| Symphony No. 2 | |
|---|---|
| by Jean Sibelius | |
 The composer (c. 1902) | |
| Key | D major |
| Catalogue | Op. 43 |
| Composed | 1901–1902 |
| Publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel (1903) |
| Duration | Approx. 45 mins. |
| Movements | 4 |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 8 March 1902 |
| Location | Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Conductor | Jean Sibelius |
| Performers | Helsinki Philharmonic Society |
The Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43, is a four-movement work for orchestra written from 1901 to 1902 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
Two themes that eventually ended up in Movement II were briefly intended for projected works that never materialized: first, a theme labeled "Death" (related to Don Juan) was meant for 'Festival: Four Tone-Poems for Orchestra'; and second, a theme labeled "Christus" was related to a composition after Dante's Divine Comedy. Finally, in 1902, Sibelius made a few minor changes in preparing the symphony for publication.[1]
History edit
Composition edit
Premiere edit
Instrumentation edit
Music edit
Movement I edit
Movement II edit
Movement III edit
Movement IV edit
Context and analysis edit
Modern reception edit
Relation to Sibelius's other symphonies edit
Discography edit
The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of the Symphony No. 2.
| No. | Conductor | Ensemble | Rec.[a] | Time | Recording venue | Label | Ref. |
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| 1 | [[]] | [[]] | |||||
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| 1 | [[]] | [[]] | |||||
| 1 | [[]] | [[]] |
Notes, references, and sources edit
- Notes
- References
- ^ Barnett 2007, pp. 143–148.
- Sources