The Symphony No. 3 in C minor Op. 78 was completed by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1886 at what was probably the artistic zenith of his career. It is also popularly known as the "Organ Symphony", even though it is not a true symphony for organ, but simply an orchestral symphony where only 2 sections out of 4 use the pipe organ. This symphony was commissioned by the Philharmonic Society in England, and the first performance was given in London, conducted by the composer.
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki composed his Symphony No. 3, Opus 36, Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (a translation of the Polish title Symfonia pieśni żałosnych), in Katowice, Poland in 1976. Premiered at the French Royan Festival on April 4, 1977, motherhood and separation through war are the dominant themes, the first and third movements written from the perspective of the parent, the second from that of the child.
Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 3 in D minor (WAB 103) was dedicated to Richard Wagner and is sometimes known as his "Wagner Symphony". It was written in 1873, revised in 1877 and again in 1891.
Kaddish is the third symphony of Leonard Bernstein. The 1963 symphony is a dramatic work written for a narrator, a large orchestra, a full choir, a boy's choir, and a soprano soloist.
The Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, op. 56, called the "Scottish" Symphony, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn. It was conceived as early as 1829 during Mendelssohn's trip to Scotland, but was not completed until 1842, and was not published in full score until the following year. The symphony was dedicated to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
The Symphony No. 3 in C Major Op. 52 by Jean Sibelius is a good-natured, triumphant, and deceptively simplistic piece written in 1907. The first performance was given by the Helsinki Philharmonic Society conducted by the composer on 25 September 1907. The first recording was made by Robert Kajanus with the London Symphony Orchestra for the HMV label in January 1934.
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major "Rhenish", opus 97 was written by Robert Schumann in late 1850. It was premiered on February 6, 1851 in Düsseldorf under the direction of the composer. The symphony soon became known as the "Rhenish" although the nickname wasn't Schumann's.
Sergei Rachmaninoff's Third Symphony in A minor, Op. 44, premiered in 1936, with Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra. The Symphony does not follow the traditional four movement pattern. It's approximately forty minutes long.
Witold Lutosławski wrote his Symphony No. 3 in 1973-1983.
Alexander Scriabin's Symphony No. 3 (opus 43) in C minor, titled Le Divin Poème (The Divine Poem) was published in about 1904.
The Symphony No. 3 of Douglas Lilburn was completed in 1961, in response to a sabbatical from Victoria University. It was given its premiere the following year.