The Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36, by Ludwig van Beethoven, was written between 1801 and 1802 and lasts about thirty-six minutes. It is dedicated to Prince Lichnowsky.
ShapeThis symphony has four movements in the usual mode of the classical symphony:
The play premiered at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on April 5, 1803, and was directed by the composer. It is one of the last works of the so-called "early style" or "first style" of Beethoven. Environment, composition and reception
Beethoven's Second Symphony was written mostly in Beethoven's stay in Heiligenstadt in 1802, when he began to experience the first symptoms of deafness. Beethoven wrote the Second Symphony without a minuet standard; a scherzo took its place, which gave the composition a great range and energy. After the premiere of the symphony, critics noted the absence of the traditional minuet, and said that the composition had a lot of power, but that it was too eccentric. Related Searches Hearing
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