Favourite orchestral slow movements

[gprengel]

Today I was wondering which orchestral slow movements I would consider as my favourites. I thought of the Adagios/Andantes of these works (in chronological order):

Haydn: Symphony Nr. 99

Mozart: Symphony KV 504 (Prague symphony)
piano concertos KV 488, 491 and 595
sinfonia concertante KV 364
clarintte Concerto KV 622

Beethoven: Symphony 3, 4, 7, 9
piano concertos 3 and 5
violin concerto

Schubert: Symphony 8, 9 and 10(fragmentary)

Mendelssohn: piano concerto 1 and 3 (e-minor, fragmentary)
symphony 3 and 5

Brahms: Symphony 4;
piano concerto Nr. 1

Tschaikowsky: Symphony 1 and 5

Dvorak: Symphony 7 and 9
Cello Concerto

Bruckner: Symphony 8

Mahler: Symphony 3 and 6

Schostakowitch: Symphony 7 and piano concerto Nr. 2

Would do you think?

[Peter]

I agree with a lot on your list - interesting out of all Haydn's symphonies you also picked my favourite of his slow movements, no.99 is a gem with beautiful orchestration. With Mahler, most people go for the 5th, Adagietto but I think the 6th is even more beautiful. With Tchaikovsky I would have added the 1st piano concerto. Also Elgar 2nd symphony and Vaughan Williams 5th symphony.

[Sorrano]

Two that I might add are the slow movements to Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony and Bruckner's 7th and 9th Symphonies.