The title of this video has recently been renamed from “7 Greatest Symphony Endings…” to “7 of the Most Epic Symphony Endings…”. As the disclaimer in the description states, this list is highly subjective and open-to-suggestions; we never intended the video to be a definitive “Greatest of All Time” list. Instead, the original purpose was always to introduce potential new audiences to the great and wonderful world of classical music, so we included some lesser-known symphonies for a general audience. Also, please remember, no one has time to make an entire hour of all good symphony endings, so please understand if your favorite ending wasn't included. As you may have picked up from some of our comments, we will be making a second (and possibly a third!) video with more amazing symphony finales, so if you have any suggestions, please kindly comment them! We recently uploaded another version of this video with no voiceover that you can find here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/sqmBv6WCfnyToXosi=XDivJEy7m6dXI8wY Yes Beethoven 9 will be in the next video!!!
@stnicolastaplow4096
2 ай бұрын
No-one has time? I have time 😂
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
@@stnicolastaplow4096Oh, great! We would love to see your choices if you decide to make a video yourself!
@Flaric99
2 ай бұрын
Where is Beethoven?
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
@@Flaric99 He will be first in the next video! I have already started making it and I have found a great recording for Beethoven 9. Stay tuned!
@jackgonzalez7727
Ай бұрын
No Beethoven? Wow... What a list...
@eduardovieira7001
2 ай бұрын
The first time you hear Mahler’s second is a lifetime experience. It’s unforgettable.
@creslinwest9243
Ай бұрын
Truly. Also try singing in it as part of the choir. I've done it twice and each time I've had to fight back tears. Also, I love Alondra de la Parra. She was the conductor of our state orchestra for two years. The first major work she performed at the start of her contracted term was the Mahler second symphony. I, unfortunately was not in the choir for that performance and that is one of my life's greatest regrets. She's an incredible conductor, meticulous in rehearsal and exciting and dynamic in performance.
@LegendsGhostOfficial
Ай бұрын
@creslinwest9243 totally agree! I sang it in 2005 when I was in college and it was an incredible experience!
@patrickmcisaac3142
Ай бұрын
Not to be crude, but I listened to it the first time I ever smoked pot and I swear I flew to another world. It was incredible
@spedcodm428
Ай бұрын
@@patrickmcisaac3142 nothing wrong with that haha. Little smoke sesh right before watching something like that live makes you notice and appreciate and love all the nuances of it that make it so special
@alfasax
Ай бұрын
Divine hope..........
@doctorcane
Ай бұрын
Irony: you could do an entire video of just Mahler symphony endings and it would almost be perfect in and of itself.
@true_west4704
Ай бұрын
I was thinking the same. The endings of 1st and the 5th are also epic.
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
We're planning to make an entire video dedicated to the life of Mahler, with all his symphonies!
@pelocitdarney5718
Ай бұрын
Mahler 6 ending: I know it's coming every time, but every time, with the quiet lead up to the end, but I almost jump out of my skin on the sudden explosion from the orchestra in the last few bars. Mahler 9 ending: amazing question posed by the violas at the end - what is to be, they are asking Mahler 10 ending: the glissando rise at the end, followed by the descent. So spooky.
@tannhaeuserx464
29 күн бұрын
Except the first.
@doctorcane
29 күн бұрын
@@tannhaeuserx464 uh what? The coda to 1 is outstanding
@euledj79
Ай бұрын
Imagine you go to a Mahler 2 live concert with a good orchestra/choir the first time and you never listened it on CD/youtube, etc before...How overwhelmed by sheer emotions, epicness, loudness you would be? Always when I go to a Mahler 2 live concert I get completely blown away by a hurricane of this epic soundwall with its heartbreaking harmonies and lyrics, leaving me in tears. There was never a symphonic work comparable and there will never be one that could reach Mahler 2...a lonesome monument.
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
It is purely amazing! I rarely get to listen to live concerts, I would love to go to a live concert of Mahler 2!
@euledj79
Ай бұрын
@@obsidianmusic303If you can get a ticket for the frontrows or best: sitting at the same hight like the choir on the balcony, I bet that you won't forget it in your whole life. But choose a very good orchestra with a professional choir.
@Ardjano234
Ай бұрын
I always think I have no patience for Mahler, but after reading this, I think I will just try Mahler 2 out in concert
@euledj79
Ай бұрын
@@obsidianmusic303 Go for it! But its a long journey to the finale and you might be dissapointed by some movements.
@crisdekker8223
Ай бұрын
I always heard that Mahler was this great composer, but I never could get into his music. I stayed curious as to why people found him so great though. So when dutch television was going to live broadcast Mahler's 2nd conducted by Bernhard Haitink as a 50 year commemoration of the bombing of Rotterdam, I thought let's try again. Well, wow. Starting with this violent 1st movement, the staccato opening theme and those hammering chords in the middle you could envision the destruction of the city. Then you get taken on this hour long musical journey culminating in this glorious celebration of the resurrection of the city at the end. I was speechless. I have been a Mahler fan ever since and the 2nd has been my favourite. The great thing about the internet is that I can still find that performance right here on KZitem. O and as far as live concerts go: I had a balcony seat when the local orchestra played the 2nd. Turned out it was the place where the alto was going to sing from. I spent the finale a few feet away from the soloist!
