II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza

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"II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza" is the lyrical, expressive slow movement of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, noted for its rich orchestration and memorable horn melody.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work movement ⓘ
symphonic movement ⓘ
approximateCompositionYear 1888 ⓘ
associatedComposerNationality Russian ⓘ
belongsToCatalogue Tchaikovsky orchestral works ⓘ
cataloguedAs second movement of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 ⓘ
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire ⓘ
dynamicCharacter broad dynamic contrasts ⓘ
expressiveIndication con alcuna licenza ⓘ
expressiveIndicationMeaning with some freedom ⓘ
featuresInstrument bassoon ⓘ
clarinet ⓘ
horn ⓘ
strings ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
genre symphonic movement ⓘ
hasInstrumentation full Romantic symphony orchestra ⓘ
key D major ⓘ
languageOfTempoMarking Italian ⓘ
movementNumber 2 ⓘ
notedFor expressive slow tempo ⓘ
lyrical character ⓘ
prominent horn melody ⓘ
rich orchestration ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 64 ⓘ
orchestrationFeature solo horn theme at the opening ⓘ
string accompaniment ⓘ
woodwind countermelodies ⓘ
partOf Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 ⓘ
premiereCity Saint Petersburg ⓘ
premiereConductor Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
premiereWork premiered as part of Symphony No. 5 in 1888 ⓘ
recurringMotif use of the symphony’s motto theme ⓘ
structuralFeatures contrasting dramatic middle section ⓘ
return of opening horn theme ⓘ
song-like main theme ⓘ
stylePeriod Romantic ⓘ
tempoMarking Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza ⓘ
thematicRole central lyrical movement of the symphony ⓘ
typicalDuration about 12–14 minutes ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext concert performance of Symphony No. 5 ⓘ
recordings of Tchaikovsky symphonies ⓘ
workKeyContext Symphony in E minor ⓘ
workTitleInProgrammes Andante cantabile (2nd movement, Symphony No. 5) ⓘ

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Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 → movement → II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza ⓘ