DISCLAIMER:
The symphonies in this video are not listed in a specific order, and this list is VERY subjective. These are some of our favourite symphony finales, please comment your favourite!
Chapters:
00:00 – Disclaimers
00:39 – Introduction
01:16 – 13. Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Op. 125
03:22 – 12. Brahms Symphony No. 1 Op. 68
05:24 – 11. Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 Op. 64
08:09 – 10. Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 “Organ Symphony” Op. 78
11:50 – 9. Schumann Symphony No. 2 Op. 61
14:14 – 8. Janáček Sinfonietta “Military”
17:41 – 7. Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 Op.18
20:08 – 6. Messiaen Turangalîla-Symphonie
23:02 – 5. Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 Op.74
27:09 – 4. Copland Symphony No. 3
30:19 – 3. Atterberg Symphony No. 3 “Pictures of the West Coast”
32:55 – 2. Mahler Symphony No. 8 “Symphony of a Thousand”
36:40 – 1. Bruckner Symphony No. 8 “The Apocalyptic” WAB 108
43:17 – Conclusion
All performances in this video are used under fair use and great appreciation. Please do check them out!
13. Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Op. 125 – Klaus Mäkelä, Oslo Philharmonic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkQapdgAa7o
12. Brahms Symphony No. 1 Op. 68 – Andrés Orozco-Estrada, HR Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51xDbdUFc8o
11. Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 Op. 64 – Manfred Honeck, HR Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_B02BZp-5Y
10. Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 “Organ Symphony” Op. 78 – Riccardo Minasi, HR Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Organist: Iveta Apkalna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GrO47WJKTI&t=2340s
9. Schumann Symphony No. 2 Op. 61 – Klaus Mäkelä, Oslo Philharmonic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxbfkZ_BzwU
8. Janáček Sinfonietta “Military” – Karina Canellakis, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ3j3xWPMbI
7. Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 Op.18 – Antonio Pappano, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXxSpl4FrXo
6. Messiaen Turangalîla-Symphonie – Susanna Mälkki, Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r4eeMZBInY
5. Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 Op.74 – Marek Janowski, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVA1ieo9Js4
4. Copland Symphony No. 3 – Alan Gilbert, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZvg_FJ2b58
3. Atterberg Symphony No. 3 “Pictures of the West Coast” – Sixten Ehrling, Malmo Symphony Orchestra
Score and video from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iUIiVVGUHs
2. Mahler Symphony No. 8 “Symphony of a Thousand” – Riccardo Chailly, Lucerne Festivak Orchestra, Soloists: Ricarda Merbeth, Juliane Banse, Anna Lucia Richter, Sara Mingardo, Mihoko Fujimura, Andreas Schager, Peter Mattei, Samuel Youn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRKPABo9jfc
1. Bruckner Symphony No. 8 “The Apocalyptic” WAB 108 – Manfred Honeck, WDR Symphony Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BFiplRJEMU
The music used in the introduction, ‘Journey to the Toucan Isle’ is written by Vadim Krakhmal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY6MNlfPTek&list=PLlILR2yX2MXkDk5b45QGgBkGqqoFIp8p_&index=5
The music used in the conclusion, ‘Victor Lux’ by Scott Buckley is released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
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Hi
Rachmaninoffs first symphony has the best ending in classical music
Can you recommend any symphonies that resemble Rachmaninoffs
Wonderful, thank you. Appreciate the Tchaikovsky 5 and Saint Saens 3rd – kind of you to remember! x
Both Mahler 2 and 8 are unbeatable.
The Atterberg name and work are unknown to me. Thanks for the incentive to check it out.
Good work. I've been doing this for 45 years and never heard of Attenburg, thanks for that revelation. The Schumann is good, but I wouldn't go as far as stunning. Messiaen? C'mon… not in the same category as the others. I appreciate your work in assembling this. Give Mahler 6 a chance.
Thanks for another great video ! Kudos for including the Pathétique, the only symphony I know where the double basses make such an essential contribution to the music and the emotions it conveys – all while playing pp ! Thanks also for the Atterberg, a great romantic swedish composer (his 5th symphony is a favourite of mine).
Suggestions for future videos: the finales of Nielsen’s 4th and especially 5th symphonies. And of course, the coda to Schubert’s 9th (some number it differently nowadays), with its raucous unison Cs in the strings…🥳. For a bleak, minor key and desolate finale, Vaughan-Williams’ 6th is mesmerizing.
Awesome. Thanks for including Beethoven's 9th
I adore Mahler but I do not at all like poor bruckner…..
Thank you so much for this compilation of greatest finals. I do love Mahler but Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Schumann…the third of Saint Säens pulls me to my limits of emotion 😊
Where is the link to the version without narration?
Honorable mentions hopefully in a 3rd video: Sibelius 2nd, Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony, Brahms 2nd and Schumann 3rd.
Another cool idea would be the most epic symphonic openings.
Unlike the first video, I didn't know all the symphonies here. Thank you for making me discover new music. And you also included a lot of my favorite symphonies. As I said in the previous one, the only one missing for me is the end of Scriabin's first.
Mahler blew all boundries, there is nothing left than heaven itself.
I forgot how much I disliked Copland. Thanks for reminding me.
These are all marvelous, but I think the finale of the Nielsen Inextinguishable, with the dueling timpani, is as stunning as any of these.
I love how Mahler uses cliché elements in his symphonies, even in the endings sometimes. It’s as if he’s reminding us that no matter the philosophical pretentions a composer can have, music remains mere entertainment. He understood that better than Bach, Wagner or Bruckner, and as well as Haydn or Beethoven.
George Enescu's Symphony No.2 is absolutely one and not very well known AT ALL. It's a tough, overly rich and opulent sounding piece and definitely deserves a listen for it's huge ending.
Like the previous 7 this is a wonderful selection with terrific audio and video.