Alix Fox
Classical Fix
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The Fifth Symphony of John Sibelius
This is among the first pieces of violin music that we have that exists in manuscript form. It was almost certainly the inspiration for Bach's six solo sonatas and partitas which are I think among the shining monuments that humans have ever created and bequeathed to other human beings. We're going to go next to a symphony. This is the fifth symphony of the finished composer John Sibelius and this is the final movement.
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