The Music Plays On — Vasily Kalinnikov Symphony №1
2 min readJun 16, 2020
Usually, the pieces that one hears for the first time at just the right age can become embedded into your memory like a tattoo. The first movement of Kalinnikov’s Symphony №1 in G Minor was a piece I played in high school and while I can certainly how these youthful memories can cloud one’s judgement, I’m always in amazement why this piece has not remained in the standard repertoire…it is that good.
