Symphony No. 2 (Klami)

Symphony No. 2
by Uuno Klami
The composer in 1959
Opus	35
Composed	1945 (1945)
Duration	Approx. 35 minutes
Movements	4
Premiere
Date	15 December 1946 (1946-12-15)
Location	Helsinki, Finland
Conductor	Toivo Haapanen
Performers	Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

The Symphony No. 2 is a four-movement orchestral composition by the Finnish composer Uuno Klami, who wrote the piece from in 1945; it is the final of Klami's two numbered symphonies. Toivo Haapanen and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra premiered the work at the Helsinki Conservatory on 15 December 1946.

Orchestration

The Second Symphony is scored for the following instruments: ([1] Score)

• Woodwind: piccolo, 3 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, and contrabassoon
• Brass: 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, and tuba
• Percussion: timpani, bass drum, snare drum, and cymbals
• Strings: violins, violas, cellos, and double basses

Structure

The Finnish conductor Toivo Haapanen conducted the premiere of the Second Symphony in 1946.

The Second Symphony is in four movements. They are as follows:

1. Moderato molto
2. Allegro con vivo
3. (En forme d'introduction) Misterioso e lugubre, tempo quasi adagio
4. Allegro assai

Discography

The sortable table below lists the only commercially available recording of the Second Symphony:

Conductor	Orchestra	Year	Runtime	Venue	Label	Ref.
							Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen	Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra	1995	35:40	Tampere Hall	Ondine (ODE 858–2)	[2]

References and sources

Sources

• Poroila, Heikki (2012). Yhtenäistetty Uuno Klami (List of Works by Uuno Klami). Helsinki: Suomen musiikkikirjastoyhdistys (Finnish Music Library Association). ISBN 978-952-5363-30-2.
• Tyrväinen, Helena (1996). Uuno Klami: Symphony No. 2 / Symphonie enfantine (CD booklet). Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen & Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra. Ondine. ODE 858-2. OCLC 36076789
• "Uuno Klami: Years, Compositions: 1940–1961". uunoklami.fi/en. The Uuno Klami Society. 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2021.