A Common Theme Among 20 Works (Game Seventy-Nine)

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Bulldog

Discussion Starter · 3 mo ago

This is the 79th in a series of games based on a common theme. It could be genre, instrumentation, key signature, time period, style, country, groupings such as Scriabin's Piano Sonatas, etc.

Here's how it works:

1. First voter selects the common theme and a work that fits reasonably into the theme.
2. Second voter also selects a work that fits into the common theme.
3. We keep submitting works until we have collected 20 of them.
4. The game begins.

Selection Rules:

1. You may vote once daily.

2. When you vote, you will have one selection to make.

3. Selections end when we have collected 20 entries.

4. The maximum number of selections per composer is two.

The next voter will pick the common theme and first selection of the twenty.

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RobertJTh

· #2 · 3 mo ago

Symphonies in exotic keys!
Which means 5 sharps or flats or more. So that's B, F#, Db and Gb major, or G#, D#, Bb and Eb minor.

1. Myaskovsky - Symphony no. 6 (Eb minor)

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RobertJTh

· #7 · 3 mo ago

6. Prokofiev - Symphony no. 6 (Eb minor)

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RobertJTh

· #11 · 3 mo ago

Bulldog said:
No more Shostakovich entries

Well, how many more Shostakovich symphonies in exotic keys can you name? 😋

RobertJTh

· #15 · 3 mo ago

Philidor said:
Would you also like this one?

Hm, I guess not since it seems to be a conjectural reconstruction of some kind (didn't Brahms destroy all sketches, unfinished works and preliminary versions?) Calling it the "original version" of the trio sounds very farfetched to me... still, nice find.

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RobertJTh

· #19 · 3 mo ago

13. Walton - Symphony no. 1 (Bb minor)

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RobertJTh

· #21 · 3 mo ago

15. Myaskovsky - Symphony no. 17 (G# minor)

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RobertJTh

· #24 · 3 mo ago

Bulldog said:
No more Shostakovich or Myaskovsky.

I was torn between submitting Myaskovsky's 17th (G# minor) or 25 (Db major). I like the latter work slightly better, but I thought it'd be more fun to have the only G# minor symphony in existence on the list (there are a couple of Db major ones, not many but still...)

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RobertJTh

· #27 · 3 mo ago

18. Woyrsch - Symphony no. 3 (Eb minor)

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RobertJTh

· #34 · 3 mo ago

Farnon - Symphony no. 2 "Ottawa" (B major) - 0
Gipps - Symphony no. 2 (B Major) - 2
Goldenthal, Elliot - Symphony (G# Minor) - 0
Hanson - Symphony no. 2 "Romantic" (Db major) - 2
Haydn - Symphony no. 46 (B major) - 4 (+1)

Korngold - Symphony (F-sharp major) - 4
Lloyd - Symphony No.4 "Arctic" (B major) - 2
Lyapunov - Symphony no. 2 (B-flat minor) - 0
Mahler - Symphony no. 10 (F-sharp major) - 6 (+1)
Myaskovsky - Symphony no. 6 (Eb minor) - 2 (+2)

Myaskovsky - Symphony no. 17 (G# minor) - 6 (+1)
Prokofiev - Symphony no. 6 (Eb minor) - 1 (+1)
Rangström - Symphony no. 3 "Song under the Stars" (Db major) - 0
Shchedrin - Symphony no. 1 (Eb minor) - 0
Shostakovich - Symphony no. 2 "To October" (B major) - 0

Shostakovich - Symphony no. 13 "Babi Yar" (B flat minor) - 8 (+1)
Steinberg - Symphony no. 2 (B-flat minor) - 0
Tcherepnin, A. - Symphony no. 2 (Eb minor) - 0
Walton - Symphony no. 1 (Bb minor) - 1 (+1)
Woyrsch - Symphony no. 3 (Eb minor) - 2 (+2)

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RobertJTh

· #41 · 3 mo ago

Farnon - Symphony no. 2 "Ottawa" (B major) - 2
Gipps - Symphony no. 2 (B Major) - 2
Goldenthal, Elliot - Symphony (G# Minor) - 0
Hanson - Symphony no. 2 "Romantic" (Db major) - 6
Haydn - Symphony no. 46 (B major) - 4

