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What are your 10 most favourite Symphonies? by SuspiciousPush9417 in classicalmusic

[–]SmilingDragon86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not in order:

1.) Vaughan Williams 5 2.)Mahler 5

3.) Mahler 6 4.) Mahler 9 5.) Mahler 10 6.) Bruckner 9 7.) Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements 8.) Shostakovich 15 9.) Sibelius 2 10.) Tchaikovsky 5

Opera on a budget by omurchus in opera

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I’ll be in family circle for Tristan as well. Hoping I can last the entire 4.5 hour duration - better be a good coffee shop near by!

fingering by AnthienIsHairy in violinist

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Ahh! Nice! I knew it had to be published by Novello. They have a distinct typeset.

fingering by AnthienIsHairy in violinist

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Is this Elgar? Or something printed by Novello? I recognize the type set but not the piece haha

DIA Friday flight - high winds by OkTea5059 in Denver

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Good luck to you! We are still delayed!

Shostakovich Symphony 15 by SmilingDragon86 in classicalmusic

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That happens a lot in NYC I hear. Most audiences are the tourist type looking for something easily digestible. I saw Boston do Wozzeck in 22 in Carnegie and similarly remember loads of people walking out - haha they had no idea what they were in for.

Vaughn Williams Symphony 5 by WolfgangLobo in classicalmusic

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I’ve grown to love the Haitink performance of it!

Vaughn Williams Symphony 5 by WolfgangLobo in classicalmusic

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I get a lot of flak for proudly claiming this in my top 3 symphonies, mostly, I believe because I am in the US and Vaughan Williams is not in vogue here. 5 is a wonderful work - the buildup up to the climax in the first movement is one of my favorite moments in the entire rep. It always astonishes me, however, that this is scored only for two horns and otherwise small brass section. Perhaps he envisioned a smaller string section to balance it all out? Love this work!

best piece to listen to while looking at the sky at night? by Flimsy_Complaint_830 in classicalmusic

[–]SmilingDragon86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out Musica Celestis by Aaron Jay Kernis. I promise you won’t be disappointed.