First Movement of Symphony no. 2 in E minor / Espanharlem

Single by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff & William J. Reddick & NBC Symphony Orchestra & Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra & Frank Black

Symphony No. 2 in E minor is a symphonic work by Sergei Rachmaninoff, completed in 1907, whose opening movement serves as the symphony's first section. The movement exemplifies late-Romantic Russian symphonic style with broad, lyrical themes, rich chromatic harmony and dense orchestration that balance sweeping melodies with contrapuntal development, and it reflects a consolidation of Rachmaninoff's mature orchestral voice within his compositional output.