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Beethoven: Complete Symphonies [Box Set]Beethoven: Complete Symphonies [Box Set]
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Considered by many to be THE foremost symphonies in all music.
Brahms: The Four Symphonies (NBC Symphony Orchestra Vol. IV)Brahms: The Four Symphonies (NBC Symphony Orchestra Vol. IV)
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Brahms rivals even Beethoven in his symphonies.
Haydn: The SymphoniesHaydn: The Symphonies
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The father of the symphony. . .
Mozart: Complete SymphoniesMozart: Complete Symphonies
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. . .and the heir to that legacy.
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 1-3, Marche Slave, Capriccio ItalianTchaikovsky: Symphonies 1-3, Marche Slave, Capriccio Italian
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The Great Russian Symphony, Part 1--It all starts with Tchaikovsky.
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies no 4, 5, & 6 / Karajan, Berlin POTchaikovsky: Symphonies no 4, 5, & 6 / Karajan, Berlin PO
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The Great Russian Symphony, Part 1--The better half of the Tcaikovsky symphonies.
Borodin: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3Borodin: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3
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The Great Russian Symphony, Part 2--Though Borodin was perhaps not as technically accomplished as the other Russians, he was a true Russian melodist.
"Rimsky-Korsakov: The Complete Symphonies; Russian Easter Festival Overture; Capriccio Espagnol [Germany]""Rimsky-Korsakov: The Complete Symphonies; Russian Easter Festival Overture; Capriccio Espagnol [Germany]" by Rimsky-Korsakov
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The Great Russian Symphony, Part 3--The Russian master orchestrator.
Prokofiev: 7 Symphonies; Lieutenant KijéProkofiev: 7 Symphonies; Lieutenant Kijé
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The Great Russian Symphony, Part 4--The legacy continues into the Twentieth Century.
Rachmaninov: The 3 Symphonies; The RockRachmaninov: The 3 Symphonies; The Rock
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The Great Russian Symphony, Part 5--Rachmaninoff may have lived in the Twentieth Century, but he was a Romantic at heart.
Stravinsky: Symphonies and ConcertosStravinsky: Symphonies and Concertos
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The Great Russian Symphony, Part 6--Among the top Twentieth Century masters, and a Russian too.
Dmitry Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies - WDR Symphony Orchestra / Rudolf BarshaiDmitry Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies - WDR Symphony Orchestra / Rudolf Barshai by Dmitry Shostakovich
The Great Russian Symphony, Part 7--Or perhaps, the Great Soviet Symphony.
Mendelssohn: 5 Symphonies; 7 OverturesMendelssohn: 5 Symphonies; 7 Overtures
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The Classical Romantic. . .
Schubert: 8 SymphoniesSchubert: 8 Symphonies
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. . . the Romantic Classicist. . .
Schumann: The 4 SymphoniesSchumann: The 4 Symphonies
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. . . and the Romantic Romantic.
Vaughan Williams: The Nine Symphonies [Box Set]Vaughan Williams: The Nine Symphonies [Box Set]
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The one Englishman on this list, and a true master at that.
Mahler - The Complete Symphonies / LPO, TennstedtMahler - The Complete Symphonies / LPO, Tennstedt by London Philharmonic Orchestra
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One great symphonist. . .
Bruckner: The Complete SymphoniesBruckner: The Complete Symphonies
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. . . and another.
César Franck: Symphony in D minor; Le Chasseur MauditCésar Franck: Symphony in D minor; Le Chasseur Maudit
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One of Franck's greatest works.
Liszt: A Faust Symphony; Dante Symphony; Les Préludes; PrometheusLiszt: A Faust Symphony; Dante Symphony; Les Préludes; Prometheus
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Liszt's best orchestral writing--he may have done better with the piano, but these are nothing to look down upon.
Dvorák: The Symphonies [Box Set]Dvorák: The Symphonies [Box Set]
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Dvorak's great symphonies are a mixture of Bohemia and America.
Symphonie FantastiqueSymphonie Fantastique
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Berlioz's most famous work, this is more an enlarged tone poem than a symphony.
Bizet: Symphony in C; L'Arlésienne SuitesBizet: Symphony in C; L'Arlésienne Suites
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While he may be known almost solely for "Carmen", you'll soon see that there's more to Bizet.
Sibelius: The SymphoniesSibelius: The Symphonies by Jean Sibelius
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Finland can be just as easily heard here as Russia can be in Tchaikovsky.
Hindemith ~ Mathis der Maler - Symphonie · Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber · Nobilissima visone - Suite / The Philadelphia Orchestra · SawallischHindemith ~ Mathis der Maler - Symphonie · Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber · Nobilissima visone - Suite / The Philadelphia Orchestra · Sawallisch by Paul Hindemith
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The "Mathis der Maler" is one of the best works in all of Hindemith's output--and an admirable contribution to any symphonic collection.