@antoineazo9020
Ай бұрын
I finally completed my quest to see every mahler symphony live, a quest that began a few years ago when i had the chance to actually discover the 2nd live without any prior listening. This is actually the only time i ever cried listening to music, as I was in a bad place at the moment and I felt that symphony resonating with my very soul. The finale is the greatest piece of music I have ever heard, not only great by itself, but also perfectly resolving 80 minutes of tension and buildup both musically and metaphorically. If angels sang at one's arrival in heaven, this is what you would hear. Mahler was a genius.
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
That is absolutely amazing, as many people have pointed out, the first time you hear the symphony is one of the greatest feelings you will ever feel, and again the first time you listen to it live. You are incredibly lucky, I wish I will someday be able to hear the symphony live!
@Fangvu
2 ай бұрын
Finale of Shostakovich's fifth symphony is not a movement. It's a revolution!
@hillcresthiker
Ай бұрын
The shosty 5 is incredible but if you have the patience to sit through his 7th, you will lose your breath and your heart will race like never before
@Fangvu
Ай бұрын
@@hillcresthiker I like them both. However, the story in his 5th receives more empathy from me.
@joeervin1985
28 күн бұрын
@@Fangvu really? I would think the one written for the people suffering during the siege of Leningrad would be more apt to inspire empathy than 'A Soviet Artist's Reply to Just Criticism'. They're both great symphonies though.
@vernonsmart
2 ай бұрын
The ending of Brahms' 2nd symphony is one of the most glorious in the whole symphonic repertoire and deserved a place on this list.
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
While the list to the second video has already been completed, Brahms 2 will be in the third video!
@evoandy
Ай бұрын
I used to be a professional violinist before I had a Stroke and became paralyzed. I got EXTREMELY burned out during college and auditions. Mahler 2 and Strauss’ Alpine Symphony resurrected my love for music.
@andre_p
2 ай бұрын
The coda to Bruckner’s 5th and 8th symphonies define the word ‘epic’, especially when they are taken at a steady, measured pace.
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
Completely agree! Bruckner’s 8th will be the final ending in the next video!
@user-ox1cn9pn3k
Ай бұрын
What recordings do you recommend?
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
@@user-ox1cn9pn3kThere are some great recordings of Bruckner’s 8th, here are some of our favourites: If you don’t mind a slightly older recording, Herbert von Karajan’s with the Vienna Philharmonic recorded in 1979 is an amazing one. kzitem.info/news/bejne/wqmAzGeBpnOYY20si=Z3kbx25KNBqizXzX Many people recommend Celibidache’s recordings with the Münchner Philharmoniker for both Bruckner’s 5th and 8th. His interpretations are much slower than many others. kzitem.info/news/bejne/yoWK4HedhqqqkqQsi=QfenVx7QKThcAK6w kzitem.info/news/bejne/xqKMrqqKq3d-Zmksi=SnKfBHg8ZeU-kn9W A faster recording of Bruckner 8, and the first recording I personally discovered, Paavo Järvi with the HR Symphony Orchestra in Frankfurt kzitem.info/news/bejne/0nqh0GWqbql3ZIosi=-2nARHzk_YJ7xLhT And finally, the recording we will use in the next video, Honeck with the WDR Symphony Orchestra. It’s more well rounded in rich tone and balance, as well as a steady tempo. kzitem.info/news/bejne/wHh8z6Sii3x2gIosi=KnURB1fPAl25Ov37 Remember to keep in mind, as with most of Bruckner’s works, there exist multiple versions of both symphonies, as he revised them multiple times, so there will be variations between recordings. Hope this helps!
@user-ox1cn9pn3k
Ай бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@kaysond
Ай бұрын
Agreed. As much as I love Bruckner 4, the ending pales in comparison to 8.
@williamford9564
Ай бұрын
The entirety of Dvorak's 9th is classic and the finale is epic!
@Eroica_Under_God.15.18
2 ай бұрын
Finale to Shostakovich's 7 was just, pure victory for me..
@FREDGARRISON
2 ай бұрын
Yeah, me too !!! Thought they would represent it here, but what they chose wasn't all that bad. I always get goose bumps when listening to the ending of the Shostakovich 7th, especially when the opening theme comes back in the brass and that final chord waiting for the symphony to stop.
@Gisechan
2 ай бұрын
Yes, that one is even more epic than the one from the 10th symphony in my opinion.
@FREDGARRISON
2 ай бұрын
YES INDEED !!!
@JugglernautNr9
2 ай бұрын
No finale of Mahlers first symphony? The last three minutes are so triumphant and fantastic, i always get goosebumps.
@mykofreder1682
2 ай бұрын
It is on theme, you do not have be a music major to enjoy it, it has an operettic feel, it is not just going frantic which is easy to do.
@JugglernautNr9
2 ай бұрын
@@mykofreder1682i don't really understand what you wrote
@scottmiller6495
2 ай бұрын
I agree, Mahler s Symphony No. 1 is Thee Best Finale of All Time, PERIOD !!!!!!!!!!!