Korngold - Symphony (F-sharp major) - 9
Lloyd - Symphony No.4 "Arctic" (B major) - 7
Lyapunov - Symphony no. 2 (B-flat minor) - 0
Mahler - Symphony no. 10 (F-sharp major) - 18 (+2)
Myaskovsky - Symphony no. 6 (Eb minor) - 8 (+2)

Myaskovsky - Symphony no. 17 (G# minor) - 11
Prokofiev - Symphony no. 6 (Eb minor) - 6 (+2)
Rangström - Symphony no. 3 "Song under the Stars" (Db major) - 0
Shchedrin - Symphony no. 1 (Eb minor) - 0
Shostakovich - Symphony no. 2 "To October" (B major) - 0

Shostakovich - Symphony no. 13 "Babi Yar" (B flat minor) - 18 (+2)
Steinberg - Symphony no. 2 (B-flat minor) - 0
Tcherepnin, A. - Symphony no. 2 (Eb minor) - 2
Walton - Symphony no. 1 (Bb minor) - 13
Woyrsch - Symphony no. 3 (Eb minor) - 4 (+2)

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RobertJTh

· #49 · 3 mo ago

Shostakovich - Symphony no. 13 "Babi Yar" (B flat minor) - 31
Mahler - Symphony no. 10 (F-sharp major) - 29
Korngold - Symphony (F-sharp major) - 20
Myaskovsky - Symphony no. 17 (G# minor) - 16
Haydn - Symphony no. 46 (B major) - 16 (+2)

Walton - Symphony no. 1 (Bb minor) - 13
Prokofiev - Symphony no. 6 (Eb minor) - 12 (+3)
Myaskovsky - Symphony no. 6 (Eb minor) - 12 (+3)
Lloyd - Symphony No.4 "Arctic" (B major) - 7
Goldenthal, Elliot - Symphony (G# Minor) - 6

Hanson - Symphony no. 2 "Romantic" (Db major) - 6
Woyrsch - Symphony no. 3 (Eb minor) - 6 (+2)
Farnon - Symphony no. 2 "Ottawa" (B major) - 2
Gipps - Symphony no. 2 (B Major) - 2
Tcherepnin, A. - Symphony no. 2 (Eb minor) - 2

Lyapunov - Symphony no. 2 (B-flat minor) - 0
Rangström - Symphony no. 3 "Song under the Stars" (Db major) - 0
Shchedrin - Symphony no. 1 (Eb minor) - 0
Shostakovich - Symphony no. 2 "To October" (B major) - 0
Steinberg - Symphony no. 2 (B-flat minor) - 0

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RobertJTh

· #58 · 3 mo ago

Mahler - Symphony no. 10 (F-sharp major) - 44
Shostakovich - Symphony no. 13 "Babi Yar" (B flat minor) - 39
Myaskovsky - Symphony no. 17 (G# minor) - 28
Walton - Symphony no. 1 (Bb minor) - 25
Korngold - Symphony (F-sharp major) - 23

Myaskovsky - Symphony no. 6 (Eb minor) - 28 (+6)
Haydn - Symphony no. 46 (B major) - 16
Prokofiev - Symphony no. 6 (Eb minor) - 17 (+2)
Lloyd - Symphony No.4 "Arctic" (B major) - 12
Hanson - Symphony no. 2 "Romantic" (Db major) - 10

Goldenthal, Elliot - Symphony (G# Minor) - 9
Woyrsch - Symphony no. 3 (Eb minor) - 8 (+2)
Rangström - Symphony no. 3 "Song under the Stars" (Db major) - 3
Farnon - Symphony no. 2 "Ottawa" (B major) - 2
Gipps - Symphony no. 2 (B Major) - 2

Steinberg - Symphony no. 2 (B-flat minor) - 2
Tcherepnin, A. - Symphony no. 2 (Eb minor) - 2
Lyapunov - Symphony no. 2 (B-flat minor) - 0
Shchedrin - Symphony no. 1 (Eb minor) - 0
Shostakovich - Symphony no. 2 "To October" (B major) - 0

