List of symphonies in C minor

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This is a list of symphonies in C minor, to include all symphonies in the key of C minor written by notable composers, even when the particular symphony in question is one of the least performed by a famous composer.

Composer Symphony
Hugo Alfvén Symphony No. 4, op. 39 (1918-9)
Edgar Bainton Symphony No. 3 (completed 1956)[1]
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5, op. 67 (1808)
Luigi Boccherini Symphony No. 17, op. 41 G. 519 (1788)[2]
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1, op. 68 (1876)
Havergal Brian
  • Symphony No. 10, 1953-4[3]
  • Symphony No. 27, 1966[4]
Anton Bruckner
Norbert Burgmüller Symphony No. 1, op. 2 (1831-3)[5]
Frederic Cliffe Symphony No. 1 (1889)[6]
Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 1, B. 9 "The Bells of Zlonice" (1865)
Louise Farrenc Symphony No. 1, op. 32 (1841)
Josef Bohuslav Foerster Symphony No. 4, op. 54 "Easter Eve" (1905)
Niels Wilhelm Gade Symphony No. 1, op. 5 (1842)
Friedrich Gernsheim Symphony No. 3, op. 54 "Mirjam" (1888)
Louis Glass Symphony No. 2 (with chorus), op. 28 (1899) [7]
Alexander Glazunov Symphony No. 6, op. 58 (completed 1896)
Reinhold Glière Symphony No. 2, op. 25 (1907)
Edvard Grieg Symphony in C minor, EG 119
Asger Hamerik Symphony No. 2, op. 32 Symphonie tragique (1882-3) [8]
Joseph Haydn
William Herschel Symphony No. 8 (1761)
Heinrich von Herzogenberg Symphony No. 1, op. 50
Dmitri Kabalevsky
  • Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Opus 19
  • Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Opus 54
Joseph Martin Kraus
  • Symphony in C minor, VB 142 (a reworking of the Symphony in C-sharp minor, VB 140)
  • Symphonie Funebre in C minor
Franz Krommer Symphony No. 4, op. 102 (published in 1821)
Franz Lachner Symphony No. 5 op. 52 (by 1835)[9]
Albéric Magnard Symphony No. 1, op. 4
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" (1894)
Daniel Gregory Mason Symphony No. 1, op. 11 (1913-4)
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 1, op. 11 (1824)
Nikolai Myaskovsky
  • Symphony No. 1, op. 3 (1908, rev. 1921)
  • Symphony No. 27, op. 85 (1949)
Ignaz Pleyel *Symphony, Benton 121 (1778)[10]
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 3, op. 44 (1928)
Carl Reinecke Symphony No. 2, Hakon Jarl, op. 134 (1874)
Franz Xaver Richter
  • Symphony, Riemann 13 (ca. 1740)[11]
  • Sinfonia "Number 12" (published 1759)[12]
Ferdinand Ries Symphony No. 2, op. 80 (1814)[13]
Julius Röntgen Symphony No. 3 (1910)[14]
Camille Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3, op. 78 "Organ" (1886)
Xaver Scharwenka Symphony, op. 60 (1885)
Ernest Schelling Symphony in C minor[15]
Franz Schubert Symphony No. 4, D. 417 "Tragic"
Alexander Scriabin
Dmitri Shostakovich
Alice Mary Smith Symphony No. 1 (1863)[16]
Louis Spohr
  • Symphony No. 3, op. 78 (1828)[17]
  • Symphony No. 5, op. 102 (1837)[18]
Josef Suk Symphony No. 2, op. 27 "Asrael" (1904-6)[19]
Sergei Taneyev Symphony No. 4, op. 12 (1896-8)[20]
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2, op. 17 "Little Russian" (1879)
Johann Baptist Vanhal
  • Symphony, Bryan c1
  • Symphony, Bryan c2 (by 1772)[21]
Pavel Vranický Symphony, op. 11 (published 1791)[22]
Felix Weingartner Symphony No. 5, op. 71 (1924)[23]
Richard Wetz Symphony No. 1 (1916)
Christopher Ernst Friedrich Weyse Symphony No. 6, DF 122 (1798, ref. ca. 1800) [24]
Johann Wilhelm Wilms Symphony No. 7 in C minor
Felix Woyrsch Symphony No. 1 (1908)
Richard Wüerst Symphony No. 3 (1861) [25]

