Symphony No. 2 (Raff)

Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 140, was composed by Joachim Raff in Weimar in 1866. It is one of the three Raff symphonies that does not carry a descriptive title. It is dedicated to Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. It was premiered in Weimar in 1867 and was published two years later in Mainz. A few years later the symphony received its second performance in the Leipzig Gewandhaus under Raff's baton. A typical performance lasts for about 37 minutes.

Instrumentation

The symphony is scored for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B-flat, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in F, trombone, bass trombone, timpani and strings.

Structure

The symphony is structured in four movements:

Allegro
Andante con moto
Allegro vivace
Andante maestoso. Allegro con spirito

External links

Detailed description at raff.org
Symphony No. 2 (Raff): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (Symphony page on imslp.org)
Raff Orchestral Works Vol 1 / by Jarvi Neeme recording and review, readings.com.au

Symphonies by Joachim Raff

No. 1 in D major ('An das Vaterland') No. 2 in C major No. 3 in F major ('Im Walde') No. 4 in G minor No. 5 in E major ('Lenore') No. 6 in D minor No. 7 in B-flat major ('In den Alpen') No. 8 in A major ('Frühlingsklänge') No. 9 in E minor ('Im Sommer') No. 10 in F minor ('Zur Herbstzeit') No. 11 in A minor ('Der Winter')

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