Symphony No. 4 in F Minor - Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1878)
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor - Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1888)
Concerto for Piano and Chamber Orchestra "Introitus" - Sofia Gubaidulina (1978)
NOTE: My ranking of Tchaikovsky's 4th and 5th Symphonies should not be taken too seriously at this time. For now, I've (somewhat lazily) ranked them right next to each other, but this is very unlikely to hold true once I work out their exact ratings and places on my list. _________________ Best Classical Best Films Best Paintings
Symphony No. 5 - Gustav Mahler (1902) [previously Bernstein/Vienna Philharmonic]
I added my selections for the following:
Symphony No. 4 in D minor - Robert Schumann (1841; 1851)
Symphony No. 8 in E flat major "Symphony Of A Thousand" - Gustav Mahler (1906)
Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection" - Gustav Mahler (1894)
Symphony No. 6 in A minor "Tragic" - Gustav Mahler (1904; 1906)
Don't take the ratings/rankings too seriously for these (not counting Mahler's 5th which has been in the same rating for years and seems "correct"). I am still working these latest ones out. Mahler's are especially tough to rank decisively, due to the vast amount of content in each -- just so much to take into account. _________________ Best Classical Best Films Best Paintings
Messiah - George Frideric Handel (1741)
St. Matthew Passion - Johann Sebastian Bach (1727)
Symphony No. 11 For Six Percussionists And Orchestra - Kalevi Aho (1998)
Symphony No. 3 "Liturgique" - Arthur Honegger (1946)
Symphony No. 7 in D minor - Antonin Dvorak (1885)
Sinfonia - Luciano Berio (1969)
Das Lied von der Erde - Gustav Mahler (1909)
Symphony 8 - Eduard Tubin (1966)
Symphony 7 - Roger Sessions (1967)
Symphony 3 "Collages" - Roberto Gerhard (1960)
Symphony 8 - Vagn Holmboe (1952)
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major - Jean Sibelius (1919)
Symphony 2 "Mysterious Mountain" - Alan Hovhaness (1955)
Symphony No. 4 in G major - Gustav Mahler (1900) _________________ Best Classical Best Films Best Paintings
Cello Symphony - Benjamin Britten (1963)
Symphony No. 2 in E minor – Sergei Rachmaninoff (1907)
Requiem - Gabriel Faure (1890)
Symphony No. 3 "A Pastoral Symphony" - Ralph Vaughan Williams (1922)
I upgraded the rating to The Rite of Spring - Igor Stravinsky (as a Classical Work) from 8.3/10 to 8.7/10 ... Also, Bernstein's 1958 recording of the work is under strong consideration to replace Gergiev's, but it's very difficult to choose (Bernstein's was my previous selection before Gergiev's so they've always been close, but after these recent revisits, perhaps even closer than ever)
Also I updated the format of the list to show the more specific ratings of the Classical Works (as opposed to rounding them off). I also increased the font size so it's easier to read. _________________ Best Classical Best Films Best Paintings
Symphony No. 4 "The Poem of Ecstasy" - Alexander Scriabin (1908)
Symphony No. 4 - Michael Tippett (1977)
Symphony No. 6 "Fantaisies Symphoniques" - Bohuslav Martinu (1953)
I revised my selection for the following:
Symphony in D Minor - Cesar Franck (1888) / Pierre Monteux - Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1961) [previously Charles Dutoit/Montreal Symphony Orchestra]
Updated Ratings (as Classical Works)
Symphony No. 40 in G minor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1788) 8.3/10 to 8.7/10
Sinfonia da Requiem - Benjamin Britten (1940) [i]8.4/10 to 8.6/10[/i]
Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1788) 8.2/10 to 8.4/10
Symphony No. 35 in D major "Haffner" - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1788) 8.2/10 to 8.3/10 _________________ Best Classical Best Films Best Paintings
RECORDED PERFORMANCES - NEWLY ADDED:
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1786) / Rudolf Buchbinder - Wiener Symphoniker (2003?)
