symphonies
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Stravinsky had spent nearly two decades working inside self-imposed forms—neoclassical symphonies and ballets built on borrowed material.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 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
Tense discussions of life-altering events are matched by the diegetic decibels of smooth jazz or string symphonies.
From Salon • Sep. 25, 2025
For more than three decades — beginning at a time when live performances of these symphonies, each a psychical experience, were not commonplace — the local Mahler Society held annual “Mahlerthons.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025
Dad admitted he was as green as any valley when it came to music, but he had a good ear and he liked symphonies.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
