Top Ten Symphonies Revisited

[Roehre]

My new top 10 are:-

Mozart 2
Mozart 3
Mozart 37
Schubert 7
Schubert 8
Beethoven Jena
Elgar 3
Beethoven 10
Bruckner 9 (all of it)
Mahler 10

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Yes, it does, as does Leinsdorf's complete Mozart symphonies recordings.

I tried to collect those early symphony recordings on LP, but finally gave up the struggle when the Bohm box was issued.

[barber olly]

Yes, indeed. And that slow introduction is included in Marriner's cycle of the symphonies

As it is also in the LMP Jane Glover 25-41

[barber olly]

I think I did my top 100 last time, I find the top 10 just too difficult, there are 5 that would always be in there but the other 5 I can't make my mind up on. So 100 it is, not sure how much this has altered since last time. I hope no one falls asleep reading this list!

Arnold 7, Barber 1 & 2, Bax 2, 3 & 6, Beethoven 3 & 9, Bernstein 1, Borodin 2, Britten Sinfonia da Requiem, Bruckner 5 & 7, Copland 3, Corigliano 1, Diamond 2 & 3, Dvorak 6 & 7, Elgar 1 & 2, Glazunov 7, Hanson 2 & 4, Harris 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 & 11, F J Haydn 88 & 102, Hindemith Sym in E flat, Holmboe 8 & 11, Holst A Choral Symphony, Honegger 3, Kalliwoda 4, L Kozeluch Sym in G minor, Lilburn 2, Martinu 1, 3 & 5, Mendelssohn 3, Mennin 5 & 9, Miaskovsky 17 & 22, Moeran 1 & 2, Nielsen 4 & 5, Parry 3 & 4, Piston 2, 4 & 6, Popov 1, Prokofiev 3 & 6, Rachmaninov 2, Rautavaara 3 & 8, Rubbra 6 & 8, Schubert 5 & 9, W Schuman 3, 5, 6 & 9, R Schumann 2, Shostakovich 8, 11, 13 & 15, Sibelius 3, 4, 6 & 7, Simpson 9, Stanford 6, Stravinsky Sym in Three Movements, Szymanowski 3, Tchaikovsky 2, 4 & 6, Tippett 2, Tubin 4 & 9, Vaughan Williams 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Walton 1.

That took a day's thinking, I think I love the symphony above all other musical forms.

It would probably take another to rank them in order of couldn't do without to like quite alot ie 1-100, and what just missed out at 101!

[Suffolkcoastal]

I had a list of nearly 200 to start with and then narrowed it to 120. Among the symphonies that just missed out were Arnold 5, Bax 1, Beethoven 8, Brahms 1, Bruckner 9, Copland 2, Mennin 7, Prokofiev 5, Sibelius 1, Simpson 4 & Tubin 5. I just like so many symphonies, having around 250 18th Century Symphonies and 1450 post 1800 symphonies in my collection and I keep downloading and buying more!

[antongould]

If I may be so bold - which are the 5 Essentials you mentioned you would take to your desert island off the Suffolk Coast

[Suffolkcoastal]

If I may be so bold - which are the 5 Essentials you mentioned you would take to your desert island off the Suffolk Coast

They are Vaughan Williams 5 & 9, Harris 7, Barber 2 & Elgar 2

[barber olly]

I had a list of nearly 200 to start with and then narrowed it to 120. Among the symphonies that just missed out were Arnold 5, Bax 1, Beethoven 8, Brahms 1, Bruckner 9, Copland 2, Mennin 7, Prokofiev 5, Sibelius 1, Simpson 4 & Tubin 5. I just like so many symphonies, having around 250 18th Century Symphonies and 1450 post 1800 symphonies in my collection and I keep downloading and buying more!

I had a quick check and I think I have 550 or symphonies, but with several recordings of many of them. I'll have a bash at a hundred dreckly! Meanwhile Christmas Card writing beckons.

[Mahlerei]

Restarting this thread is, very, very selfish - Kalininkov 1 and 2 downloading from emusic as I type!

I'm assuming you're downloading the BIS/Bakels recording. If so I'm sure you won't be disappointed :)

[antongould]

It is indeed if the Christmas preparation ever ends I might get to listen to them!!!!!!!!!