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Steinberg's Symphony 4  is terrific in my view. Available on a Dutton CD.

Melodiya released Ivanov's great performance of Miaskovsky's 16th Symphony (wonderful slow movement) a while back (2014) as part of a three CD set of the symphonies (also including nos. 22,17,21,25 and 27). Look under 'Myaskovsky selected symphonies' on Amazon and it should appear. My one regret is that they reissued Svetlanov's version of the valedictory Symphony 27 rather that issuing the even more moving earlier recording by Alexander Gauk which has never appeared on CD. Still, it's a great CD set.

I have been away from the forum for a long time but seeing this I have no hesitation in recommending the recording by Nathan Rakhlin with the Moscow RTV Orchestra. It is by far the most exciting version in my opinion but don't get the poorly recorded version on Russian Disc, instead go for the far superior version on Bearac Reissues (BRC-3218).

I really enjoyed Symphony No 2, especially the redemptive ending and wish that more of the symphonies had been recorded.

The Symphony No 7 is very impressive. A deeply poignant and eloquent work dedicated to Moyzes's daughter who died tragically young. There is a Marco Polo CD (MDT are selling them off at £2.75 at the moment but I'm not sure if the Moyezes's Symphony No 7 is included).

Thank you Colin.  I have you to thank for alerting me to the excellent Symphony No 4 by Butterworth after I'd been rather dismissive of Symphony No 1 (which I now appreciate much more). I wish that Dutton would now move on to Ruth Gipps, whose 4th Symphony is a powerful and moving work.

I tend to prefer the chamber music to the orchestral works.

Stanley Bate's Viola Concerto would get my vote.

Amazingly I have heard this live and complete in London (Barbican Hall) in 2002. I think that it was the first performance of the complete work for about 80 years in the UK. The conductor was the indefatigable Martyn Brabbins (of, more recent, Havergal Brian 'Gothic Smphony' fame) who, if I remember correctly, stood in for the indisposed Neeme Jarvi. It was a terrific performance and a wonderful experience to hear it live.

As for recordings, Rakhlin and Dowes are my favourite versions of the complete work - although I grew to love the work through Ormandy's old LP.

There's a great snowstorm in the Suite from Prokofiev's opera 'War and Peace'.

Nice to see a plug for the early Bloch Symphony in C minor with its great valedictory ending and for Braga Santos Symphony No 4 too - a wonderful work in every sense.

For me:

Sung: Shostakovich Symphony 4, Bruckner Symphony 9, Vaughan Williams Symphony No 6 and the 1913 version of A London Symphony + Walton Symphony 1.

Unsung: Tubin Symphony 2 'Legendary', Lilburn Symphony 1, Miaskovsky Symphonies 6 and 15, Bax Symphony 3 and 5, Stanley Bate symphonies 3 and 4, Richard Arnell symphonies 3 and 5, Moeran's Symphony, Rubbra No 5, Eshpai No 5, Kinsella No 3, Lyatoshinsky No 3, Ivanovs No 11, Diamond No 3, Hanson No 3 and 4.

Interesting - thanks. It's his most modernist symphony I think.

I loved hearing The Gothic Live (for the second time) and think that it is a great work.  Even so the choral sections do take some perseverance IMHO, although I appreciate them much more now. I agree with Colin's selection of favourites No 6-10 but also have come to appreciate No. 2,3,16 and 22.  Some of the others are indeed difficult to get hold of and I hardly ever play them (No. 11 is an exception).

Kabalevsky also wrote a work based on Romeo and Juliet I think.

Novak's 'The Storm' is a masterpiece. The opening of Dag Wiren's impressive 4th Symphony features an approaching storm sequence. Also, Sibelius's 'Tapiola' the last movement of Moeran's 'Symphony'. 'The Tempest' by Sibelius and Rosenberg. Tubin Symphony No 2 is very 'storm like' in places. Debussy's 'La Mer'. Britten's 'Sea Interludes' I'm sure there are many others too.