I'm a young British conductor, currently studying post-graduate as an intern with Crispin Ward. My studies will take me to Baton Rouge, USA, Chartres-France, St Gallen-Switzerland, Salzburg Conservatoire and Munich as part of my orchestral touring and programme of study.
I also work as an orchestrator, working with Jonathan Tunick, Jason Carr and Julian Kelly, all esteemed broadway and London theatre/academy award winning/Tony Nominated/orchestrators :)
I guess it raises interesting questions...what about fireworks during the 1812 Overture? Surely just another external noise not originally scored by the composer...I'm only playing Devil's advocate :)
Tchaikovsky 5th + 6th
Mahler 1st and Fifth(so many of his movements individually are sublime but as a symphony, both the First and Fifth are just...wow)
Rachmaninov 2nd
Gorecki's Third is also serene!