Symphony No.2, Op.40 (Prokofiev, Sergey)

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		Movements/Sections 2 movements: Allegro ben articolato Tema con variazioni Composition Year 1924–25 Genre Categories Symphonies; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra

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Melville, NY: Belwin Mills, n.d.(ca.1975). Catalog 5040.

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General Information

Work Title	Symphony No.2
Alternative Title	Вторая симфония

Composer	Prokofiev, Sergey
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.40
Key	D minor
Movements/Sections	2 movements: Allegro ben articolato Tema con variazioni
Year/Date of Composition	1924–25
First Performance	1925-06-06 — Paris: Serge Koussevitzky (conductor)
First Publication	1925 — Paris: Editions Russes de Musique
Dedication	Serge Koussevitzky (1874–1951)
Average Duration	40 minutes
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	Orchestra: 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon + 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, 3 percussion (cymbals, triangle, castanets, bass drum, snare drum, tambourine) + piano + strings
External Links	Prokofiev Catalogue
Extra Information	Prokofiev intended to reconstruct the piece in three movements, going so far as to assign the project the opus number 136, but the composer died before he could undertake the revisions

Misc. Comments

Symphonies by Sergey Prokofiev
No.1 in D major, Op.25 (1916–17), "Classical" No.2 in D minor, Op.40 (1924–25) No.3 in C minor, Op.44 (1928) No.4 in C major, Op.47/112 (1929–30, rev.1947)	No.5 in B♭ major, Op.100 (1944) No.6 in E♭ minor, Op.111 (1945–47) No.7 in C♯ minor, Op.131 (1951–52)