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, the list for the next video has already been complete. However, we’ll definitely include this in the third video! Saving the best for last.
@andre_p
2 ай бұрын
Mahler’s symphonies are a treasure trove of epic moments - the underlying theme almost always depicting triumph over adversity. The finales of symphonies 5, 7 and 8 could also be considered. No 6, too, except it ends in terrifying defeat and absolute nihility. That whole finale is epic to the nth degree. That of the 3rd comes closest to being the transcending epic culmination of what went before: I-Pan Awakes, Summer Marches In" II- "What the Flowers in the Meadow Tell Me" III- "What the Animals in the Forest Tell Me" IV-"What Man Tells Me" V-«What the Angels Tell Me" VI "What Love Tells That was Mahler’s intent, but did overreach ? Those final D major paragraphs come at the end of a 100 minute work. Worth waiting for surely, but choosing the end of the 2nd was probably the right choice. @@obsidianmusic303
@true_west4704
Ай бұрын
I’m a bit surprised that Beethoven didn’t make the list. The endings of the 7th and the 9th are pretty spectacular.
@utha2665
Ай бұрын
I was thinking the 9th, personally.
@yolhanson
Ай бұрын
And the 3rd and 5th. The 5th does hammer you in the ears with those loud chords at the end, but there's no doubt about his sense of drama. The ending of the 3rd is completely unexpected.
@dishington
Ай бұрын
Any list omitting Beethoven is highly suspect.
@edtsch
Ай бұрын
@@utha2665 I thought for sure the ending of the 9th would top the list. Very surprised.
@AdmBerner
Ай бұрын
I think either the 5th, 7th and 9th are all good choices but the 5th is my personal favorite. How he prolongs the ending just by going back and forth between the dominant and tonic chords with multiple instances where you think that's it but he changes it and keeps going.
@jimslancio
Ай бұрын
The end of Shostakovich 7 is as epic as it gets. Bernstein's recorded performance with the Chicago Symphony shook dust out of the rafters all the way from Milwaukee to Gary Indiana.
@hillcresthiker
Ай бұрын
Those final timpani are earth shattering
@joebg47
Ай бұрын
The quietness of Vaughan Williams’ ending to his Symphony No. 5 is nothing short of magnificent.
@dandiehm8414
Ай бұрын
The Vaughan Williams 3rd and 5th are masterpieces.
@hillcresthiker
Ай бұрын
The VW 5th is one of the most lyrical, mystical and beautiful musical compositions ever written and as much as I love it, I could not call its ending triumphant
@DaveMorris
2 ай бұрын
Such a beautiful, wild ride. Thank you. Although choices are always subjective, you chose well, and your descriptions helped newcomers understand what they were experiencing. Bravo.
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@doctormock1
2 ай бұрын
It is not technically called a "symphony", but Janacek's Sinfonietta has a killer ending.
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
Oo cool, I feel like that qualifies! That will be in the next video!
@seanoslin5299
2 ай бұрын
Yes!!!!’n
@asym52
Ай бұрын
Well, technically it IS called a symphony. Sinfonietta. Small symphony.
@p1966kful
2 ай бұрын
The end of Sibelius’ Symphony No. 7 - that astonishing resolution of the B natural into C.
@haomingli6175
2 ай бұрын
the resolution itself is nothing astonishing, what is astonishing about B natural resolving to C in the key of C major? what is atonishing is that B natural itself comes out of no where.
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
The way Sibelius builds the tension, it’s absolutely amazing! Another symphony finale to go in our next video!
@joeweinberg3108
Ай бұрын
@@haomingli6175that’s exactly what’s so impressive about it, is that he manages to make it sound so extraordinarily novel and exciting in the way he orchestrates and contextualizes it
@jasonbriggs77
22 күн бұрын
Yessss! And the 2nd, or 3rd... I could play the last 15 seconds of each over and over and never lose the nostalgic feeling they leave
@tr5848
Ай бұрын
Great sampling of epic moments in symphonic music. As a fan of symphonic movie scores, this was like a greatest hits album! Thanks for your work.
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! Orchestral symphonic music is the best!
@asafemoreno4199
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for remember me how great, and glorious it is these pieces, and give me some motivation to write something here, thanks guys for this incredible work!!
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
Thank YOU so much for watching!
@mtheinvincible4156
Ай бұрын
Saint Saens' 3rd is also worth checking out.
@fatdoi003
2 ай бұрын
Mahler 8 as well... epic
@robertparry4331
Ай бұрын
THE END OF R.V.W. s 4th SYMPHONY IS STUNNING.
@johnnytheyoungmaestro
2 ай бұрын
These composers were absolute GIANTS of their time! These works are just colossal! Awesome video! :)
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! These composers really are great!
@AnthonyDonnellyTT
29 күн бұрын
Excellent list... I've seven more and seven more after that ... Classical music never ceases to give...
@obsidianmusic303
28 күн бұрын
Indeed… that’s what makes the genre so great!
