Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

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Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 is a large-scale Romantic symphony by Robert Schumann, admired for its contrapuntal writing, emotional depth, and triumphant finale.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
approximateDurationMinutes 35 ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 61 ⓘ
composer Robert Schumann ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1846 ⓘ
compositionPeriod 1845–1846 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1845 ⓘ
cyclicElements recurring thematic material across movements ⓘ
dedicatedTo Oscar I of Sweden and Norway ⓘ
firstMovementTempoMarking Sostenuto assai – Allegro ma non troppo ⓘ
firstMovementTitle Sostenuto assai – Allegro ma non troppo ⓘ
fourthMovementTempoMarking Allegro molto vivace ⓘ
fourthMovementTitle Allegro molto vivace ⓘ
genre Romantic symphony ⓘ
hasContrapuntalWriting true ⓘ
hasFinaleCharacter triumphant ⓘ
hasScherzo true ⓘ
influences Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
key C major ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
notableFeature contrapuntal writing ⓘ
emotional depth ⓘ
triumphant finale ⓘ
numberInSeries 2 ⓘ
orchestration brass ⓘ
strings ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
woodwinds ⓘ
originalTitle Sinfonie Nr. 2 C-Dur, Op. 61 ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
placeInComposerOutput second published symphony by Robert Schumann ⓘ
premiereCity Leipzig ⓘ
premiereConductor Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ
premiereCountry Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ
premiereDate 1846-11-05 ⓘ
scherzoPosition second movement ⓘ
secondMovementTempoMarking Allegro vivace ⓘ
secondMovementTitle Scherzo: Allegro vivace ⓘ
thirdMovementTempoMarking Adagio espressivo ⓘ
thirdMovementTitle Adagio espressivo ⓘ
tonalCenterFinale C major ⓘ
tonalCenterFirstMovement C major ⓘ
tonalCenterThirdMovement C minor ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext symphony concert ⓘ
workType concert repertoire ⓘ

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Robert Schumann → notableWork → Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 ⓘ
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 → precededBy → Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 ⓘ
Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 → originalTitle → Sinfonie Nr. 2 C-Dur, Op. 61 ⓘ
linked to: Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 → relatedWorkByComposer → Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 ⓘ
Schumann’s symphonies → includeWork → Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 ⓘ
Schumann’s symphonies → chronologicallySecondPublished → Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 ⓘ
Symphony No. 3 → precededByWorkBySameComposer → Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 ⓘ