Thread: Recommend me symphonies

Tchaikovsky's 5th is pretty damn good. I have played it in an orchestra with Woofness which probably makes me pretty biased. I'm quite sure it is a fantastic symphony in its own right however.

The 2nd movement is actually one of my favourites. There is a lot going on, beautiful string melodies punctuated by a massive brass wake up call which would more than likely bring your attention back to the music even if you somehow got bored of the initial flowing melodies (did I mention there are some nice French horn passages?).

Get hold of it.


EDIT: I'm about to get cracking on some Bernstein symphonies which I stole (liberated, as they were rotting in a cupboard and my offer to buy them was rejected) on vinyl from my old school. Are you into that kind of stuff? Also, I read the other day that Bernstein was buried with a copy of Mahler's 5th lying on his chest. I think his recommendation has to be worth something.