@musiclady49
Ай бұрын
I'm happy that this ends with the Resurrection because it is beyond comparison to ANY orchestral piece ever composed! It surpasses all other music in it's passion, fear, love, compassion and sheer beauty! I wish I had attended the Saratoga-Potsdam Choral Institute in 1971 when this was performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Saratoga Springs during their summer season at SPAC. I was only 21 so it wouldn't have hit me then the way it does now but I know I would have connected with it on a deep emotional level just the same. I always tear up at the end without fail! ♥♥♥
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
It is an absolutely amazing piece! I wish I will have the chance to hear it performed live someday... Thanks for watching!
@samuelgendry4917
2 ай бұрын
I love the transition into Tchaikovskys 4.
@spannagattinara4970
Ай бұрын
I have always loved the sheer, unadulterated wildness at the end of Prokofiev’s 5th….
@derPapierschredder
Ай бұрын
Thanks for explaining why the pieces are so epiiic! I really wouldn't have gotten it otherwise. Really helpful!
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, glad we could help!
@DuffyTheGander
Ай бұрын
NJI've had the great privilege of hearing Sibelius' 7th for the first time ever, live in New York. I was sobbing in the second movement and by the end was so emotionally moved, my best friend at the time asked if i needed to leave. Needless to say i loved it. Bruckner's 4th is also a wonderful piece with a fantastic ending (when not taken too slowly imo) that one can easily be stretched far too long to me. Blomstedt's rendition is one of my favorites
@crundaleboy
Ай бұрын
Sibelius 7th doesn't have a second movement
@jonaskristoffersen23
Ай бұрын
Fantastic video guys! Keep at it, looking forward to more classical music education. There's so many to choose from, Jupiter and William Tell are a couple of my faves. Love all of these too, particularly Dvorak 9. 🙌
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much! We hope you enjoyed watching just as much as we enjoyed making the video! Dvorak 9 is a really great symphony, isn’t it? Also, our second video on more symphony endings will premiere tomorrow, if you are interested.
@_Chuvisco_
2 ай бұрын
Excellent work!... Thank you!
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching and supporting us!
@ChrisSmith-yq9pr
Ай бұрын
This is not just a video, it is a work of art! Bravo!
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@craigbrush5784
2 ай бұрын
Fantastic, thank you. I just subscribed. I'm a bit of a fan of the finale of the Tchaikovsky 5th, the Shostakovich 5th and Saint Saens 3rd
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Tchaikovsky 5 and Saint-Saens 3 will be in the next video!
@hillcresthiker
Ай бұрын
All of those symphonies have magnificent triumphant endings
@Purpleninja7707
Ай бұрын
Dvorak's 9th is spectacular!
@dougcargill6730
2 ай бұрын
The Mahler 2nd and the Bruckner 4th are two of my favorite.
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
They really are great!
@sivadepilif
2 ай бұрын
I miss the end of the Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique.
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
That’s a great one, it will be in the third video!
@Boccaccio1811
Ай бұрын
If you consider Berlioz's "Harold in Italy" a symphony, that has a wild ending too. It's like purposely over the top and insane... and I love it
@1106gary
Ай бұрын
I would mention Beethoven's 5th for the number of endings that are done one after the other.
@hillcresthiker
Ай бұрын
I agree with that magnificent work- but if you really want to hear an ending that never really lets you know when the end is coming, try listening to Mahlers Third symphony. If you are not in tears, you will be wondering which ending is the real ending. When the last chord finally comes, you will feel at peace and know what love feels like.
@1106gary
Ай бұрын
@@hillcresthiker I'll give it a try.
@OrqinusOrca
Ай бұрын
Okay but Prokofiev's fifth's ending hit me like a bus the first time I heard it. It had the same effect on me as did The Rite of Spring's final chord- it scared the bejeezus outta me 😂
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
Me too! It's such a different and shocking ending, but epic nonetheless!
@adelmogimenez2062
2 ай бұрын
I've performed most of these in the past year. Absolutely magnificent symphonies. I hope to play shostakovich 10 soon. I've never heard his 11th, but it shounds amazing!
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
Wow, that's amazing! You are very lucky! What instrument do you play?
@philliplipple1799
2 ай бұрын
Enjoyable. Good selection.
@ronaldtuckerman6785
Ай бұрын
Very nice list. One of my favorites is Sibelius' 2nd. Very triumphant.
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion, that will definitely be in the third video!
@patrickmcisaac3142
Ай бұрын
I once played the finale to mahlers symphony 2 with nearly 100 low brass (mostly trombone). The video is on yiutube if you search penn state trombone mahler. It may sincerely be the most epic thing ive been a part of
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
Whoah, that’s amazing! I play trombone, so I wish I will one day be able to play with nearly as many low brass players!
@joebg47
Ай бұрын
Not many codas of RVW are triumphant but the ending of the Fifth with glistening strings and total serenity is in its own way triumphant.
@robertagregory7177
Ай бұрын
How can you leave out Saint-Saen’s 3rd symphony? Cymbals, trumpet, percussion and organ full blast?
@geoffashden2
Ай бұрын
Sorry but Mahlers 8th Symphony's finale tops everything!
