symphonies
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Think of Haydn and his hundred-plus symphonies, Rossini’s nearly 40 operas, and the astonishing array of more than 1,500 works of all kinds that Schubert wrote during his 31 brief years on the planet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
A box set of Beethoven’s nine symphonies is, though not indispensable—there are hundreds of recorded cycles already—evidence that his orchestra is among the world’s top ensembles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
“Ludwig” tosses in the additional coloring of a classical music-inspired soundtrack driven by Beethoven’s famous symphonies.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2025
“Mahler Grooves” may not be as crazy-making for Dudamel, who leads only two complete symphonies, the Fifth and the Seventh.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025
But symphonies were supposed to be explorations, journeys to find out what would happen if you took a clutch of short melodic ideas and elaborated on them.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
