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
CatalogueOp. 15
Composed1874 (1874)
Performed1877
Movementsfour

The symphony has been characterized as Svendsen's "finest work".[1]

Structure

There are four movements:

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

References

  1. Finn Benestaf; Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe (1995). Johan Svendsen: The Man, the Maestro, the Music. Translated by William H. Halverson. University of Nebraska Press. p. 333. ISBN 978-09645238-0-7.
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