15 Most Epic Symphony Finales

This is my opinion of the most epic and powerful finales of symphonies of different composers. Your opinion is very important for me and if you have different variants tell me.

In order of the appearence:

XV.Gustav Mahler - Symphony №7 E-moll, Riccardo Chailly and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 00:11-02:08

XIV.Robert Schumann - Symphony №2 C-Dur, Sergiu Celibidache and Munchner Philarmoniker 02:10-02:27

XIII.Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony №3 Es-Dur, Claudio Abbado and Berliner Philarmoniker 03:30-04:23

XII.Gustav Mahler - Symphony №5 Cis-moll, Claudio Abbado and Berliner Philarmoniker 04:25-07:09

XI.Johannes Brahms - Symphony №1 C-dur, Sir John Barbirolli and Wiener Philarmoniker 07:10-08:00

X.Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphiny №5 C-moll, Mikhail Pletnev and Russian National Orchestra 08:01-09:24

IX.Gustav Mahler - Symphony №1 D-Dur, Leonard Bernstein and Wiener Philarmoniker 09:26-12:56

VIII.Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony №4 F-moll, Herbert fon Karajan and Berliner Philarmoniker 12:58-14:48

VII.Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony №10 E-moll, Paavo Jarvi and Cincinati Symphony Orchestra 14:49-16:43

VI.Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony №12 D-moll, Evgeny Mravinsky and Leningrad Philarmonic Orchestra 16:44-18:31

V.Anton Bruckner - Symphony №4 Es-Dur, Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 18:33-21:14

IV.Gustav Mahler - Symphony №3 D-moll, Pier Boulez and Wiener Philarmoniker
21:18-22:49

III.Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony №7 C-Dur, Kurt Masur and National Orchestra of France 22:51-25:22

II.Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony №9 D-moll, Klaus Tennstedt and London Philarmonic Orchestra and Choir 25:23-26:59

I.Gustav Mahler - Symphony №8 Es-Dur, Sir Simon Rattle and City of Birmingham Symphony orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus, Toronto Children's Chorus, Christine Brewer (Soprano), Soile Isokoski (Soprano), Juliane Banse (Soprano), Birgit Remmert (Mezzo-Soprano), Jane Henschel (Mezzo-Soprano), Jon Villars (Tenor), David Wilson-Johnson (Baritone), John Relyea (Bass). 27:00-32:29

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[alexface211]

And to add on to my previous comment, the end of his no. 2 in F Major is a great epic ending. :)

[fouks94]

@alexface211

Thanks for your comment!))) It sounds very intresting, I will listen this two symphonies:)

[Petri547]

This is AWESOME! Thanks for this potpourri of symphony finales. :)

[fouks94]

@Petri547

Thanks!)

[efmusic5]

Cool! Good to see people catching onto the idea. If/when I make another volume, I'll try to focus on stuff that hasn't been mentioned yet (so no repeats).

[fouks94]

@efmusic5, thanks. Nice to talk with people, who likes good music. It's so rare nowadays.

[Aubrey1811]

Seems like we have a lot of romantics here, and that's great, but I'd suggest the finale of Mozart's Jupiter symphony, when he combines all the themes into a fugue.

[truman1942]

Very clever video! Thank you this was fun!

[jgesselberty]

@alexface211 Some great selections here: May I suggest. Mahler:Symphony No.2 Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1 Scriabin: Symphony No. 4 "Poeme d'Extase" Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 "Age of Anxiety" Nielsen: Symphony No. 4 "Inextinguishable" Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4 Bruckner: Symphony No. 8

[Tokushimaz]

Tchaikovsky is very epic in his own way! I do think all of his symphonies are epic!

[CristianFMemoli]

I really love Bruckner's Symphonies, the finale of his 4th is simply awesome, you can not explain it with words, you need to feel it.

Add the finale of Bruckner's 5th Symphony is magnificent too!

PD: Sorry for my english!

[alexface211]

This is a great list indeed. I'd recommend listening to the symphonies of Kurt Atterberg; the first (in B minor) is fairly epic. :)

[CCESARANO4]

....and Bruckner 8