Your favorite "first draft"?

Posted by SE on February 17, 2022 at 05:30:08

I recently posted that my favorite "first draft" is the Sibelius Symphony #5 in its original version. When listened to side-by-side with the later final version of work, many changes can be heard, especially in terms of how Sibelius evolves and resolves the developmont of the main theme in the first movement into a climactic resolution (a "profound logic" is a great phrase I have seen applied to this type of thing).

Are there other works that anyone here is aware of that can actually be found on recordings and be listened to that exhibit this characteristic? That is, what are your favorite first version/final version works? Let's avoid Bruckner on this, as it is too obvious -- and, let's avoid completions of works by other composers, as in Mahler's 10th, Elgar Symphony #3, etc.)

I'll try to think of a few more myself and post a follow-up. Thanks!

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Topic - Your favorite "first draft"? - SE 05:30:08 02/17/22 (21)

Brahms & Rachmaninov & Tchaik - Ferrous Oxide 20:56:23 02/24/22 (0)

Mendelssohn "Scottish" Symphony.......... - Todd Krieger 14:38:18 02/19/22 (1)

I was unaware of this -- thanks! It ends up I actually HAVE the recording... - SE 11:57:47 02/20/22 (0)

Rite Of Spring - DrChaos 12:37:17 02/18/22 (2)

Quite a convoluted history - I lose track of it often! ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 00:39:37 02/19/22 (1)

Russian mistakes...who knew?:-) n/t - SE 06:09:13 02/19/22 (0)

Most of Bruckner? :-) (NT) - Kal Rubinson 07:00:52 02/18/22 (2)

Absolutely. I singled that out as "other than" in my OP!:-) n/t - SE 07:18:20 02/18/22 (1)

I just look at the pictures. (NT) - Kal Rubinson 08:38:25 02/18/22 (0)

Thanks for the recommendations! A couple more... - SE 06:24:14 02/18/22 (2)

Regarding Schumann's D-minor Symphony. . . - Chris from Lafayette 12:16:43 02/18/22 (1)

*****... - SE 12:22:00 02/20/22 (0)

Mussorgsky - Pictures, originally for piano - oldvinyl 17:57:10 02/17/22 (2)

As you no doubt know, there are lots more orchestrations. . . - Chris from Lafayette 01:34:24 02/18/22 (1)

I knew there were others, but suprised at how many! - oldvinyl 19:29:44 02/19/22 (0)

Vaughan Williams Symphony 2 - pbarach 14:55:18 02/17/22 (2)

+1 on Hickox with the LSO! (nt) - TWB 00:09:01 02/19/22 (0)

RVW's Symphony No. 2 is also a possible answer to the question. . . - Chris from Lafayette 01:38:16 02/18/22 (0)

I've got that recording too - I really like it - so interesting! - Chris from Lafayette 12:33:13 02/17/22 (1)

Yes, your exception proves the point... - SE 13:44:49 02/17/22 (0)

Mahler's 10th. ; ) nt - jdaniel@jps.net 07:09:57 02/17/22 (0)

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