler movements?
Option 1: Symphony no.1: m1
votes: 4
Option 2: Symphony no.1: m2
votes: 1
Option 3: Symphony no.1: m3
votes: 2
Option 4: Symphony no.1: m4
votes: 5
Option 5: Blumine
votes: 0
Option 6: Symphony no.2: m1
votes: 4
Option 7: Symphony no.2: m2
votes: 0
Option 8: Symphony no.2: m3
votes: 0
Option 9: Symphony no.2: m4
votes: 0
Option 10: Symphony no.2: m5
votes: 5
Option 11: Symphony no.3: m1
votes: 8
Option 12: Symphony no.3: m2
votes: 0
Option 13: Symphony no.3: m3
votes: 0
Option 14: Symphony no.3: m4
votes: 0
Option 15: Symphony no.3: m5
votes: 0
Option 16: Symphony no.3: m6
votes: 6
Option 17: Symphony no.4: m1
votes: 5
Option 18: Symphony no.4: m2
votes: 3
Option 19: Symphony no.4: m3
votes: 5
Option 20: Symphony no.4: m4
votes: 4
Option 21: Symphony no.5: m1
votes: 2
Option 22: Symphony no.5: m2
votes: 3
Option 23: Symphony no.5: m3
votes: 2
Option 24: Symphony no.5: m4
votes: 3
Option 25: Symphony no.5: m5
votes: 2
Option 26: Symphony no.6: m1
votes: 10
Option 27: Symphony no.6: m2 (scherzo)
votes: 2
Option 28: Symphony no.6: m3 (adagio)
votes: 6
Option 29: Symphony no.6: m4
votes: 5
Option 30: Symphony no.7: m1
votes: 4
Option 31: Symphony no.7: m2
votes: 5
Option 32: Symphony no.7: m3
votes: 1
Option 33: Symphony no.7: m4
votes: 2
Option 34: Symphony no.7: m5
votes: 2
Option 35: Symphony no.8: Part 1
votes: 3
Option 36: Symphony no.8: Part 2
votes: 3
Option 37: Symphony no.9: m1
votes: 9
Option 38: Symphony no.9: m2
votes: 0
Option 39: Symphony no.9: m3
votes: 3
Option 40: Symphony no.9: m4
votes: 9
Option 41: Symphony no.10 Adagio
votes: 4
Option 42: Das Lied: m1
votes: 0
Option 43: Das Lied: m2
votes: 0
Option 44: Das Lied: m3
votes: 0
Option 45: Das Lied: m4
votes: 0
Option 46: Das Lied: m5
votes: 0
Option 47: Das Lied: m6
votes: 5
Choosing just 5 favourite Mahler movements proved so hard that on my "Your 5 Favourite Mahler movements - Poll" there was actually a petition for the vote limit to be raised to 10, and also for Das Lied von der Erde to be included in the options.
So here the new poll is.
Should be interesting to see the results!
I shall start it off by voting for:
no.1 m1
no.1 m4
no.3 m1
no.4 m1
no.5 m2
no.6 m1
no.6 m2
no.6 m4
no.9 m1
no.9 m4
My three absolute favourites are highlighted :)
Get voting!
Hmm, I love all the symphonies, it's rather hard to choose even with 10 options; anyway I voted for:
No.1: m1
No.1: m2
No.3: m1
No.4: m1
No.5: m1
No.5: m3
No.6: m1
No.6: m4
No.8: part1
No.9: m4
Still very difficult to chose just 10 movements, but currently I chose these:
S1 - Final movement
S2 - Final movement
S3 - Final movement
S5 - Adagietto
S6 - First movement
S6 - Andante Moderato
S7 - First movement
S7 - Fourth movement - Nachmusik II
S9 - First movement
S9 - Final movement
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on October 17, 2011, 10:48:02 AM
Hmm, I love all the symphonies, it's rather hard to choose even with 10 options; anyway I voted for:
No.1: m1
No.1: m2
No.3: m1
No.4: m1
No.5: m1
No.5: m3
No.6: m1
No.6: m4
No.8: part1
No.9: m4
Yes, I agree with both of you, still so difficult to choose even with 10 options! I still have to leave out many others that I love so much!
There are five movements to the Tenth — even if IV and V only are drafts, movements II and III were almost fully drafted and partially orchestrated: they are just as compelling musically as the first movement. If your argument against them is the need for a "completion" then you should strike Krenek's edition of the first movement from the poll (it's also worth noting he edited movement III since this required very little work compared to movement II).