Every end marks a beginning. The end of the year is not the end of life. We are about to start over. Prepare for another go-round on the journey.
Real
Imaginary
Visual Arts
- Victor Borisov-Musatov, Summer Melody (c. 1904)
- Paul Cézanne, The Railway Cutting (c. 1870)
- Ilya Repin, Preparation for the Examination (1864)
- Alexey Venetsianov, In the Fields. Spring. (1827)
- Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin, The Morning Toilet (1741)
Music: Composers, artists, and major works
Operatic Overtures:
- Beethoven, Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
- Beethoven, Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72b
- Beethove, Leonore Oveture No. 3, Op. 72c
- Beethoven, Egmont Overture, Op. 84
- Mozart, Le Nozze di Figaro Overture
- Mozart, Die Zauberflöte Overture
- Mozart, Don Giovanni Overture
- Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer Overture
- Wagner, Tannhäuser Overture
- Rossini, Il Barbiere di Siviglia Overture
- Rossini, La Gazza Ladra Overture
- Rossini, La Cenerentola Overture
- Rossini, Guillaume Tell Overture
- Rossini, L’Italiana in Algeri Overture
- Rossini, Semiramide Overture
- Verdi, Aida Overture
- Verdi, La Traviata Overture
- Verdi, Nabucco Overture
- Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera Overture
- Verdi, Les Vêpres Siciliennes Overture
Organ preludes by Max Reger:
- 52 Chorale Preludes, Op. 67 (1902)
- 13 Chorale Preludes (Choralvorspiele) for Organ, Op. 79b (1901-1903)
- 30 Little Choral Preludes, Op. 135a
Other works:
- Hoover, Preludes (1996-2004)
- Fauré, 9 preludes, 103 (1910)
- John Adams, Two Fanfares: 1. Tromba Lontana; 2. Short Ride on a Fast Machine.
- Rachmaninoff, 10 Préludes, Op. 23
- Rachmaninoff, 13 Préludes, Op. 32
- Blumenfeld, 4 Preludes for Piano, Op. 12
- Blumenfeld, 24 Preludes for Piano, 17 (1892)
- Willan, Overture to an Unwritten Comedy (1951)
- Wilms, Overture in D Major
- Raga Nayaki kanada, a Hindustani classical raag for late evening (performances by Paluskar, Gokhale and Mansur)
- Raga Sohini (Sohni), a pre-dawn Hindustani classical raag (performances by Amonkar, Kashalkar and Banerjee)
- Rag Bhupali (Bhoopali): a request for the gods to wake at dawn (performances by Ajoy Chakrabarty, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Gajanan Joshi, Balaram Pathak, and of all things a performance on cello by Nancy Lesh)
- Stravinsky, The Wedding (Les noces): a ballet consisting of scenes depicting ritual preparation for a Russian wedding (performances conducted by Bernstein, Gergiev and Giardelli)
- Hans Gál, 24 Preludes for Piano, Op. 83 (1960)