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    the greatest endings of sympony finales

    One of the greatest achievements of classical music, symphonies in particular, for me is how it is able to build up tension which eventually is released in an awesome climax. I don't reember we ever have had such a topic here, but I would like to know what for you are the greatest endings of symphonies?

    What comes to my mind (chronologically):

    - Mozart, Jupiter symphony, K 551
    - Beethoven 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th symphony
    - Mendelssohn 3rd and 5th symphony
    - Schumann 2nd, using a gorgeus theme from Beethoven's last song from op. 98
    - Brahms 2nd symphony
    - Tschaikowsky 5th and Manfred symphony
    - Bruckners 8th
    - Sibelius 2nd
    - Mahler 2nd and 3rd

    Gerd
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    #2
    I would add:

    Mahler 8
    Bruckner 5
    Shostakovich 5
    Brahms 1
    Schumann 4
    Haydn 103
    'Man know thyself'

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      #3
      For me:
      Mahler 2 and 9
      Beethoven 5 and 9
      Shostakovitch 10
      I don't know if this counts, but the way Mahler's 'Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen' ends sure comes close to the top...

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        #4
        Originally posted by Albert Gans View Post
        For me:
        Mahler 2 and 9
        Beethoven 5 and 9
        Shostakovitch 10
        I don't know if this counts, but the way Mahler's 'Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen' ends sure comes close to the top...
        I checked the 2 Shostacovitch symphonies that Peter and you mentioned. Well, I could not quite get on fire with these yet, but I remembered one of my favourite "Russian" Finales: the one frome from Tchaikowskie's/Bogatyrev's fairly unknown "7th" symphonie :

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOhhhIx4pG0 (at 39:07)

        (I love also especially the 2nd mov.)

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