| Symphony | Composer |
| Might exist if composer hadn't spent three decades fretting about his eighth | |
| In C major, nicknamed 'Great' | |
| In E minor, based on inspiration from the new world | |
| In D major, might be composer's tenth but for his superstitious naming | |
| In D minor, started that whole 'curse' thing | |
| In E minor, composed well into the composer's ninth decade | |
| In C major, succeeds his first set of named symphonies | |
| In E-flat major, a flippant response to a war victory | |
| In D minor, incomplete at the time of the composer's death | |