When someone says Schubert's Unfinished they usually mean the one in B minor, but Schubert left 6 unfinished symphonies, though that one is probably the best of them, (though the "Last" in D major has an absolutely awesome 2nd movement) and the nickname gives the work a "mysterious" aura the music does have.
Bruckner gave his 1st symphony the nickname "The Saucy maid". I mean, how cool is that?
The quartets Rosamunde and Death and the Maiden were not given those names by the composer, but I like them.
Then there are those nicknames so terrible that no one uses them. Ever heard of Chopin's "Raindrop" Prelude? Yes? And what about the "Thou Art So Like a Flower" Prelude? Or the "Suicide" Prelude? No?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preludes_(Chopin)#Descriptions
Bruckner gave his 1st symphony the nickname "The Saucy maid". I mean, how cool is that?
The quartets Rosamunde and Death and the Maiden were not given those names by the composer, but I like them.
Then there are those nicknames so terrible that no one uses them. Ever heard of Chopin's "Raindrop" Prelude? Yes? And what about the "Thou Art So Like a Flower" Prelude? Or the "Suicide" Prelude? No?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preludes_(Chopin)#Descriptions
