A New Year List of favourites, symphonies 1 to 9

[Ferretfancy]

Whoops! According to Harriet Cohen Sibelius wrote the opening of his 8th on the back of a cigarette packet. Unfortunately the bin men came that morning!

Of course I meant the 6th, and it is in the right place, just a typo -sorry to disappoint millions!

[Thropplenoggin]

1. Mahler
2. Mahler
3. Beethoven
4. Mozart 4(0)
5. Shostakovich
6. Bach Sinfonia to Cantata BWV (15)6
7. Shostakovich
8. Schubert
9. Beethoven

These are all from my budding collection (the two Shostakovich entries are currently 'on order', as I only began listening to DSCH this week ); the others chosen because they stretch the symphonic form or spoke to me. Yes, I've repeated composers but I don't have any Sibelius, Bruckner et al. So nurr.

Incidentally, this was a great idea, Saly, even if I did break the rules. Perhaps I'll start a similar thread on string quartets in the new year.

[salymap]

Well 9 does seem a reasonable place to stop a list like this. You will notice I didn't offer my list as I'm very fond of Mozart and Schubert symphonies, but nobody's perfect.

And if you chose either Dvorak 7 or 8 that's perfect too. I couldn't live without them.

[Serial_Apologist]

Yes, I've repeated composers but I don't have any Sibelius, Bruckner et al. So nurr.

Now now, tut tut.....

Incidentally, this was a great idea, Saly, even if I did break the rules. Perhaps I'll start a similar thread on string quartets in the new year.

Excellent!

[salymap]

1. Elgar
2. Sibelius
3. Schumann
4. Mahler
5. Schubert
6. RVW
7. Dvorak
8. Bruckner
9. Beethoven

[Nick Armstrong]

There'll be smacked legs all round when the visitors have gorn, cloughie

Made me laugh out loud that, Amms!

[Nick Armstrong]

1. Elgar
2. Sibelius
3. Schumann
4. Mahler
5. Schubert
6. RVW
7. Dvorak
8. Bruckner
9. Beethoven

Not far off mine, sals

I'm torn about Elgar 1, Nielsen 3, RVW and Mahler 5s, Mahler 6... but to get a bit of everything more or less, I'd go for:

1. Walton
2. Elgar
3. Schumann
4. Brahms
5. Sibelius
6. Shostakovich
7. Mahler
8. Bruckner
9. Schubert

[salymap]

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Made me laugh out loud that, Amms!

Oh what a disappointment, thought you had actually made a list Cali.

Oh dear you have, well crossed with mine x

[Nick Armstrong]

Oh dear you have, well croosed with mine x

I'll croose with you any day, sals!!

[amateur51]

I'll croose with you any day, sals!!

I'd pay $$ to see that

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

1) Beethoven ... or Walton ... if not Brahms ... or Mahler. I like the Tchaikovsky and Bruckner firsts, too. But not as much as Berlioz's. And Haydn's is such fun!
2) Brahms ... if not Beethoven ... or Mahler ... but above all, probably Elgar.
3) Beethoven ... or Brahms ... and RVW. And Sibelius' is such fun!
4) Sibelius ... and Brahms ... or Shostakovich ... if not Nielsen, of course. Ives; yes, above all, probably, Ives. And Beethoven's is such fun!
5) Beethoven ... and Sibelius ... or Mahler ... if not Bruckner. And RVW has to be there, too. As has Nielsen.
6) Mahler ... or Beethoven ... if not Sibelius ... but, above all, perhaps, Bruckner. And Tchaikovsky. And Dvorak's is such fun! As is Haydn's.
7) Beethoven ... and Mahler ... or Sibelius ... if not Bruckner.
8) Mahler ... or Beethoven ... but, above all, Bruckner.
9) Bruckner ... or Mahler ... or Beethoven ... if not RVW ... and Shostakovich's is such.

[cloughie]

1) Beethoven ... or Walton ... if not Brahms ... or Mahler. I like the Tchaikovsky and Bruckner firsts, too. But not as much as Berlioz's. And Haydn's is such fun!
2) Brahms ... if not Beethoven ... or Mahler ... but above all, probably Elgar.
3) Beethoven ... or Brahms ... and RVW. And Sibelius' is such fun!
4) Sibelius ... and Brahms ... or Shostakovich ... if not Nielsen, of course. Ives; yes, above all, probably, Ives. And Beethoven's is such fun!
5) Beethoven ... and Sibelius ... or Mahler ... if not Bruckner. And RVW has to be there, too. As has Nielsen.
6) Mahler ... or Beethoven ... if not Sibelius ... but, above all, perhaps, Bruckner. And Tchaikovsky. And Dvorak's is such fun!
7) Beethoven ... and Mahler ... or Sibelius ... if not Bruckner.
8) Mahler ... or Beethoven ... but, above all, Bruckner.
9) Bruckner ... or Mahler ... or Beethoven ... if not RVW ... and Shostakovich's is such.

Ferney, did you used to be indecisive but now you're not so sure?

[Nick Armstrong]

1) Beethoven ... or Walton ... if not Brahms ... or Mahler. I like the Tchaikovsky and Bruckner firsts, too. But not as much as Berlioz's. And Haydn's is such fun!
2) Brahms ... if not Beethoven ... or Mahler ... but above all, probably Elgar.
3) Beethoven ... or Brahms ... and RVW. And Sibelius' is such fun!
4) Sibelius ... and Brahms ... or Shostakovich ... if not Nielsen, of course. Ives; yes, above all, probably, Ives. And Beethoven's is such fun!
5) Beethoven ... and Sibelius ... or Mahler ... if not Bruckner. And RVW has to be there, too. As has Nielsen.
6) Mahler ... or Beethoven ... if not Sibelius ... but, above all, perhaps, Bruckner. And Tchaikovsky. And Dvorak's is such fun! As is Haydn's.
7) Beethoven ... and Mahler ... or Sibelius ... if not Bruckner.
8) Mahler ... or Beethoven ... but, above all, Bruckner.
9) Bruckner ... or Mahler ... or Beethoven ... if not RVW ... and Shostakovich's is such.

As my granny would have said: you'll never hang yourself, ferney, will you?

Tant mieux!

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

1. Elgar
2. Rachmaninov
3. Beethoven
4. Strauss (I suppose it's the 4th)
5. Vaughan Williams
6. Tchaikovsky
7. Buckner
8. Dvorak
9. Mahler

[Beef Oven]

Deleted my post because I thought I'd changed my mind about one of them, but I hadn't, so here is a re-post (was gonna swap Nielson and Sibelius over).

1 Havergal Brian

2 Nielsen

3 Simpson

4 Schumann

5 Sibelius

6 Vaughan Williams

7 Mahler

8 Bruckner

9 Beethoven


Edit I feel uncomfortable about no Shostakovich (4) or Dvorak or Tchaikovsky. And I love Borodin 2. Damn, wish I hadn't looked at Il Grande Inquisitor's list