Please note: I am not a musician, not a musicologist, not a music critic etc etc. I am simply a music lover who knows what he likes and likes a great deal more than he dislikes. And I like Atterberg's ninth quite a bit.
Okay,I'll take time to listen to Atterberg's Ninth,now! I read multiple reviews and posts on various forums (not that one) and I couldn't find a single review or forum anywhere post that had anything positive to say about his Ninth. And that included Atterberg enthusiasts and people whose opinion I usually share,respect and value. I usually listen to something anyway,regardless;but I've had so much to listen to and read,recently,I'm ashamed to say I decided to give it a miss! ::) I'm sure I would got around to it,eventually,though & enjoyed it! Mind you,if Hurwitz had said he didn't think of it I probably would have listened to it,straight away!! Anyway,now I know what to use my last remaning cd-r on! So,thank you for that dhibbard! :)
Symphonies that aren't supposed to show a composer at their best (or less popular) that I like,include!
Dvorak Symphonies 1-4
Kalinnikov: Symphony No 2
Havergal Brian: Symphony No 2
Bax: Symphonies 4 & 7
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 1-3 (Manfred Symphony! I'm a big fan!)
Roy Harris: Symphonies 5 & 6 (No's 6 & 7 are superior to his Third,imho!)
Beethoven: Symphony No 4 (More of a Cinderella,than inferior,but my favourite of the epoch making nine!
Mahler: Symphony No 7 (Seems to have undergone a reappraisal in recent years;but it's always been one of my favourites!)
Raff: (Dare I/Should I mention him here?!! ;D) I prefer No's 3 & 4 to the Fifth,which is usually the favourite & widely regarded as his finest!
Parry: His Third Symphony has always been my favourite,even though the Fifth is regarded as his finest & the usual first choice when Parry's symphonies are discussed!
D'Indy: I prefer his Third Symphony to No 2 which is usually regarded as his masterpiece in the genre! Not that his symphonies are highly regarded these days,anyway! Sadly! (Unpleasant views,but a fine composer,imo!)!)
Hanson: I prefer his First Symphony to his more recorded & popular Second. Not that I don't like his Second,mind!
Can't think of anymore at the moment!! ::) ;D
Oh,yes! Malcolm Arnold's Ninth! I should be careful about using that word,I suppose,but I think whoever described it as a masterpiece was right!