A New Year List of favourites, symphonies 1 to 9

[EdgeleyRob]

Some great comments and my thanks to saly too. If 2 is the strongest, is 8 the weakest?

Congratulations to Sibelius for having been nominated for all, erm, 8 of his. RVW has been nominated for 1-6. Dvorak has 6-9.
Mahler has everything from 1-9 except 3 and he has a 10!

And there is still (probably) a long way to go...............!

And 9 (currently my favourite RVW).
Super thread Saly.

[Lateralthinking1]

And 9 (currently my favourite RVW).
Super thread Saly.

Whoops. Rob, I'm genuinely really sorry for missing out your 9 and we are in agreement too. Shows that I am not up to the task!

[cloughie]

Excellent Lats as you seem to be a good way there you can do the end of thread statistics that Lady Sidcup will no doubt "suggest". As for No.8s when we did 10 favourite symphonies a couple of years ago a No.8 "won" by a country mile.

Thinking back two still current members did top 100s - but I would suspect getting to 104 by the current Sidcup rules may be a little difficult...........

If you did my money would be on Haydn!

[Lateralthinking1]

If you did my money would be on Haydn!

And you would win although according to a few quick sums I've done, Lloyd Webber is currently a very close second.

[cloughie]

And you would win although according to a few quick sums I've done, Lloyd Webber is currently a very close second.

Yes but Lloyd-Webber are repeats!

[Dave2002]

If you did my money would be on Haydn!

Segerstam!

[Flosshilde]

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 ... spoke to me.

Do they have regular communication, or was it a one-off?

[cloughie]

Segerstam!

I did think of him - only he would benefit beyond 107. Can't think his 101 goes like clockwork! Or there's a surprise in his 94 - then I'm prejudging I've not heard them - we should have one a week for three years on Breakfast.

[Thropplenoggin]

Do they have regular communication, or was it a one-off?

I see you struggle with metaphorical language. You'd best avoid reading the poets.

[cloughie]

I see you struggle with metaphorical language. You'd best avoid reading the poets.

On a Friday.

[Thropplenoggin]

On a Friday.

[Flosshilde]

I see you struggle with metaphorical language. You'd best avoid reading the poets.

I see from Wiki that the good Dr Johnson was responsible for coming up with the idea of the metaphysical school of poets -

"The metaphysical poets were men of learning, and, to show their learning was their whole endeavour; but, unluckily resolving to show it in rhyme, instead of writing poetry, they only wrote verses, and, very often, such verses as stood the trial of the finger better than of the ear; for the modulation was so imperfect, that they were only found to be verses by counting the syllables... The most heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together; nature and art are ransacked for illustrations, comparisons, and allusions; their learning instructs, and their subtilty surprises; but the reader commonly thinks his improvement dearly bought, and, though he sometimes admires, is seldom pleased."

So I think I probably will avoid them

[sifaka]

I've only been here from today; my first post.

1) Weber
2) Beethoven
3) Brahms
4) Shostakovich
5) Mahler
6) Sibelius
7) Dvorak
8) Schubert
9) Bruckner

I heard Weber's 1st a couple of times on R3 in Oct/November. The first movement made me think of Schubert's '10th' -
it was the new Chandos version and I must get it. However, the no 1 spot was difficult. I also like
Mozart's 1 and nearly put that down. Then those from Brahms, Mahler, Shos. and Walton are superb for no 1s.

[salymap]

I've only been here from today; my first post.

1) Weber
2) Beethoven
3) Brahms
4) Shostakovich
5) Mahler
6) Sibelius
7) Dvorak
8) Schubert
9) Bruckner

I heard Weber's 1st a couple of times on R3 in Oct/November. The first movement made me think of Schubert's '10th' -
it was the new Chandos version and I must get it. However, the no 1 spot was difficult. I also like
Mozart's 1 and nearly put that down. Then those from Brahms, Mahler, Shos. and Walton are superb for no 1s.

Welcome to the MBs sifaka. You'll get plenty of fun and knowledge from them if you are like me. You seem to have found your way round this thread very quickly.Best wishes.

[Thropplenoggin]

I've only been here from today; my first post.

1) Weber
2) Beethoven
3) Brahms
4) Shostakovich
5) Mahler
6) Sibelius
7) Dvorak
8) Schubert
9) Bruckner

I heard Weber's 1st a couple of times on R3 in Oct/November. The first movement made me think of Schubert's '10th' -
it was the new Chandos version and I must get it. However, the no 1 spot was difficult. I also like
Mozart's 1 and nearly put that down. Then those from Brahms, Mahler, Shos. and Walton are superb for no 1s.

Welcome, Sifaka. A really interesting selection, especially Beethoven at 2 and Shostakovich 4. I wonder if Lateralthinking1 can tell us whether this is the first outing for Weber in the thread?