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Post by Carlton the Barbarian on Jan 27, 2008 17:31:17 GMT -8
Lots of these composers are really excellent -- you'd be surprised how much excellent music one can find off the beaten reperatory path. Yeah, Atterberg is great. I still have to get all of his symphonies. His 3rd is AMAZING. I have a lot of stuff to check out.... I have of course heard of Hanson (heard lots of his symphonic works and one symphony, didn't know he did six or more) and Gorecki (heard his famous 3rd symphony but that's it, didn't know he did 6+). I like both of them. Yeah, Hanson did 7, the last being a "Sea Symphony" which is pretty good, but his first is still my favorite. I don't think Gorecki got pass three, but I'm not really sure about that. Tj, I've only heard Bax's third. How does the 6th compare? I don't remember the 3rd. IMO, it wasn't that memorable. -CG NP: Alexander Glazunov: Symphony 6
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Post by Yavar Moradi on Jan 28, 2008 10:36:14 GMT -8
I'm a dope. I forgot Anton Rubinstein. For some reason I got it in my head that he only composed five symphonies. I must've been thinking of his piano concertos, however (five official, more if you count his Concertstuck). Wikipedia says he composed six symphonies: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_Anton_RubinsteinI haven't heard his sixth. I do have the original 7-movement version of his second, and even though it drags at times it has some really awesome moments. Yavar
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Post by sdtom on Jan 28, 2008 20:56:58 GMT -8
My votes have to go for Mahler's 1st and Tchaikovsky's 6th. What are the rest of you inclined to choose?
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Post by Yavar Moradi on Jan 29, 2008 18:51:07 GMT -8
Dvorak's 1st and Mahler's 6th.
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Post by sdtom on Jan 29, 2008 21:10:47 GMT -8
Dvorak's First is the greatest first symphony ever written?
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Post by Yavar Moradi on Jan 29, 2008 21:33:29 GMT -8
No, but I listen to it the most. Yavar
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Post by sdtom on Jan 30, 2008 9:08:11 GMT -8
well then what is the greatest? By the way it is a very nice work. I obtained a Chandos/Jarvi set at an extremely good price.
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Post by Yavar Moradi on Jan 30, 2008 11:20:07 GMT -8
Sorry but I've just heard waaay too many first symphonies (think that list I posted of composers with six or more symphonies and multiply it by four...or maybe even five) to declare one as "the greatest". In any case that would still be subjective, so why not stick with my personal favorite first symphony? Dvorak's. Very underrated. I love it and I don't know anyone else who loves it as much. Tchaikovsky's first used to be my favorite probably. Shostakovich's at one point.
In terms of what first symphony is the most impressive given the age of the composer, I'd say without a doubt Korngold's Sinfonietta which he wrote at 17. It didn't sound like anyone else, just Korngold. He had a fully developed mature musical voice in all his early music, unlike other famous prodigies like Mozart and Mendelssohn. Runner up would probably be Shostakovich for me. Popov's first is also pretty damn impressive (too bad the Soviet regime made the quality of his later work suffer).
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Post by sdtom on Jan 30, 2008 21:15:27 GMT -8
I am listening to Scheherazade and somehow I wish it were Rimsky-Korsakov's first because then it would be the best! The finest example of orchestration ever!
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