Classical Symphony, Op. 25, in Full Score

Prokofiev'sfirstsymphony,whichhemischievouslydubbed"Classical,"isasprightlypiecebasedonthesymphonicmodelsofHaydn."IthoughtthatifHaydnwerealivetodayhewouldcomposejustashedidbefore,butatthesametimewouldincludesomethingnewinhismannerofcomposition,"Prokofievremarked."Iwantedtocomposesuchasymphony:asymphonyintheclassicalstyle."Thecomposer'ssynthesisoftwentiethharmoniesandtimbreswitheighteenth-centurystructureandformhascaptivatedaudiencessinceitspremierein1918.ThisisProkofiev'smostfrequentlyperformedsymphonicwork,andthiseditionismeticulouslyreproducedfromanauthoritativeearlysource.