Other Composers who exceeded 9 include Havergal Brian, who I think wound up in the thirties but who is best known for his First, the Gothic, which calls for Mahler Eighth like playing forces, and Edmund Rubbra, a very under rated Symphonist well worth your attention, who made it into double digits.
I’m struck by the paucity of references here to composers such as Nielsen, Sibelius, and Rachmaninov, and Brahms didn’t seem to get a lot of love either. Mahler seems to be a clear favorite, and no one will get a rebuke from me about that....This being an Audiophile site, I wonder how much that enters into the equation? Mahler’s music, with his full use of the Orchestra and spatial effects, is tailor made for a good system
