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On Your Classical recently the had an article titled "Ten Great Symphonies you Should Know" it listed 10 monumental symphonies. I can't list the entire article. Most of them I agree with. However there are a lot more that are important symphonies that should be heard.
They symphonies are: Haydn's Symphony 104 ,Beethoven's Ninth, Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, Saint-Saens' Third Symphony, Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony, Dvorak's Eighth Symphony, Amy Brach's Gaelic Symphony, William Grant Stills First Symphony, Demetri Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony and Alan Hovhaness' Second Symphony. The last four mentioned I am not Familiar with. It was no surprise about Beethoven's Ninth or Haydn's 104th. I am surprised that Beethoven's Fifth or Dvorak's Ninth were not listed. My favorites of Beethoven are his Seventh and Eighth Symphonies and of Dvorak his Sixth Symphony. Honorable mention is Schubert's Fifth, Eighth and Ninth Symphonies. Also Sibelius' Second and Eighth Symphonies. My favorites of Sibelius are his Second and Third Symphonies. Also should be some Bruckner's symphonies. My personal favorites of his are his Third and Seventh. The Seventh and Eighth might cut it but I don't think that the Third would. Probably some of Mahler's Symphonies but I am not familiar with his works. Some of Brahms' symphonies should get honorable mention. My favorite is his Fourth. Some of Tchaikovsky's late symphonies could get honorable mention. I like his early symphonies. These are just my humble opinions.
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