List of symphony composers explained

This is a list of composers who have written symphonies, listed in chronological order by year of birth, alphabetical within year. It includes only composers of significant fame, notability or importance who have Wikipedia articles. For lists of music composers by other classifications, see Lists of composers.

1650–1699

1700–1749

1750–1799

1800–1849

1850–1899

1900–1949

1950–present

Notes and References

  1. Tomás Bretón: Las 3 sinfonías. José Luis Temes & Orquestra Sinfónica de Castilla y León. 2011. José. Luis Temes. 15–20. booklet. Verso. VRS2117.
  2. Fibich, Z.: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3. Neeme Järvi & Detroit Symphony Orchestra. 1994. Michael. Fleming. 4–5. booklet. Chandos. CHAN9328.
  3. Lange-Müller, P.E.: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2. Douglas Bostock & Chamber Philharmonic of Bohemia. 1994. 1–2. booklet. Classico. CLASSCD370.
  4. Olsen, O.: Symphony No. 1 / Trombone Concerto / Asgardsreien. Christian Lindberg & Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra. 2011. Egil. Gundersen. 4–9. booklet. BIS. BIS-SACD-1968.
  5. Anton Urspruch: Piano Concerto / Symphony. Marcus Bosch & Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie. 2018. Gottfried Franz. Kasparek. 10–12. booklet. cpo. 555194-2.
  6. Victor Bendix: Complete Symphonies. Evgenyi Shestakov & Omsk Philharmonic Orchestra. 1999. Mogens. Wenzel Andreasen. 23–34. booklet. Danacord. DACOCD436-437.
  7. Web site: Blockx, Jan. Dewilde. Jan. svm.be. May 1, 2020. November 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128081140/https://svm.be/content/blockx-jan?display=biography&language=en. live.
  8. Ruperto Chapí: Symphony in D minor / Fantasia morisca. José Ramón Encinar & Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid. 2008. Concha. Gómez Marco. 2–3. booklet. Naxos. 8.572195.
  9. Web site: Recording of the Month: Catoire & Blumenfeld. Barnett. Rob. musicweb-international.com. May 10, 2020. January 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200117004335/http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2013/Jan13/Blumenfeld_Catoire_sys_CDLX7298.htm. live.
  10. Ludwig Thuille: Symphony / Piano Concerto. Alun Francis & Haydn Orchestra. 2005. Eckhardt. van den Hoogen. 15–21. booklet. cpo. 777008-2.
  11. Trezise, Simon (1994). Debussy: La mer. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. .
  12. Maurice Emmanuel: Les symphonies / Suite française. Emmanuel Villaume & Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra – Ljubljana. 2010. Harry. Halbreich. 8–11. booklet. Timpani. 1C1189.
  13. Edward German: Orchestral Works Vol. 2, Symphony No. 2 / Valse Gracieuse / Welsh Rhapsody. Andrew Penny & National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland. 1995. David Russell. Hulme. 2–14. booklet. Marco Polo. 8.223726.
  14. British Orchestral Premieres. Michael Laus & Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. 2012. Michael. Laus. 5–6. booklet. Lyrita. REAM2139.
  15. Eugen d’Albert: Symphony in F major / Symphonic Prologue to Tiefland. Jun Märkl & MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra. 2013. Keith. Anderson. 2–3. booklet. Naxos. 8.572805.
  16. Louis Glass: Symphony No. 4. Nayden Todorov & Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra. 2000. Mogens Wenzel. Andreasen. 8–10. booklet. Danacord. DACOCD541.
  17. Louis Glass: Symphonues 3 & 6. Nayden Todorov & Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra. 2000. Mogens Wenzel. Andreasen. 7–10. booklet. Danacord. DACOCD542.
  18. Louis Glass: Symphonies 1 & 5. Nayden Todorov & Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra. 2001. Mogens Wenzel. Andreasen. 7–10. booklet. Danacord. DACOCD544.
  19. Louis Glass: Symphony No. 2 / Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra. Nayden Todorov & Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra. 2001. Mogens Wenzel. Andreasen. 9–12. booklet. Danacord. DACOCD543.
