Bernstein Symphony No. 2

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Bernstein Symphony No. 2, titled "The Age of Anxiety," is a symphony for piano and orchestra inspired by W. H. Auden’s poem of the same name, blending classical and jazz elements in a reflection on postwar existential angst.

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Bernstein Symphony No. 2 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concertante work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
associatedWith American symphonic repertoire ⓘ
author W. H. Auden ⓘ
basedOn The Age of Anxiety (poem) ⓘ
linked to: The Age of Anxiety
catalogueNumber none ⓘ
composer Leonard Bernstein ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1949 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1948 ⓘ
containsSection The Dirge ⓘ
The Epilogue ⓘ
The Masque ⓘ
The Prologue ⓘ
The Seven Ages ⓘ
The Seven Stages ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dedicatedTo Natalie Koussevitzky ⓘ
Serge Koussevitzky ⓘ
duration approximately 35 minutes ⓘ
featuresEnsemble orchestra ⓘ
featuresInstrument piano ⓘ
firstRecordingYear 1949 ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
incorporatesGenre jazz ⓘ
influencedBy Auden’s narrative structure in The Age of Anxiety ⓘ
inspiredBy W. H. Auden’s poem The Age of Anxiety ⓘ
key tonally varied (no single overall key) ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
movement Part I: The Prologue and The Seven Ages ⓘ
linked to: The Seven Ages

Part II: The Seven Stages and The Dirge, The Masque, The Epilogue ⓘ
notableRecording Leonard Bernstein, piano and conductor, with New York Philharmonic ⓘ
numberOfMovements 2 ⓘ
opusNumber none ⓘ
period 20th-century music ⓘ
premiereConductor Serge Koussevitzky ⓘ
premiereDate 1949-04-08 ⓘ
premiereLocation Boston, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
premiereOrchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
premiereSoloist Leonard Bernstein ⓘ
premiereVenue Symphony Hall, Boston ⓘ
linked to: Symphony Hall
revised 1965 ⓘ
scoredFor piano and orchestra ⓘ
structure two large parts subdivided into sections ⓘ
style blend of classical and jazz elements ⓘ
thematicFocus postwar existential anxiety ⓘ
search for faith and identity ⓘ
title The Age of Anxiety ⓘ

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Bernstein Symphony No. 1 → hasSubsequentWork → Bernstein Symphony No. 2 ⓘ