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1775) / Anne-Sophie Mutter - London Philharmonic Orchestra (2005)
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major "The Turkish" - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1775) / Anne-Sophie Mutter - London Philharmonic Orchestra (2005)
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1775) / Anne-Sophie Mutter - London Philharmonic Orchestra (2005)
Violin Concerto in G Minor - Max Bruch (1866) / Daniel Hope - Sakari Oramo - Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (2010)
RECORDED PERFORMANCES - REVISED:
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1878) / Evgeny Mravinsky - Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (1961) [previously Daniele Gatti/Royal Philharmonic]
Piano Concerto 24 in C Minor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1786) / Alfred Brendel - Sir Charles Mackerras - Scottish Chamber Orchestra (1998) [previously Andras Schiff/Sandor Vegh]
FAMILIAR CLASSICAL WORKS - RE-RATED:
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor "Pathetique" - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1893) 8.7/10 to 8.8/10
Symphony No. 2 in D Major - Johannes Brahms (1877) 8.6/10 to 8.8/10
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor - Pyotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1878) 8.1/10 to 8.8/10
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor - Johannes Brahms (1876) 8.6/10 to 8.8/10
Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1788) 8.4/10 to 8.6/10
Symphony No. 38 in D major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1786) 8.2/10 to 8.6/10
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1888) 8.1/10 to 8.4/10
Violin Concerto in E Minor - Felix Mendelssohn (1844) 7.9/10 to 8.1/10
Violin Concerto in D Major - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1878) 7.8/10 to 8.0/10
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor - Johannes Brahms (1888) 7.8/10 to 7.9/10
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1786) Not Rated to 7.9/10
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1775) Not Rated to 7.8/10
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major "The Turkish" - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1775) Not Rated to 7.8/10
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1775) Not Rated to 7.8/10
Violin Concerto in G Minor - Max Bruch (1866) Not Rated to 7.8/10
RECORDED PERFORMANCES - NEWLY ADDED:
Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra - Dmitri Shostakovich (1933) / Boris Giltburg - Vasily Petrenko - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (2016)
Violin Concerto in E major - Johann Sebastian Bach (circa 1718) / Petra Mullejans, Gottfried Von Der Goltz & Anne-Katharina Schreiber - Freiburger Barockorchester (2012)
Violin Concerto in A minor - Johann Sebastian Bach (circa 1717-1723) / Petra Mullejans, Gottfried Von Der Goltz & Anne-Katharina Schreiber - Freiburger Barockorchester (2012)
RECORDED PERFORMANCES - REVISED:
Violin Concerto in D Major - Johannes Brahms (1878) / David Oistrakh - Otto Klemperer - Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française (1960) [previously Perlman/Giulini]
Piano Concerto in A Minor - Robert Schumann (1845) / Ivan Moravec - Vaclav Neumann - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (1976) [previously Lupu/Previn]
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor - Johannes Brahms (1858) / Nelson Freire - Riccardo Chailly - Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig (2006) [previously Serkin/Szell]
RECORDED PERFORMANCES - RE-RATED:
Violin Concerto in D Major - Ludwig van Beethoven (1806) / Itzhak Perlman - Carlo Maria Giulini - Philharmonia Orchestra (1981) / Performance Quality: 9.5 / Sound Quality: 8.5 to Performance Quality: 10 / Sound Quality: 8.5
Piano Concerto 24 in C Minor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1786) / Alfred Brendel - Sir Charles Mackerras - Scottish Chamber Orchestra (1998) Performance Quality: 9.5 / Sound Quality: 9 to Performance Quality: 10 / Sound Quality: 9
FAMILIAR CLASSICAL WORKS - RE-RATED:
Violin Concerto in D Major - Ludwig van Beethoven (1806) 8.4/10 to 8.8/10
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1875) 8.1/10 to 8.3/10
Piano Concerto - Michael Nyman (1993) 8.1/10 to 8.2/10
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor - Sergei Rachmaninoff (1901) 8.1/10 to 8.2/10
Violin Concerto in E Minor - Felix Mendelssohn (1844) 8.1/10 to 8.2/10
Violin Concerto in D Major - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1878) 8.0/10 to 8.2/10
Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D Minor - Johann Sebastian Bach (1734) 8.0/10 to 8.1/10
Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra - Dmitri Shostakovich (1933) Not Rated to 7.9/10
