Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
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Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 is a large-scale late-Romantic symphony by Sergei Rachmaninoff, renowned for its lush orchestration, expansive melodies, and emotional intensity.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
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symphony ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | about 55–60 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 27 ⓘ |
| composer | Sergei Rachmaninoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1907 ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | 1906–1907 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1906 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Sergei Taneyev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| famousMovement | Adagio (third movement) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMovementTitle | Largo – Allegro moderato ⓘ |
| fourthMovementTitle | Allegro vivace ⓘ |
| genre | late-Romantic symphony ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
harp
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timpani ⓘ woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings ⓘ |
| hasThemeType | lyrical love-theme-like melody in Adagio ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Romantic Russian repertoire ⓘ |
| influences |
Russian late-Romantic tradition
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Tchaikovskian symphonic style ⓘ |
| key | E minor ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| notableFeatures |
emotional intensity
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expansive melodies ⓘ lush orchestration ⓘ |
| notableRecordingHistory | widely recorded by major orchestras ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 2 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 27 ⓘ |
| orchestration | large symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| period | late Romantic ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOutput | second symphony by Sergei Rachmaninoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Sergei Rachmaninoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1908-01-26 ⓘ |
| premiereOrchestra | Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Society Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | A. Gutheil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reception | highly acclaimed in the concert repertoire ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13
NERFINISHED
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Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondMovementTitle | Allegro molto ⓘ |
| structure | four-movement symphonic form ⓘ |
| style | late Romantic ⓘ |
| thirdMovementTitle | Adagio ⓘ |
| usesMotivicTechnique | cyclical thematic recall ⓘ |
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