@tinplater
Ай бұрын
My first hearing of Mahler's second was the epic recording by the Utah Symphony on Cardinal records. It became the demo recording for high end audio equipment of the day. It is an ethereal experience.
@josevanderleigutierrezcond5861
Ай бұрын
It's a need to have the second part of this compilation of the best symphonies
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
Of course! It is already in the making, stay tuned!
@VelvetCat1
Ай бұрын
In that clip of Mahler's 2nd, is Alondra de la Parra conducting, proudly mexican. I got the chance to be in two amazing performances of her conducting Mahler's 5th and 2th with the Jalisco Philharmonic at Guadalajara. Such an amazing conductor. Clap, clap, clap.
@hillcresthiker
Ай бұрын
Shes a good conductor and also looks pretty hot in that black suit as she mouths "Aufersthen"
@raffaellopilato3132
8 күн бұрын
Troppo veloce
@VelvetCat1
2 күн бұрын
@@raffaellopilato3132 it's a perfect rendition
@raffaellopilato3132
2 күн бұрын
@@VelvetCat1 non sono d'accordo
@VelvetCat1
2 күн бұрын
@@raffaellopilato3132 well, Mahler himself wouldn't agree with you and he wrote the piece
@ultradmann2367
Ай бұрын
The conclusion of Turangalila Symphony has always and WILL always be one of my favorite climaxes to a piece. Just off of the sheer sound of what you hear and the color of what Messiaen puts on display with unusual sounds is amazing to me.
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
It's one of my new favorites after researching for the next video!
@DerSlashfuhrer
2 ай бұрын
Nice lineup! My personal favorites would also include the finales of Shostakovich's 5th and Kalinnikov's 1st
@matthiashartge5520
2 ай бұрын
You have a similar taste of epicness as I do ^^ Love it!
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
Great so see someone else agrees with us! Thanks for watching!
@Quotenwagnerianer
2 ай бұрын
This is really a tough one, because there are so many symphonies in the repertoire, and so many great things to discover. Some quiet endings are great, some raucus endings are great. Let me think of a few that come to mind on the top of my head. I'm sure on another day I would come up with different ones, I know so many: Haydn: No. 104 Just a great bookend to his gigantic symphonic body of work. The entire finale is just so much fun. Beethoven: No. 7 If that one doesn't send you dancing off into the night, then something is either wrong with the performance or you. Schubert: Great C Major (however you want to Number it. 8 is probably correct, 7 if you only count the finished ones). The Coda has to be one of the greatest things ever. Berlioz: Symphony fantastique The composer never reached that kind of intensity again. Schumann: No. 2 What a triumph after all that turmoil saying: "Music saved my life". Mahler: No. 6 Staring down the abyss in total defeat. Stanford: No. 5 A perfect illustration of the text that inspired it: "There let the pealing organ blow [...] dissolve me into exctasies and bring all Heaven before mine eyes." Gliere: No. 3 Another illustrative piece that ends with the hero of the story being petrified and his life flashing before his eyes until he finally is completely stone, unable to move just as at the start of the Symphony. And so the music recaps all movements over an organ point that symbolizes the petrification and ends with the music that opened the symphony. Bruckner: No. 5 The Finale itself is a tough nut to crack, but the Coda, if done right, just soars with an exctasy that Bruckner never reached again. Saint-Saens: No. 3 Quite literally pulling out all the stops. That's 10 for starters and one as a bonus: The Shostakovich ones you picked would also have been my picks, but I will add No. 4 as an example of false triumph ending in nothing but doubt and fear.
@ulysse__
2 ай бұрын
Woah, amazing set of recommendations there. I'll try them out and come back here when I'm done! (within 3-300 business days)
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
Impressive suggestions! We will include these in the next video. Thank you for your contribution! Organ symphony and pulling out all the stops 😂 And @ulysse_ hopefully the next video won’t take quite as long as 300 business days…
@musiclady49
Ай бұрын
@@ulysse__ 😂
@counterfit5
Ай бұрын
Symphonie Fantastique has such an epic tuba part at the end
@adolfosantosart
Ай бұрын
In tears. So glorious. Joyful! Soul stirring.
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much! The music is amazing!
@ouwebrood497
Ай бұрын
Good selection!
@larrybass9184
11 күн бұрын
Wonderful collection. Nothing tops Mahler. It has taken over a century for his monumental works to receive their rightful renown. He to me is the king of the symphonists.
@bentoguerra352
Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@RollaArtis
2 ай бұрын
I just love the silent finish of Schubert's eighth symphony..
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
Before anyone comments "stop talking over the music", we have a version without the voiceover here! kzitem.info/news/bejne/sqmBv6WCfnyToXosi=UPrJyiW3VcuUUdjn
@ragmanv420
Ай бұрын
I would highly suggest that you write this in the description (if possible)
@tannhaeuserx464
29 күн бұрын
It is refreshing that you didn't include Beethoven's 9th. Arguably it is the most epic, but it has already won enough glory.