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major - Dmitri Shostakovich (1957) 8.1/10 to 7.8/10
Violin Concerto in E major - Johann Sebastian Bach (circa 1718) Not Rated to 7.8/10
Violin Concerto in A minor - Johann Sebastian Bach (circa 1717-1723) Not Rated to 7.8/10
RECORDED PERFORMANCES - REVISED:
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor "Appassionata" - Ludwig van Beethoven (1805) / Claudio Arrau (19??) [previously Annie Fischer (1977-1978)]
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major - Ludwig van Beethoven (1820) / Claudio Arrau (19??) [previously Alfred Brendel (1962-64)]
Piano Sonata in B Minor - Franz Liszt (1853) / Claudio Arrau (1970) [previously Alexei Grynyuk (2013)]
RECORDED PERFORMANCES - RE-RATED:
Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat Major - Franz Schubert (1828) / Leon Fleisher (2004) / Performance Quality: 9.5 to 10 / Sound Quality: 9
Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major - Franz Schubert (1828) / Maurizio Pollini (1983) / Performance Quality: 9.5 to 10 / Sound Quality: 8.5
Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major - Franz Schubert (1828) / Maurizio Pollini (1983) / Performance Quality: 9.5 to 10 / Sound Quality: 8.5
FAMILIAR ALBUMS/CLASSICAL WORKS - RE-RATED:
Violin Concerto in D Major - Johannes Brahms (1878) 9.0/10 to 9.1/10
Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat Major - Franz Schubert (1828) 8.6/10 to 9.0/10
Violin Concertos Nos. 1-4, Op. 8, "The Four Seasons" - Antonio Vivaldi (1723) 8.8/10 to 9.0/10
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor "Appassionata" - Ludwig van Beethoven (1805) 8.6/10 to 8.7/10; 8.7/10 to 8.8/10
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major - Ludwig van Beethoven (1820) 8.4/10 to 8.8/10
Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major - Franz Schubert (1828) 8.4/10 to 8.8/10
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major "Hammerklavier" - Ludwig van Beethoven (1818) 8.4/10 to 8.8/10
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major - Ludwig van Beethoven (1806) 8.0/10 to 8.2/10
Piano Concerto in G major - Maurice Ravel (1931) 8.0/10 to 8.1/10
Piano Concerto 24 in C Minor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1786) 7.9/10 to 8.0/10
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major - Ludwig van Beethoven (1821) 7.8/10 to 8.0/10
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1786) 7.9/10 to 8.0/10
Piano Concerto in D major for the Left Hand - Maurice Ravel (1930) Not Rated to 7.9/10
RECORDED PERFORMANCES - NEWLY ADDED:
Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-flat major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1784) / Ivan Moravec - Josef Vlach - Czech Chamber Orchestra (1974)
RECORDED PERFORMANCES - REVISED:
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1888) / Leonard Bernstein - New York Philharmonic (1962?) [previously Maris Jansons/Oslo Philharmonic]
RECORDED PERFORMANCES - RE-RATED:
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major "Alla Turca" - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (circa 1783) / Ronald Brautigam (1996) / Performance Quality: 9.5 / Sound Quality: 9.5 to 8.5
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major "Waldstein" - Ludwig van Beethoven (1804) / Annie Fischer (1977-1978) / Performance Quality: 9.5 to 10 / Sound Quality: 7
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor "Quasi una fantasia" (aka, "Moonlight") - Ludwig van Beethoven (1801) / Annie Fischer (1977-1978) / Performance Quality: 9.5 to 10 / Sound Quality: 7
CLASSICAL WORKS - RE-RATED:
Symphony No. 7 in D minor - Antonin Dvorak (1885) 8.4/10 to 8.7/10
Symphony No. 11 For Six Percussionists And Orchestra - Kalevi Aho (1998) 8.4/10 to 8.6/10
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1888) 8.4/10 to 8.6/10
Symphony No. 5 - Carl Neilsen (1922) 8.4/10 to 8.6/10
Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major - Franz Schubert (1816) 8.1/10 to 8.4/10
Symphony No. 4 in A major "Italian" - Felix Mendelssohn (1831) Not Rated to 8.3/10
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor - Johannes Brahms (1858) 8.0/10 to 8.1/10
Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat Major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (circa 1788-1791) 7.9/10 to 8.0/10
Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-flat major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1784) Not Rated to 7.8/10
Hopefully it will stay there, but in case it doesn't, I would not miss this opportunity to catch the greatest performance of what is perhaps the most moving, emotionally devastating work in the history of music. _________________ Best Classical Best Films Best Paintings
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