Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
This guide follows Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 (1907) in four parts: Largo – Allegro moderato (sonata form), Allegro molto (minuet and trio), Adagio and Allegro vivace.
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A long slow presents the as a of short ideas: a for cellos and basses, dark wind chords, then a passed between the violins. A cor anglais leads into the . The yearning first begins quietly, and the is a lighter relative of the same material. The is stormy and breaks the old into . In the the brings the first E major of the , but the to E minor.
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III29:30–44:17
IV44:37–57:43
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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