Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

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Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 is an early symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven that showcases his emerging individual style within the Classical tradition.

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Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
approximateCompositionEnd 1802 ⓘ
approximateCompositionStart 1801 ⓘ
approximateDuration 30–35 minutes ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 36 ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
conductorAtPremiere Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austria ⓘ
dedicatedTo Karl Alois, Prince Lichnowsky ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1804 ⓘ
followsFormalTradition Classical sonata form ⓘ
genre Classical symphony ⓘ
hasCatalogueEntry Beethoven-Werkverzeichnis (Biamonti, Hess, etc.) ⓘ
influencedBy Joseph Haydn ⓘ
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ
key D major ⓘ
language none (instrumental) ⓘ
movement I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio ⓘ
II. Larghetto ⓘ
III. Scherzo: Allegro ⓘ
IV. Allegro molto ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
notableFeature early example of Beethoven’s emerging individual symphonic style ⓘ
numberInSeries 2 ⓘ
orchestration 2 bassoons ⓘ
2 clarinets in A ⓘ
2 flutes ⓘ
2 horns in D and E ⓘ
2 oboes ⓘ
2 trumpets in D ⓘ
strings ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
period Classical period ⓘ
placeOfComposition Vienna ⓘ
premiereCity Vienna ⓘ
premiereCountry Austria ⓘ
premiereDate 5 April 1803 ⓘ
premierePlace Theater an der Wien ⓘ
publisher Bureau des arts et d'industrie ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 ⓘ
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica" ⓘ
styleCharacteristic bold harmonic language for its time ⓘ
expanded use of scherzo instead of minuet ⓘ
strong dynamic contrasts ⓘ
transitional between Classical and early Romantic ⓘ
workOrderInComposerOutput early symphony ⓘ
yearOfCompletion 1802 ⓘ

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Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica" → precededBy → Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 ⓘ
Beethoven symphony cycles → includesWork → Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 ⓘ
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 → followedBy → Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 ⓘ
works of Ludwig van Beethoven → includesWork → Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 ⓘ