Symphony No. 2 (Klami)
Appearance
Symphony No. 2 | |
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by Uuno Klami | |
![]() The composer in 1959 | |
Opus | 35 |
Composed | 1945 |
Duration | Approx. 35 minutes |
Movements | 4 |
Premiere | |
Date | 15 December 1946 |
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;[1] 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.[2]
Orchestration
[edit]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
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Toivo-Haapanen.jpg/170px-Toivo-Haapanen.jpg)
The Second Symphony is in four movements. They are as follows:[3]
- Moderato molto
- Allegro con vivo
- (En forme d'introduction) Misterioso e lugubre, tempo quasi adagio
- Allegro assai
Discography
[edit]The sortable table below lists the only commercially available recording of the Second Symphony:
Conductor | Orchestra | Year | Runtime | Venue | Label | Ref. |
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Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen | Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra | 1995 | 35:40 | Tampere Hall | Ondine (ODE 858–2) | [2] |
References and sources
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ H. Tyrväinen (ODE 858–2) 1996, p. 5.
- ^ The Uuno Klami Society 2009.
- ^ H. Poroila 2012, p. 17.
Sources
[edit]- 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.