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The 15 Greatest Openings in Classical Music

"What are the most memorable openings in classical music? Jeremy Pound and Steve Wright explore 15 of the best known, some of which have entirely outshone the works that follow"
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Ludwig Van Beethoven - Symphony No. 5
Ludwig Van Beethoven - Symphony No. 5
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Carl Orff - Carmina Burana
Carl Orff - Carmina Burana
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Claude Debussy - Prélude À L'après-Midi D'un Faune
Claude Debussy - Prélude À L'après-Midi D'un Faune
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Gustav Holst - The Planets
Gustav Holst - The Planets
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Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto
Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto
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Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra
Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra
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Jean Sibelius - Violin Concerto
Jean Sibelius - Violin Concerto
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
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Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition
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Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2
Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2
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Edvard Grieg - Piano Concerto
Edvard Grieg - Piano Concerto
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1
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Igor Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring
Igor Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring
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Bach Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Bach Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
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Ludwig Van Beethoven - Piano Sonata in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight"
Ludwig Van Beethoven - Piano Sonata in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight"
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