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Symphony genre — history, bands and artists
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Geography of Symphony
Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio
Landmark albums of Symphony
Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre
1974Symphonie no. 8Mahler; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti
2006Symphonies nos. 40 & 41Mozart; Tafelmusik Orchestra, Bruno Weil
1990Symphonies 40 & 41 JupiterMozart; Sinfonia Varsovia, Yehudi Menuhin
1994
Symphony no. 3 "Eroica" / Symphony no. 6 "Pastoral" / Symphonies 1 & 8Beethoven; Wiener Philharmoniker, Pierre Monteux
2000Beethoven: Symphonien 5 & 8 / Mozart: Adagio & Fugue / Divertimento 17: AdagioBeethoven, Mozart; Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
1987Schubert: Symphonie Nr. 8 »Unvollendete« / Mendelssohn: Symphonie Nr. 4 »Italienische«Schubert, Mendelssohn; Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
2012Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 / Symphony no. 2 in C minor (original first movement) 1872Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev
1983Symphonien no. 94 "Mit dem Paukenschlag" / no. 101 "Die uhr"Haydn; Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
2004Symphony no. 6 / The Golden Spinning WheelDvořák; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
1995Symphonien nos. 8 & 9 »Aus der Neuen Welt«Dvořák; Berliner Philharmoniker, Rafael Kubelík
2014The SymphoniesRobert Schumann; Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robin Ticciati
2010Brahms: Symphonie 2 / Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music / R. Strauss: MetamorphosenJohannes Brahms, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Richard Strauss; Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
New in Symphony
Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months
2026Brahms: Intermezzi, Op. 117 - Klavierstücke, Opp. 118 & 119Johannes Brahms; Anna Fedorova
2026Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Six Piano Pieces Op. 118Brahms; Francesco Piemontesi; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Manfred Honeck
2026Complete Flute QuartetsMozart; a nocte temporis, Anna Besson
2026Brahms & Reger: Clarinet QuintetsJohannes Brahms, Max Reger, Michael Collins & Escher String Quartet
2026Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 & Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3Mozart, Beethoven; Rafał Blechacz, Dresdner Philharmonie, Kent Nagano
Symphony by year
How many studio albums of the genre came out each year
Symphony by country and decade
Bands and artists of the genre from different countries and eras, the best albums of each decade
Best albums by decade
Artists of Symphony
The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners
Overview
Genre relations
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Subgenres
Subgenres or what Symphony is divided into
Origins
Genres from which Symphony originated
Parent genre
Symphony is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles
Derived genres
Genres that evolved from Symphony