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Getting the New Year Off to a Good Start
As the curtain rises on 2020, here’s a little collection of some memorable and auspicious beginnings from the world of classical music… Works that right from the starting gate hint at the masterpieces that are to follow.
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- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
- Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
- Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 “Classical”
- Stravinsky: Petrushka
- Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
- Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture
- Haydn: Symphony 104
- Bizet: Carmen Overture
- Strauss: Die Fledermaus Overture
- Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
- Dvorak: ‘New World’ Symphony No. 9
- Grieg: Piano Concerto
- Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
- Respighi: The Pines of Rome
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 “Classical”
Stravinsky: Petrushka
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture
Haydn: Symphony 104
Bizet: Carmen Overture
Strauss: Die Fledermaus Overture
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Dvorak: ‘New World’ Symphony No. 9
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Respighi: The Pines of Rome
