Description
Wilhelm Furtwängler: Symphony No. 2 In E Minor - BBC Symphony Orchestra, London, Alfred Walter / Marco Polo Audio CD 1992 / 8.223436
UPC 4891030234369
Symphony No. 2 in E minor was written by Wilhelm Furtwängler between 1945 and 1946 in Switzerland. It is in four movements:
- Assai moderato - Allmählich belebend (bis Allegro) - Von hier ab festes Tempo (Allegro)
- Andante semplice (Tranquillo) (in C major)
- Un poco moderato - Più Allegro - Più Moderato - Allegro - Moderato - Allegro (movement is in A minor)
- Langsam - Moderato andante - Allegro molto - Moderato - Langsam - Moderato - Presto
The symphony is scored for Piccolo, 3 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 3 clarinets, 2 bassoons, double-bassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (tamtam), and strings.
| Label: | Marco Polo – 8.223436 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Denmark |
| Released: |
1992 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Neo-Romantic, Modern |
Tracklist:
| Symphony No. 2 In E Minor (1:15:28) |
| 1 | Assai Moderato | 23:46 | |
| 2 | Andante Semplice | 11:36 | |
| 3 | Allegro - Moderato - Allegro | 15:08 | |
| 4 | Langsam - Moderato Andante - Allegro Molto - Moderato - Langsam - Moderato - Presto | 24:58 |
- Composed By – Wilhelm Furtwängler
- Conductor – Alfred Walter
- Cover – Arnold Böcklin
- Engineer – Martin Page
- Liner Notes – Keith Anderson
- Orchestra – BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Producer – Martin Cotton