@edwinmorillo5873
2 ай бұрын
Loved this video, editing, narrators, music, everything ❤️
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you so much! We are making another one of these videos, hope you are looking forward to it as much as we are! ❤
@alexnobrasil3062
2 ай бұрын
4:26 I've always loved this bit in Dvorak's 9th. If memory serves me right it's a DM7b5-Dm7b5 transition over a pedal of E. Such a great variation of the main theme with just the right amount of tension!
@crustyoranges
2 ай бұрын
Ooooooo I’ve never heard the end of Tchaikovsky 4 with the accelerando. Very cool.
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
It wasn’t the first recording we considered, so we were surprised when we first listen to this one, as it was the only one with an accelerando. It is indeed a cool interpretation! Thank you for watching!
@chrismoule7242
2 ай бұрын
Interestingly, the accelerando is not written in the score, it's an interpretation.
@gerbs139
Ай бұрын
It’s an interpretation just as adding cymbals and bass drum to the final measure is an interpretation. Neither was requested by the composer.
@thomasvendetti3742
6 күн бұрын
So many treasured finales. Let’s not forget the grand fugues employed in Mozart 41 and Bruckner 5.
@andrewhcit
2 ай бұрын
I'd also nominate Sibelius 2, Nielsen 4, Kalinnikov 1, and Bruckner 5.
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
Ooo these will definitely go in the next video!
@youtubeyoutube3409
2 ай бұрын
@@obsidianmusic303what about Sibelius 5?!
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
@@youtubeyoutube3409 Already on the list!
@andreapandypeterpan4062
Ай бұрын
Yes indeed - Nielson's 4,5,6 symphonies.
@counterfit5
Ай бұрын
Oh man, Sibelius 2 is such a fun ending for the trombones
@jeremiahlyleseditor437
Ай бұрын
Those were quite good. Mahler using all those diminished chords was invigorating, inspiring.
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
They make the climax even more amazing! Thanks for watching.
@DieFlabbergast
Ай бұрын
The finale of Shostakovich's No.11 makes my hair stand on end.
@ericstromquist9458
Ай бұрын
When I saw the title of this video from this new-to-me channel that I just found in in my KZitem recommendations, I thought the winner has got to be Mahler’s Second: and there it was! The most amazing thing about that work is for me that the last five minutes gives the illusion of being an impossible, continuous ascent of the musical scale, which it actually cannot be, to a greater and greater crescendo of sound, which is also impossible: yet that’s the impression it gives. The recording I most love and always listen to is the 1980 performance by the Chicago Symphony under Sir Georg Solti. I can't imagine it being improved upon.
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Mahler 2 really is incredible isn't it? And thanks for the recording suggestion, I will check it out!
@steve.schatz
2 ай бұрын
Good job!
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@vaughnhale7903
2 ай бұрын
Awesome list! You should make a separate list for solemn endings.
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
If you have any suggestions for more solemn endings, we will try to include them in the next video!
@mostafa12890
2 ай бұрын
@@obsidianmusic303 I'd say that Tchaikovsky's 6th easily deserves the number 1 spot in that list.
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
@@mostafa12890 Yes, that will be on the list of the next video! One of the best solemn endings ever written
@shantihealer
2 ай бұрын
The Bruckner 4 ending does something unique - it builds to a terrific, grand climax while for much of the time retaining a hushed, mystical ambience.
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
Indeed, I've never heard anything else like it!
@denebutube
Ай бұрын
The selected reading of the Bruckner 4 seems weak
@shantihealer
Ай бұрын
@@denebutube Possibly, but there are limited options for video performances. Generally I would recommend Jochum, particularly with the Statskapelle Dresden.
@alanbarnett6993
2 ай бұрын
All your choices are loud, grand, and bombastic. That's not the only way to end a symphony. Two symphonies with equally great, but very different, endings are Mozart's Jupiter symphony and Vaughan Williams's 5th. The Mozart ends in a coda in which 5 themes from movement are played on top of each other in an amazing display of mastery of counterpoint. The Vaughan Williams ends in a coda that has a paradoxical feeling of ecstatic calm, the complete antithesis of the loud and bombastic endings in this video.
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
Great choices, I agree this is an oversight that we didn’t include the full spectrum of symphony endings. We will definitely include more calm endings in the next video!
@michaelmedlinger6399
2 ай бұрын
Shostakovich 8!
@rexz3409
2 ай бұрын
Yeah, and then to have the audacity to call it the “greatest symphony endings in classical music history”, gimme a break.
@haomingli6175
2 ай бұрын
the most unusual ending could be sibelius 4. it is neither a bang nor a whimper, but a mezzoforte on repeated notes/chords marked dolce.
@andre_p
2 ай бұрын
Not the only way to end a symphony, but your examples not what I would call ‘epic’ - which is what this video is about. The Mozart is exultant, the VW cathartic. But not epic. Epic refers to a long, grand, rousing story. IMO the symphonies that qualify as having an epic ending must have these qualities of length, grandeur and final triumph.
@66zebulon
2 ай бұрын
The ending of the first movement of Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony should have taken first place on this list. That ending actually makes the de jure ending of the work anticlimactic. The performance by Bernstein and the NYP, parenthetically, is the epitome of everything inspirational about classical music, in my view. A very interesting topic, thanks for posting!
