Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

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Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 is a warmly lyrical and pastoral orchestral work by Johannes Brahms, often regarded as one of his most accessible and beloved symphonies.

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Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work
symphony
approximateDuration 40 minutes
catalogueNumber Op. 73
character lyrical
pastoral
composer Johannes Brahms
compositionStartDate 1877
countryOfComposition Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary
followedBy Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
follows Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
genre Romantic symphony
key D major
language none
movement I. Allegro non troppo
II. Adagio non troppo
III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino)
IV. Allegro con spirito
movementCount 4
notableFeature extensive use of horn and woodwind color
notableTheme opening cello and bass motif in first movement
numberInSeries 2
opusNumber Op. 73
orchestration 2 bassoons
2 clarinets
2 flutes
2 oboes
2 trumpets
3 trombones
4 horns
strings
timpani
tuba
placeOfComposition Pörtschach am Wörthersee
premiereConductor Hans Richter
premiereCountry Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary
premiereDate 1877-12-30
premiereOrchestra Vienna Philharmonic
premierePlace Vienna
publisher N. Simrock
relatedWork Brahms's Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
surface form: Brahms's Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
surface form: Brahms's Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
reputation one of Brahms's most accessible symphonies
one of Brahms's most frequently performed symphonies
stylePeriod Romantic
tonalityOfFirstMovement D major
tonalityOfFourthMovement D major
tonalityOfSecondMovement B major
tonalityOfThirdMovement G major
workSeries Symphonies by Johannes Brahms

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Johannes Brahms notableWork Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 followsWork Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 precededByWork Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73