Fiendish Bruckner Symphony Poll

[Brian]

Ha! Bet you weren't expecting that!

[Sergeant Rock]

D minor always gets my vote 

Sarge

[Cato]

Ha! Bet you weren't expecting that!

Well, I was wondering...and suspecting that it almost had to be a variation on a theme! 

I heard the Symphony 0 last spring in a Toledo Symphony concert (Stefan Sanderling conducting) at the Catholic cathedral, and they made a great case for raising the stature of this work.

[Mirror Image]

Out of these symphonies, Symphony No. 1 gets my vote here.

[Drasko]

No.2

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[jochanaan]

Die Nullte is a worthy work, but in the long run I have to go with #1 for its massive finale.

[Wanderer]

Like them all, love Nos.1 & 2, voted for No.1.

I have to go with #1 for its massive finale.

...and its awesome opening.

[Brahmsian]

#1 for me!  A saucy little number. 

[Ken B]

One of these days Brian is going to create a tough poll. Not today. #1.

[springrite]

#2.

It's one of my favourites regardless!

[Brian]

One of these days Brian is going to create a tough poll. Not today. #1.

What Do You Want to Listen to 23 Hours a Day Every Day for the Rest of Your Life?
- Debussy's La Mer
- The collected orchestral works of Pierre Boulez

[springrite]

What Do You Want to Listen to 23 Hours a Day Every Day for the Rest of Your Life?
- Debussy's La Mer
- The collected orchestral works of Pierre Boulez

I guess "the rest of your life" is very very short then...

[Ken B]

What Do You Want to Listen to 23 Hours a Day Every Day for the Rest of Your Life?
- Debussy's La Mer
- The collected orchestral works of Pierre Boulez

Hey! We got rules here, Bub: Every poll has to have a banana!

[springrite]

Hey! We got rules here, Bub: Every poll has to have a banana!

Got to teach ole Anton the art of defending yourself when attacked by someone armed with a BANANA!

[André]

Go with the flow. # 1 it is, for its wonderful first, third and last movements. # 2 for its massively beautiful slow movement. Then # 0 for its compactness and sheer fun (that scherzo !)

[TheGSMoeller]

No.2
And that goes for any edition. The Adagio alone is worth the vote.

[springrite]

Go with the flow.

Chicken!

[The new erato]

das kecke Beserl is my choice.

[mszczuj]

Like them all, love Nos.1 & 2, voted for No.1.

+1

[kishnevi]

After listening to Haitink conducting the Concertgebouw in the Nullte, I need to change my vote.
Not only is it the best of this lot of symphonies, it may be among the best of Bruckner's symohonies.