A New Year List of favourites, symphonies 1 to 9

[antongould]

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

I'm drunk already - I think I see a Lady Sidcup list with Bruckner in..........

[Beef Oven]

OK. Here is my list. I hope Salymap will forgive me, I thought I would do a list where each symphony is special to me in some way, even if it's not my absolute favourite for that number. And I cheated on no 4.

1. Sibelius.
2.Schubert
3. Alwyn
4. Bliss. Ok its not no 4 , but it has 4 colours, and I love it, and its new year.
5 DSCH
6 RVW
7 Rubbra
8 Bruckner.
9. Arnold.

I had Alwyn at #3 then changed me mind! Good call on #6 ts

[antongould]

1 Elgar
2 Rawsthorne
3 Schumann
4 Bax
5 Nielsen
6 Mahler
7 Dvorak
8 Beethoven
9 Bruckner

[Beef Oven]

1. Searle
2. Maxwell Davies
3. Tippett
4. Shostakovich
5. Mahler
6. Rubbra
7. Beethoven
8. Bruckner (actually his 10th)
9. Hovhaness

Blimey Boilk, I suppose you don't have sugar in your tea either

[Nick Armstrong]

Rawsthorne 2 and Alwyn 3... now there are two discoveries I'm tempted to make in 2013.

Recommended versions, ts and anton, please!

[Serial_Apologist]

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

I thought you said you didn't like Bruckner, saly.

I feel very lonely now.

[Beef Oven]

Rawsthorne 2 and Alwyn 3... now there are two discoveries I'm tempted to make in 2013.

Recommended versions, ts and anton, please!

You'll probably be steered towards the Naxos releases on both counts. They are fine (I have all of them, including the chamber stuff).

But, I also have the Lyrita releases of both composers' orchestral works, including all the symphonies and I think they are superior. Either way, you will not be disappointed.

I envy you coming to these two marvellous composers for the first time.

P.S. Check out Lyrita, I think it's the best small label ever http://www.lyrita.co.uk/index.php?id=catalogue

[Nick Armstrong]

P.S. Check out Lyrita, I think it's the best small label ever http://www.lyrita.co.uk/index.php?id=catalogue

Cheers Beefy - noted... and fear not, I have plenty of Lyritas, marvellous stuff (Elgar, Finzi mainly)

[Beef Oven]

Cheers Beefy - noted... and fear not, I have plenty of Lyritas, marvellous stuff (Elgar, Finzi mainly)

Didn't mean to be presumptuous, was just over-enthusiastic about Lyrita - labels like that won't be around much longer

[Nick Armstrong]

Didn't mean to be presumptuous, was just over-enthusiastic about Lyrita - labels like that won't be around much longer

No presumption taken!

I love 'em too.

Wishing you a big Beefy British New Year

[scottycelt]

Beethoven? Sibelius? VW? Country mile? A centimetre maybe!

Okay, you're obviously a very hard taskmaster in such affairs of the heart, Sir ... so in this season of goodwill I'm unusually and generously prepared to compromise ... a kilometre ..?

[EdgeleyRob]

Cheers Beefy - noted... and fear not, I have plenty of Lyritas, marvellous stuff (Elgar, Finzi mainly)

Caliban,I have to agree with Beefy,Hickox on Chandos for the Alwyn too although a bit pricey in cd form.

I couldn't imagine not having these records.

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[Beef Oven]

No presumption taken!

I love 'em too.

Wishing you a big Beefy British New Year

And all the very best for you and yours in 2013

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

When we played this game over on the old R3 boards - we were allowed a tenth to cover 'un-numbered' symphonies, such as Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique.

Hmm. Applying that rule would be interesting in the case of R.V.W. as the first one to be given a number was the eighth.

[BBMmk2]

Havergal Brian: Symphony No.1(Gothic).
Rachmaninov: Symphony no.2
Bax: Symphony No.3
Mahler: Symphony no.4
Vaughan Williams: Symphony no.5
Dvorak: Symphony no.6
Bruckner: Symphony no.7
Shostakovich Symphony no.8
Beethoven: Symphony no.9