The Guardian - 50 Greatest Symphonies

The 50 greatest symphonies of all time according to The Guardian's Tom Service. As published in The Guardian between 16 September 2013 and 2 September 2014.

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Ludwig Van Beethoven - Symphony No. 5

Ludwig Van Beethoven - Symphony No. 5

2

Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 15

Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 15

3

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 38 'Prague'

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 38 'Prague'

4

Edward Elgar - Symphony No. 2

Edward Elgar - Symphony No. 2

5

Joseph Haydn - Symphony No. 6 'Le Matin'

Joseph Haydn - Symphony No. 6 'Le Matin'

6

Peter Maxwell Davies - Symphony No. 1

Peter Maxwell Davies - Symphony No. 1

7

Robert Schumann - Symphony No. 2

Robert Schumann - Symphony No. 2

8

Luciano Berio - Sinfonia

Luciano Berio - Sinfonia

9

Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 1 'Titan'

Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 1 'Titan'

10

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Symphony No. 3

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Symphony No. 3

11

Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 6

Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 6

12

Anton Bruckner - Symphony No. 8

Anton Bruckner - Symphony No. 8

13

Joseph Haydn - Symphony No. 102 'The Miracle'

Joseph Haydn - Symphony No. 102 'The Miracle'

14

Anton Webern - Symphony Op. 21

Anton Webern - Symphony Op. 21

15

Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No. 8

Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No. 8

16

Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 8 'Unfinished'

Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 8 'Unfinished'

17

Igor Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms

Igor Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms

18

Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 1 'Winter Dreams'

Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 1 'Winter Dreams'

19

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 31 'Paris'

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 31 'Paris'

20

Luwig Van Beethoven - Symphony No. 8

Luwig Van Beethoven - Symphony No. 8

21

Nikolai Myaskovsky - Symphony No. 10

Nikolai Myaskovsky - Symphony No. 10

22

Camille Saint-Saëns - Symphony No. 3 'Organ'

Camille Saint-Saëns - Symphony No. 3 'Organ'

23

Carl Nielsen - Symphony No. 4 'The Inextinguishable'

Carl Nielsen - Symphony No. 4 'The Inextinguishable'

24

John Adams - Harmonielehre

John Adams - Harmonielehre

25

Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 7

Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 7

26

Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 1

Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 1

27

Elliott Carter - Symphonia: Sum Fluxae Pretium Spei

Elliott Carter - Symphonia: Sum Fluxae Pretium Spei

28

Johann Christian Bach - Symphony Op. 6 No. 6

Johann Christian Bach - Symphony Op. 6 No. 6

29

William Walton - Symphony No. 1

William Walton - Symphony No. 1

30

Aaron Copland - Symphony No. 3

Aaron Copland - Symphony No. 3

31

César Franck - Symphony in D Minor

César Franck - Symphony in D Minor

32

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 29

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 29

33

Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 4

Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 4

34

Leoš Janáček - Sinfonietta

Leoš Janáček - Sinfonietta

35

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 41 'Jupiter'

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 41 'Jupiter'

36

Anton Bruckner - Symphony No. 6

Anton Bruckner - Symphony No. 6

37

Witold Lutosławski - Symphony No. 3

Witold Lutosławski - Symphony No. 3

38

Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 9 'The Great'

Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 9 'The Great'

39

Louise Farrenc - Symphony No. 3

Louise Farrenc - Symphony No. 3

40

Franz Liszt - Faust Symphony

Franz Liszt - Faust Symphony

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