DISCLAIMER:
The symphonies in this video are not listed in a specific order, and this list is VERY subjective. These are some of our favourite symphony finales, please comment your favourite!

Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Symphony was mistakenly labelled as “Op. 18” in the video (which is actually his second concerto), it is actually his Op. 27.

A version of this video with no voiceover is available here

Chapters:
00:00 – Disclaimers
00:39 – Introduction
01:16 – 13. Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Op. 125
03:22 – 12. Brahms Symphony No. 1 Op. 68
05:24 – 11. Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 Op. 64
08:09 – 10. Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 “Organ Symphony” Op. 78
11:50 – 9. Schumann Symphony No. 2 Op. 61
14:14 – 8. Janáček Sinfonietta “Military”
17:41 – 7. Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 Op.27
20:08 – 6. Messiaen Turangalîla-Symphonie
23:02 – 5. Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 Op.74
27:09 – 4. Copland Symphony No. 3
30:19 – 3. Atterberg Symphony No. 3 “Pictures of the West Coast”
32:55 – 2. Mahler Symphony No. 8 “Symphony of a Thousand”
36:40 – 1. Bruckner Symphony No. 8 “The Apocalyptic” WAB 108
43:17 – Conclusion

All performances in this video are used under fair use and great appreciation. Please do check them out!

13. Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Op. 125 – Klaus Mäkelä, Oslo Philharmonic

12. Brahms Symphony No. 1 Op. 68 – Andrés Orozco-Estrada, HR Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

11. Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 Op. 64 – Manfred Honeck, HR Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

10. Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 “Organ Symphony” Op. 78 – Riccardo Minasi, HR Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Organist: Iveta Apkalna

9. Schumann Symphony No. 2 Op. 61 – Klaus Mäkelä, Oslo Philharmonic

8. Janáček Sinfonietta “Military” – Karina Canellakis, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest

7. Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 Op. 27 – Antonio Pappano, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

6. Messiaen Turangalîla-Symphonie – Susanna Mälkki, Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France

5. Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 Op.74 – Marek Janowski, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

4. Copland Symphony No. 3 – Alan Gilbert, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

3. Atterberg Symphony No. 3 “Pictures of the West Coast” – Sixten Ehrling, Malmo Symphony Orchestra
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2. Mahler Symphony No. 8 “Symphony of a Thousand” – Riccardo Chailly, Lucerne Festivak Orchestra, Soloists: Ricarda Merbeth, Juliane Banse, Anna Lucia Richter, Sara Mingardo, Mihoko Fujimura, Andreas Schager, Peter Mattei, Samuel Youn

1. Bruckner Symphony No. 8 “The Apocalyptic” WAB 108 – Manfred Honeck, WDR Symphony Orchestra

The music used in the introduction, ‘Journey to the Toucan Isle’ is written by Vadim Krakhmal

The music used in the conclusion, ‘Victor Lux’ by Scott Buckley is released under CC-BY 4.0.