Symphony No. 2

Album by Aram Ilich Khachaturian & Russian Philharmonic Orchestra & Dmitry Yablonsky

Symphony No. 2 is the second symphony by Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian, composed in 1943. The piece is a large-scale orchestral work that blends rhapsodic, folk-influenced melodies with driving rhythms, dense brass and percussion writing and richly coloured orchestration, and it represents a significant step in Khachaturian's symphonic development during the wartime years.
First released: May 2016

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 2 In E Minor, 'The Bell' (1943): I. Andante Maestoso
    16:31
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 2 In E Minor, 'The Bell' (1943): II. Allegro Risoluto
    9:04
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 2 In E Minor, 'The Bell' (1943): III. Andante Sostenuto
    12:19
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 2 In E Minor, 'The Bell' (1943): IV. Andante Mosso - Allegro Sostenuto
    10:21
  5. 5.
    Lermontov Suite (1959, Excerpts): I. Introduction: Andante Maestoso, 'On The Death Of The Poet'
    2:31
  6. 6.
    Lermontov Suite (1959, Excerpts): II. Mazurka: Allegretto
    4:18
  7. 7.
    Lermontov Suite (1959, Excerpts): III. Waltz: Allegro Agitato
    7:10