Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 “Little Russian”

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & London Symphony Orchestra & Igor Markevitch

Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian" is a symphony by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1872. The work draws on Russian folk melodies and late-Romantic orchestral colours, employing broad melodic lines, vivid orchestration and contrasting moods, and occupies an early position in Tchaikovsky's symphonic output as he developed his approach to large-scale orchestral form.

Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 “Little Russian” by Tchaikovsky - album cover

First released: March 1967

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Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 “Little Russian”: I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo
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Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 “Little Russian”: II. Andantino marziale, quasi moderato
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Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 “Little Russian”: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto vivace
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Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 “Little Russian”: IV. Finale. Moderato assai - Presto
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