Symphony no. 2

Album by Jean Sibelius & Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Sir Andrew Davis

Symphony No. 2 is the second symphony by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, completed in 1902. The work exemplifies Sibelius's late-Romantic orchestral language, featuring sweeping melodic gestures, expansive structures, rich orchestration and modal harmonies influenced by Finnish folk idioms, and it marks a consolidation of his mature symphonic voice after earlier experimental works.
First released: 1983

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: I. Allegretto
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: II. Tempo Andante ma rubato
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: III. Vivacissimo - Lento e suave
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: IV. Finale: Allegro moderato

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