  20. Web site: Alexander Grechaninov's Symphonies on Chandos. Barnett. Rob. musicweb-international.com. May 10, 2020. October 10, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171010092358/http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2000/oct00/Grechaninov.htm. live.
  21. Joseph-Guy Ropartz: Petite symphonie / Pastorales / Sons de cloches. Pascal Verrot & Orchestre de Bretagne. 1995. Mathieu. Ferey. 7–9. booklet. Timpani. 1C1126.
  22. Joseph-Guy Ropartz: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4. Sebastian Lang-Lessing & Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy. 2004. Mathieu. Ferey. Benoît. Menut. 9–12. booklet. Timpani. 1C1093.
  23. Joseph-Guy Ropartz: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5. Sebastian Lang-Lessing & Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy. 2006. Mathieu. Ferey. Benoît. Menut. 9–12. booklet. Timpani. 1C1097.
  24. Joseph-Guy Ropartz: Symphony No. 3. Jean-Yves Ossonce & L’Orchestre Symphonique Région Centre-Tours. 2011. Mathieu. Ferey. Benoît. Menut. 10–12. booklet. Timpani. 1C1190.
  25. August de Boeck: Symphony in G / Violin Concerto / Dahomeyan Rhapsody. Frédéric Devreese & Royal Flanders Philharmonic Orchestra. 1995. Geert. Riem. 2–4. booklet. Marco Polo. 8.223740.
  26. Tawaststjerna, Erik (1976). Sibelius: Volume I (1865–1905). (Robert Layton, English translation). London: Faber & Faber. pp. 107–108, 176–177
  27. Hurwitz, David (2007). Jean Sibelius: Sibelius: The Orchestral Works. Pompton Plains: Amadeus Press. pp. 49, 59
  28. Wilhelm Stenhammar: The Two Symphonies / The Two Piano Concertos. Neeme Järvi & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. 1984. Lennart. Dehn. 6–11. booklet. BIS. CD-714/716.
  29. Stenhammar: Piano Concerto No. 1 (original version) / Fragment from Symphony No. 3. Gennady Rozhdestvensky & Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. 1992. Bo. Wallner. 3–5. booklet. Chandos. CHAN9074.
  30. Zemlinsky: The Mermaid / Sinfonietta. James Judd & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. 2006. Richard. Whitehouse. 2–3. booklet. Naxos. 8.570240.
  31. Zemlinsky: Symphony in D minor / Die Seejungfrau. Antony Beaumont & Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. 2003. Antony. Beaumont. 4–8. booklet. Chandos. CHAN10138.
  32. Hugo Alfvén: The Symphonies & Rhapsodies. Neeme Järvi & Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. 1988–93. Stig. Jacobsson. 6–14. booklet. BIS. BIS-CD-1478/80.
  33. Frisch, Walter (1993). The Early Works of Arnold Schoenberg, 1893–1908. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, pp. 160.
  34. Puffett, Derrick (1995). "'Music that Echoes within One' for a Lifetime: Berg's Reception of Schoenberg's Pelleas und Melisande", Music and Letters 76/2.
  35. Franco Alfano: Symphonies 1 & 2. Israel Yinon & Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt. 2005. Konrad. Dryden. 9–11. booklet. cpo. 777080-2.
  36. Gliere: Symphony No. 1 \ The Red Poppy Suite. Sir Edward Downs & BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. 1993. David. Nice. 4–6. booklet. Chandos. CHAN9160.
  37. Gliere: Symphony No. 2 \ The Zaporozhy Cossacks. Sir Edward Downs & BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. 1992. David. Nice. 3–5. booklet. Chandos. CHAN9071.
  38. Hakon Børresen: Symphonies 2 & 3 . Ole Schmidt & Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt . 1998 . Hayo . Norenberg . 11–17 . booklet . cpo . 999353-2.
  39. Philippe Gaubert: Symphonie / Les chants de la mer / Concert en fa. Marc Soustrot & Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxemboug. 2008. Harry. Halbreich. 7–9. booklet. Timpani. 1C1135.
  40. Harty: An Irish Symphony / With the Wild Geese / In Ireland. Proinssías O Duinn & National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland. 1996. Peter. Quinn. 2–3. booklet. Naxos. 8.554732.