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RobertJTh

· #68 · 2 mo ago

Mahler - Symphony no. 10 (F-sharp major) - 53 (+3)
Shostakovich - Symphony no. 13 "Babi Yar" (B flat minor) - 53
Myaskovsky - Symphony no. 17 (G# minor) - 33
Korngold - Symphony (F-sharp major) - 33
Myaskovsky - Symphony no. 6 (Eb minor) - 38 (+3)

Prokofiev - Symphony no. 6 (Eb minor) - 30 (+3)
Walton - Symphony no. 1 (Bb minor) - 25
Haydn - Symphony no. 46 (B major) - 25 (+1)
Goldenthal, Elliot - Symphony (G# Minor) - 15
Lloyd - Symphony No.4 "Arctic" (B major) - 12
Hanson - Symphony no. 2 "Romantic" (Db major) - 10
Woyrsch - Symphony no. 3 (Eb minor) - 8

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RobertJTh

· #78 · 2 mo ago

Shostakovich - Symphony no. 13 "Babi Yar" (B flat minor) - 64
Mahler - Symphony no. 10 (F-sharp major) - 61
Myaskovsky - Symphony no. 6 (Eb minor) - 55 (+4)
Myaskovsky - Symphony no. 17 (G# minor) - 42
Korngold - Symphony (F-sharp major) - 40

Prokofiev - Symphony no. 6 (Eb minor) - 43 (+3)
Walton - Symphony no. 1 (Bb minor) - 36
Haydn - Symphony no. 46 (B major) - 34 (+3)
Lloyd - Symphony No.4 "Arctic" (B major) - 17
Hanson - Symphony no. 2 "Romantic" (Db major) - 16
Goldenthal, Elliot - Symphony (G# Minor) - 15
Woyrsch - Symphony no. 3 (Eb minor) - 8

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RobertJTh

· #86 · 2 mo ago

Shostakovich - Symphony no. 13 "Babi Yar" (B flat minor) - 70
Mahler - Symphony no. 10 (F-sharp major) - 71
Myaskovsky - Symphony no. 6 (Eb minor) - 70 (+5)
Myaskovsky - Symphony no. 17 (G# minor) - 42
Korngold - Symphony (F-sharp major) - 46

Prokofiev - Symphony no. 6 (Eb minor) - 60 (+3)
Walton - Symphony no. 1 (Bb minor) - 45
Haydn - Symphony no. 46 (B major) - 42 (+2)
Lloyd - Symphony No.4 "Arctic" (B major) - 20
Hanson - Symphony no. 2 "Romantic" (Db major) - 18
Goldenthal, Elliot - Symphony (G# Minor) - 15
Woyrsch - Symphony no. 3 (Eb minor) - 8

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RobertJTh

· #94 · 2 mo ago

Shostakovich - Symphony no. 13 "Babi Yar" (B flat minor) - 79 (+4)
Mahler - Symphony no. 10 (F-sharp major) - 81
Myaskovsky - Symphony no. 6 (Eb minor) - 79
Prokofiev - Symphony no. 6 (Eb minor) - 72 (+6)
Myaskovsky - Symphony no. 17 (G# minor) - 47

Korngold - Symphony (F-sharp major) - 55
Walton - Symphony no. 1 (Bb minor) - 57
Haydn - Symphony no. 46 (B major) - 48
Lloyd - Symphony No.4 "Arctic" (B major) - 22
Hanson - Symphony no. 2 "Romantic" (Db major) - 24
Goldenthal, Elliot - Symphony (G# Minor) - 15
Woyrsch - Symphony no. 3 (Eb minor) - 8

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RobertJTh

· #102 · 2 mo ago (Edited)

That's a pretty surprising results, I would have sworn either Mahler, Prokofiev or DSCH would top this one.
But Myaskovsky's 6th is a worthy winner, the longest, most ambitious and maybe best of his symphonies.

(Can't decide between this one and Kondrashin's 1959 mono recording - which may be even more intense. But this version has much better sound.)
Thanks everyone for playing!

EDIT: But the major revelation to me was Woyrsch' 3rd - what a brilliant work! Great themes, very well crafted and with effective, translucent orchestration It helps that I've got high tolerance of post-Brucknerian obscurities like this, and Woyrsch could be even closer to Bruckner than Richard Wetz, for instance, ever was. It's somewhat in between Wetz' and Franz Schmidt' styles.

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