Symphony No.2, Op.55 (Saint-Saëns, Camille)

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Performer Pages Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra)
Walter Goehr (conductor)
Publisher Info. New York: Concert Hall Society, Inc., 1954.
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Misc. Notes Source: archive.org. Publication information: discogs (release)
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1859. September.
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Misc. Notes Engraver's copy. Yes, not published until 1878, but dated September 1859. Was a publication mooted as early as September 1859 that simply did not come off, that was postponed for 19 years?...
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Editor First edition (later issue)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, Schoenewerk & Cie., n.d.[1878]. Plate D. S. & Cie. 2474.
Reprinted Paris: A. Durand & Fils, 1908. Plate D. & F. 2474 with copyright claim.
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Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France  2e série, 68e année, Nº 6, 8 Février 1879, p.94, r.437.
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, Schoenewerk & Cie., n.d.[1878]. Plate D. S. & Cie. 2474.
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11 more: Oboe 1/2 • Clarinet 1/2 (A) • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2 (D) • Trumpet 1/2 (D) • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

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Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, Schoenewerk & Cie., n.d. Plate D. S. et Cie. 2529.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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Arranger Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand et Schoenewerk, n.d.[1890]. Plate D.S. 4177.
Reprinted Paris: Durand, n.d.(1908 or later), with 1908 copyright claim
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Misc. Notes 4177 - 1890: see Teller-Ratner, p.270. Also: Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France 2e série, 79e année, Nº 27, 5 Juillet 1890, p.427, r.2825.
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Arranger André Messager (1853-1929)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, Schoenewerk & Cie., n.d.[1879]. Plate D.S. & Cie 2562.
Reprinted Paris: Durand, n.d.(1908 or later), with 1908 copyright claim (#22479)
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General Information

Work Title Symphony No.2
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Symphonie nº 2 de Saint-Saëns; Simfonia núm. 2 (Saint-Saëns); 2. Sinfonie; 交響曲第2番 (サン=サーンス); Sinfonía n.º 2; Symphony No. 2; Symfoni nr. 2
Name Aliases Sinfonía n.º 2 en la menor, Op. 55
Authorities WorldCat; VIAF: 180044852; LCCN: no98004094; BNF: 44324708m
Composer Saint-Saëns, Camille
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.55
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICS 235
Key A minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro marcato – Allegro appassionato
  2. Adagio
  3. Scherzo. Presto
  4. Prestissimo
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1859
First Performance. 1860/03/25 in Paris, Salle Pleyel
Société des jeunes artistes du Conservatoire, Jules Pasdeloup (conductor)
First Publication. 1878
Dedication Jules Étienne Pasdeloup (1819–1887)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail
piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes (2nd also English horn), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings
External Links Wikipedia article (German)
Extra Information Premiere information from Ratner, Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921: The instrumental works, p.270. Dates 1879 and 1890 for Durand pf4h and 2pf arrangement publication dates from the same source. (French Wikipedia has 20 February 1859.)
Symphonies by Camille Saint-Saëns