Symphony No.2, Op.34 (Stenhammar, Wilhelm)

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4 more: I. Allegro energico • II. Andante • III. Scherzo: Allegro, ma non troppo presto • IV. Finale: Sostenuto - Allegro vivace

Publisher. Info. Stockholm: Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag, 1952. Plate C.G. 4765p.
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Misc. Notes Not the first edition of the work, but the first study-score ever published of it.
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Work Title Symphony No.2
Alternative. Title Symfoni (g-moll)
Composer Stenhammar, Wilhelm
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.34
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IWS 42
Key G minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
I. Allegro energico (G minor)
II. Andante (C major)
III. Scherzo. Allegro, ma non troppo presto (G minor)
IV. Finale. Sostenuto-Allegro vivace (G minor)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1911-15 (concluded 1915-4-15)
First Performance. 1915-4-22, Gothenburg, Swedish Music Festival
First Publication. 1916 – Stockholm: Abraham Hirsch
Dedication Gothenburg Orchestral Society
Average DurationAvg. Duration 45 minutes ca.
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B), 2 bassoons
4 horns (F), 2 trumpets (B), 3 trombones, timpani, strings
Discography All Music Guide
External Links Swedish Musical Heritage
Preface at Musikmph.de by Stephen Luttmann
Wikipedia article (Japanese)
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The finale, though not so marked by the composer in score, follows the introduction with a fugue on two themes (the second theme- something of a variant of the first - beginning in C minor at the Tranquillamente, p.115 of the Gehrman score, theme introduced in the clarinets.)