Favorite E Minor Symphony

[kyjo]

Just another fun, aimless poll! There's so many great symphonies written in this key, but if I had to choose one, it would be Tchaik 5. Apologies for putting Dvorak 9, Brahms 4 and Haydn 44 near the bottom; they only occurred to me after listing all those other obscure ones. If you would like another one added to the list, don't be afraid to ask, but please vote for it if you are going to ask me to add it to the poll.

[Mirror Image]

Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10 without a doubt in my mind and before I could even finish reading the other choices.

[ibanezmonster]

Do I really have to decide between Brahms and Shostakovich? 

depends, so no answer...

[Brian]

I voted for Brahms 4 and then realized Shosty's 10th was in E minor too. Crap. So hard.

1. Brahms 4
2. Shosty 10
3. Tchaikovsky 5
4. Rachmaninov 2
5. Thompson 2

(But Tchaikovsky 5 is by far my most listened to.)

[ibanezmonster]

Yes, you do! It looks like you voted! Who did you go for this time?

Ha, actually I didn't vote. Must have been somebody else.

[springrite]

Mahler 7 over Brahms 4

[Sammy]

Do I really have to decide between Brahms and Shostakovich? 

depends, so no answer...

I tried to use your vote, but it didn't take.  It's the Shostakovich for me.

[The Six]

Obviously Brahms.

[PaulR]

Of course, Shostakovich 10, though Brahms 4 is superb.

[Opus106]

I haven't heard them all, so I won't vote. Just being fair, that's all. But I know that, if I had the option to change my vote at a later time, I would have gone for, as a sort of 'placeholder' vote, Brahms' 4th..., or Shosty 10... or RVW 6th. Or Tchaikovsky 5. Maybe even M7.

[dyn]

Barber's First Symphony is also in e minor, as is Bernstein's First Symphony. And RVW's Ninth (in fact it was the first symphony of his to necessitate a number since all the previous ones had been referred to primarily by key, but E minor had already been used in the Sixth). And Hindemith's Die Harmonie der Welt and possibly other well known 20th century symphonies i'm forgetting.

For me i suppose Haydn by default; the Brahms is always appealing but not one of his works i find myself returning to very often

[North Star]

Nah, I'm not going to choose one of DSCH 10, Brahms 4, Mahler 7, & Tchai 5th

Rimsky-Korsakov's 1st is E minor, too.

[kyjo]

Rimsky-Korsakov 1 and VW 9 added. I'm ashamed of myself for forgetting these, especially the latter.

[Beorn]

Blast! I didn't see the Brahms and wasted my vote on Haydn. 

[Sergeant Rock]

Since Brahms 4 is one of my Top 5 Symphonies (the others are Mahler 6, Nielsen 3, Sibelius 5 and Vaughan Williams 4), my vote has to go there.

Sarge

[DavidW]

Dvorak 9, this was a tough one.

[Opus106]

Blast! I didn't see the Brahms and wasted my vote on Haydn. 

You forgot Brahms.

Dvorak 9, this was a tough one.

Hey, you already voted! Oh, wait a minute...

[DavidW]

Hey, you already voted! Oh, wait a minute...

I almost voted for DSCH 10 but since my doppelganger had me covered, I voted for Dvorak!

[Karl Henning]

Cannot choose just one.

[kyjo]

BTW who voted for Braga Santos 4? Good man (or woman)! That's an awesome piece!