Symphony No. 2 (Svendsen)

Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 15, was composed by Johan Svendsen in 1874.

Symphony in D major
No. 2
by Johan Svendsen
Johan Svendsen
Opus15
Composed1874 (1874)
Performed1877
Movementsfour

The symphony has been characterized by Svendsen's biographers – Finn Benestaf and Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe – as Svendsen's "most mature and distinguished work".[1]

Structure

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There are four movements:

  1. Allegro
  2. Andante sostenuto
  3. Intermezzo: Allegro giusto
  4. Finale: Andante – Allegro con fuoco.

Performance history

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The symphony was premiered in Oslo on 14 October 1876. The music was well received, and the third movement repeated for an enthusiastic audience.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Benestaf & Schjelderup-Ebbe, p. 156.
  2. ^ Benestaf & Schjelderup-Ebbe, p. 155.

References

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  • Finn Benestaf; Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe (1995). Johan Svendsen: The Man, the Maestro, the Music. Translated by William H. Halverson. Peer Gynt Press. ISBN 9-780-9645238-0-7.
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