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion!
@comandantegabrielflores6056
2 ай бұрын
Definitely
@MilikUrdap
Ай бұрын
Berlioz' "Symphonie Fantastique's" finale missing here? Never thought that could be possible. But I agree with all the picks you put in here eitherway.
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
Thanks, Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique will be in the third video; saving the best for later ;)
@AAK1954
2 ай бұрын
May I suggest one more? There is (or was) not a very famous composer called Beethoven, who wrote not a very famous symphony called "Coral" (his ninth symphony) that could have occupied a modest place on this "very personal youtuber selection" . Plus Schubert's "The Great", Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, etc. Anyway, a nice try. Thanks. Adrian K. (69) Argentina.
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
Haha, I’ve never heard of this “Beethoven” before, nor his “Coral” symphony! But in all seriousness, Beethoven 9, Schumann 2 and Brahms 1 will be in the next video!
@AAK1954
2 ай бұрын
Best regards.@@obsidianmusic303
@paulerickson5804
Ай бұрын
I was surprised that Beethoven 9th was missing also. But I figured, of course, that's the symphony that DEFINES "epic." It holds a special place in the pantheon.
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
@@paulerickson5804 Yes, it is the father symphony 😊. Oh wait that’s Haydn…
@Stenddo
Ай бұрын
Dvořák's serenade for strings finale has to be one of my favorites
@andreapandypeterpan4062
Ай бұрын
Excellent analysis. In the next several videos, perhaps we can have Brahms' 4th Symphony, Bruckner's 9th, Mozart's 41st Symphony (of course) and Britten's Spring Symphony? How about Elgar's 1st and 2nd Symphonies? The English can occasionally write music! Whereas Arnold Bax is Celtic, and his 2nd and 3rd symphonies are astonishing combinations of Mahlerian orchestral complexity and wild Irish Atlantic emotional and spiritual dramas! Reading the comments here, I'm sure you would have an audience for life if you devoted a video just to Mahler - his 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. No doubt your Parisian audience would delight in Honegger (Symphonie Liturgique) and Messiaen (Turangalila). Also I wouldn't restrict yourselves to final movements, but instead to any compete component. The closing passages of Brahms' 4th, first movement, for instance, are of supreme formal control and emotional power and complexity. Perhaps also symphonic compositions not necessarily in the so-called classical format? That way we can consider tone poems (hence Richard Strauss, Schoenberg, Debussy, Ravel, Respighi); ballet scores (Rimsky, Stravinsky, Copeland are obvious and foremost choices); and the scores of great opera. After all, parts of Puccini's La Boheme, Manon, Tosca and Turandot, and, of course, hours and hours of Wagner's Ring cycle and Tristan und Isolde and Parsifal and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, are at the absolute pinnacle of writing for full orchestra. It is impossible to understand any music written (and indeed any western art form) after the Magician of Bayreuth, without studying his works. Film music! Where would contemporary, popular, high art, "film-music-dramas" (Wagner's children so to speak) be without Korngold, Bernard Herrmann, Elmer Bernstein, Miklós Rózsa, Leonard Bernstein, Goldsmith, Malcolm Arnold, that scandalous borrower John Williams, Alexandre Desplat, Hans Zimmer, etc, etc? More thanks and much love, Andrea the music fanatic.
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much, Andrea the music fanatic! These are some excellent choices, and as you said, much of our audience will probably enjoy your suggestions. After this series, perhaps we will remove some more specific limitations, such as the symphonic form, and include endings of a much wider variety of forms. Tone poems are always great! And thank you for reading previous comments before commenting yourself, it does seem that we need to make an entire video just dedicated to Mahler. Messiaen’s Turangalila will be in the next video as well. Thank you so much ❤, ObsidianMusic
@mauricerivermusic9110
Ай бұрын
Those trombones to end the Brahms 2nd are hair raising!! And the end of the Schubert 9 is also fantastic!!
@olliemartinelli4034
6 күн бұрын
I always repeat one of the most poignant musical memories I have is listening to Mahler's 2nd for the first time. I was writing an essay in the library and decided to just try Mahler cus I'd heard of him but never really heard anything by him other than the adagio from the 5th. I put the 2nd on from the beginning and basically wasn't really listening, more focused on writing until the choral section near the end began and I literally just had to stop for a second and contemplate what in the godly shit I was hearing. From that section I was completely spell bound though to the end just sitting in the library trying not to make it obvious I was tearing up.
@musiclady49
Ай бұрын
BTW, the Brahms 2nd ending could be included in this compilation. It's exhilarating!
@sebastienriviere7371
Ай бұрын
Hard to select only 7 symphony endings. I quite love the selection here but my personal favorites are (in no particular order) : Beethoven's 9 (ok not very original) Mahler's 8 (although the ending of the second one is spectacular as well) Saint-Saens' 3 (my God, the mix between the orchestra and the organ) Scriabin's 1 (no as well-known as the others but what an incredible ending)
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
Thanks for acknowledging how hard it is to choose! Thanks for the suggestions, Beethoven 9, Mahler 8 and Saint-Saens 3 are already in the next video here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/xqtjuIRogGZikmUsi=OYmLfgxVGvuSNuLs Also, I’ll definitely check out Sciabin’s 1st! Thanks for watching!
