Symphony No. 2 (Balakirev)

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Sergei Liapunov
, a student of Balakirev, in St. Petersburg in 1909. Another performance was held in Paris soon afterwards.

Structure

The work features a standard, four-movement structure:

  1. Allegro ma non troppo
  2. Scherzo alla Cosacca: Allegro non troppo, ma con fuoco ed energico
  3. Romanza: Andante
  4. Finale: Tempo di Polacca

References

  • Garden, Edward. CD pamphlet: "Balakirev: Symphony No. 2, Tamara, Overture on Three Russian Themes --
    Evgeny Svetlanov
    ". Hyperion Records. London. 1992.
  • Schlüren, Christoph. "Preface to Score of Balakirev Second Symphony" (in German). Musikproducktion Juergen Hoeflich. Retrieved 2007-11-20.