Tchaikovsky's Second Symphony

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Tchaikovsky's Second Symphony, often nicknamed the "Little Russian," is an early orchestral work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky that is notable for its use of Ukrainian folk melodies and its energetic, nationalistic character.

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instanceOf symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Little Russian ⓘ
Symphony No. 2 in C minor ⓘ
approximateDuration 35–40 minutes ⓘ
catalogueIn Tchaikovsky symphonies ⓘ
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1872 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1872 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire ⓘ
era late 19th century ⓘ
firstPerformanceCity Moscow ⓘ
firstPerformanceCountry Russian Empire ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1873-02-07 ⓘ
followedBy Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony ⓘ
hasMovement I. Andante sostenuto – Allegro vivo ⓘ
II. Andantino marziale, quasi moderato ⓘ
III. Scherzo: Allegro molto vivace ⓘ
IV. Finale: Moderato assai – Allegro vivo ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of Tchaikovsky's earliest successful symphonies ⓘ
key C minor ⓘ
languageOfFolkThemes Ukrainian ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
nationalisticCharacter Russian ⓘ
nicknameOrigin use of Ukrainian ("Little Russian") folk tunes ⓘ
notableFeature energetic character ⓘ
extensive use of Ukrainian folk melodies ⓘ
nationalistic tone ⓘ
numberInSeries 2 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 17 ⓘ
orchestration standard late-Romantic symphony orchestra ⓘ
period Romantic ⓘ
precededBy Tchaikovsky's First Symphony ⓘ
premiereConductor Nikolai Rubinstein ⓘ
premiereVenue Moscow ⓘ
revisedVersionCompletionYear 1880 ⓘ
revisedVersionConductor Eduard Nápravník ⓘ
revisedVersionPremiereCity Saint Petersburg ⓘ
revisedVersionPremiereCountry Russian Empire ⓘ
revisedVersionPremiereYear 1881 ⓘ
structure four-movement symphonic form ⓘ
style Russian nationalism in music ⓘ
themeSource Ukrainian folk song "Down by Mother Volga" ⓘ
Ukrainian folk song "Spin, O My Spinner" ⓘ
Ukrainian folk song "The Crane" ⓘ
usesFolkMaterialFrom Ukraine ⓘ
Ukrainian folk songs ⓘ

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Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony → precededBy → Tchaikovsky's Second Symphony ⓘ
Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 → alsoKnownAs → Tchaikovsky's Second Symphony ⓘ
Little Russian → refersTo → Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2 ⓘ
linked to: Tchaikovsky's Second Symphony
Little Russian → nicknameOf → Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2 ⓘ
linked to: Tchaikovsky's Second Symphony