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Violin - Chloë Hanslip
PROKOFIEV Symphony No.1, 'Classical'
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No.2
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.6, 'Pathétique'
Prokofiev's delightful and exuberant 'Classical' Symphony, composed in 1917, was an experiment in composing away from the piano, and is marked by a freshness and a structural clarity that is closely modelled on the music of Haydn. Prokofiev's later music tended towards a similar accessibility, and the second of his two violin concertos, composed around the time of his popular Romeo and Juliet ballet, is a feast of ravishing melodies.
It is at once extraordinary and heartbreaking that, in the process of creating his towering symphonic masterpiece, Tchaikovsky should express any kind of doubts as to its value. He actually considered replacing the closing Adagio movement with something more conventional, but thankfully resisted the temptation. The 'Pathétique' was premièred on 28 October 1893, only nine days before the composer's death.
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