a dose of music: a classical injection - part 9

I'd like to suggest listening to Sergei Prokofiev's Symphony No. 1, also known as the Classical Symphony. I love this piece, partly because its 15 minutes long, total, which is sometimes refreshing when comparing it to an hour and a half symphony, but mostly because each movement has great themes which will inevitably get stuck in your head. Sergei gave the symphony its name due to his attempt to recreate a symphony in the classical style, trying mostly to emulate Joseph Haydn. Prokofiev added some newer elements to the structure to demonstrate his current time period (this was written around 1917), thus achieving a neo-classical status for the symphony. An interesting fact to this piece is that he composed it as composition practice away from a keyboard, meaning, he did it in his head. If you've ever tried any composition, you'll know this is quite impressive. While you're on a Prokofiev kick, I would also suggest listening to his Symphony No. 5, which is another popular composition of his.