Dimitri Chostakovitch (1906-1975)
Symphonie n° 2 (1927)
in B major, dedicated to October, for orchestra and mixed choir
- General information
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Composition date:
apr 1927 - jun 1927
- Duration: 20 mn
- Publisher: Le Chant du Monde
- Opus: 14
- Commission: État soviétique
- Dedication: au dixième anniversaire de la Révolution d'Octobre
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Libretto (details, author):
Alexandre Bezymenski (russe)
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Composition date:
apr 1927 - jun 1927
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Mixed choir and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- 3 flutes (also 1 piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussionist, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
5 November 1927
Location:URRS, Léningrad, Grande Salle de la Philharmonie
Performers:l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Léningrad, le chœur de l'Académie, direction : Nikolaï Malko.
Table of contents
un seul mouvement enchaîné : Largo – Allegro molto – Meno mosso – Moderato