@sorim1967
2 ай бұрын
I can't see how one can refer to epic Symphony endings and not mention Sibelius 5.
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
Will definitely be in the third video!
@hillcresthiker
Ай бұрын
Definitely one of the most epic
@jonathannavarroespino755
Ай бұрын
Nothing but Mahler's 2!!!! Everytime I listen this symphony I cry at the end...is just epic!!! Like being with god!!!
@cuidarteelcorazon2373
Ай бұрын
Let' s please not forget Beethoven's 9th Symphony, which, although many may consider it a "commonplace", is ultimately a touchstone on this topic. likewise, the "organ finale" of the 3rd symphony of Saint Saëns. I also want to share with you excellent endings to symphonies by great musicians from my country: -- The Mayas' night Finale by Silvester Revueltas -- The Indian Symphony by Carlos Chavez -- "Sinfonieta" by José Pablo Moncayo Greetings from Mexico.
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
I agree with you completely; Beethoven 9 and Saint-Saens 3 will be in the next video. Also, thank you for sharing your recommendations, we will definitely try to include some in our third video!
@AlejandroDiaz-od7hx
13 күн бұрын
BRAVO!!!!!
@stanthonyofpadua1
2 ай бұрын
Sibelius 5
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
Another great suggestion to add to the list for our next video!
@mauricerivermusic9110
Ай бұрын
Yes, the last version of the symphony with the big silences between the big chords. Utterly unique.
@gerthenriksen8818
2 ай бұрын
Thanks. Copland's Third Symphony.
@anthonypassante-contaldi8407
2 ай бұрын
Great video! For me, the ending to Brahms 1 is one of the greatest endings in symphonic history.
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Brahms did write some great ones, thank you for the suggestion as well!
@proxima_centauri457
Ай бұрын
My favorite is definitely Shostakovich Symphony 7
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
Ooh the Leningrad Symphony is amazing; great choice! It will feature in the third video.
@dikferrari1396
9 күн бұрын
Shostakovich 's Symphony 12 Finale is "for me" one of the greatest.
13 күн бұрын
4:10 - Andrés Orozco-Estrada is very happy with that 5- 6 chord. 4:19. Andrés Orozco-Estrada is even happier with that perfect chord.
@MrThepresident2009
Ай бұрын
You missed Mozart's 41 finale... One of the most beautiful pages in musical history
@user-wp4ju4hp5w
2 ай бұрын
The ending of Mahler s 3rd Symphony is like ascending upwards into Heaven!!!
@obsidianmusic303
2 ай бұрын
That’s such a great way to describe it! Mahler 3 will definitely be in the next video!
@jslasher1
2 ай бұрын
Yea, with plenty of weights attached.
@jslasher1
2 ай бұрын
@@obsidianmusic303 One which I most certainly won’t be watching!
@jimslancio
Ай бұрын
4:50 Dvorak 9 ends with a quiet, sustained woodwind chord. I once, on the way out from a performance, realized why he wrote it that way. At that time, Wagner's music was in the air, and Dvorak's music shows onfluences. The New World finale is a tip of the hat to the quiet, sustained chord at the very end of Goetterdaemmerung.
@nicholasschroeder3678
Ай бұрын
Shostakovich could really belt out a finale. A couple of equally "epic" ones are the quiet, exhausted ones of the 8th and 15th. Finally, rest.
@davidstretch5614
Ай бұрын
I really think Shostakovich's 15th should be added to the list. After such stirring music, he ends with a very quiet, almost child-like construction that takes us out of this world.
@will_c294
Ай бұрын
I've played violin for the past 20 years of my life (I am 26). This was a certified sob-fest. Some of the greatest 15 minutes of my life, and now I have hours more of music to listen to. Thank you.
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much! We are so lucky to have this great music in our lives.
@nickgoldring1446
23 күн бұрын
I think the Brahms 2nd deserves honourable mention for its final bars.
I tend to split musical endings into two groups. Those like Beethoven 9 and Mahler 2 to which the audience reaction is to roar its acclamation. Then you have something like Tchaikovsky 6 which ends quietly and hopefully the entire audience is still and silent. It is spine chilling to have 2,000 people not making a sound until the conductor lowers the baton.
@1977ajax
Ай бұрын
2:51 the 4th ends even more spectacularly if you stay in tempo!
@theachievelegend4330
Ай бұрын
shostakovich's 11th symphony is a masterpiece beginning to end. listen to it if you haven't. Very worth your time.
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
It’s absolutely amazing! In fact it’s been dubbed by many “a film without the pictures”
@bigg2988
Ай бұрын
1:13 For those who like historic trivia like that, the DSCH motif is the "signature" of the composer, read "Dmitri SCHostakovich". He used it in various guises in several of his renowned works.
@obsidianmusic303
Ай бұрын
Indeed! S is German for Eb and H is their B natural. It is similar to the BACH motif, which uses Bb, A, C, B natural. Thanks for sharing!
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