Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27

Album by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff & The Philadelphia Orchestra & Eugene Ormandy

Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 is a symphony by Sergei Rachmaninoff, composed in 1906–1907 and first performed in 1908. The work exemplifies Rachmaninoff's late-Romantic orchestral style, featuring expansive, lyrical melodies, rich harmonic language and lush orchestration, and it occupies a significant place in his career as a major large-scale orchestral statement that helped define his mature compositional voice.
First released: December 1951

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 2 in E Minor, op. 27: First Movement: Largo; Allegro Moderato
    15:47
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 2 in E Minor, op. 27: Second Movement: Allegro Molto
    7:26
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 2 in E Minor, op. 27: Third Movement: Adagio
    11:22
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 2 in E Minor, op. 27: Fourth Movement: Allegro Vivace
    11:17

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