Symphony No. 2 (Klami)

Symphony No. 2
by Uuno Klami
The composer in 1959
Opus35
Composed1945 (1945)
DurationApprox. 35 minutes
Movements4
Premiere
Date15 December 1946 (1946-12-15)
LocationHelsinki, Finland
ConductorToivo Haapanen
PerformersHelsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

The Symphony No. 2 is a four-movement orchestral composition by the Finnish composer Uuno Klami, who wrote the piece from in 1945;[1] it is the final of Klami's two numbered symphonies. Toivo Haapanen and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra premiered the work at the Helsinki Conservatory on 15 December 1946.[2]

Orchestration

The Second Symphony is scored for the following instruments: ([1] Score)

Structure

The Finnish conductor Toivo Haapanen conducted the premiere of the Second Symphony in 1946.

The Second Symphony is in four movements. They are as follows:[3]

  1. Moderato molto
  2. Allegro con vivo
  3. (En forme d'introduction) Misterioso e lugubre, tempo quasi adagio
  4. Allegro assai

Discography

The sortable table below lists the only commercially available recording of the Second Symphony:

Conductor Orchestra Year Runtime Venue Label Ref.
Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra 1995 35:40 Tampere Hall Ondine (ODE 858–2) [2]

References and sources

References

  1. ^ H. Tyrväinen (ODE 858–2) 1996, p. 5.
  2. ^ The Uuno Klami Society 2009.
  3. ^ H. Poroila 2012, p. 17.

Sources

  • Poroila, Heikki (2012). Yhtenäistetty Uuno Klami (List of Works by Uuno Klami). Helsinki: Suomen musiikkikirjastoyhdistys (Finnish Music Library Association). ISBN 978-952-5363-30-2.
  • Tyrväinen, Helena (1996). Uuno Klami: Symphony No. 2 / Symphonie enfantine (CD booklet). Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen & Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra. Ondine. ODE 858-2. OCLC 36076789
  • "Uuno Klami: Years, Compositions: 1940–1961". uunoklami.fi/en. The Uuno Klami Society. 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2021.