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Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 2 / Stereo-Mono LP / Hungarian State Orchestra / Conducted by János Ferencsik / Hungaroton
SLPX 11891
MADE IN HUNGARY
Label: Hungaroton – SLPX 11891
Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Country: Hungary
Released: 1977
Genre: Classical
Ferencsik János - Hungarian conductor. He was born 18 January 1907 in Budapest, Austrian-Hungary (now Hungary) and died 12 June 1984 in Budapest, Hungary.
The Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36, is a symphony in four movements written by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1801 and 1802. The work is dedicated to Karl Alois, Prince Lichnowsky.
Beethoven's Second Symphony was mostly written during Beethoven's stay at Heiligenstadt in 1802, at a time when his deafness was becoming more pronounced and he began to realize that it might be incurable. The work was premiered in the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on 5 April 1803, and was conducted by the composer. During that same concert, the Third Piano Concerto and the oratorio Christ on the Mount of Olives were also debuted.[1] It is one of the last works of Beethoven's so-called "early period".
Beethoven wrote the Second Symphony without a standard minuet; instead, a scherzo took its place, giving the composition even greater scope and energy. The scherzo and the finale are filled with Beethovenian musical jokes, which shocked the sensibilities of many contemporary critics. One Viennese critic for the Zeitung fuer die elegante Welt (Newspaper for the Elegant World) famously wrote of the Symphony that it was "a hideously writhing, wounded dragon that refuses to die, but writhing in its last agonies and, in the fourth movement, bleeding to death.Tracklist:
| II. (D-dur) Szimfónia Op. 36 = Symphony No. 2 In D Major. Op. 36 | ||
| A1 | I. Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio | |
| A2 | II. Larghetto | |
| B1 | III. Sherzo Allegro | |
| B2 | IV. Allegro Molto |
- Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
- Conductor – János Ferencsik
- Design – János Flohr
- Orchestra – Magyar Állami Hangversenyzenekar
- Photography – György Hegedűs
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