#b2r1

Rautavaara 7

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Pärt 3

This is the symphony that, to my opinion, best represents the work of Arvo Pärt. Even though it predates the establishment of tintinnabuli it is a step in the direction that would lead to the emergence of that style. This piece means a lot to me. It is my preferred symphony and the music piece that I recommend when people dismiss post 1950's classical music.

Round 1 Polls:

Rautavaara 7 vs Pärt 3

Hindemith Mathis der Maler vs Hisaishi 2

Shostakovich 4 vs Maslanka 8

Yoshimatsu 4 vs Penderecki 2

Still 1 vs Penderecki 7

Shostakovich 14 vs Penderecki 5

Tchaikovsky 3 vs Price 4

Round 1 Playlists:

YouTube

Spotify

Apple Music

Notes:

The first poll will be posted on Thursday, November 7. One poll will be posted every two days. (Slower than last time.)

Poll duration for all polls will be 7 days.

For anyone ready to accept the challenge, that means listening to one symphony each day! (With a small break in between rounds.)

Bracket 2 Round 1 polls will be tagged #b2r1.

In case you're unfamiliar, the numbers before each symphony in the images below are seed numbers.

The bracket was seeded based on YouTube views by @pricklyest. Thank you!! <3

If a symphony isn't in the first round, don't worry, it'll show up in the second. We have 39 total symphonies in the bracket, so it won't be perfectly symmetrical like the last one.

Still 1

She's got everything: First symphony to feature banjo, first symphony composed by African American composer to be featured by major symphony orchestra, an incredible homage to jazz styles of the time, and just all around a beautiful listen.

Penderecki 7

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Shostakovich 4

Beautifully discordant depiction of mortal terror

Maslanka 8

saxophones!!!!

Mindemith Mathis der Maler ("Matthias the Painter")

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Hisaishi 2

I bought this album for the viola concerto, but this symphony is great!

joe hisaishi does a lot of the composing for studio ghibli movies and he fills my soul with joy. this is his latest symphony, premiered over the summer. it's only 3 movements, ending with the slow movement. he does symphonic minimalism so well <3

Shostakovich 14

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Penderecki 5

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Yoshimatsu 4

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Penderecki 2

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Tchaikovsky 3

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Price 4

florence beatrice price my beloved <3 this piece was never performed during her lifetime, it was lost until the manuscripts were found in her house in 2009 and then was premiered in 2018 in arkansas. I am once again obsessed by her replacing the scherzo with a juba. so thankful we recovered this one, hopefully we can get 2 back someday too.