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Fantaisie symphonique (Symphony No. 2)

Work Details

Duration

25 minutes

First Performance

11 October 1934, Amsterdam, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bruno Walter, cond.

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The first page of Weill's manuscript score of Symphony no. "1" bears a dedication to the princesse de Polignac. This work is now known as Fantaisie symphonique, or Symphony no. 2.
Program from the New York premiere, 1934
Photo from the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf shows Bruno Walter, Sergei Prokofiev, and Weill

  • 1) Sostenuto - Allegro molto
  • 2) Largo
  • 3) Allegro vivace - Presto

  • Instrumentation

    • 2 Flutes (2 picc)
    • 2 Oboes
    • 2 Clarinets
    • 2 Bassoons
    • 2 French horns
    • 2 Trumpets
    • 2 Trombones
    • Timpani
    • Strings

Kurt Weill Edition, Series II, volume 3 [forthcoming 2022]

Study score, Schott 5512/Heugel PH 268

Symphony No. 2. Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Antony Beaumont, cond.

Chandos (CHSA 5046), 2006

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Symphony No. 2. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Mariss Jansons, cond.

EMI (CDC 5565732)

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Symphony No. 2. Rotterdam Philharmonic. Lahav Shani, cond.

Warner Classics (0190295478346), 2022

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Symphony No. 2. Swedish Chamber Orchestra. HK Gruber, cond.

BIS (BIS-2579), 2023

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