Top Ten Symphonies

[cloughie]

Interesting question. How can we find out?

By a forum people’s vote but maybe using more statistically sound means than previously!

[vinteuil]

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... and yet some might say "the people have decided... "



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[cloughie]

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... and yet some might say "the people have decided... "



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So we all have to settle for Bruckner 8 being the top Symphony as deemed democratically by the Forum. Fine but ....

[Beef Oven!]

So we all have to settle for Bruckner 8 being the top Symphony as deemed democratically by the Forum. Fine but ....

It's the will of the people. We can't have a second vote on it ............

[Dave2002]

It's the will of the people. We can't have a second vote on it ............

Oh the irony of it .....

[Beef Oven!]

Oh the irony of it .....

Huh? Oh yes, I get it now - completely unintentional.

Anyway, I'm remaining with Bruckner 8 as the bestest symphony ever.

[cloughie]

Huh? Oh yes, I get it now - completely unintentional.

Anyway, I'm remaining with Bruckner 8 as the bestest symphony ever.

...but thankfully listeneing to it is optional - 3 of the 10 would be outside my personal top 50!

[antongould]

It's the will of the people. We can't have a second vote on it ............

As a ReMoaner I think we can beefers and I’d love to know where cloughers and others stand now ........

[Beef Oven!]

...but thankfully listeneing to it is optional - 3 of the 10 would be outside my personal top 50!

Elgar 1 & 2, LvB 7 and Schubert 9 would be outside of my top 100, as fine as they are.

[Beef Oven!]

As a ReMoaner I think we can beefers and I’d love to know where cloughers and others stand now ........

Bring it on.

[antongould]

Bring it on.

Alright what is this morning’s Top 10 in Beefers Towers .... ???

[Beef Oven!]

Alright what is this morning’s Top 10 in Beefers Towers .... ???

This morning it is

Bruckner 8
Sibelius 5
Mahler 6
Bruckner 9 (3 movement, correct version)
DSCH 4
RVW 3
DSCH 15
DSCH 5
LvB 9
Schumann 2

On the bench:
Bruckner 3
Mahler 9
LvB 4
KAM 41
Havergale Brian 1

It may be different on another morning

[antongould]

this month then ......

Bruckner 8
Bruckner 9
Elgar 1
Brahms 2
Beethoven 9
Rawsthorne 2
Mahler 2
Parry 2
Prokofiev 5
RVW 2

[Beresford]

It's all very well, this voting for music of previous centuries, but would it be more interesting to see a list of favourite music written this century?
Last night's Here & Now did this for ten R3 presenters, with musical extracts of course. I found I could see a link between the presenters' temperements and the music they chose.
Probably best to exclude soloists, songs, or pure choral pieces, for now.
Should a new thread be started, or have I missed an existing one?

[Beef Oven!]

It's all very well, this voting for music of previous centuries, but would it be more interesting to see a list of favourite music written this century?

Just as interesting, I'd say - but it's not the exam question.

Last night's Here & Now did this for ten R3 presenters, with musical extracts of course. I found I could see a link between the presenters' temperements and the music they chose.
Probably best to exclude soloists, songs, or pure choral pieces, for now.
Should a new thread be started, or have I missed an existing one?

Here and now needs shaking up, in my opinion (and the R3's attitude to this programme and the genre).