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Symphony No. 2 (Kalinnikov)

Symphony No. 2
by Vasily Kalinnikov
The composer on a postcard from the 1910s
Key	A major
Composed	1895 (1895)–97
Dedication	Alexander Winogradsky
Published	1901 (1901)
Movements	4

The Symphony No. 2 in A major by Russian composer Vasily Kalinnikov was composed from 1895–1897 and first published in 1901. The symphony is dedicated to Alexander Winogradsky.^[1]

Instrumentation

The symphony is scored for:

Woodwinds: piccolo; 2 flutes; 2 oboes (2nd also cor anglais); 2 clarinets (A); 2 bassoons

Brass: 4 horns; 2 trumpets (D); 3 trombones; tuba

Percussion: timpani

Strings: harp (second movement only); violins I, II; violas; cellos; double basses

Form

A typical performance lasts around 40 minutes. The work is in four movements:

Moderato – Allegro non troppo (A major)
Andante cantabile (F-sharp minor)
Allegro scherzando (D major)
Andante cantabile – Allegro vivo (D minor – A major)

See also

Symphony No. 1 (Kalinnikov)

References

^ "Symphony No.2 in A Major (Kalinnikov, Vasily)". International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved September 26, 2019.

External links

Symphony No. 2: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

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