Symphony No. 2 (Svendsen)

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

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

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

There are four movements:

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

Performance history

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

Notes

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

References

  • 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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