  41. Respighi: Sinfonia Drammatica. Daniel Nazareth & Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra. 1999. Keith. Anderson. 2–3. booklet. Naxos. 8.550951.
  42. Web site: Jan van Gilse: Symphonie Nr. 3 (cpo 7775182-2). Smit. John. jpc.de. May 17, 2020. October 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001213320/https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/Jan-van-Gilse-1881-1944-Symphonie-Nr-3/hnum/7550354. live.
  43. Joseph Marx: Eine Herbstsymphonie. Johannes Wildner & Grazer Philharmoniker. 2019. Berkant. Haydin. 12–16. booklet. cpo. 555262-2.
  44. Marx: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2. Steven Sloane & Bochum Symphony Orchestra. 2004. Berkant. Haydin. 2–4. booklet. Naxos. 8.573832.
  45. John Powell: Symphony in A Major, “Virginia Symphony,” and Shenandoah. JoAnn Falletta & Virginia Symphony. 2003. Joseph & Elizabeth. Kahn. 4–6. booklet. Albany. TROY589.
  46. Casella: Symphony No. 1 / Concerto for Strings, Piano, Timpani and Percussion. Francesco La Vecchia & Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma. 2010. David. Gallagher. 3–5. booklet. Naxos. 8.572413.
  47. Casella: Symphony No. 2 / A notte alta. Francesco La Vecchia & Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma. 2010. David. Gallagher. 3–5. booklet. Naxos. 8.572414.
  48. Casella: Symphony No. 3 / Elegia eroica. Francesco La Vecchia & Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma. 2011. David. Gallagher. 3–5. booklet. Naxos. 8.572415.
  49. Ture Rangström: Dithyramb / Symphony No. 1 / Spring Hymn. Michail Jurowski & Norrköping Symphony Orchestra. 1995. Stig. Jacobsson. 10–15. booklet. cpo. 999367-2.
  50. Ture Rangström: Symphony No. 2 / Intermezzo drammatico. Michail Jurowski & Norrköping Symphony Orchestra. 1996. Stig. Jacobsson. 10–14. booklet. cpo. 999368-2.
  51. Ture Rangström: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4. Michail Jurowski & Norrköping Symphony Orchestra. 1996. Stig. Jacobsson. 7–11. booklet. cpo. 999369-2.
  52. Marcel Dupré: Works for Organ, Vol. 3. Daniel Jay McKinley, David Bowden & Columbus Indiana Philharmonic. 1998. Keith. Anderson. 2–3. booklet. Naxos. 8.553922.
  53. Marcel Dupré: Works for Organ, Vol. 6. Stefan Engels & Alessio Bax. 1999. Robert. Delcamp. 2–3. booklet. Naxos. 8.554210.
  54. Marcel Dupré: Works for Organ, Vol. 8. Stefan Engels. 1999. Roger. Rayner. 2–3. booklet. Naxos. 8.553920.
  55. Marcel Dupré: Works for Organ, Vol. 13. George Baker. 2003. Keith. Anderson. 2–3. booklet. Naxos. 8.554542.
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  57. Leevi Madetoja: Symphony No. 1 and 3, Okon Fuoko Suite. John Storgårds & Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. 2013a. Kimmo. Korhonen. 4–7. booklet. Ondine. ODE1211-2.
  58. Leevi Madetoja: Symphony No. 2, Kullervo, Elegy. John Storgårds & Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. 2013b. Kimmo. Korhonen. 4–6. booklet. Ondine. ODE1212-2.
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  60. Antheil, G.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 – Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5 / Over the Plains. John Storgårds Shestakov & BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. 2017. Mervyn. Cooke. 4–9. booklet. Chandos. CHAN10941.
  61. Antheil, G.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 – Symphonies Nos. 3 and 6 / Spectre of the Rose Waltz / Archipelago. John Storgårds Shestakov & BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. 2019. Mervyn. Cooke. 7–12. booklet. Chandos. CHAN10982 .
  62. Dag Wiren: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3, Concert Overtures. Thomas Dausgaard & Norrköping Symphony Orchestra. 2000. Stig. Jacobsson. 17–27. booklet. cpo. 999677-2.
  63. Dag Wirén: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5, Oscarsbalen ballet suite. Thomas Dausgaard & Norrköping Symphony Orchestra. 1998. Stig. Jacobsson. 15–23. booklet. cpo. 999563-2.
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