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First Symphonies
A Listmania! list by Nick (UK)

1. Havergal Brian: Symphony No. 1 'The Gothic' by L��nica Chorus

The list author says:
	"Majestically over the top - powerful and awe-inspiring. A very impressive performance at bargain price"

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2. Sibelius - Kullervo etc by Usko Vitanen

The list author says:
	"Is it a symphony....? Who cares, its a great piece. This was its first recording and is a great testament to just how good the Bournemouth SO were with Berglund in Sibelius. Good couplings too."

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3. Tchaikovsky - Symphonies and Orchestral Works by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

The list author says:
	"Winter Daydreams - such a wonderful symphony. full of slavic passion and well worth hearing. Bournemouth again on top form"

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4. Svetlanov Conducts by Kalinnikov

The list author says:
	"If the glorious cello tune near the beginning of this symphony doesn't hook you nothing will. Powerful soviet performances are sensational"

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5. Rachmaninov - Symphony No 1; Vocalise by Sergey Rachmaninov

The list author says:
	"Vengance is Mine I will repay - so is written the superscription to this piece. An extraordinarily powerful piece captured in a performance of raw power. Rough in some ways but utterly compelling"

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6. Walton Symphony No 1 by Previn

The list author says:
	"Still THE performance to judge this 20 Century masterpiece by. A young Previn and superb LSO at their collaborative peak"

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7. Sea Symphony (Boult) by Ralph Vaughan Williams

The list author says:
	"The incomparable Boult in a classic EMI reading. The very opening fanfare is still one of the most thrilling moments in all symphonic music"

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8. Shostakovich: Piano Concertos No. 1 & 2, Symphony No. 1 by Dmitri Shostakovich

The list author says:
	"brash, confident, all you might expect of a 1st symphony from a student composer. Yet so much of the mature artist is here too."

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9. Bax - Symphonies Nos 1 and 7 by London Philharmonic Orchestra

The list author says:
	"From the grinding dissonce of its opening through to its bleak conclusion you are in the presence of a unique musical mind. Still a performance of enormous range and power."

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10. Bernstein: Sym 1 & 2 by Leonard Bernstein

The list author says:
	"Bernstein's creativity in the 1940's was extraordinary - at home in jazz, the concert hall or the theatre. This remains a wonderful testament to a unique musician and his singer/wife"

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11. Samuel Barber: Orchestral Works, Vol.1 / Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 by Samuel Barber

The list author says:
	"As consise a 1st symphony as the Brian above is prolix. 17 minutes of great beauty. If you only know the famous Adagio, buy this disc - you'll get that + 2 superb symphonies in great perfomances"

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12. Symphony 1 / Academic Festival Overture by Brahms

The list author says:
	"Brahms took forever to take the plunge and write a synphony. It was worth the wait. The opposite of the "young guns" symphonies above - this is the result of years of experience"

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13. Elgar: Symphony No.1 / Pomp & Circumstance Marches Nos.1-5 by London Philharmonic Orchestra

The list author says:
	"Another slow burn symphony. Handley paces the whole structure superbly with the final return to the opening melody movingly valedictory. Swaggeringly brilliant marches too."

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14. Rott - Symphony No 1 by Hans Rott

The list author says:
	"a curate's egg of a piece but well worth investing in this disc if you are curious about unusual repertoire. A great opening which then dosn't quite sustain itself"