[edit] See also

For symphonies in C major, see List of symphonies in C major. For symphonies in other keys, see List of symphonies by key.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Announcement of Recording of Bainton Third Symphony. Records International (July 2007). Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
  2. ^ Quebec University Boccherini Symphonies Page (French). Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
  3. ^ Description of Brian Tenth Symphony. Havergal Brian Society (September 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
  4. ^ Description of Brian 27th Symphony. Havergal Brian Society (September 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
  5. ^ Zehnder-Tischendorf, Klaus (2001-2). Burgmuller Worklist. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
  6. ^ Foreman, Lewis (December 2000). S&H Concert Review: Frederick CLIFFE Symphony No 1 in C minor Lambeth Orchestra/ Christopher Fifield St Luke's Church, West Norwood, London SE27 16 December 2000.. MusicWeb International.
  7. ^ Description Page for Recording of Louis Glass Second Symphony. Danacord Records (2001). Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
  8. ^ Description Page for Recording of Hamerik Symphonies 1 and 2. Dacapo Records (1997). Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
  9. ^ Brodbeck, David Lee (1998). Brahms Studies, vol. 2. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press in affiliation with the American Brahms Society, 117. ISBN 0-8032-1287-9. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. 
  10. ^ Badley, Allan (1998). Publisher's Notes for Pleyel Symphony Benton 121. Artaria Edition. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
  11. ^ Badley, Allan (1997). Publisher's Notes for Richter's Symphony "Riemann 13". Artaria Edition. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
  12. ^ Badley, Allan (1998). Publisher's Notes for Richter's Sinfonia "Number 12". Artaria Edition. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
  13. ^ Howell, Christopher (July 2001). Review of cpo Recording of Ries' First Two Symphonies. MusicWeb International. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
  14. ^ Announcement of cpo Recording of Röntgen Symphony. Records International (March 2007). Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
  15. ^ Pratt, Waldo Selden; Grove, George; Fuller-Maitland, John Alexander; Newell Boyd, Charles (1920). Grove's dictionary of music and musicians 6. New York: Macmillan Co., 352. Retrieved on 2008-05-03. OCLC 42610879.
  16. ^ Alice Mary Smith Symphonies edited by Ian Graham-Jones at Google Book Search
  17. ^ Robinson, Bradford (2006). Online Publication of Preface to Score of Spohr's 3rd Symphony. Musikproduktion Juergen Hoeflich. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
  18. ^ Dietz, Peter (2006). Online Publication of Preface to Score of Spohr's 5th Symphony (German). Musikproduktion Juergen Hoeflich. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
  19. ^ Grim, William (2006). Online Publication of Preface to Score of Suk's Asrael Symphony. Musikproduktion Juergen Hoeflich. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
  20. ^ Robinson, Bradford (2006). Online Publication of Preface to Score of Taneyev's 4th Symphony. Musikproduktion Juergen Hoeflich. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
  21. ^ Bryan, Paul; Badley, Allan (2005). Notes to Recording of Vanhal Symphony Bryan c2. Naxos Records. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  22. ^ Golding, Robin (2002). "Notes to Recording of Wranitzky Symphonies" (PDF). . Chandos Records Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
  23. ^ Announcement of Recording of Weingartner 5th Symphony. Records International (January 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
  24. ^ Walker, Raymond (January 2002). WEYSE Symphonies : Classical Reviews. MusicWeb International. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  25. ^ Allegemeine Musikalische Zeitung Review of Wüerst Symphony 3 and Violin Concerto at Google Book Search, March 9, 1864 issue, pages 172-4 (100-2 of the PDF)