Ten favourite 4th symphonies

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vandermolen

May 16, 2015, 10:27:01 AM
Shostakovich
Vaughan Williams
Braga Santos
Stanley Bate
Sibelius
Antheil
Alwyn
Freitas Branco
Ives
Rubbra
"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).

Jo498

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May 16, 2015, 10:29:35 AM
Brahms
Schumann
Nielsen
Beethoven
Sibelius
Mahler
Mendelssohn (Italian)
Ives
Berwald
Schubert
Tout le malheur des hommes vient d'une seule chose, qui est de ne savoir pas demeurer en repos, dans une chambre.
- Blaise Pascal

Ken B

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May 16, 2015, 10:57:25 AM
Quote from: Jo498 on May 16, 2015, 10:29:35 AM
Brahms
Schumann
Nielsen
Beethoven
Sibelius
Mahler
Mendelssohn (Italian)
Ives
Berwald
Schubert

This is good list. I toss Ives and the last two. Float Schumann down a bit.  Add Schmidt above Sibelius. Add Stravinsky below Brahms (Three Movements). Add a player to be named later.

vandermolen

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May 16, 2015, 10:59:59 AM
Quote from: Jo498 on May 16, 2015, 10:29:35 AM
Brahms
Schumann
Nielsen
Beethoven
Sibelius
Mahler
Mendelssohn (Italian)
Ives
Berwald
Schubert
Should have included Nielsen myself.
"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).

Ken B

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May 16, 2015, 11:41:05 AM
Quote from: vandermolen on May 16, 2015, 10:59:59 AM
Should have included Nielsen myself.
Hey! This is a form of cheating! You must name whom you'd drop!

Christo

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May 16, 2015, 11:57:18 AM
Alwyn
Bate
Braga Santos
Freitas Branco
Honegger
Kinsella
Nielsen
Schmidt
Shostakovich
Tubin
Vaughan Williams

(to vary a little with Vandermolen's choice  :))
... music is not only an 'entertainment', nor a mere luxury, but a necessity of the spiritual if not of the physical life, an opening of those magic casements through which we can catch a glimpse of that country where ultimate reality will be found.    RVW, 1948

Sergeant Rock

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May 16, 2015, 12:12:31 PM
Havergal Brian "Das Siegeslied"
Vaughan Williams
Brahms
Mahler
Bruckner
Schmidt
Dvorak
Lloyd
Magnard
Sibelius
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"

Jo498

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May 16, 2015, 12:18:02 PM
I forgot about Schmidt but I hardly know the piece (I have it on the shelf but maybe listened twice or so). I am always confused when non-numbered pieces are numbered because I usually do not remember the order, otherwise Stravinsky's "in three movement" is one of my favorite pieces. I also forgot Shostakovich which is another piece I do not know well. The famous one I excluded on purpose is Bruckner's 4th.
Tout le malheur des hommes vient d'une seule chose, qui est de ne savoir pas demeurer en repos, dans une chambre.
- Blaise Pascal

vandermolen

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May 16, 2015, 01:33:58 PM Last Edit: May 16, 2015, 01:37:06 PM by vandermolen
Quote from: Ken B on May 16, 2015, 11:41:05 AM
Hey! This is a form of cheating! You must name whom you'd drop!
Good point!

So, having thought about the other contributions (and my thanks to 'the usual suspects') here is my more considered list No.2

Lloyd
Kinsella
Tubin
Vaughan Williams
Bate
Freitas Branco
Braga Santos
William Alwyn
Honegger
Magnard

Oh no, I left out Shostakovich and Sibelius.  :o
"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).

Christo

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May 16, 2015, 01:51:20 PM
 :)
... music is not only an 'entertainment', nor a mere luxury, but a necessity of the spiritual if not of the physical life, an opening of those magic casements through which we can catch a glimpse of that country where ultimate reality will be found.    RVW, 1948

Mirror Image

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May 16, 2015, 07:45:08 PM
Okay...my turn (in no particular order):

Sibelius
RVW
Diamond
Shostakovich
Nielsen
Tubin
Chavez
Schmidt
Hanson
Tchaikovsky

vandermolen

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May 16, 2015, 10:08:34 PM
Quote from: Mirror Image on May 16, 2015, 07:45:08 PM
Okay...my turn (in no particular order):

Sibelius
RVW
Diamond
Shostakovich
Nielsen
Tubin
Chavez
Schmidt
Hanson
Tchaikovsky

Nice list John with which I wholeheartedly agree. Must listen again to my Chavez box set. One of his more craggy symphonies oddly reminds me of Havergal Brian. The Schmidt is a great symphony and I have always admired a Diamond and Hanson although in both cases their third symphonies are my favourites.
"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).

Mirror Image

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May 16, 2015, 10:11:04 PM
Quote from: vandermolen on May 16, 2015, 10:08:34 PM
Nice list John with which I wholeheartedly agree. Must listen again to my Chavez box set. One of his more craggy symphonies oddly reminds me of Havergal Brian. The Schmidt is a great symphony and I have always admired a Diamond and Hanson although in both cases their third symphonies are my favourites.

Kudos, Jeffrey. 8) The Chavez is just a gorgeous work (listen to the Batiz performance, the Mata isn't up to par).

vandermolen

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May 17, 2015, 12:11:59 AM
Quote from: Mirror Image on May 16, 2015, 10:11:04 PM
Kudos, Jeffrey. 8) The Chavez is just a gorgeous work (listen to the Batiz performance, the Mata isn't up to par).
Right John, I shall be listening to that later - I have both versions.  ::)
"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).

TheGSMoeller

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May 17, 2015, 01:56:59 AM Last Edit: May 17, 2015, 01:59:25 AM by TheGSMoeller
Berlioz - Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale
Brahms
Bruckner
Prokofiev (either version)
Mahler
Dvorak
Ives
Rangstrom
Glass - Heroes
[reserved for future pick]

Drasko

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May 17, 2015, 02:01:24 AM
piston
diamond
honegger
roussel
tchaikovsky
mahler
brahms
bruckner
schumann
beethoven

vandermolen

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May 17, 2015, 11:45:12 AM
Nice to see Rangstrom and Roussel featured.
"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).
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