Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)

Zweite Kammersymphonie op. 38 (1906 -1939)

for chamber orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1906 - 1939
    • Duration: 21 mn
    • Publisher: Schirmer, nº ED 45116
    • Opus: 38
Detailed formation
  • 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 15 December 1940
    Location:

    New York, Carnegie Hall


    Performers:

    l'Orchestra of the Friends of New Music, direction : Fritz Stiedry.

Observations

  • Premières esquisses en 1906, retravail en 1911-1913, fin de la composition en 1939.
  • Version pour 2 pianos : opus 38b, 1941-1942.