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.

Symphony No. 2 by Khatchaturian - album cover

First released: May 2016

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