Favourite Symphony 2

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vandermolen

April 18, 2015, 12:21:35 PM Last Edit: April 18, 2015, 12:35:37 PM by vandermolen
A meaningless concept I know but keeps me entertained (up to 6?)

Vaughan Williams: 'A London Symphony' (1913 version)
Tubin 'Legendary'
Sibelius
Elgar
Creston
Havergal Brian

Actually, I found this more difficult than I thought.

Reserve choices: Bax/Glazunov
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

kishnevi

#1
April 18, 2015, 12:37:27 PM
When it comes to number 2, there can only be One.

Mahler.

vandermolen

#2
April 18, 2015, 12:58:14 PM
Quote from: Jeffrey Smith on April 18, 2015, 12:37:27 PM
When it comes to number 2, there can only be One.

Mahler.

Thank you. I thought that he might pop up.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Sergeant Rock

#3
April 18, 2015, 01:43:28 PM
Mahler
Bruckner
Ives
Elgar
Rachmaninoff
Schmidt
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

Ken B

#4
April 18, 2015, 02:04:01 PM
Probably Brahms. Lots of good choices though.

Wanderer

#5
April 18, 2015, 02:12:38 PM
Not in order of preference:

Schumann
Brahms
Mendelssohn
Mahler
Elgar
Schmidt
Sibelius

NJ Joe

#6
April 18, 2015, 02:32:21 PM
Unquestionably Sibelius.
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Brian

#7
April 18, 2015, 02:45:09 PM Last Edit: April 22, 2015, 10:38:58 AM by Brian
Rachmaninov
Brahms
Martinu
Borodin
Elgar
Dvorak

Hon. Mentions: Sibelius, Randall Thompson, Schubert

#2 happens to be my LEAST favorite symphony by Roussel, Prokofiev, and Tchaikovsky, not that you asked.

Sammy

#8
April 18, 2015, 02:56:29 PM
I'd go with Mahler followed by Schumann and Brahms.

TheGSMoeller

#9
April 18, 2015, 03:07:40 PM
Berlioz (Does Harold count?  ;D)
Ives
Elgar
Bruckner
Weill
Schnittke


Jay F

#10
April 18, 2015, 03:38:21 PM
1. Mahler

2. Sibelius

Mirror Image

#11
April 18, 2015, 07:18:10 PM Last Edit: May 27, 2015, 07:42:34 AM by Mirror Image
Elgar, Sibelius, Barber (!!!), Rachmaninov, Diamond, Piston, Mahler, Prokofiev, Honegger, and Chavez to name a few I enjoy.

Ken B

#12
April 18, 2015, 07:56:19 PM
Quote from: Mirror Image on April 18, 2015, 07:18:10 PM
Elgar, Hanson, Barber (!!!), Rachmaninov, Diamond, Piston, Mahler, Prokofiev, Honegger, and Chavez to name a few I enjoy.

Barber's Night Flight is a great piece. You know it John?
;) :P

Mirror Image

#13
April 18, 2015, 08:00:24 PM
Quote from: Ken B on April 18, 2015, 07:56:19 PM
Barber's Night Flight is a great piece. You know it John?
;) :P

I especially love the first and third movements surrounding the work. ;) ;D

Ken B

#14
April 18, 2015, 08:08:29 PM
Quote from: Mirror Image on April 18, 2015, 08:00:24 PM
I especially love the first and third movements surrounding the work. ;) ;D

!! What the hell? What kind of avatar is THAT, John?
Has your account been hacked?
>:D

Mirror Image

#15
April 18, 2015, 08:20:30 PM
Quote from: Ken B on April 18, 2015, 08:08:29 PM
!! What the hell? What kind of avatar is THAT, John?
Has your account been hacked?
>:D

It's back to Delius probably permanently.

vandermolen

#16
April 18, 2015, 10:41:07 PM
Thanks for replies. Lots of interesting choices. I could easily have included Piston and Honegger on my original list. The Honegger is great but I prefer the 'Liturgique' but the Piston is his greatest I believe and one of the finest American symphonies.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

71 dB

#17
April 18, 2015, 11:35:09 PM
For once a poll which I can answer with ease: Elgar.  0:)
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#18
April 19, 2015, 12:19:07 AM
Brahms
Mahler
Schumann
Nielsen
Beethoven
Schubert (maybe my favorite of the early 6)

The Sibelius is impressive but has outstayed its welcome for me, I am afraid.
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EigenUser

#19
April 19, 2015, 02:35:29 AM
Quote from: vandermolen on April 18, 2015, 10:41:07 PM
Thanks for replies. Lots of interesting choices. I could easily have included Piston and Honegger on my original list. The Honegger is great but I prefer the 'Liturgique' but the Piston is his greatest I believe and one of the finest American symphonies.
I really like Piston's 2nd, but I don't remember it well. I should hear it again soon.

Off-topic (sorry!), but his 1st VC is awesome! I might order the sheet music soon so I can try and learn it.
Beethoven's Op. 133 -- A fugue so bad that even Beethoven himself called it "Grosse".
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